Suggestions on various aspects of studying in Canada.

To study in Canada, you need to face a new environment. This is a Canadian from China. He knows everything about life in Canada. Please look at his all-encompassing advice on food, clothing, housing and transportation.

1. Food

As the saying goes:? People eat for the sky? The first night is mostly in the middle of the night, except camels. When you are hungry, you have to eat: bread, instant noodles or noodles, biscuits, sausages, canned food, fruits, etc. Better bring some. If a friend picks up the plane to prepare dinner, of course, he should bring some spices and food, and he can start a business without going out shopping for a day or two. It's not like you can see midnight snack everywhere in China. If I don't live in the city, I'm probably too hungry to find a snack in the street. Bring some tea, pepper, marinade powder, pepper powder, fungus, mushrooms, chicken essence and other spices and dry goods. Some people may disdain these things, but first, they should use them immediately after landing, second, they may not necessarily live next to the Chinese supermarket, and third, they should make full use of a few pieces of checked baggage.

Customs regulations allow cheese, tea, herbs, peanuts, beans, rootless flowers, meatless snacks, tropical fruits and rootless vegetables. However, some new immigrants were fined for bringing beef jerky. So consider eating less meat products. Take some bowls, chopsticks, whether plastic or ceramic, and other kitchen supplies. You can bring some good kitchen utensils (such as a rolling pin for noodles). ), knives, pressure cookers, pans, etc. Because the electric stove or gas stove used here must be flat-bottomed, you can bring one set. Those you don't want to bring can be bought in supermarkets such as Wal-Mart and Zealous after landing, which is not too expensive. You can bring some good tea, but don't bring coffee. Supermarket activities, the lowest 1.88 Canadian dollars can buy Nestle 200 grams of instant coffee, but also bring baby milk powder.

2. necessities of life

Most of China's daily necessities are sold here, and the goods are extremely rich. Although we are used to RMB calculation, compared with the per capita income of Canada, things are very cheap. A dollar store is cheaper. For example, the alarm clock, calculator, flashlight, cup and small radio in DOLLARAMA store are all one Canadian dollar. And I personally think that many of Wal-Mart's products are similar to DOLLAR's. It's best to bring more useful and latest professional books and other important items. If you have old articles for daily use, don't buy new ones before landing. The price here is not high, but the quality is better. A friend asked about microwave ovens and rice cookers. If your uncle's family produces microwave ovens, your uncle's family can only consider bringing them, because first of all, you have to face the voltage problem of 1 10V. Secondly, if you bring a transformer and its power problem, the 500W transformer is already very heavy, let alone the 2000W transformer. Here, the rice cooker 20 yuan costs ~ 100 yuan, Wal-Mart even sells 9.99 Canadian dollars for activities, and the microwave oven costs about 40 Canadian dollars ~ 150 Canadian dollars, all of which are very cheap and there are many second-hand ones. Some landlords will provide it. Maybe when you wear it hard, you will find someone else throwing an old one at your door the next morning. Canadian law requires landlords to provide refrigerators and stoves. Heroes who prepare sea refrigerators and gas stoves should pay attention. The landlord will also provide laundry service. There is a public laundry room in the apartment and a laundry room on the street. 1.5 yuan washed them once. Kitchen stoves in Canada use electricity or gas. The DVD players or video recorders here range from 40 Canadian dollars to 100 Canadian dollars, which are commonly used in video recorders and radios in Canada. The library can borrow videos. Television sets are more rustic than domestic ones, but they are not expensive. A second-hand color TV set costs tens of Canadian dollars.

3 sheets of bedclothes

When you land, you must sleep. Quilts and mattresses are the most important, just like the standard 4 kg quilt in the army. If it is thick, it can't be covered. I don't think it is necessary to be too complicated. Whether it's MINUS N degrees outside, indoor heating is mostly 20-22 degrees. It is best to adjust the air conditioner to 20 degrees at home and feel how thick the quilt is. You can bring 1 or 2 blankets and towels without a mattress. The average temperature in Toronto on summer nights is not high, so towels and quilts are very practical. A friend asked if he had a bed and mattress before renting a house. You can bring some large-size sheets and other bedding, regardless of the size of the bed (extra large: 194 * 203cm, large: 152 * 203cm). Of course, bring pillows and so on. Even if you want to pillow pumpkins and wax gourd, you should know where to sell them. Air compression bags can be used to compress quilts and so on. Most landlords in China will provide Simmons mattresses and simple furniture, such as tables and chairs, and there is a closet in the room to put sundries. No chair to practice? Mazar? It's better to bring a Shaolin secret book, not to mention shipping furniture.

4. clothes

When the outdoor temperature is MINUS N degrees, indoor heating is generally 20 degrees. Wearing a pair of long pants and a 1 short sleeve T-shirt feels just right, and wearing a 1 thin sweater is not too hot. There is no need to bring too many thick sweaters and thick cotton-padded clothes. Down jacket is the most practical. When the temperature is below zero 10 degrees, only wear 1 thin wool pants, 1 sweaters and 1 down jackets when going out. Even if it's MINUS 20 degrees outside, as long as there is no wind and even if I don't wear woolen pants, I feel fine. I can't believe I saw people wearing shorts and skirts in the street below zero. The clothes here are not as beautiful as those in China, and there are few styles, but there are no huge profits, especially international famous brands. Unlike in China, when 1 suits or women's clothes are replaced by a P4 computer, clothes costing 200-300 Canadian dollars are expensive, and the general price tag is only tens of Canadian dollars. Ladies who like fashion, maybe you can't buy your favorite clothes here. It's best to buy it in China, because many clothes here are also made in China. Consider taking waterproof clothes. It is rainy and snowy here. You'd better prepare one or two waterproof clothes. Clothes with hats are also very practical. Leather clothes with better quality can be taken. Canadians also like to wear leather clothes.

Never bring cotton slippers (we plan to fly them back, and heroes who like to collect slippers can contact me), but sandals and slippers should be used all year round. Because the floor is carpeted, I am used to barefoot. Don't buy new leather shoes in China. It is not expensive here. You can buy ordinary leather boots for 30 to 50 Canadian dollars or even 20 Canadian dollars. 60 yuan to 80 yuan shoes (boots) are very good. Leather shoes above 65438 Canadian dollars are expensive, unlike domestic ones? Import? Leather shoes cost thousands of dollars at every turn. It snows and sprinkles salt here, so you can buy non-slip leather boots here. My wife spent more than RMB 1000 on a new pair of leather boots. After wearing them for two weeks, they were badly corroded by salt. Adidas and Nike travel shoes are everywhere, which are almost the same as domestic prices, and they are very cheap when they are discounted. Nike and Adidas sneakers in the National Sports Store are only 50 or 60 Canadian dollars at half price.

Be sure to bring a scarf, gloves and hat. Pull it down and dig two holes to rob a bank. Men wear the most here, and thin leather gloves are also very practical, even if they drive in winter. Whenever the wind blows like a needle, can you really understand what it means? Bitter wind? Moreover, the wind here often blows relentlessly and unrestrained for no reason. It is often said on TV that the temperature today is-10 degrees, but the wind makes the weather feel like -20 degrees.

Men's swimming trunks should be careful not to be too short, or you will be the sexiest one in the pool, preferably knee-length. Even wearing ordinary football pants is better than domestic briefs, unless you are a professional athlete of the national swimming team. If you live in an apartment, you usually have a free swimming pool. You can swim every day. A friend of mine bought swimming trunks here. I don't think they are like men's football pants. They are loose. Those who like table tennis can bring rackets and so on. Some clubs have standard table tennis tables, so they can often play ball.

5. necessities of life

Such as toothpaste, soap, towel, shampoo, toilet paper, etc. Especially shampoo, you don't need to bring too much. Buying daily necessities in RMB here is similar to that in China. However, your brother-in-law's family runs a daily chemical factory, except that sometimes brand-name shampoos are much cheaper than domestic ones, and almost all domestic brand-name daily necessities are available here. Stationery, especially paper, is not expensive. Children don't need 1 cent tuition to study, and stationery textbooks are all issued by the school. They don't charge tuition. You can bring some good quality notebooks, fountain pens, ballpoint pens, etc. There are also Chinese, math textbooks, exercise books and Chinese reading materials for children of all grades. Because there are few primary school homework here, you can help your children with Chinese and math. Don't bring too much paper stationery. Canada is extremely rich in wood resources. For example, in ZELLERS, you can buy 500 pages of IBM 70A4 copy paper, 1 Canadian dollars for 20 pencils or 5 ballpoint pens, and 2 Canadian dollars for a set of stationery, including triangles and compasses.

6. Batteries, transformers, etc

Digital camera, alarm clock, toy, remote controller, MP3 player, CD, electronic dictionary, radio, razor, etc. Everyone needs batteries, and the batteries here are quite expensive. Panasonic's ordinary 5th battery 1 Canadian two sections (Panasonic's battery wholesale in Wuhan is less than 0.85 RMB 1 section), and the cheapest miscellaneous brand is also 1 Canadian four sections. Be sure to bring more rechargeable batteries No.5 and No.7 (10 is not too much). If you have a transformer, you can buy a 1 10V charger here, which is about 15 ~ 30 Canadian dollars 1.

7. 1 10V~220V transformer can be used directly, regardless of the difference between 60HZ and 50HZ.

I bought a 500W/1 00V ~ 220V transformer in the electronic market directly opposite Wuhan1Qianjin 4th Road in Hankou. The boss is surnamed Liu, less than 40 years old. I remember the counter with the Transformers franchise seems to be in the middle. I read here that the 500W transformer made in China costs 60 Canadian dollars. Be sure to bring two or three multifunctional sockets of 3-n meters. The socket here can only use the three-pin plug for computer or the simplest one on the left. Other styles are hardly sold. Consider the plug and socket matching of your notebook, walkman, computer and other electrical appliances.

8. Electronic dictionary

Exclude people with 9 points in TOEFL 1 10 elegant thinking? Cattle man? It is suggested that 1 person buy an electronic dictionary. I used it almost every day when I first landed, preferably with pronunciation and rechargeable battery. I saw that the electronic dictionary sold in Toronto Chinatown was twice as expensive as that in China. Especially in supermarkets, many goods can't understand what it is. The China person you saw in the street with a quick translation in his left hand and a map in his right hand is me. When I was in LINC class, people in China had 1 electronic dictionary. Most students in other countries use dictionaries, and they are very tired when they go to school. It may be useful to learn to count money.

9. Computer

Friends who need to buy a computer, it is best to buy a mainframe in China, a monitor after landing, and a 1 10V ~ 220V chassis as much as possible. It is inconvenient to buy a computer here. I have been to some computer shops in University Street, and I can't compare with domestic computer shops and computer cities. Think about our Forbidden City and Tiananmen Square. The luxury style of foreigners is certainly inferior to that of China. There is almost no free software except viruses. Due to the legal problems of piracy, many shops do not provide pirated software at all, and the software is deleted after installation and testing. Because the software is expensive, it is a big problem to buy a computer to check the machine after landing, so I have to go home and install the software myself. If you buy a computer and find something wrong when you go home, it is very troublesome to replace it. Therefore, it is best to buy a computer mainframe or bring a notebook in China, unless a friend here drives you to buy it, and you or he is very good at it. There is another premise: you don't care about money.

Here you buy a printer for 59 Canadian dollars, but you have to buy a USB printing line for 24 Canadian dollars, 1 mouse 10 Canadian dollars. Therefore, it is best to bring your own computer accessories, such as power cord, print cable, USB cable, camera, microphone, mouse and so on. If you really need to buy a computer in Canada, look at the links of computer companies on popular websites. Due to tax increase, the final payment price will be multiplied by 1. 15 (Ontario). Needless to say, computer software must be carried with you.

The price of monitors here is similar to that in China. I thought it was convenient to buy a computer in Toronto, which is known as an international metropolis, but I was disappointed. When I arrived at Wal-Mart, there was only one Daewoo monitor, which was uneven and the price was 200 yuan (excluding tax). Maybe everyone, like me, can't live without computers.

Usually like to torture the computer, so I didn't bring a monitor, but brought a host. The computer 1 10V-220V transformer has no problem in supplying power here. Friends who don't want to bring a box can also buy a power box with more than 30 Canadian dollars here. If you don't have a network card, you'd better install a network card and choose a network card with 8 139 chip (friends who don't know computers say to buy an 8 139 network card). This network card has the best compatibility, 60 yuan is about 40- RMB. Install the driver, connect the network cable here and you can use it directly. It is best to bring a longer network cable, test it well in China, and even connect it to a hub. When I first landed, the landlord provided the network cable. The network cable I brought was useless, and my wife almost used it as a clothesline. I just moved recently, and the landlord didn't provide the network cable. This long network cable finally came in handy. Rice cookers, microwave ovens, hair dryers, monitors, televisions, DVDs and other high-power electrical appliances are excluded. (It's not expensive here, you can buy it for 50 Canadian dollars), as long as it is small electronic products purchased in China, such as MP3, walkman, electronic dictionary, digital camera, etc. (But to consider the voltage problem, it is best to bring a transformer).

Someone asked where to buy a notebook. I suggested buying it in China, but I also fantasized about Canadian notebooks (don't throw bricks when buying notebooks in Canada). There is a consumption tax of 15% here. If you bring your own notebook, you should consider the problem that your notebook plug can't be used here. I have a friend whose laptop plug is an inch triangle drill, which can't be used here and I can't buy a matching socket. Finally, I had to search all over the street and finally bought a new power cord.

If the landlord doesn't have cable, he can use the telephone line to surf the Internet, and there is probably no free cable when renting an apartment. It is better to bring a built-in modem than an external modem, because the external power supply has the voltage problem of 1 10V. The modem here uses an account to surf the Internet. Some electrical stores in shopping malls, such as Future Store, Radio Cabin and Computer Store, all give away free network CDs, which can be used for 3 to 4 months for free, and then about 20 to 20 30 yuan/month. There is no extra diplomatic fee for using Internet telephone, which is included in the local telephone fee. Or you can apply for cable yourself. Few people in Canada use telephone lines and modems to access the Internet. Most of them use ADSL or wired access, use special modems and routers, and then connect the network cable to the computer network card.

10. Telephone

It is best to bring a telephone, some docking interfaces that can extend the telephone line, long telephone lines with connectors, etc. It's not convenient to buy here. Make sure your phone can be placed anywhere in the room, instead of looking for a telephone line everywhere on the streets of Toronto. Of course, if you have a wireless phone, you'd better use 1 10V.

The local call I applied for in Bell was connected to the wrong room. I called them to correct it, but they said they wanted a service charge of 99 Canadian dollars. Their attitude was extremely bad. I didn't expect the telecom industry all over the world to have this problem. I just need to install a new mobile phone, 55 yuan, and I don't know what their pricing standard is. I used my own telephone line and interface, and it took 99 seconds to reconnect. I don't want to give them 0.99 Canadian dollars.

1 1. CD.

You can consider bringing more CDs. Friends who like music won't regret it. It is best to learn from all kinds of original software and burn it on a new CD to avoid trouble. When I entered the customs, the customs officer saw two boxes of CDs in my carry-on luggage, and didn't ask (stepping on mines for everyone). But you can consider taking VCD and DVD movies as appropriate, because American blockbusters are often shown on TV here. Of course, the latest movies can only be seen in cinemas. For example, Titanic, Rush Hour, Boss Stand by, Life on a Desert Island, Crocodile Dundee, Perfect Murder, 007, Speed, 60 seconds, Seven Deaths, The Fifth Element, Jurassic Park and Graduate Cable have been shown on TV recently.

12.GPS or compass

Before landing, my friend Rodney suggested that I take a compass. Toronto is too big and there are no cars, so the direction is very important. Unlike me, watching the sun on sunny days is silly on cloudy days. Conditional friends bring a GPS global positioning device. Friends who have cars here often put a compass in the car to know the direction.

13. Book

Chinese books here are very expensive, and the cheapest ones cost 8 Canadian dollars 1. Try to bring some good books, especially children's books. There is no need to bring English novels and non-professional books. English books on sale in the second-hand market or yard here range from 0.25 to 2 Canadian dollars. I bought a thick book about American travel at the second-hand market, only 0.25 yuan. Sometimes the library also sells some extra old books. There are a large number of books in the library, as well as Chinese books. I actually saw a set of Yongzheng dynasty in the library. You can borrow it for three weeks for free. You can borrow 50 books, CDs and videos at a time 1 week, and you can renew them three times in a row. After borrowing, you can return it at any library in the city. No kidding, the internet is the best book.

14 backpack

At rush hour, I saw that 80% passengers in the subway were carrying backpacks. As you have to bring food and drinks at noon, 1 people had better prepare 1 beautiful and sturdy backpacks, some sealed lunch boxes or drink cups or bottles for microwave ovens, no matter when you are studying, going to work, going to LINC or shopping.

15. Telephone

Rogers company is the ace company in the fields of communication and so on here. The basic fee is 25 yuan per month for local calls in Toronto (including tax). Telephone installation fee 55 yuan, credit card does not need 200 yuan deposit. The transfer fee is the same as the new installation fee. Besides Bell, there is also SPRINT (accounting for 10% of the market). There are contract mobile phones (monthly phone bills are paid conditionally) and non-contract mobile phones (how much is the call). Most contract phones are free. If you choose a better mobile phone, such as a color screen, you need extra money. You can choose 20 yuan, 25 yuan, 30 yuan and other monthly fee contracts, and different companies have different prices. Plus internet access fees, taxes, etc. The actual monthly cost of contracted mobile phones in 25 yuan is around 40 yuan. For example, Rogers has a monthly plan for 25 yuan: 100 minutes free on weekdays, 1000 minutes free on weekends+after 20:00 in the evening, and the excess is 25c/ minute. FIDO has a local mobile phone, 45 yuan Unlimited Call Plan. The mobile phone here uses 3 frequencies, and it is 2 frequencies in China. There are few models that can be directly used by domestic mobile phones. Besides, mobile phones are quickly eliminated, and it is best to buy them in Canada, but batteries and holsters are expensive here. If you like a brand, it is better to set a good model and match the accessories in China. The international long-distance IP calling card here can call back to China for 200 minutes, about 1 gross RMB/minute, which is much cheaper than domestic mobile phone charges. I think? China pass? 、? Can you pass? The IP card is good, and there is basically no need to bring any international IP card in China.

17. If you need to study here, prepare the translated diploma and report card, stamp it with steel seal, notarize it, prepare the envelope of the school and stamp it.

18. Provide Chinese test sites, and the driver's license does not need to be translated or notarized. China driver's license with the age of 1 can directly take the road test G2 in Ontario, and can drive alone. More than 2 years of domestic driver's license can be directly tested on G brand, and 900 Bay Street and Toronto are recommended. The domestic insurance certificate is valid, but you must find an insurance agent. Their quotation is very high, even if it is discounted, it is not cheap. After landing, consult a friend with car purchase experience for details.

19. Those with hairdressing skills can bring some hairdressing tools, especially electric ones. Haircuts here are generally above 10 yuan, and individual Chinese shops are in 7 yuan from May to May. There are also many private advertisements in Chinese forums, and every time I get a haircut, I go to 5 yuan.

20. Pay attention to safety when carrying cash, and don't leave important packages such as certificates. Thieves at the airport must be on their guard.

2 1. If you plan to stay for a long time and have children at home, consider taking a lot of school supplies. Textbooks, clothes and toys for Chinese and mathematics in all grades in China need to be considered as appropriate.

22. In Canada, medical care is free, but medicines are purchased at one's own expense. Because my wife works in a domestic pharmaceutical company, I compared it. Some medicines here are more than twice as expensive as those in China, and some medicines must be prescribed by a doctor, so bring more commonly used medicines. Especially after landing in Ontario for three months, you can get a health certificate. It's best to apply for temporary medical insurance after landing, every day1.6 ~ around 2.5 yuan (1.50,000 ~ 50,000 medical insurance). You can entrust a friend in Canada to handle it, and it will take effect when the plane lands. You can also buy a newspaper to find some advertisements after landing and apply for temporary medical insurance immediately.

Everyone's situation is different, please grasp the specific list of items yourself. Some people even consider bringing pliers, wrenches, hammers, dumbbells, etc. Only a gift from your lover can you consider bringing it. My suggestion is to replace these heavy things with some good dry goods and spices. You can buy all these things at a dollar store for more than ten Canadian dollars. If you have the strength, you might as well bring an extra cigarette. If there are too many things, it is better to send them by sea, and don't pay the shipping fine. It can usually be delivered within 45 days.