I have been interested in China since I was a kid, I don't know why.
I wanted a change in culture, I also want to see the country for myself because you
hear about China a lot in the news, so I wanted to see what it was, for real.
I’ve always wanted to explore the world. I looked all over the world to study, and China offered the
best fit in terms of education, quality and cost. I actually have close family members who have been
to China and they just gave amazing reviews of the culture, the people and the quality of education.
Do you have any idea where are your classmates coming from? They're coming from all over the
world. From Egypt, from Morocco, from Africa. All over the world, it’s very diverse. I look
forward to get a cultural experience speaking Chinese, I look forward to all of those things.
You could experience Chinese culture first-hand, I’m encouraging people to come.
When I got to China, I saw so many things I didn't expect. I didn't expect people to speak English,
I didn't expect people to be friendly. Every part of China, they have their own specialty food.
Everything is different. The safety, that's the first thing that comes to my mind. How
fast everything is in China, how fast and how convenient, that's what I really like about
China. What's surprising to me is that I’ve learned so much about other cultures actually,
not only the Chinese culture but like cultures from friends that are from like Spain, Germany,
Italy, Korea, Indonesia, Thailand, Russia, Uzbekistan, Mongolia. You know, the list goes on,
there's just so many people there. We have so many amazing people here. Like besides students,
the professors are like, they're so broad-minded. They inspire me in so many different aspects in
my life. So I’m in this great environment and that's basically what I wanted when I came here,
right? I would definitely suggest to like, try it out. This is an amazing adventure, this experience
here in China, it has been incredible for me so far. It has only been four months, but I feel like
I am such a different person in ways of seeing things and how I deal with people. The university
looks really cool and the city is just gorgeous. So I was like, you know what? I might give it a
shot. China has been really amazing. When I first arrived, I remember just being in awe. Like, this
city is crazy gorgeous, I did not think it would be like this. The city is very modern, and it's
really clean, very organised. It really opened my perspective, helped me become more open-minded and
understand how, you know, different people act from different countries or different cultures.
Yiwu 10 years ago is nothing like Yiwu now. Yiwu now is much much more developed, it's much bigger.
It's that transformation, it's just so beautiful to see, that's what I like about China developing
so fast. Suzhou was very modern, and the people were very kind. I think the living condition in
Suzhou is really good. Life in Suzhou, it was really convenient. Especially Alipay and WeChat,
I find it really like a step up from the life that I have witnessed in India. Being in XJTLU brought
about the best in me, which I had not experienced anywhere else. So I like the infrastructure
that they have, especially in Suzhou, like where I live in the Suzhou Industrial Park.
I literally have everything around me. The facilities that I have, the safety,
just even people's friendliness, the local buses, the subway. It's really amazing because it
gives you the opportunity to build your personal network. Make full use of this opportunity, learn
as much as you can. Just remember such a platform is going to open you amazing doors in the future.
China is going to be a big part of the future. Living in China is a whole new concept for us.
Discover new cultures, new people, so that's like the best environment for us to study in.
Actually, I have a really big important opportunity because if I finish my studies here,
I will have many options to do. I want to go further than that. The best advice is that,
if you have the opportunity to come and study in China, just seize it. You will never regret that.