I am He Hui Ni, originally from Pu Bian(浦边), and I am a third-generation descendant in Singapore. My grandfather came to Nanyang when he was around 12 years old. This time, me and my two sisters participated in the Youth Kinmen Homecoming and Roots-Seeking Tour together.

This journey has given me a deeper understanding of the hardships my grandfather faced when he went to Nanyang. Although history lessons in Singapore and visits to museums have introduced some experiences of going to Nanyang, this time in Kinmen, hearing the tour guide share about different buildings and the stories of how within 10 who went to Nanyang, 6 died, only 1 returned to Kinmen, and 3 stayed in Nanyang, made me admire our ancestors’ spirit of hard work and their gratitude for their homeland.

Another experience was seeing how enthusiastic the county government was in helping us find and contact our relatives, which was filled with a strong sense of familial warmth. Their sincere desire to help those who didn’t know if they had relatives here was truly impressive, especially in this relatively small island of Kinmen.

我是何惠妮，祖籍浦边，是新加坡第三代的子孙。爷爷12岁左右下来南洋。这一次，我们何家三姐妹一起参加了青年金门返乡寻根之旅。

这次的旅程让我更了解以前爷爷下南洋的辛苦。虽然在新加坡上历史课还有去博物馆都有介绍一些下南洋的经历，但这次在金门，听到导游分享不同的建筑，还有先辈怎么10个下南洋，6死，只有1个回来金门，3个留在南洋，他们为什么到南洋的故事，让我更敬佩我们祖宗刻苦耐劳的精神，饮水思源的精神。

另一个经历就是看到县政府多么热心帮我们寻找、联系亲人们的那种浓厚的亲情味道。对于他们真诚的想要帮那些不知道这里有什么亲人的人，也真的在这个人口挺小的金门岛找到，真的刮目相看。