Chinese Daily Life 人间烟火气，最抚凡人心

A University Day in China as an International Student

Channel: Georgrita Coleman Published: December 14, 2025 Duration: 10:35 Views: 864
Location: Shanghai Shanghai

What this video shows

Georgrita Coleman, a Black international student at a university in China, films a single school day from her first class through to dinner. She starts the morning heading to Chinese language class, then returns to her dorm area around midday to change and pick up flowers for a friend's birthday. Her afternoon is taken up by a management class that runs in three sessions with breaks, after which she goes to a larger campus canteen for Chinese food. She describes the day as ordinary and closes by noting it is a normal day in her life as an international student.

At a glance

Locationnot stated in the video
Settinguniversity campus, large enough to have multiple canteens
What it coversa class day: Chinese class, management class, canteen meals, a friend's birthday
Costs mentionednone mentioned
Time of daymorning through late afternoon, roughly 11:46 a.m. to past 4 p.m.

What stands out

The day is built around two classes only, but the second one is a three-session block with breaks, which she says leaves her tired and losing her voice from a cold. Meals are eaten in campus canteens rather than cooked or bought outside: she already has soup and goes to get rice at one canteen at midday, then chooses a bigger canteen later because she has not had Chinese food in a while. Between classes she goes back for an outfit change and collects a purple flower arrangement as a birthday gift for a friend, a small errand that breaks up the academic schedule. She also notes that she and a classmate know each other's names and identities but may or may not see each other again, a reminder of how loosely some campus acquaintances are held.

Video transcript

each other. Yeah. >> >> Where is it? Um >> >> Hey YouTube, welcome to my first ever school vlog. Today I'm taking you guys along with me on my classes and everything in my life as a university student in China. So let's go. I'm on my way for my first class which is Chinese. So let's go. Heat. Heat. Heat. Hey, Heat. >> >> I will finish all of the lecture. >> >> I see we we we see tomorrow. Tomorrow we see each other. But maybe me and you. We don't know. We just make a phone. Hey, I know you. I know your name. I know your identity. I'm going to worry about

my 45. So, I just got out of my first class for the day. It's like 11:46. So, I'm going to head at the canteen to get some rice to eat cuz I already have soup. But first, I want to do a OOTT for you guys. So, this is my outfit of the day. Very cutesy. I'm so in love with this fur. This is the outfit of the day. Very cutesy is giving winter vibes and fall vibes and just everything. And yeah, I almost forgot. So there's one of my friend's birthday. So I got her some flowers for her gift and I'm going to go pick it up now and carry it to her. So this is the

flowers is so cute. This purple a she's going to love it. She's going to love it. Heat. Heat. N. >> >> Come on. Come on. >> >> right here. Hey >> >> Heat. Hey, Heat. It's currently 200 p.m. and I'm on my way for my next class, which is management. I'm out of breath. >> >> This will be our last video. Hi vlog. Say hi. Say hi. >> For me, you should basic goals and strategies and also familiar with the first jobs and services. Then you got to know the how. >> I'm so tired. This class is a three session class. We're just on our second break and I have cold.

I'm losing my voice. Help. They have the knowledge. So, they're the one like doing everything. See, doesn't just keep. >> So, my class just finished. It's like 4 something. That was my last class for today cuz I only have two classes today. So that was my last class and I'm hungry now. So I'm going to head that the bigger canteen to get some Chinese food to eat cuz I haven't really had Chinese food in a while. So I'm going to head there. Let's go. >> >> Huh? What up? Heat. Heat. >> >> So that's pretty much how my day went. Nothing crazy, just a normal

day in my life as an international student in China. I hope you enjoyed watching how campus life is like. And if you have made it to this far, your real one, please make sure to subscribe to my channel and hit the bell to get notified every time I post a new vlog. Thank you so much for watching and bye.
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