Life In China: Observations #3

Life in China: Observations #3

Vitamins/supplements are necessary Especially Calcium and Vit D. Dairy isn't really that big of a thing here (milk boba tea does not count!!), and with cheese being a mythical creature Calcium and vit D are quite useful.

The city never sleeps The big cities at least are always loud and active.

Sugary drinks Sugar is everywhere. From milk-tea to coffee, everything is pretty sweet. Even some of the bread is sweet as I discovered when eating a sandwich.

Interesting flavours Cucumber-flavoured crisps to cheese-flavoured coffee. Whatever flavour combination you deem too outlandish to be true, chances are its real.

Face masks People wear masks for a few main reasons; Fashion, against the cold, against illness and against the air pollution

The aforementioned air pollution It's a thing everywhere. The AQI index thing does not play about. The cold months are the worst, so you'll see people wearing masks very often.

Taobao I mentioned Taobao previously, but seriously. You can buy anything on Taobao. Literally. Clothes, makeup, household items, vitamins. I even saw some people selling rabbits. And other animals, but you get my point.

The New Year isn't that much of a thing here. It's celebrated but not to the extent that the Lunar New Year is celebrated from what I've heard.

The transport/travel system is pretty well connected. Getting around China has little difficulties. The only issue is getting out or into China especially if you're from a european country that doesn't have that many international flights.

Thank you @study-with-aura for the tag, this looks pretty fun!

Animal- cat

Place- outside porch

Plant- bougainvillea

Character- Shura (Alexandra) Azarova (from Gussar Ballad)

Season- spring

Hobby- reading

Color- red

Crystal-moonstone

Food- porridge

Tagging @potentiallypolyglot, @fireworks-too, @dearest-lula, @gdlavzo and anyone else who'd like to join!

my zesty friend @zzzzzestforlife tagged me in this here game:

use this order and insert images according to how you view yourself!

1. Animal- rabbit

2. Place- bookstore

3. Plant- lily of the valley

4. Character-Circe

5. Season- autumn

6. Hobby- reading

7. Colour- yellow

8. Crystal- citrine

9. Food- sushi

and now I tag all of y'all reading this, but especially @studentbyday @barrilete02 @medstudentblues @medstudiees @eduurun @scourgebrother

Life in China #10

Today we had our end-of-semester closing ceremony & took some cute photos together!

It's only been 4.5 ish months of studying, and yet I'll miss my classmates and the unforgettable time we had together ❣️

This is the end of this chapter, but I'm excited to see what the Spring semester brings us💐.

drop this sunflower🌻into the inboxes of the blogs that make you happy! lets spread a little sunshine ☀️

ty!!🌞🌻💛

I Verbs in Chinese

A guide to some common I verbs in Chinese~

Ignore - 忽视 - hūshì Illuminate - 照亮- zhàoliàng Imagine - 想象 - xiǎngxiàng Imitate - 模仿 - mófǎng Improve - 改善 - gǎishàn Implement - 实施 - shíshī Include - 包括 - bāokuò Incorporate - 合并 - hébìng Increase - 增加 - zēngjiā Indulge - 沉迷 - chénmí ​Inform - 通知 - tōngzhī Innovate - 创新 - chuàngxīn Initiate - 启动 - qǐdòng Inquire - 询问 - xúnwèn Inspire - 启发 - qǐfā Instruct - 指示 - zhǐshì Interact - 互动 - hùdòng Interrupt - 打断 - dǎduàn Intervene - 介入- jièrù Introduce - 介绍 - jièshào Investigate - 调查 - diàochá Invite - 邀请 - yāoqǐng Involve - 参与 - cānyù Invent - 创造 - chuàngzào Invest - 投资 - tóuzī

Life in China #9 The microwave saga

Dorm life has had its ups and downs so far, but the absurd shenanigans that people get up to has been kind of worth it.

We aren't allowed to use and store our own electrical appliances like mini-rice cookers, or self-cooking stove things outside of the kitchen, so some people have been sneakily using them because you need to sign up for your own kitchen storage space and have all your items properly labeled.

However, someone got busted using a microwave in the men's bathroom last week. Points for creativity but the bathroom??

Apparently the dorm staff are cracking down on illegal cooking appliance use, and the microwaves are the first to go.