China and me, five years from now

This video highlights my memorable moments and impressions as an international student in China and presents my thoughts about the future of China five years from now. This is mainly divided into three parts namely: my experiences, my challenges, and my anticipations about the future of China.

The first part talks about my precious moments in China including my experiences as a foreigner as well as a student in China. These experiences show my encounter with new people in Hefei, such as my Chinese and international classmates, as well as my encounter with China's new culture, such as the tea ceremonies. Moreover, this part also features my memorable experience with China's delicacies as well as its beautiful sceneries. Meanwhile, the second part focuses on my challenges as a foreigner in China, such as not being able to speak initially with the locals and not being able to read the street signs. Lastly, the third part points out my anticipation about China's future, especially five years from now. This includes my expectations about its further improvement on its civilization, manpower, technology, bilateral relations, and environment.

I hope that through this video, I will be able to express my sincere gratitude and appreciation for my beautiful encounter with China.

Crismin is a Filipino international student currently taking up Masters of Business Administration at the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC). She was selected as one of the recipients of the Chinese Government Scholarship in 2019 and got admitted to her first choice university. She was also an academic scholar at Xavier University, Ateneo de Cagayan Philippines, and graduated with a BS Biology degree as a consistent Dean's lister.

Her essay about "Experiencing China Fighting against COVID-19" was one of the selected essays that were published in China's Collection of Articles. Moreover, her undergraduate thesis about "Indigenous Plants for Potential Inhibition of Bacterial Quorum-Sensing" won the "Best Paper" award, in addition to the "Best Presenter" award she received during her thesis defense.

In 2018, she was one of the selected Filipino delegates who attended the Asia World Model United Nations (AWMUN) conference in Seoul, Korea. She then represented the Republic of Senegal in the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Council to tackle its economic issues.

The opinions expressed here are those of the writer and do not necessarily represent the views of China Daily and China Daily website.