One thing that's really struck me recently is how many times I've heard other women (from a variety of backgrounds! North American, Asian, European, South American, everywhere) say "Because I was raised in (name of culture or ethnicity), I was socialized to compromise, put others first, prioritize the comfort of men, not be loud, not speak up for what I want or my ambitions, etc" and I realized I've never heard someone say the reverse. It seems that the majority of cultures across the world are set up to teach women to crush our own dreams so that men have space to do whatever they want at the expense of us living our full personhood and dreams. Anyway, I think it's great that you went on a solo trip! I recently did the same and it was a good time.

as an architecture student I really loved to see the streets of Shanghai with the „old style“ (prettier than the skyscrapers“) buildings :) thanks for sharing✨

I am really glad I was recommended this channel, so far the content I’m loving them. Her thumbnails are also so beautiful.

This Shanghai outing was so beautiful .I'm so glad that there is still these old streets in Shaghai and that skycrapers don't occupy the whole of Shanghai.There is such an old Europe feel.Thank you because you put Shanghai on the list of places I need to go.

I’m a big fan of this sort of combo of both book review as well as lifestyle vlog!! I haven’t seen anyone really approach combining the two in this way before. Pretty surprised but pleased that I’m not the only one who reads books to get hyped up to travel to that area, even if rose of Shanghai didn’t quite turn out to be an engaging read

Love your vlogs and how positive you are despite the rain and flight delays. You’re calm energy is so so soothing and your adventures keeps me wanting more! ❤ keep us posted of your travels :)

Even though the algorithm has been all strange lately, I’m so glad I got a video of yours recommended and I’m so in love with your channel and your personality! 🥰 Also, the editing @2:40 was amazing! ☺️

I miss shanghai so much! I lived there for a year and it was one of the best years of my life. Thanks for taking me with you virtually and bringing back the awesome memories.

I didn't miss the shoutout to Wulumuqi Rd. -- thank you for that.

You’re giving me hope that I could have this type of lifestyle one day! Thanks for being vulnerable and sharing honestly about taking risks with your job and going for it ❤

I love this vlog and I love your editing style!! I subbed 🥰

I just stumbled upon your channel and love the way you vlog! I miss Shanghai so much, it's the city that feels like a lifetime can pass in the span of a week. It's full of history, culture and nostalgia - thankyou for sharing your journey (and secrets) so openly and warmly with your growing community.

There's so much to like in your videos. You do a great job of capturing the vibe of each area you are in. I especially loved the city walk where you pointed out the details of the buildings. The older, busy areas of Shenyang are my favorite. I could spend all day exploring. I don't like all the new ultra modern glass high rises. It does nothing for me. More coffee in the rain please....great clip! 😊

you capture the energy of shanghai so well, but more than that, you are so good at noticing the beauty around you and transmitting that joy it through the screen! smiled the entire way through - thank you for showcasing this wonderful city :) love from shanghai!

My old neighbourhood! Haven't been back to visit for almost 10 years. Thanks for sharing.

Thank you for showing the best side of the city❤ It reminds me of how much I missed my first year of college in Shanghai. It is an amazing city

OMG the cicadas are like the one thing that never seems to change about Shanghai (apart from the humidity of summer and the flocks of ppl of course, lol). As someone who was born in the city but moved away at such an early age, each time I visit again it seems like an completely different experience. Not only do I find new things but I also loose the old familiar places. Giant malls once bustling with crowds are empty. Posters and decorum of some long gone Christmas all that’s left behind. Many places we frequented are gone or refurbished beyond recognition. The apartment district I spend the first few years of my life in now seems aged like an old woman, paint peeling from the walls, skin crinkling. When we first moved in, it was our first brand new home. Now it is rented out to a strangers family. I think this passage of time is especially imminent for big cities. There is a melancholy in it but also excitement to discover new things at every turn. Shanghai will always hold a special place in my heart. I loved this vlog! It was such a comfort, thxx ❤!

I love your vibes! I also discovered traveling on my own after a break up, and now it’s one of my favorite things to do 😊

Evelyn! no matter what, you always lift my mood. Thank you so much for your sharing, all the thoughtful video compositions, and whimsical exploration, your thoughts, dreams and perspectives. Wishing you many more safe travels and wonderful adventures.. oh, and a place you can call home. 你太棒了！

Such a lovely video!!! I love the way you are filming, especially the clips on the street!

Hello Evelyn! I’m really glad I came across your channel. It’s making me feel more creative and calm! I’m also in need of a career break so am very grateful your videos exist AND ive found them now! Thank you :)

Omg! I just found your channel and I used to live in Shanghai during 1 yr in college (2013-2014) and literally on Wulumuqi rd!! So this felt so nostalgic to see the roads and sounds and everything

I’ve just started watching your videos and I love how cozy the vibes are, very wholesome and genuine content

YES to a book haul! We got to see so many beautiful places in this vlog Evelyn ✨️ watching all the ads to support you on this journey, you got this 👏 can't wait for the next video 💌

I always admire the work you put into your videos!! I felt like I was traveling along side you :,) Wishing you the best always!!

Wow this was beautifully made and entertaining!! Watching all the way from NY! :D

I recently found your channel and am looking forward to every new update and video! :) Books and coffee always help lift my mood, this was a lovely video, thank you! ❤

I am EXTREMELY in love with the aesthetics of this video!!!!

I lived in Shanghai for 1 month and I fall in love with the city!

this is very relaxing to watch, a different perspective compared to the usual city vibes. it doesn't have the usual sights of shanghai. not something i expected but to my delight i enjoyed this. for my upcoming trip, i will try to do this instead of rushing to see the usual tourist spots.

These old streets do make people feel more comfortable..especially in the city center, a lot of historical figures lived in these areas in the past times, very good vibe. There are more and more young people like visit these streets and do city work due to the rising of boutique stores or fashion clothes and coffee shops, in the past decade...

I’m in love with your editing style! Makes me excited to visit Shanghai this fall. Can’t wait for more vlogs ❤

this is my first time seeing a vlog based in Shanghai. it’s beautiful

I found your vlog very useful and just fun and relaxing to watch😊. You're also down to earth, naturally beautiful and classy, it shows through your vlog. I'm learning about my birth place, through a fresh pair of eyes by watching vlogs like yours. Blessing, I look forward to meeting you on one of my adventures.

Really glad I came across your channel! Now KZfaq keeps recommending your videos and I’m honestly loving it. It’s so nice to see a fresh face on this app. Also love that you’re embracing traveling on your own

From the UK here and I'm so happy I found your channel 😊 seeing Shanghai and the older parts reminded me of one of my favourite TV series 情深深雨蒙蒙. My friend from HK introduced me to it and I can't wait to visit one day!

"dont sit here" 😭😭😭 poor girl! Hey, I loved your channel! also, here in Brazil (yep, brazilian here), Tapioca means an tipical food made of cassava flour. You already know it I guess. Watch your content made me want to learn Chinese :O

I subscribed you, the moment you literally sat in the middle of the street talking to your camera, unbothered by the confused strangers eyeing at you hahaha ...loved it. Raw and authentic travelog. ...keep creating!!!! 💗

I just discovered your channel and immediately subscribed after watching this. Something about it made me feel so calm. It wasn’t overstimulating and it really felt like a nice balance of subjective and objective thoughts about your trip!!! Looking forward to watching more

10:40 .... she said what she said, lol. Shanghai looks amazing and so much fun I hope to visit one day

soo cute! the intro style is so cute 🎞

Wow its been nearly 17 years (!!!) since i've been to Shanghai and it looks totally different! So westernized (and we all thought how crazy it was rapidly developing back then) but it still looks like the old city still holds its charm. Thank you for making this video, it's nice to get a personalised view of someone bumping around some of the nicer parts of the city. I visited wide ranging neighbourhoods while there and found it all quite different.

I loved the vibe, I felt so cozy watching it! Thank you so much

As I live in Shanghai, this video was definitely one of the first I clicked on when I found your channel. It's always great seeing the place I've lived in for almost 2 decades through fresh eyes. I was so disappointed for you when you saw the meat in the noodles - my son loves those noodles too (without the meat). Instead of "buy me a coffee" you need a "buy me some noodles" donation link. I'd be too nervous setting up my camera across the road then filming from the other side, but well done for making the effort.

Discovered your channel by chance and now subscribed :) Sunday coffee and vlogs sorted It's cool that you are based in China too, a little bit of home (lived all my 30 years of life in Norway and now London). Can't wait to visit extended family and China next year~ Love this edit! I also read and it is fun that you are a avid reader too

OMG it's you!!! Two years ago I came across your video about Shenyang Street food and I cried so badly because that's my hometown and I really wish I can go back there to see my families and those streets (it's hard for me to do so during covid). Recently I'm planning on quitting my job and doing a gap year as well, and I came across your video again :) You are doing so many things that I'm doing or about to do, I really wish I could be friend with you and even meet you in person one day!

This reminds me so much of my hometown of Mexico City! Now I reallt want to visit Shanghai!

text&image is my go to bookstore. it’s such a cute pop-up and have so many niche books that i’m into :) anfu road is one of the most beautiful street and i had so many memories with it. seeing this video made me reminisce my uni days. love your vlogs :)

Wow! Avec Toi is definitely a hidden gem or we should say, it was somehow a serendipity for me. I found it unintentionally 3 years ago when I wandered around that area for the washroom, and ever since I have fallen in love with their pumpkin/salmon quiches! I always go there to get them every time when I am in Shanghai. The best neighborhood bakery in the whole world! Byw, it is also such a vibe to sit at their little patio on the roof.

The way you pulled up those lines from the book and clipped them over the footage! Also, the thumbnail is really cool!

Love how casually u sat on the floor recording video

Omg you are living the dream, going to the city of the book you are reading. Lovely trip.

Wow!!! The Lambo wreck. That was Karma for driving like a fool! Beautiful! lol. I wish you had shown the actual collision! Can't believe you caught that on film!

Your vlogs are so cool! I enjoy them so much!

Love the camera work, music and pace of your video 🙂👍

So enjoy this kind of video. Variety...that includes travel (local or not). You're giving me SO many ideas to incorporate on my days out. Love how you appreciate the simple joys...like a fruit tree!🌳 😊 You crack me up..."they probably have trust funds"🤭...or, not. Some may be in your position. Concerned about life's demands one moment, grateful for time-freedom the next. Waking up for another day and having our basic needs met, it's all good...keep rollin'!🌞

Congratulations on your channel growing so much in just a few days! It brings me so much hope that I can also make a living one day as a creator. Thank you for the inspiration 😊

Beautiful Shanghai Looking forward for my 8th trip 2024.

You inspire me so much and I feel like we've been friends for a long time🥺🥺

I am resident in Shanghai and often have a coffee at avec toi ! Interesting to see in your video.

You vlog has been so inspiring in so many ways...a modern woman discovering beautiful places and in doing so expressing her authenticity. I've always been a little iffy about travelling to asian countries where it might be hard to find vegetarian dishes, but I love that you are discussing being a vegetarian in China. Could you make an educational video on vegetarian dishes and their names one can order around different parts of China? Just a suggestions, I hope you like it :)

ugh i miss shanghai :'( thank you for this vlog!

I’m here the first time, but it’s a nice cozy video which is presented in a really sympathic way. Good luck with your channel in future!

I’m glad to find your youtube channel! you’re aesthetic and insights are beautiful 😍 🎉

Thank you for this video. I used to live in Luwan District (the old French Concession) from 1998 to 2023. Anfu Lu, Wulumuqi Lu were my old stomping ground. My friends got married at the Peace Hotel and the Annual Commuters Ball was also held there at some point. It was a lovely trip down memory lane. And the I love the Foreigners' Bookstore. So many things I love about Shanghai.

Hi dear. I would advise you to check the ingredients on the packaging before buying crackers, ice cream, sweets or nuts. There is this ‘E’ prohibited numbers in ingredients that you need to look out for. They stand for the types of animal meats, gelatins, emulsifiers, etc contained in the food. I used to buy assorted fried nuts. Thinking it was just a packet of nuts, I bought but luckily I read the ingredients on the packet just before throwing one into my mouth. The nuts were fried in pork lard oil! So, be careful 😊

im so pumped i stumbled upon your channel, a real gem!!

Enjoyable, it's great that you are so open about you. Keep it up, it's inspiring.

I stumbled on your channel while looking for something to watch and wowowowow! keep on sharing, it's so inspirational

I loooooooved the video. I like how you always enjoy the little things, such good vibes haha it must be nice to be your friend🤗

I just discovered your channel and immediately subscribed after watching this. Feel so relaxing and refreshing.

i am so happy your account is growing so fast YOU DESERVE IT SO MUCH REMEMBER ME WHEN UR FAMOUS

this was so fun to watch, thanks for sharing your adventures in Shanghai!

i loved this vlog so much !!!! so happy to have found your channel 🩵🩵🩵

You're my new favorite creator :D Keep going!

你一个人拍出来的感觉为何让我觉得好舒心，说些你的心得哈😋

You sure immersed your self in the time you spent in Shanghai ❤. A really lovely sharing ❤️ 💕 😊

Absolutely love this vlog!! So much to see!!!

the opening of the video is very classy and stylish. Thanks

A very special Shanghai trip😀

LOVED this vlog! 💌 I spent the early years of my life in Beijing and hope to go back there one day with my parents so we can trace back our old house and neighborhood etc, so this vlog felt like a glimpse of my past in some ways (even if it's a totally different city). I would love to see your vlog/nature footage a bit more saturated/color graded even with just a LUT preset, I feel like the footage would be even more beautiful with a little more vibrance (though of course it's your stylistic choice in the end!) 🥰💕

i’m loving your vlogs!! you have such a peaceful way of capturing moments💗💗

Read the book and loved it. It’s such a beautiful and heart wrenching story

I also want to say "All I have is a youtube channel" someday 😅 this is a beautiful vlog, Evelyn! I hope to see more. It inspired me to document my day too ❤

Impressive and nice vlog. Hope you had fun in Shanghai!

Discovered your channel a few days ago , and you seems such a lovely person and i love your vlogs ❤. Keep it yup 😊

5:35 is sooooooo funny I don't know what is happened but it's so random lol I literally laughed out loud like - OUT LOUD lol

Hi, I would love to hear more about your journey of discovering what it is that you like and how you nurish it and how you sort out what you want to go further into and why you decided for or against those interests :)

hey! I followed you last week and I live in Shanghai! I totally feel you, I do feel like I don't fit in... but lets add the fact Im not a petite asian woman lol But I love this city so much, there are so many magical places (not popular ones too!) and it might be a big city, but I can always find peace and solitude when I need it. I loved you video, it really portrayed the beauty of this place :)

ame la esencia y estilo de este vlog 💗

Love your style and energy! Thank you for creating :) Also did I hear you say you went to school in Indiana?!

Your way of editing your video is so beautiful

🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation: 00:00 🌆 Introduction and Spontaneous Trip - The KZfaqr starts her journey in Shanghai, inspired by a book she's reading. - She plans to explore the old city, find coffee shops, and maybe visit bookstores. 01:01 🚶‍♀️ City Walk and Observations - The KZfaqr embarks on a city walk, a trendy activity in China. - She observes interesting details like tiles, trees, and local life. 03:37 🤔 Reflections and Comparisons - The KZfaqr reflects on her feelings of inadequacy compared to the locals. - She finds solace in serendipitous encounters and considers the idea of living in Shanghai. 04:40 🍽️ Dining Alone in Public - The KZfaqr overcomes the discomfort of eating alone in public by filming herself. - She enjoys a meal and embraces the experience. 06:13 🛋️ Community Bakery - The KZfaqr visits a community bakery that has a loyal local following. - She appreciates the sense of community and support in Shanghai. 07:19 🏠 Furniture Stores and Sense of Belonging - The KZfaqr explores furniture stores and open houses, seeking a sense of belonging. - She shares her aspirations for a home. 08:57 🏨 Hostel Experience - The KZfaqr stays in a unique hostel converted from an old building. - She finds it surprising and interesting. 10:12 📚 Bookstore Disappointment - The KZfaqr visits a bookstore but is disappointed by the limited book selection. - She discusses the challenges of importing books into China. 11:01 ☕ Last Stop: Original Manner of Coffee - The KZfaqr stops for coffee at a well-known coffee shop in China. - She reflects on her solo travel experience and its importance for self-discovery. Made with HARPA AI

Oh...This channel was like a whiff of fresh air! Really liked your candour vibes! Another corporate drop out here, to puruse the love of travel and filming!😊 Liked and subbed. Best wishes!

First video of yours that I'm watching! Currently in Beijing for 4 months and visited Shanghai a couple times before... Completely agree with what you said about people dressing up way more haha! Appreciate the across-the-street shots, have to run back to grab the phone/camera!!

I am on a similar but different path to you - I quit academia, and will be starting my first "big girl" job soon. I'm also feeling in need of a journey of self discovery, and I've never done that whilst in a relationship - it's always been post a break-up haha. So I am excited for the year ahead for both of us!

Love it, I was born in Shanghai, now l am looking forward to visit again soon because of your video 😊

Shanghai architecture are really captivating! thank you for sharing.. anyway I love your white skirt, been staring it cz it's supercute✨

omg! that lamborghini crash! lmao 😅 ... sorry, great video! ❤

loooove this video's thumbnail