hey guys welcome back to my channel
today's video is going to be in english
if you're interested in finding out what
you will need if you plan on studying
abroad
just keep on watching
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now the first thing that i would like to
recommend to you guys is desk lamps
now if you're a student and you're
planning on traveling abroad one of the
things that you're definitely going to
be doing a lot is studying in front of
your desk
so you definitely need a good desk lamp
the taotronic led desk lamps have been
my favorite for years
they come with a lot of awesome features
the first thing that i really like about
these lamps is that they come with
four lighting modes and each lighting
mode comes with five adjustment levels
this means that you will be able to use
this light in different situations
throughout the day
essentially it's kind of like having
four lights
in one single desk lamp now another
feature that i really like about the
taotronic desk lab is that it comes with
a one hour auto off timer
now this comes in extremely handy if
you're a person like me who is scared of
very dark rooms now before bedtime one
of the things that i hate
absolutely hate is to have to turn off
all the lights and then the room becomes
pitch black and you have to find your
way and crawl into bed
i hated that so after i got these lights
a couple years back i found that the
best thing is that before i go to bed i
would turn on the one hour timer
and then i'll crawl into bed either read
novels or use my phone a little bit
by the time i'm ready the lights would
automatically turn off and i will not
need to face that pitch darkness
and so yeah this has been working very
well with me and that's one of the
reasons why i recommend these lights to
you
and another feature that is pretty cool
with these lights is that on the sides
they have usb charging ports so if you
need to charge your phone or
if you need to charge any electronics
these come in very handy
i know for a fact that their newer
models have wireless charging so if
you're a person that prefers to go
cordless
definitely go check that model out so
the taotronic led desk lamps are
available on amazon for
54 which i think is very very reasonable
for the price
and they are available for prime
delivery which means that if you place
an order you can generally get them
within two business days
so yeah definitely check these out i
absolutely recommend this to you guys
the second thing that i would like to
recommend to you guys is actually this
little dude right here
it's the logitech m720 wireless mouse
if you're a student you're probably
working with two devices desktop and a
laptop
what i used to have is i would have a
mouse for my desktop
whenever i need to use my laptop
simultaneously
i would have to reach out my hand and
use the touch panel instead
but after i got this mouse i find that
it has definitely rocked
my world because what you can do with
this mouse is you can pair it with up to
three devices
and it's super easy to switch from one
device to another all you have to do is
just move your mouse from one end of the
screen to the next end
and then it would just automatically
transfer to your
other device you don't have to press
anything and it just i feel like it's
very efficient
trust me you have to experience the
seamless transition
to understand what i'm saying now
another thing that i really like about
this mouse is that it comes with
a lot of buttons here on the sides that
you can customize
and it has a scroll here that you can
also customize for the left and the
right what i like to do is
customize the scroll if i press the
scroll to the left side it takes me
to the next page if i do it on the right
it takes me to the previous page
and i find that it's a very intuitive
design
it allows you to work ever so
efficiently so i have been
really enjoying this product it is by
far one of my favorite mouses another
thing that i really appreciate about
their design
is the shape of the mouse as you can see
here it just comfortably fits your hands
so if you're a person like me who spends
a lot of time on the computer
i do a lot of video editing it doesn't
strain your hand
i have used some mouse where it's a lot
flatter
and so it your hand just doesn't
comfortably fit onto
the mouse so even though it's compact
you use it for long hours your hand
starts to ache a little bit
but not for this mouse so yeah if you're
looking for a mouse
definitely consider the m70 from
logitech
okay now the third item that i would
like to recommend to you guys is desks
if you've been following my vlogs
recently you would probably know that i
upgraded my working corner back there
and one of the things that i purchased
is the ikea skarsa table
it retails for 259 dollars i
absolutely think it is one of the best
decisions that i have made
for 2020 now let me explain why i'm a
person that spends a lot of time in
front of my table
i either do a lot of video editing or i
do a lot of studying
and sitting for more than one hour makes
my back stiff and sometimes i feel like
my circulation isn't working so well
either so what ends up happening is that
i would have to kneel on the ground to
accommodate the
table height but you know then my knees
become painful
and it's just not working but with the
scar set table it's very easy for you to
adjust the table height all you have to
do is just crank it up
it's actually pretty good workout for
your arms as well i am not exaggerating
after working for a while you know being
able to move your arms a little bit
is actually a pretty fun exercise the
scar saw table comes in
different sizes the one that i got is a
slightly bigger one but they come in the
smaller size
and the table tops come in different
colors too so if you're interested
definitely go on to the ikea website and
check this model out
they also come with the automatic
adjustable table which is a little bit
more expensive i believe it's about 500
canadian dollars
but i definitely think that an
adjustable table is
worth the investment so if you're
looking for a desk definitely look into
these
right so the fourth item that i would
like to recommend to you guys is this
electric heated throw blanket
for the english learners out there the
difference between a throw and a blanket
is that a blanket is usually designed
for you to use in bed
it's fitted size so usually they come
with twin size blankets
queen size and king size but for throw
blankets
they're usually for you to use in the
living room or your study area
it's usually designed to fit one person
and yeah so that's
the difference between a throw blanket
and a blanket so going back to why i
think this is one of the awesome
products that you need if you're
studying abroad
this blanket is electrically heated from
the range 36
to 42 degrees it heats up fairly quickly
but not to a temperature where it gets
dangerously hot one of the good features
about it is that it has three hour auto
off mode
so you don't have to worry about
forgetting to turn it off i'm a person
that gets
cold hands and cold feets very easily
and it doesn't really matter
if i wear socks or if i wear more
clothing or not if i hadn't have this
blanket all i do is i snack
i would try to get hot cocoa and then
instant noodles or
chips and all that and it's just
calories calories and calories and not
healthy
if you're doing the snacking during the
night so this blanket has definitely
made my routine a lot healthier
what i used to use before i got this
throw is i had a heater fan like a mini
heater
it definitely put a burden on the
electricity output at my place
so what ended up happening was that the
electricity went out a couple of times
and that's when i realized that it might
not be the safest option for me if
you're living in a house you definitely
want to prevent that kind of situation
just to prevent any fire accidents from
happening
and another thing that's awesome about
the soil is that it's very easy to clean
all you have to do is detach the cord
and then throw it into the washing
machine
it usually dries up like within half a
day awesome item
must have get it the fifth item that i
would like to recommend to you guys
is this down coat this coat i bought
from mackage
it is retail for i think around eleven
hundred dollars what i like about this
coat is
the hood right here it's made out of fur
so it is
extremely soft when you put it on it's
very comfy
and it just feels like you have a very
warm blanket around your head and that
is so important when you're walking
during winter time and it's
snowing now this is a very very warm
jacket
the down coats come in different
fillings so there are light down coats
and there are heavy duty down coats like
this
one of the best things about this it is
waterproof
and windproof so when you're walking and
it's snowing at night this definitely
keeps you warm you don't have to worry
about the snow
getting into your clothes and all you
definitely want to
consider investing into one of a better
quality down coat
of course this is one of the higher end
down coats you can look into the more
affordable ones
there are price ranges from 200 all the
way to thousands and thousands of
dollars
now i'm going to make a separate video
showing you guys all the different
brands of down coats that you can find
if you're interested and you're looking
for one and you need some opinion or
advice
definitely keep an eye out for that
video
right the sixth item that i would like
to recommend to you guys is actually an
everyday wear item and that is
sweatpants
so when i was in taiwan i usually like
to wear
shorts but naturally when i came here i
realized that
that's not going to work because it's
just too cold so i've tried out
different brands of sweatpants and
so far i think roots are my favorite i
find them the most comfy
and the thickness is just right to keep
me warm during fall and winter
they are slightly pricey so i usually
wait until they're on sale like 20
off is when i usually get them this
retails for 74 dollars but you know it
lasts a long time
and one of the reasons why i like it so
much is that it's just casual wear so
you can wear it in the house and
whenever you need to go out and run for
errands you can just wear this
and run out it just looks okay so yeah
it's comfortable keeps you warm
it's convenient so recommend that you
have one or two pairs at home
they come in handy all the time
right number seven boots boots boots
boots boots sorry i didn't know why i
did that was a little awkward
but anyways if you are moving to a
country or to a city that
is going to snow you definitely need a
good pair of boots to get around
now these three pairs are my current
favorites this is from dr martin's i
believe they retail for around 160
canadian dollars
the only thing about these is that they
are not waterproof now if you're looking
for
boots for the wintertime i would
definitely recommend you guys
to first look for waterproof boots
because you do not want to get
snowy icy water into your shoes when
you're walking in the cold
for these i like them so much that i try
to make it work what i do
is i buy the waterproof spray and i just
spray
a lot a lot of waterproof spray on it
and it usually works for about two weeks
until
it starts sleeping water and i'll have
to respray it again but
you know because i liked it so much and
i've already broke into it
if you've tried dr martin's shoes you
know when the when you first start to
wear it's
really hard and it hurts a lot but then
after a while it starts to soften and
then it becomes the wonderful boots so
yeah
i really like these now the other pair
is the classic if you're looking for
boots definitely look for the
timberlands
this worked for me a lot because it's
the fleece fold down model
what you can do is you can loosen the
laces and you can fold it down
like this and then it just gives you
another look
like this and what i usually do is i
like to pair this with
a cuter dress and then it just gives
like a cool like a work industrial vibe
and then on the top it's cuter so yeah i
really enjoy these boots and they retail
for around 200
so these are slightly more expensive
than the dr martin's
now the last pair that i would like to
share with you guys if you guys are
interested in healed boots
oh my goodness these are awesome they
are from blondo
so i believe this is like a smaller
brand they are just awesome all right so
let me tell you why they are waterproof
in by itself so you do not need to spray
any waterproof spray
another thing which is the most
important is that they are ultra comfy
for walking i have very picky feet
so usually when i wear even like a
little bit of a heel boots it really
hurts i can't walk for more than 15
minutes
but for these i have been commuting with
them so basically been walking with them
for more than an
hour and it does not hurt at all so i
would definitely recommend it to people
that are looking for
boots that are made for walking cue the
music no i can't
because it's copyrighted but anyway so
these are the boots i've been
enjoying if you're planning on studying
abroad and you're moving to countries
that snow
keep in mind you need good boots
eighth product that i would recommend
everyone get is a good pair of
sunglasses now you may think that it is
not as
hot as say compared to asia but the uv
rays are still there especially during
summertime and winter time
you can still get in contact with high
amounts of uv
you definitely want to prepare yourself
from a lot of reflective services
like the snow or the water or the
windshield
i have definitely experienced it this
summer where i was sunburnt a lot if you
don't protect your eyes
you could easily get a lot of serious
problems like cataracts or
photokeratitis
so definitely invest in one of a good
sunglasses
to protect your eyes now the ones that i
got
i have been loving them the ray ban club
masters
you can definitely look into the ray
band brand they sell
a lot of the classic series the price
range is around 150 to 200
whatever brand works for you is fine
just make sure that they can really
block
out the uvs and it's just not only for
you know
fashion purposes moving on to the ninth
item which is the crest 3d white strip
now i bought this actually in a set with
the blue light
whitening device so it comes together
but i know that they also sell this
separately
the price range is pretty affordable
it's around 50
all the way to 120 if you get this
device with it
when i was in taiwan i never noticed
that my teeth were
a little bit more on the yellow side but
ever since i moved to toronto i started
noticing that a lot of my friends and
classmates had
very nice bright smile and their teeth
were pearly white
so i asked a couple of them and they
told me that they were using whitening
strips
on a regular basis so i looked into it
tried it out
it worked wonders for me but i do know
that some people when they try the
whitening strips they experience
sensitive teeth
so definitely be aware that it might not
work for everyone but
if you're looking for a product that
might potentially help you with you know
yellow teeth
then definitely consider these pricing
is okay it's very affordable so yeah
this is what i would recommend for teeth
whitening
all right so the last product or the
last thing
that i think everyone should get is a
good
phone plan so there's actually no
product that i can show you
this is based on what i've learned here
after moving a year to toronto you would
notice that the phone plan is very
different from the ones you would get in
asia
usually if we pay say fifty dollars or
sixty dollars
you get unlimited internet there's no
speed decreasing after a certain time
but here in canada you get
very very limited data for me i'm now
getting a way better
plan what i have now is 45 dollars
for nine gigabytes i know that for a lot
of people that might seem very little
and trust me i
am also still trying to get used to that
definitely keep in mind that when you
first move to a new city you want to
really look into the different service
providers
and ask around to see what plans they
have
you can actually bring it up and tell
them like a provider
offered me say eight gigs for fifty
dollars
could you do something that's better and
this is something that i learned from my
friends sometimes when you ask this
question they sometimes bring out better
offers
or extra bonuses that they can give you
sometimes they don't mention it
on the very beginning a good cell phone
plan makes a world of difference when i
first came here i
only had four gigs for fifty dollars and
it just wasn't enough like you would be
using
instagram or you would be using google
maps and suddenly you run out of data
it's super expensive here if you need
extra data it's 15
for one gigabyte there's just no way i'm
going to pay that much
for one gig so what ends up happening is
that
i would have no data and i have to use
my friends i have to tether off their
hotspot and it would be awkward and
embarrassing
but then i would get stuck outside with
no wi-fi and then i can't contact my
friends
as quickly anyways it's it's just a mess
so
try to find the best data plan that you
can or cell phone plan
that you can by doing comparison and a
lot of negotiating
with providers and make sure to get a
good one because it will make
a difference alrighty so that is all i
have for you guys today i hope you found
the information useful
if you have any other questions feel
free to just type it down there i would
be happy to answer your questions
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