beijing diaries | starting a new life & quitting my first job

[@ThrivingNotDying]

Im loving the apartment decor updates. I'm glad Beijing was a good move for you. Life can be unpredictable at times but enjoy the journey!

[@tapiocapress]

Thanks love! I have some ambitious apartment update plans haha...excited to share soon!

[@annaguildea963]

Hi Evelyn! Just today I was accepted into a scholarship at PKU so if covid restrictions lift I could potentially be moving to Beijing in September 🤞 Your videos are so beautiful! Please continue to post about life in BJ so I can live vicariously thru u 😭 Sending love from Ireland 🇮🇪

[@tapiocapress]

OMG congrats Anna! PKU scholarship is such a huge accomplishment. I'm so happy for you, and can't wait for the travel restrictions to get lifted so you can come enjoy Beijing! I'll be praying for you to make it to Beijing in Sep and have a blast here💕🍀

[@michaelrey4539]

i love how magical everything turns out ✨

[@joyb.6801]

I really like how u put u video, and your energy that radiates on me ❤️

[@tapiocapress]

Thank you!! Send good vibes your way💕

[@michaelrey4539]

🥺 doo doo was manifested to enjoy life with u there, so cuuuuute

[@michaelrey4539]

more magic ✨

[@tapiocapress]

The best😺

[@hwangeunbisssss]

obsessed with your videos 🥺🥺 i want to be as independent as you someday aaaa 😭

[@tapiocapress]

Aww thank you!! I'm sure you already are:)

[@lusiyuan1]

You are so natural in front of the camera. Really enjoying the vlogs!

[@stillyi]

I am so happy for you. I am quitting my first job out of college next week. I may also start a job in Beijing and I am hoping everything will work out just fine for me as well. I will miss the States but I am also excited (but afraid) about the change..

[@tapiocapress]

Good luck!!

[@premila290]

Absolutely adore your style of videos. I love how real you are with your emotions of moving forward with your life. I'm veryyy scared of changes and i feel its the main reason why I'm not in a place in life where I can be fully happy so for me your videos are very inspiring. Also your channel not being big makes your messages more personal (dont know if it makes sense). So I hope your move to Beijing only bring good things into your life

[@tapiocapress]

I'm scare of changes too...but after all the changes forced upon me in 2020, I learned that even though letting go of the fear is the hardest things everrr, I feel a little bit more free once I let go a little bit of fear, one step at a time. Thanks for stopping by and for sharing your feelings - you will find your happy place, I'm sure of it:)

[@sylvie7673]

Dodo is so cute!!

[@tapiocapress]

He's the best...🥰

[@allthehui]

Aw I love your vlogs, Evelyn. It's fun to just see the simple parts of your life now in Beijing 😊

[@tapiocapress]

Thank you!! Excited to make more vlogs like this😃

[@AmandaF]

Great video!

[@peterlai9018]

It's a lot faster with a real hammer drill than a regular drill. The dust is toxic btw.

[@tapiocapress]

Thanks for the tip!

[@TynaizaMurphy]

Can you suggest a formaldehyde place to use? We didn't do a test when we moved in and I would love to get that done!

[@tapiocapress]

My landlord found the testers for me, but if you go on 58.com and search for 测甲醛 there should be plenty of options - just make sure to pick one with lots of good reviews 👍🏼

[@thestorygirl2818]

awww your Cat Dodo is the cutest! I love your channel.. new sub.✨ Also great idea about the wallpaper on the door. I always hated those shiny Chinese doors.. brilliant. Did you just get a peel and stick wallpaper?

[@tapiocapress]

Thank you!! 😊Yes, I just got the cheapest peel and stick wallpaper on Taobao🙈

[@thestorygirl2818]

@@tapiocapress woohoo! Taobao ftw.

[@sumitron2k]

Awww Evelyn ... never say never .. u may be a boomerang.. love ur vids as usual :)

[@tapiocapress]

You made that first job very hard to leave despite everything else😭

[@kandielord]

I have really enjoyed watching your content and its making my move to Beijing a little less terrifying.

[@tapiocapress]

Ahh so happy to hear! I was terrified before moving too, but everything turned out fine:) Beijing has so much to offer - I'm sure you'll have a blast here!

[@ZhouHaibo]

Well, one correction, the English corner is in east door of People's University. it is very famous, ask some students if you cannot find it.

[@komedydy]

wow so fun!!! loved the shots of Beijing and can’t wait to see more!! are you still working in the same field for your new job?

[@tapiocapress]

So glad you enjoyed!! Yes I’m a tech project manager now but the day to day tasks are still pretty similar to my consulting job

[@ZhouHaibo]

And some interest part you may not found. If you are living in Haidian, then I would recommend the swimming pool in People's University, it is a nice 50 meters pool, with a cheaper price and they accept the non-students. And also there is an English corner inside People's University's east door, It would open at each Friday night like after 6pm or 7pm. It has been there for many years, with a lot Chinese English speaker and expats around. You may make some new friends there:)

[@tapiocapress]

Ahh thank you! I really wanna check it out😃

[@ZhouHaibo]

I lived in Beijing for 10 years. One advice, you would better not to drink the water directly, even you have boiled it. The water condition is really bad in many places of Beijing, I often see some white floating stuff after heating the water. I would suggest you filter it before the heating, though I only take the bottom of water.

[@tapiocapress]

Thanks so much for the tip!! Yeah the water quality doesn't seem too great...I try to buy drinking water separately🤪

[@lindaqhusnul2395]

That’s the same feeling I felt when I hove to stop my job as the factory being closed after working for the last 13 years. I wont let go my job but I have no choice 😢

[@tapiocapress]

I’m so sorry to hear Linda….I hope you find a happy and peaceful path forward✨ I’m still naively optimistic and think that life has more good things to offer us than bad ones. Sending you lots of love and good vibes!

[@crayonmama5734]

Hey Evelyn, new sub here and I'm so happy to have found your channel! Thanks for documenting your life in Beijing. Through watching your videos, I've come to take an interest in potentially starting a career in China (non-teaching). How hard is it for Asian Americans to land a job in China and where would I be able to look for these types of jobs?

[@tapiocapress]

Hey hey! So glad you are interested in potentially starting a career in China! I'm a Chinese citizen so not quite sure how hard it would be for Asian Americans - lemme ask around for you and get back! Personally I've never had to write a Chinese resume to land interviews, and I've seen many opportunities in China where English would be the working language, so they would appreciate people with Asian and western backgrounds (for example: tech project/product manager). The website I use to look for jobs is called Boss直聘. Hope this helps!

[@_gracechiang]

thanks for using my song in your video!

[@MrM-pp9zm]

You are so adventurous

[@zaely_o]

❤

[@dx167]

你真的很耐看，越看越好看，都看上瘾了

[@helloworld9813]

What is your last job?

[@tapiocapress]

I was a tech consultant🤪

[@helloworld9813]

@@tapiocapress IT consultant? What will be your new job?

[@tapiocapress]

@@helloworld9813 tech project manager