T-together    E-everyone 

A-achieves    M-more

“T”（together）代表“一起”；

“E”（everyone）代表“每一位；

“A”（achieve）代表“取得”；

“M”（more）代表“更多”。

换言之，四个单字开头的字母组成“TEAM”——团队，即众人拾柴火焰高。

在我和雪琳2017徒步活动的返乡欢迎晚宴上，姚义纯先生提议2018年由他来组织徒步活动。他详细策划了这次活动的每一个细节以保证活动能够顺利展开。同时，他组建了一支富有热情、才华横溢的年轻人团队，我们感到非常荣幸。接下来，就让我来好好介绍一下这个团队的成员吧！

宫艺珊——徒步活动总指挥

田原——徒步活动执行总指挥

刘峰——徒步活动物资采购组组长

衡瑶——徒步活动后勤保障组组长

申洪铭——徒步活动设计组组长

贠涛——徒步活动策划

任锦昌——徒步活动司机

朱亚涛——徒步活动物资采购组组员

宋海生——徒步活动司机

崔慧敏——护士

郭嘉城——安保人员

杨梦——翻译

陈必萍——翻译

几天徒步下来我和雪琳一致认为能和这么一个梦之队共同完成此次的徒步活动真是太棒了。我们从未有过如此奢侈的待遇，比如，有人会告诉你离下一个带卫生间的加油站有多远；当队员认为我们可能需要休息了，就会在街边摆上小椅子。并且还有徒步活动的支持者和学生陆陆续续加入我们，一部分离开以后又会有新的学生过来。所有这些都是需要大量协调和策划工作的。

徒步中还有很多有趣的事情发生，比如我尝试着用中文问队员们：“你们开心吗？”，实际上我是想问：“你们有谈恋爱吗？”。对于一个老人来说，和一群充满热情、乐观向上的年轻人一起徒步，让我也年轻了起来。我们对这群年轻人充满了感激，特别感谢姚义纯先生，是他让这一切成为了可能。

我们知道这两个星期的徒步会使他们永生难忘。我们为什么会这么确定呢？因为我们会牢牢记住这次徒步。

就我个人而言，这也让我想起了之前的几次徒步活动。所有的事情，都是雪琳一人独自完成。相比之下，徒步是这个活动中最简单的部分了。我真的十分地感谢她！

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Xuelin and I have been blessed in preparing and delivering this walk with a wonderful team of enthusiastic and talented young people assembled by Yao Yiachun, the person who first proposed the walk at our Welcome Home dinner for our 2017 walk and the person who has worked such detailed plans to make sure it happens. So let me introduce the team:

Gong-Yi-Shan–chief commander

Tian Yuan–chief executive officer

Liu Feng–leader of material purchasing group

Heng Yao–leader of logistical supporting group

Shen Hongming–leader of design group

Yun Tao–planner of brand publicity center of POCY

Ren Changjr–driver

Zhu Yatao–menber of logistical supporting group

Song Haisheng–driver

Cui Huimin–nurse

Guo Jiancheng–bodyguard

Yang Meng–interpretor and translator

Chen Biping–translator

Even after a couple of days together Xuelin and I have found it wonderful to be part of the ‘Dream Team’ on this mission. We have never experienced such luxury of being advised how far it is to the next petrol station with a toilet and having small chairs appear by the side of the road when the team feel we might be ready for a rest.  Then there are supporters and students who come and walk with us for a few km and then head off and new students arrive–it all requires tremendous co-ordination and planning.

There is also a great deal of fun mostly at my attempts at Chinese thinking I am asking them ‘Are you happy?’ but actually saying ‘Are you in a relationship?’ There is no better medicine for an old man that to be around enthusiastic and optimistic young people. We are grateful to them all and especially to Mr Yao for making it possible.

We know that this two weeks and this walk is an experience they will never forget, how can we be sure? Because we will never forget it either.

On a personal note it also reminds me of the extraordinary work which Xuelin carries alone on my previous walks. Walking is very much the ‘easy’ part of the project and I am so grateful to her.