I was scrolling through my Weibo feed during my morning coffee break here in Toronto when I stumbled upon that adorable photo of Quan Hongchan and Su Bingtian at Jinan University’s orientation day. The Olympic diving champion looked so young and excited in her new campus setting, while the sprinting legend turned sports dean stood beside her like a proud big brother.
That image hit me right in the nostalgia bone. It took me back to my own first day at university overseas – the mix of excitement and terror, the new beginnings, and the sudden realization that simple things from home weren’t so simple anymore.
Remember that feeling? You’re settling into your dorm, finally have some downtime after orientation events, and you think ‘I’ll just relax with that new variety show everyone’s talking about.’ Then comes the dreaded ‘This content is not available in your region’ message. Ugh.
I can still taste the disappointment from that first month abroad. My roommate and I tried to watch the Mid-Autumn Festival gala together – she’s from Beijing, I’m from Guangzhou – and we spent forty minutes troubleshooting before giving up and eating mooncakes in frustrated silence.
The weirdest part? It’s not just the big events. Sometimes it’s the small things that get you. That random Tuesday when you just want to listen to that one Jay Chou song from high school, or check out the drama your mom keeps messaging you about. Suddenly you’re staring at a buffering circle that might as well be counting down the minutes until your homesickness peaks.
I asked around my WeChat groups – turns out I’m not alone. My friend Lisa in Melbourne says she’s missed three entire seasons of her favorite cooking show. Mark in London actually called his little brother back in Shanghai to have him hold his phone up to the speaker during the finale of that popular talent show. Dedication, right?
There’s something particularly ironic about being able to video call family across the world in HD, but not being able to stream a five-minute comedy sketch without it freezing every ten seconds. The digital age’s version of ‘so close, yet so far.’
Seeing Quan Hongchan start her university journey made me think about all the students who’ve moved overseas this semester. They’re probably dealing with the same frustrations between classes and making new friends. That mix of excitement for new experiences and longing for familiar comforts.
Anyway, I should probably get back to work. But before I go – anyone else have those ‘I just want to watch my show’ moments abroad? What’s the one show or movie you miss being able to stream easily? Drop your stories below – maybe we can collectively complain our way to a solution!
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