拥有外国面孔的“深圳本地人”：这里就是我的家
每每谈起深圳，这一家人毫不掩饰对这座城市的热爱，深圳发展建设的速度总是让他们赞叹不已。“我们刚来的时候，深圳还只有1条地铁线，那时这条地铁线的终点站刚好就是我们的工作地点。而现在，深圳城市轨道四通八达，这一切都发生在短短的十几年内，真的太不可思议了。”Mantono说道。
When they talk about Shenzhen, the family makes no secret of their love for the city. And they are always impressed by the speed of Shenzhen's development and construction.“When we came here, there was just1 line of the subway. And you see, few years later, more than1 line. In my country, it will take every long time, but here, everything is so fast.”
哥哥Marco在练习打鼓。
虽然拥有一张异域面孔，但Melody并未觉得自己是个外国人。哥哥Marco也一样，已是高中生的他开始着手未来的人生规划，当父母提议他尝试申请其他国家的大学时，Marco却坚持要留在深圳上学。在Shirley看来，“孩子们发自内心地把中国、把深圳当成了自己的家。”
Despite her exotic face, Melody does not feel like a foreigner, same as her brother Marco. As a high school student, Marco begins to plan his future life. When his parents suggest applying for the universities in other countries, Marco insist on studying in Shenzhen.“This let us know that they think about China like their home.”
哥伦比亚女孩儿Melody是土生土长的“深圳本地人”。
2020年，面对突如其来的新冠肺炎疫情，身边的亲戚朋友都回到自己的国家去了，Shirley也陷入犹豫，但丈夫的一句话让她打消了回国的念头。Mantono告诉全家人：“深圳是我们的家，当我们来到深圳的时候，这里敞开怀抱欢迎我们。现在深圳有难了我们就走，这是不对的。”而这座城市在战疫中的表现没有让他们失望，反而坚定了他们留下来的决心，“大家都很配合，很自律，政府也不断为我们提供各种科学的防疫指引和服务，让我们觉得在这里很有安全感。”
In2020, in the face of the sudden outbreak of COVID-19, some relatives and friends of the family have returned to their countries.Shirley also hesitated, but her husband's words made her give up the idea of returning Colombia.Mantono told his family:“This our home. We used to come to China and China opens the door for us.And now China got some problems,if we just go, this is not OK.”And the city's performance in fighting against the epidemic does not disappoint them, but strengthened their resolve to stay.“We always tell our family in Colombia and even our family in Spain and US that everyone listens to the government and follows the rules here, we are safe here.”