A Day in My Life in Beijing China 2022

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Hi! I'm Aleese Lightyear, a 34-year-old Black American living in Beijing, China. I've been in China for 3.5 years and have experienced life before and during Covid. Take a look at what my average day in China is like when I don't have to work.
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I'm a teacher here in Beijing and am currently off work for the next week because of the October National Holiday. Due to Covid, we are advised not to travel outside of Beijing, so I'm doing lots of things to keep me busy.
Beijing is now considered low-risk for Covid but there are still day-to-day restrictions, like showing your negative 72-hour covid test upon entry to all public places and wearing a mask in public. You'll see how the mall and taxis have implemented some Covid safety measures.
Life in China allows you to be cashless and you'll get to see how easy it is to use your phone for everything! A little later I go to a cute cafe where I have a snack and get some work done before heading to my friend's house for dinner and drinks.
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@charliely1833 Жыл бұрын

What a cute look into your day is like. I like that you take good care of yourself, eating well, healthy smoothie, working out, self care is so important. Then you get down to business which shows you are disciplined and focussed. Then there’s always time for friends and party time 🥳 Well done on another interesting video Aleese 🙌🏼

@AleeseLightyear Жыл бұрын

🥰🥰🥰❤️❤️❤️

@Aninayang889 Жыл бұрын

You are so cheerful and so nice to be friends with ❤

@lindyralph8792 Жыл бұрын

HA, I loved this. The casualness and realness made me smile

@jhoneliab.6741 Жыл бұрын

😂 this video has got to be your funniest. I'm in stitches. We ❤ and respect your boundaries over here Aleese💁🏾‍♀️ can't wait for the next one

@TeachCarib Жыл бұрын

Loved a day in the life! Fun with friends 🎉

@talkinnmedia4535 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing your life with us.

@johnrogermaghuyop6106 Жыл бұрын

Love your vlogs especially when it' all about Beijing! Take care! :)

@Weeping-Angel Жыл бұрын

I’m from San Francisco where everything is super expensive so I’m super envious of how cheap everything is. It’s unbelievably cheap. A bus fare is $3.00. I drive so it’s even more expensive 🙁

@yoitsahmad Жыл бұрын

I know the covid situation sucks, but you make it so fun! You're living it up.

@tanishabalson6197 Жыл бұрын

I love this video, I live in the Caribbean and it’s nice to see how different certain aspects of life are 🤗

@AleeseLightyear Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@sunshinew3698 Жыл бұрын

Shared bikes are also one of the best things I like and miss about China…

@fdoctor79 Жыл бұрын

Awww....good to see Lauren! We miss you, Lauren. What a GREAT house warming gift! Aleese is always the LIFE of the party. Tfs

@AleeseLightyear Жыл бұрын

I can't go to someone's house for the first time empty handed! Plus I was craving those cupcakes, so it was a win win!!

@TeacherLadyC Жыл бұрын

Fantastic video Glad to learn about China in this manner... your vlogs

@AleeseLightyear Жыл бұрын

🥰❤️

@PengWEIbettersky Жыл бұрын

this is awesome!

@lionelnishan5623 Жыл бұрын

Moving to Beijing next month. Your videos are very interesting and thorough. Thanks ❤

@AleeseLightyear Жыл бұрын

Good luck on your big move!

@0animalproductworld558 Жыл бұрын

I love your peaceful video!

@AleeseLightyear Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

@talkinnmedia4535 Жыл бұрын

Good to see Lauren

@user-mc4rn5pe4z Жыл бұрын

Hello Aleese, I‘ve followed you since last year I assume; love your video so much! I was surprised that we are living in the SAME compound!!!!

@RayDu Жыл бұрын

Aleese, as a Chinese teacher, I'd say your Chinese sounds very impressive! The clarity and accuracy of your pronunciation around 8:46 is very hard to attain for anyone who has not lived in China extensively, however hard s/he may try.

@AleeseLightyear Жыл бұрын

Oh wow! hahahah thank you!

@talkinnmedia4535 Жыл бұрын

I like that you have guidelines.

@syhan957 Жыл бұрын

Alessa, Wish your life happy in China. My hometown Heilongjing is a beautiful place. Wish your could visit there in the future.

@marinap.2213 Жыл бұрын

Having a house tour is o Brazilian! Hahaha loved the video ❤

@AleeseLightyear Жыл бұрын

😅😅😅😆

@noelgrey659 Жыл бұрын

I stayed to the very last second to see the drunk clip 😂😂 great video 😊

@gorjess_moments Жыл бұрын

So many entitled peeps out there 🙄 so I'm glad you found a good friend in Fabio! You already share great nuggets of helpful information. Just keep on killin' it and share what you want to share.

@AleeseLightyear Жыл бұрын

Thanks for totally getting it!! I can’t make myself 100% available to ppl. Figuring out the tough stuff about Beijing is part of the learning process.

@gorjess_moments Жыл бұрын

@@AleeseLightyear absolutely! I get that there are small things the internet might not tell people, but I've always subscribed to giving it the good ol' college try and then if you really can't figure it out after a couple of attempts, reach out. You already invest a lot of your energy and time into your channel to give your subscribers information so it's beyond me that folks expect you to dedicate yourself to them and develop a plan for them at the cost of your own time. Like really?

@toniwilliams9348 Жыл бұрын

I miss Beijing! Too bad I fear that it will never be the same as when I traveled there yrs ago 😞😒 was sooo looking forward for the past Winter Olympics but it never happened....I headed back to Brazil instead! Thanks for sharing a day of your life there sister!❤️👌🏾

@dinonuggets3322 Жыл бұрын

I literally love your whole channel

@AleeseLightyear Жыл бұрын

Thanks for subbing! 🥰

@n__tapsn452 Жыл бұрын

🥹🥹🥹OmG I also lived near that mall…like a 10 minute walk! If I had to guess, fabio’s apartment costs ¥42,000/month… the view, the rooms,the location?!! That’s💰💰💰💰… Enjoyed the vlog as usual !❤️❤️

@ananyamanoj5714 Жыл бұрын

Your skin is glowingggg

@AleeseLightyear Жыл бұрын

It’s probably the built in filter on my camera that can’t turn off 😅

@heatherbartlett8760 Жыл бұрын

So cute!! I was cracking up at all the fake books 😂😂 also super wild that you have to show a negative covid test just to get in a taxi!! Ps I wish you kept the drunk ending though LOL

@AleeseLightyear Жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣 I was too embarrassed!

@kyziie Жыл бұрын

I love this, I have just subscribed! I am a beginner in learning Chinese :) this was very entertaining

@AleeseLightyear Жыл бұрын

❤️❤️

@mariaclarasilva4200 Жыл бұрын

I really loved this video!! I'm also brazilian and I'll try to apply for a scholarship to study in beijing next year, I love your videos, very informative and funny

@elimlinrr6898 Жыл бұрын

Jackie Chan says BJ huan yin ni !

@FreedomWriter3 Жыл бұрын

Those cupcakes and macarons looked so delicious! I want some! 😩

@vitocorleone8323 Жыл бұрын

It's strange that 6 cupcakes cost $27 US. That's exactly the same price as the Little Cupcake shop in New York City charges. Why would China charge that much? Glad I discovered your channel.

@FreedomWriter3 Жыл бұрын

@@vitocorleone8323 She said Western flavors tend to cost more.

@BO-fp6ul Жыл бұрын

Loved this video. Cool sunglass storage unit and funny how you quacked out the name of the embassy ...lol. I guess they pay 5 grand US a month? Cannot wait to meet you and buy you a pantry's best cupcake.

@mingma3563 Жыл бұрын

Fabio那边来的～小姐姐太有vibe了吧！一下子爱上了！

@HopeLove7 4 күн бұрын

Lovely video. Enjoying life 🙏🏾💯🎊🎉♥️💖♥️ greetings from the Netherlands.

@AleeseLightyear 2 күн бұрын

Thanks so much Hope you watch other videos!

@eroseabroad Жыл бұрын

That apartment is definitely beautiful! In the US that’s definitely going for about $3000 if not more.

@AleeseLightyear Жыл бұрын

It's actually more than 3K a month here in Beijing!

@eroseabroad Жыл бұрын

@@AleeseLightyear oh wow 😮

@YouCanCallMeChrys Жыл бұрын

I knew that apartment was company provided. You said embassy right? 😄 Making a note of that. I'm glad to see a day in the life.

@AleeseLightyear Жыл бұрын

Need to find me an embassy partner so I can live large like that!

@leyhaw1466 Жыл бұрын

THANK YOUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU

@jessicaruby1ify Жыл бұрын

Hi Aleese, love, love, love your channel. A quick correction, cupping originated in Egypt.

@talkinnmedia4535 Жыл бұрын

Great video.

@patricklin9758 Жыл бұрын

lol I just finished Bussy Queen's video and turned to yours. So happy that I can find someone who watches same thing as me in Chian XD

@AleeseLightyear Жыл бұрын

Hi Ugly! It's ME, Bussy!! Literally my fave welcome line for any KZfaqr. I love Bussy so so much!

@boxscorewatcher413 Жыл бұрын

QUEEN OF BEIJING

@AleeseLightyear Жыл бұрын

😂😂😂 queen of my imagination is more like it

@user-kp1wl2od1d Жыл бұрын

@@AleeseLightyear You are a queen yourself, definitely

@aarronluol Жыл бұрын

as a Chinese, happy to see that you have a nice day in CHINA。

@user-hj1ue3jf3x Жыл бұрын

你是中国人吗，你应该不是中国人吧，中国人很好客，我们不喜欢的是恶意抹黑中国的人来中国，

@user-hj1ue3jf3x Жыл бұрын

上面的应该不是中国人，不用理它，我用的是动物的它，在外面破坏中国的形象就是这种人

@violaxuan8015 Жыл бұрын

@@user-ed2zd6br1m 网军？一般奇奇怪怪的话都是有目的的

@violaxuan8015 Жыл бұрын

@@user-ed2zd6br1m 那只能说一颗心灵的量度跟国籍毫无关系

@wm4934 Жыл бұрын

@嗯哼我看到你就想吐，凭什么代表14亿中国人？

@sixdegreeable Жыл бұрын

@12:52 They gotta it on t-shirts!

@AleeseLightyear Жыл бұрын

hahahahaha

@nidaleecheng9913 Жыл бұрын

When Alessa said “pour me a bottle” 😮

@leekimwah Жыл бұрын

Your Mandarin has improved tremendously ! I love BJ ...hahaha

@AleeseLightyear Жыл бұрын

Thanks for noticing!!!!

@mingshili4101 Жыл бұрын

All the best!

@AshinAsia Жыл бұрын

Great video! In Beijing I cannot imagine the price of that apartment. It's one of the biggest I've seen there. Probably eye-watering rent! I love the bike system. They tried it in England in my city, and they all got stolen 😂

@AleeseLightyear Жыл бұрын

NYC has a similar bike system but it’s a lot more expensive and the bikes are put back into a locked station.

@MohamedOuni-ul7qd 11 ай бұрын

I hope meet you there just week and fun everywhere

@talkinnmedia4535 Жыл бұрын

I had that cupping done during physical therapy. Hurt hurt hurt until I got used to it

@AleeseLightyear Жыл бұрын

Yeaah it can be painful sometimes. For me, it’s the first minutes when they put the cups on and they start tightening around your skin. I’m always screaming 🤣🤣 but then after 2 mins I feel no pain and could fall asleep

@talkinnmedia4535 Жыл бұрын

I love your workout outfit. Maybe that's why I'm not motivated because I don't have proper workout gear.

@AleeseLightyear Жыл бұрын

Looking cute while exercising is a big motivator for me!!

@viola0810 Жыл бұрын

around 29000 rmb, it is in Sanlitun Soho?

@abbasum5271 Жыл бұрын

You are a kind-hearted person 💚❤️.. May God protect you.. Is China a developed country?

@RosaliaShiweva Жыл бұрын

❤❤❤❤❤ I loved it .. 😅😅

@wrpsocal3838 Жыл бұрын

Cupping! best thing evah! My Dr is from Beijing living in SoCal. I go twice a month. such an odd treatment, but so fabuli! Fabio apartment, I'm guessing 4.5-5k usd p/mo. beautiful space💕

@AleeseLightyear Жыл бұрын

Love that you also get cupping!! I think it really does do wonders! Do you also get it on your back? You're right about the price of his apartment! So pricey!!!

@wrpsocal3838 Жыл бұрын

@@AleeseLightyear Pricey, but FAB apartment❣️ Yes, cups on my back every 2 weeks for the past 3 yrs. I went in to try acupuncture, but it's not for me. NEVER thought I would like the CUPS, but luv em! Painful, yet relaxing, hard to explain to people that have never tried it. I have so much energy after the treatment 😊 Be well Ms A and enjoy your time off work 💕

@slowjamminnz2757 Жыл бұрын

Aww man I came here to see if you had kept the outro and was hoping you had 😭😂

@AleeseLightyear Жыл бұрын

hahahaha I couldn't bare to keep it!!

@raissak2033 Жыл бұрын

Love you😍

@AleeseLightyear Жыл бұрын

🥰😇

@user-ol3xf7gd1d Жыл бұрын

Prices in Beijing are too high...... I live in Wuhan. What you spend in one day in Beijing can be spent in three days in Wuhan

@kaydkaydkayd Жыл бұрын

im so nosy abt how long moving that gym stuff took omggg

@SonSantana Жыл бұрын

It's funny how I said "he is brazilian" instantly when I saw first seconds after opening the door.

@AleeseLightyear Жыл бұрын

What gave it away? 😂😂

@SonSantana Жыл бұрын

@@AleeseLightyear I really don't know. I have some feeling that is always with me that "I always know when someone is from Brazil when speaking english." And I was right once again.😄

@poobum9857 Жыл бұрын

good opening .. you were lying flat !!

@CNPopStar Жыл бұрын

Your life in Beijing looks exquisite. I almost spat a mouthful of water when you said Bl**Job instead of BJ. Hope you can find more friends here, whether from China or other countries.

@DualityIsAThing Жыл бұрын

Fabio the body! Their place is beautiful, that view!! 😍

@AleeseLightyear Жыл бұрын

Right?! So fancy!

@jroc1856 Жыл бұрын

Hey question when you leave the shared bike at the subway station how do you get the bike back

@AleeseLightyear Жыл бұрын

Once you scan the code and return the bike, it's returned. Then once you come across another bike, you scan it to unlock it. You use the app to find where the bikes are located

@jroc1856 Жыл бұрын

@@AleeseLightyearomg thank you for responding

@watermelonbf2611 Жыл бұрын

Isnt that cafe and mall in my neighbourhood? Best one in Beijing I think lol

@AleeseLightyear Жыл бұрын

I dunno where your neighborhood is....

@tyleblanc2023 Жыл бұрын

what is the app you are using to pay for everything? Is that a Chinese method with the QR code directly linked to your account?

@AleeseLightyear Жыл бұрын

The 2 main apps that you use in China to pay for things are WeChat and Alipay. You connect your Chinese bank account to the apps, then scan the QR code to pay

@tyleblanc2023 Жыл бұрын

@@AleeseLightyear Thanks!

@ladylucas60 Жыл бұрын

I stumbled across your video always wanted to know what it’s like living in Beijing. I noticed you use your cell phone 📱 for making purchases . Do you ever use any form of money 💰 and coins ? I am impressed how you get around the city on a bike 🚴. How fast do them bikes 🚴 go ? Beijing looks adventurous to live but the language barrier maybe a challenge . I wish one day to visit Beijing and explore the city . Thank you for sharing your day in Beijing .

@AleeseLightyear Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! No I never use cash or coins. I don't even carry it around because mobile pay is accepted every where and by everyone! The bikes are just normal pedal bikes so they don't go that fast.

@iseeflowers Жыл бұрын

Can you please do a video about why you like to live in China? Or maybe you have one already.

@AleeseLightyear Жыл бұрын

Check out my channel, I've made one already

@Nic.Z Жыл бұрын

My estimate for Fabio’s rental: USD 1,500-2,000/month

@AleeseLightyear Жыл бұрын

Nope! Much more expansive!! Beijing rental prices are not cheap. My place is nearly $900 a month

@taldibaykazakh7781 Жыл бұрын

😄Welcome to Beijing,I am also live in Beijing now and I am a ethnically kazakh from the western province .I can speak five different languages. 祝你在北京生活愉快！ تۇرمىستارىڭىزعا كوڭىلدىلىك بولسىن! Тұрмыстарыңызға көңілділік болсын!

@AleeseLightyear Жыл бұрын

Wow 5 languages! So impressive! Hope you're enjoying your Beijing life too!

@gadabout_13 Жыл бұрын

32-36k RMB per month 😁😁😁 In usd: 4500 - 5000

@AleeseLightyear Жыл бұрын

💰💰💰💰💰 you are definitely in the correct range

@baphithi Жыл бұрын

Do you have to take a test every 72hrs then, or? I only ever took two tests around April and in Dec 2020 (flu and for a procedure at a hospital). I’ve not needed one since then, and have never had Covid. Wow! Come to South Africa guys😊

@TravelwithTasha393 Жыл бұрын

She has mentioned it before I do believe that’s it’s every 72 hours. You can’t go anywhere in Beijing without that test.

@AleeseLightyear Жыл бұрын

If you don’t have a 72hr test then you can’t go anywhere lol. You see I scanned to get into the mall and the taxi. What I didn’t show is that you also need to scan to gain access to your housing community too. So testing every 72hrs has become part of Beijing life since the beginning of this year

@akms202 Жыл бұрын

Hey Aleese just wanted to ask how do you have alipay taxi in English?

@AleeseLightyear Жыл бұрын

Alipay doesn't have a taxi app in English. The app I was using is Didi. Unfortunately it doesn't exist in the app store anymore, so unless you downloaded it a year ago, you can't access it anymore.

@akms202 Жыл бұрын

@@AleeseLightyear thanks so much!

@Tinpinming Жыл бұрын

cute couple! =)

@melissacc00 Жыл бұрын

DAMNNN. I’ve just found an apartment in beijing and I WISH it looked like theirs 😅 ya girl out here paying £600-700 a month… theirs must be £6000-7000 a month 😂😂

@AleeseLightyear Жыл бұрын

£700 for a Beijing apartment is good price!! Sounds like you got a good deal! yeaaa, they are just in an entirely different income bracket lol

@YoHoosierDaddy 11 ай бұрын

That brothers life looks kinda expensive man 😂😂😂

@jukio02 Жыл бұрын

If they are all splitting the cost, then that apartment becomes more affordable.

@AleeseLightyear Жыл бұрын

I guess, if you're both making a lot of money

@hclau362 Жыл бұрын

@@AleeseLightyear Try an apartment like that in New York! Nevermind the rent, the maintenance fee alone will run somewhere between $3-5K a month!!!

@cindylau7595 Жыл бұрын

Hi Aleese, what is the news in China like (local and national)? Here in the U.S. it’s non-stop bad news- break ins, murders, homelessness, shootings… In regards to American news about China, there are never any kind words. I absolutely hate watching the news here.

@kaydkaydkayd Жыл бұрын

??? theres still crime in china idk what to tell u ??? also not all the news that i ( an american ) see abt china is bad lol

@FoodforThought12345678dsds Жыл бұрын

@@kaydkaydkayd show one good article about China from the U.S lol

@hclau362 Жыл бұрын

@@user-ed2zd6br1m Haters like you should really go do something useful instead of spending all your time trying to spread Hate. Ok, I made you day and responded. Now buzz off and leave this Vlog alone.

@dotunderscore Жыл бұрын

Is the Bookworm still open? They had used books, I think?

@AleeseLightyear Жыл бұрын

The bookworm closed a few years ago. Such a shame it was a great store

@dotunderscore Жыл бұрын

@@AleeseLightyear Aw, that’s a bummer! It was a great place :) It’s funny about the fake books though - I always had a laugh over that :)

@djkarma6904 Жыл бұрын

What app do you use for taxis?

@AleeseLightyear Жыл бұрын

I use Didi. But Didi is not available to download in China anymore due to issues regarding customer data . At the moment it's the only taxi app in English. But if you use Metuan or Eleme, they also have options for hailing a taxi, it's just in Chinese.

@djkarma6904 Жыл бұрын

@@AleeseLightyear Thank you, I'm moving to Shanghai next year so thats why i ask

@timmojennings Жыл бұрын

Was looking for more Chinese life… I wanna know how Chinese people view happiness

@AleeseLightyear Жыл бұрын

Chinese life?

@wangjiawen Жыл бұрын

we all happy

@kpopgroupaccount_o.o4369 Жыл бұрын

Your soooo sweet 💗

@AleeseLightyear Жыл бұрын

🥰🥰🥰

@0animalproductworld558 Жыл бұрын

How is life in China? I want to move back to China but not sure how it will be

@AleeseLightyear Жыл бұрын

I think you can tell from this video how life in China is lol

@0animalproductworld558 Жыл бұрын

@@AleeseLightyear really I heard from negative feedbacks and positive feedbacks so the feelings are mixed haha

@stephaniepearson7386 Жыл бұрын

GIRL!! BECOME A MODEL👌👌😊😊

@AleeseLightyear Жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣

@LaKeidraTaylor Ай бұрын

I’m a flight attendant and i’m coming there for work, I’m looking for a store that sells nail supplies

@AleeseLightyear Ай бұрын

I don't know

@davidpandey441 Жыл бұрын

❤️🇳🇵

@BestluckYan Жыл бұрын

I❤BJ 😂

@leyhaw1466 Жыл бұрын

are they still requiring covid tests?

@AleeseLightyear Жыл бұрын

no, China is totally back to normal now

@tate6964 Жыл бұрын

I’m guesstimating usd$2200/month for the rent

@AleeseLightyear Жыл бұрын

MORE!

@justinwinn01 Жыл бұрын

How much mandarin do you know?

@AleeseLightyear Жыл бұрын

Enough to order the food I want and argue with people who cut me in lines

@DualityIsAThing Жыл бұрын

Commune X? Whats the X for? We just have Commune PG 😂

@AleeseLightyear Жыл бұрын

lol I have NO idea. It was my first time there and I was unimpressed. There is also a Commune Reserve someplace in Beijing too.

@mayuyatogami2389 Жыл бұрын

Hiii has the government said anything about exchange students? I want to go next year but my school said it’s not good idea…What do you think about it?

@AleeseLightyear Жыл бұрын

I am not the news. I do not work at the embassy. Ask Google, not me.

@user-ok5um1gd8z Жыл бұрын

现在留学生可以返校了

@kaydkaydkayd Жыл бұрын

as far as ik theyve opened it back up but theres still risks of random shut downs from covid so :/

@216dark2 Жыл бұрын

I got a question all of sudden? why the tenth month of a year called October. Seems octupus means "eight". And further more why there is not a word shoop for sheep ?

@misomar7193 Жыл бұрын

the original roman calender only had 10 months and thats where english got most of the month names from. Sept = 7, Oct = 8, Nov = 9, Dec = 10

@AleeseLightyear Жыл бұрын

What?