I will soon go to Edmonton, Canada to go to school. How to prepare?

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Indicate the girl version, it’s not that I don’t pay attention to boys, it’s just because I am a girl, so my feelings are also those of girls. I really don’t know if boys’ luggage is the same as mine

(1) Luggage category

Two 30' checked bags (I was traveling with Air Canada at the time, and I was not a new immigrant. Two checked boxes are allowed. For different airlines, you need to first inquire how many you can bring. . For example, American airlines can bring 32' boxes. When a friend of mine went to the UK, he could only bring one box) ----- So please ask your airline in detail about the number of boxes you can carry and the size of the box. The size, and the weight of the boxes and things. In addition, the quality of the boxes is also somewhat questionable. I bought a hard-shell box at the time, which was quite expensive, but one of the boxes still had a broken wheel, and another box had some damage on one side. Later I got here. A friend of mine said that he bought a soft-shell box at that time. Such a box may need to be decorated with square glass to prevent it from falling, but the box itself is not easy to be damaged when checked. Just a personal opinion.

1 portable trolley suitcase, (Air Canada has indicated this. I was traveling from Beijing. At that time, in the check-in area for flight luggage, there was a metal test carry-on luggage size thing. At that time, a staff member asked each of us to put our own trolley suitcases in to try out the size. The girl in front of me bought the kind with wheels and trolleys on the outside, but she couldn't fit it in. It was too big, but the Air Canada staff didn't let him take it, so he had to clear out all the things and throw the box away because he had no family to accompany him, so please buy the kind with wheels and trolleys in the box. When calculating the size of the trolley suitcase provided by Air Canada, please start measuring from the wheels)

In this part, some people also want to bring more things to avoid the size of the suitcase itself. Weight accounts for weight. Some people just use the kind of woven bags that you see sometimes used by migrant workers or traders to load goods. They are relatively clean and do not account for weight. But it may not be very practical in Canada.

Backpack (you can decide the size for yourself. Some people buy super big mountaineering bags to carry more things, but I saw some people put it in by the baggage check-in person, and some The person was still stopped)

Schoolbag. For class, you can bring a smaller bag. That was all I wanted at the time, and I didn’t bring the large backpack. Considering that I was a girl, it was too heavy, and I didn’t find anyone traveling with me. So I gave up my big backpack and took a schoolbag, filled it with some things, and carried it on my back.

Girls have purses and so on. If you are a more fashionable girl and like to use them, bring a few (you can decide the quantity yourself). Good leather bags here are generally more expensive, but when it comes to events and the like, there are also cheap ones, about 10 Canadian dollars, but generally beautiful and tasteful ones are more expensive. But here I am, I only use it when I go shopping with my friends on weekends, and I rarely use it on weekdays.

(2) Bedding

I brought 2 sets of sheets, quilt covers, pillowcases, pillowcases. The size of the sheets I brought was a double size because I didn’t know at the time whether beds in Canada were double or single. My thought was that double sheets can be used on a single bed, but single sheets cannot be used on a double bed. Used.

I brought a medium-thick blanket because a friend here could give me a quilt, so I didn’t bring it myself. I think most people bring a quilt, either an eiderdown quilt (but I personally feel it is a bit hot) or a silk quilt. These two types are warmer and most importantly, lighter and save weight.

There is a kind of pillow that is very small when you buy it. When you use it, it becomes bigger when air enters it. Save space. (But it also depends on whether you like this kind of pillow)

(3) Kitchen utensils

I only brought a 20' small steamer with a drawer. That kind of thing, now I use it to make stews or steamed buns.

The rice cooker I bought in Canada cost 30 Canadian dollars (including tax, from Walmart), but it was said to be only 20 Canadian dollars when it was on sale. Of course the smallest one.

I also bought a frying spoon here, which cost 14 yuan. I bought it during a discount. It is specially designed for Asians. Considering that Asians like to stir-fry, it does not have the non-stick layer of a normal frying spoon. It is said that the non-stick layer, according to Asian stir-frying habits, easily decomposes at high temperatures, and the decomposed products are harmful to the human body.

Please note that electric stoves are generally used here, so if you bring a pot from China, please bring a flat-bottomed one.

I also bought a small frying pan in Canada with a non-stick layer for 9 yuan. I usually use it when frying fish or frying pancakes. It is non-stick.

I brought a set of microwave lunch boxes from China, and later bought another set in Canada, so now I use them as rice bowls and for washing vegetables.

Bring chopsticks, two spoons, a dishcloth, a multifunctional knife (can peel potato peels, apple peels, cucumber peels, etc.), and a fruit knife.

1 kitchen knife, because the kitchen knives in Canada are different from those in China, and they are always not easy to use.

I also brought a wooden cutting board, but plastic cutting boards are generally not very expensive in Canada. It’s okay if you don’t bring it. But wood ones may generally be relatively more expensive. So I brought a small wooden cutting board with me.

I brought an apron, a rubber dishwashing glove, and a rolling pin (but they are also sold here)

After I got here, I bought some dishcloths, the kind Dollar store, very cheap.

(4) Dried vegetable seasonings

I brought fungus, mushrooms, dried beans, day lily (this depends on your own preference), dried shrimp, seaweed, and dried kelp ( You can bring more, but I don’t know if it’s very cheap in places like Toronto) tea, (you can also give it away), pepper and aniseed ingredients (like salt, soy sauce, vinegar, chicken essence, starch, etc. Cornmeal, red beans and mung beans are also available here, but the price may vary from place to place. You can decide for yourself) Hot pot seasoning, Mapo tofu seasoning (they are also available in Toronto, and they are very cheap)

< p>(5) Cosmetics and toiletries

Unless you have a fixed brand, or you are afraid that it is not available abroad, generally speaking, foreign cosmetics (famous brands) are much cheaper than domestic ones. It’s good and cheap, so I just need to bring some spare ones. I think the rest can be bought here)

I brought a bar of soap, a small bottle of shampoo, and a small bottle of bath soap. Liquid, two bath towels (this is more expensive here), two bath bubbles (for bath soap), a mirror, a wooden comb, a toothpaste, you can bring more toothbrushes, and a set of skin care products , a bag of leather cases, and a few more accessories such as hairpins, because there aren’t many good-looking ones here, or the good-looking ones are expensive. 1 piece of toilet paper, used on the plane. For sanitary napkins, there is also the Hushubao brand here, which I think is pretty good. You can also bring more and it’s up to you. Anyway, it’s not heavy, but it takes up a lot of space

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Haha, I’m a girl, so I might bring it. There are a little too many clothes, haha, everyone loves beauty

One long and one short down jacket. You must bring this, except of course when you go to Vancouver.

My personal opinion is to bring as much underwear as possible, so that you can at least change it once a day. (Of course, special circumstances are not excluded. I am relatively small, only 162cm, and relatively thin, so the size of the underwear series here is really not suitable. So I brought more. But a friend of mine, she has 178 , it is not easy to buy clothes in China, but it is easy to buy here, so she does not need to bring so many)

Bring more cotton socks, at least one pair a day, it is common here. I do laundry once a week. I think you can bring one or two pairs of stockings and pantyhose, because socks are almost not worn in summer here. These are only used when attending parties in winter and wearing formal clothes (my personal opinion)

I brought 3 sets of autumn clothes. However, the locals here generally do not wear autumn clothes. Even in winter, they like to wear only a pair of outer pants, because it is very warm when a bus or a school or public place is just walking. It's cold on the road. But I'm more afraid of the cold, so I still wear it sometimes.

I brought a cashmere jacket with me at the time, but until now, I have never worn it at all. (It is not necessary to bring one when it is recommended)

I brought one pair of cashmere pants. I sometimes wear them in winter because I am more afraid of the cold. You can decide for yourself. The ones I carry are relatively thin, not particularly thick. Sometimes I just wear cashmere pants and outer pants.

T-shirts are short and long-sleeved. You can bring more. They are basically worn here, whether it is winter or summer. (But it’s actually not expensive here. When there are discounts, the prices at stores like GAP and American Eagle are all under 20 yuan. But as I said, I’m relatively short, so I encounter a lot of discounts and cheap things. , if you have a similar figure to foreigners, there will be a lot of clothes that suit you, but there may not be many cheap and good brands.)

There are long and short-sleeved shirts here. People like to wear this very much, but I personally feel that the ones sold in China are not very similar to what people here wear. The domestic ones are more formal, while the foreign ones are more casual, and the fabrics are thinner and softer.

You can bring a few more pairs of jeans, there are all kinds of jeans, basically wear them.

As for what kind of striped pants, what kind of jacket, what kind of long and short windbreaker, it’s up to you. If you have room, bring some to make yourself more beautiful. If you don’t have room, bring less. Anyway, there are beautiful ones on sale here.

You should bring a few sets of summer skirts, as well as cropped pants and 5-quarter pants, which can be used when playing in the summer. But in my opinion, I almost never wear sandy ones. I might use them only in the summer when friends have a party.

So my suggestion is, if you don’t have room, you don’t need to bring it. You can bring some cotton skirts.

Formal skirts, beautiful ones, just another one in winter and summer, and suitable for formal occasions. Or wear it at banquets. There is one kind of banquet here that is semi-formal, so you can wear this one; there is another kind of formal banquet, where you have to wear evening wear. (I bought a set here, and I bought it on sale. It cost me 50 Canadian dollars)

I brought a set of indoor sportswear, but I personally think that the sportswear here is cheaper (I mean famous brands) (schools here generally have them Gyms, so indoor sportswear is generally used. If you are willing to run outdoors or something, you can bring outdoor sportswear at your own discretion)

Bring one set of swimming suits. Most schools here have swimming pools in their gymnasiums.

Clothes with Chinese characteristics. I suggest you bring one or two sets, such as cheongsam or Tang suit, which you can wear instead of evening clothes when attending formal banquets (but to be honest, as a student, there are not many opportunities like this. Maybe sometimes , almost none.)

Oh, there are also waterproof clothes. I personally think that the ones in China are more expensive because they are generally not used in China. The clothes in Canada are relatively cheap, so you can go here to sell them, one for winter and one for spring and autumn (in fact, many clothes on sale in Canada are very Cheap, of course, depends on your model. I am more suitable for selling discounted clothes,)

For the rest, if you have space, you can bring whatever you like.

(7) Shoes and Hats

I didn’t bring any winter cotton shoes. I bought them here. I also bought the boots on sale for more than 40 yuan.

I brought a pair of sandals, a pair of running shoes, a pair of harder travel shoes, a pair of casual shoes, a pair of high-heeled leather shoes (the kind that can be worn with suits or evening wear), two pairs of cotton shoes, and three pairs Slippers, (one pair in the office, one pair at home, and a spare pair at home) (Oh, all I bring are plastic slippers. I think cotton slippers are useless, it is very warm indoors)

A set of woolen scarves and hats

Beautiful decorative scarf, it’s up to you

A set of thick and thin gloves

I also brought a hemp hat, which is fine in the summer Use

(8) Daily necessities

A pair of sunglasses

A set of nail clippers

A pair of medium-large scissors (folding

I didn’t bring a flashlight, and I don’t know if it will be useful. Anyway, I haven’t had the chance to need it yet

A sewing kit

A few sticky hooks (this is super cheap in China and doesn’t take up much space or weight)

A box of shoe polish (I brought black because I brought black leather shoes)

Camphor I just threw the ball in the box of clothes.

Alarm clock,

Battery, charger, you see if you have any electrical appliances that require batteries. If not, don't bring it. The so-called expensive batteries here are because the batteries here are equivalent to the domestic brand and quality of "Energizer".

Camera (probably digital). My camera uses its own rechargeable battery and charger, so I bought two more adapter plugs (American standard ones. Tell them you want them when you buy them. If you go to Canada, you will know what music is like in ordinary shopping malls)

Walkman. I didn't bring one, I brought an mp3 player. (But when I got here, I bought a second-hand large tape recorder, the kind that can play tapes, CDs and radios. It only cost 5 yuan.) So I use this to listen to CDs and the like.

I didn’t bring a calculator because I didn’t need it.

I didn’t bring a phone either. I bought a second-hand one here for 1 yuan

Raincoats, haha, people rarely wear them here, but I still wore two transparent raincoats. You can bring an umbrella, but it is rarely used. (Except Vancouver)

I didn’t bring a mask. I didn’t see anyone taking care of anyone here.

(9) Stationery

I read the online introduction and brought a hole punch, glue, some pens, and a stapler.

But here, I am a graduate student, and all these laboratories have it, and even if they don’t have it, I can get it from the secretary. But I don't know about undergraduate students. I don't know if each school is different. Anyway, the stationery I brought has been useless so far.

(10) Documents

Bring a copy of all the materials you need to apply for study abroad and visa

Study abroad is because, maybe you want to Re-contact the school for use

Some of the visa materials are useful when applying for immigration

I suggest that you can get notarized documents of criminal certificate and single certificate before leaving. For example, if you apply If you immigrate or want to get married here, you can use them

I brought photos with me at the time, but I still can’t use them.

And even where photos are used, they are all current photos

Domestic and foreign address books

(11) Books

You can make up your own mind

I brought a medical English dictionary (very heavy), but it was useless

I didn’t bring any professional books. Here we read English books directly. Who wants to read Chinese books? Moreover, Chinese books are out of date. I am a graduate student, and our course materials can be borrowed from the library or are available in the laboratory. When I look at undergraduates, many of them buy second-hand textbooks at the end of the semester.

I didn’t bring any Chinese leisure books because I read them all online.

I brought the Canadian World Atlas with me at the time, but it was of no use. You can directly check it online, and then just print it out

I don’t bring any English learning books, they are everywhere on the Internet

CDs, if you like to listen, you can Bring some

DVDs. If you like to watch them, you can bring some

computer disks. If you plan to buy a computer in Canada, you can bring some because you can’t buy Chinese systems abroad. pirated disks, and Kingsoft PowerWord. Antarctic stars and the like (but there are quite a lot of Chinese people in general places, they almost all have them, and they can all be borrowed. Girls are probably more likely to get help)

I brought a Wenquxing, which is very useful

(12) Drugs

Some schools’ insurance includes some drug insurance, but many schools do not include it

The principle is to base it on your own situation Come bring medicine. Young people generally rarely get sick. If you get seriously ill, the medicine you bring may not be effective, so don't wear too much or throw it away when the time comes.

Antibiotics can only be prescribed with a doctor's prescription. You can bring some with you, but my feeling is that Chinese people sometimes take antibiotics when they don’t need them, so many of them are unnecessary

Cold medicines, like isatis root (effective in preventing colds), etc. To treat a cold, you can bring some

eye drops and some

diarrhea medicine

antipyretics, paracetamol

stomach Medicine, if you are prone to stomachaches

Band-Aid

Safflower oil (for injuries and sprains), Yunnan Baiyao (to stop bleeding)

Fenbid (for menstrual cramps) Use)

Watermelon cream (easy to use for oral ulcers, but not for stubborn ones)

Gynecology, you can take care of it yourself. Wuji Baifeng Pills (easy to use to regulate menstruation, but there are stipulations on the course of treatment, and eating too much is not good. So, it is better to consult a doctor)

Thermometer (two sticks)

< p> According to my experience, you can bring some useful Chinese patent medicines, such as VC Yinqiao Tablets (for treating early colds), Pipa Cough Lotion (it seems to have this name, it is very useful for relieving coughs), safflower oil ( For injuries such as falls) Yunnan Baiyao (to stop bleeding), Chinese patent medicine for gynecological treatment, etc., you can bring some accordingly. But it needs to be noted that the medicine is after all medicine, not nutrition or supplements. Don’t wear a bunch of them. After all, you can’t Eat as a meal. And if you are not a medical student, it is best to go to the hospital to consult a doctor before buying medicine. Some of the advertised medicines cannot be taken casually. In some cases, you just can’t eat it. So consult your doctor to determine when and how many days you should take the medicine you bought and then stop taking it.

(Thirteen) Computers

The prices are almost the same

Unless you buy parallel imports, they are cheaper in China

(Thirteen) Gifts

Chinese knots, Chinese paper-cuts, Honolulu, cloisonne, and silk scarves. Tea leaves. The mooncakes are gone.

Air Canada allows you to bring a carton of cigarettes and a bottle of wine. Cigarettes are expensive, so you can give them to Chinese people (which will increase their popularity), and wine is also more expensive (you can give them to foreigners, so they can try them). If you want to try Chinese wine, you can keep it for yourself. When you invite guests, let them try it. But there is even Erguotou in Toronto)

(15) Others

Oh, remember I forgot to mention pajamas

I brought two sets of long-sleeved ones and two sets of sleeveless ones

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