In recent days, we have interviewed some of the Chinese students in the United States, South Korea, Japan, Italy, Britain, and Australia to understand how they live during the epidemic.

The school sent more than a dozen emails in a week. All courses will be offered online.

Interviewee: Xiao Wang, an Hangzhou native, and a male freshman at Duke University in the United States

The school’s 7-day spring holiday started on March 7 as usual. Two days later, the president sent an e-mail to all students saying that the holiday would be extended by another week and that all courses will be offered online. After receiving this email, all Chinese students at the University were discussing whether to return to China or not.

On March 12, the school sent three more emails asking everyone not to go back to the campus and if students need to go back to fetch things or live in the dormitory, they must fill out the form and state the reason. People without student ID cards cannot enter the campus. Everyone began to consider the issue of visas and online courses. Many students went to ask the school and the school responded that attending online courses would count as attending offline classes and that the visa was still valid.

Later, in the WeChat group, we began to discuss how to return to China since we knew that we had no better choice.

On March 13, the school sent another email saying that we could no longer live in the dormitory. At that time, a good friend of mine, an American, invited me to live in his house. I felt glad and agreed.

At present, the epidemic situation is relatively stable, so I decided to stay here.

After discussing it with my family, I decided to return home immediately. The return journey will take 30 hours.

Interviewee: Xiao Hua, a male classmate of Xiao Wang, a freshman of Duke University

Like Xiao Wang, I was quite anxious when I read the emails sent by the University. After hearing in the e-mail of March 10 that perhaps some courses would be offered online, more than 280 international students in the WeChat group became extremely worried. Later, several emails were sent saying that one after another, saying that all courses would be offered online. So we began to discuss the possibility of returning home. I felt very anxious and checked the ticket and air route from time to time. At 7 a.m. one day, I called my parents and made the decision to return home. The air ticket will cost RMB 6,000-7,000.

I can't wait any longer! So I booked an air ticket immediately and felt much calmer. The plan couldn't catch up with the change. Two days later, the school sent another email saying that the dormitory and campus would be closed on the 16th. I should rebook the ticket at once and leave the US before March 16!

Now I have some masks, which are hard to buy. At first, many foreign students organized money-collecting activities to buy some masks and send them to China. I donated hundreds of dollars. But I didn't expect that the masks would be sold out in the United States! All masks in pharmacies and supermarkets near the school have been sold out

One university in the UK sent a message

The grades and visas of students who suspend classes by themselves will not be affected

Gu, a Ningbo native, is currently a junior majoring in fashion marketing at Horowitz University in Edinburgh, UK. In the past two days, he has bought goggles, gloves, and alcohol, and is going to return home by plane on March 19.

Since March 7, I haven't been out of the apartment. I have stayed in the apartment for 8 days. The number of confirmed cases in the UK has soared since last week.

Last Friday, while I stayed in my apartment, I received a letter from the government saying that people displaying any symptoms should quarantine themselves at home for 7 days instead of going to the hospital. This made me more determined to stay at home and not to go out.

Before that, I read a lot of news about China and made preparation accordingly.

In fact, my parents wanted me to go back two weeks ago. I bought a plane ticket to China for April 3, but I have returned it and booked a plane ticket for the next few days.

After buying the air ticket, now I just stay in the apartment, cook and eat, and study by myself every day, waiting to return home. But I need protective clothing. I have been asking people around me for help in the past few days.

An Hangzhou boy returns to South Korea half a month earlier

He didn't expect the school would postpone the opening

Xiao Zhou, an Hangzhou boy majoring in interior design in his freshman year at Korea Central University. He returned to South Korea on Lantern Festival. He didn’t expect that as the epidemic situation in China gradually stabilized, the number of newly confirmed cases of NCP in South Korea suddenly soared. The University issued a notice that the school opening date would be postponed from March 1 to March 16 and that students could either take a semester off or attend online classes starting from March 16.

Xiao Zhou told his story. On the plane, each passenger was asked to fill out a health declaration form to collect information including home address, telephone number and health condition (whether the passenger has contracted fever or not). After getting off the plane, I was given a pass and had my temperature taken before passing the customs. All the people who entered South Korea wore masks all the time.

My roommate arrived at the rental apartment one day earlier than me. We had planned to have a tour around Seoul when we came back, but this plan was spoiled by the epidemic, and we had to quarantine ourselves at home for 14 days.

I had been eating Chinese food for several days and wanted to have a Korean barbecue for a change.

I pay attention to the epidemic situation in South Korea every day.

When I first arrived in South Korea, I did not dare to have the most basic conversation with local people and ordered a meal just by pointing at the menu. Before school started, I studied Korean hard every day, reading Korean books and watching Korean dramas after having breakfast.

For me, online courses are more difficult than offline courses because even if I cannot understand, I have nobody to turn to.

What worries me most now is not whether I should return home or not, but whether I will pass the exams or not. I hope to get through this period and achieve more in my academic work.

The school will start on April 5.

Now I go out once a week.

Zhu Xuan is an Hangzhou girl who majors in Japanese at Zhejiang University City College. She is currently studying in the International Culture Department of Shizuoka University of Culture and Art for one year.

Yesterday, she told us about her recent situation.

My good friends and I are now quarantined at home because from February 16 to 21, we visited Hokkaido, a region with a relatively serious epidemic situation in Japan. To prevent infection, we decided to quarantine ourselves at home for 24 days.

When the epidemic was the most serious, I bought 130 boxes of masks for my classmates. Later, I, together with many overseas students in Japan, launched and participated in the campaign to collect masks. Finally, we donated 46,420 medical masks to Wuhan’s frontline hospitals.

On February 15, our school’s holiday began and the school will open on April 5.

Every week, we would go to the downstairs supermarket to buy food. At present, we have plenty of food, but we are running out of toilet paper, disinfectants, and masks. I think this may be because we are living in a small place and maybe the situation will be better in Tokyo.

During the vacation, I stayed in my apartment and was preparing for the postgraduate entrance examination. I want to study international politics at Nanjing University.

At present, the Japanese people are not taking the epidemic so seriously. Many Japanese have the habit of wearing masks because they are allergic to the pollen in spring. As a result, the epidemic has not to be spread to a wide range in Japan.

A touching scene——An Italian landlady said, "I really thank the Chinese."

Wei, who studied vocal music at the Verdi Conservatory of Music in Milan, Italy, returned to her hometown of Hebei for the Spring Festival on January 19. In order not to affect her studies, she returned to Milan on February 3.

At present, the local epidemic situation in Milan is quite serious. Wei stayed in her apartment and even threw rubbish at midnight because there were fewer people at that time. Wei talked about her studies and life in recent days.

I cook, study and watch TV in my apartment every day. I am living a secluded life. No one takes my temperature at the gate of the apartment building. We all depend on ourselves.

Two days ago, when I went downstairs to fetch my parcel, the old lady at the concierge saw me and asked how I felt. She said, "I am grateful to the Chinese for their help to the Italians. Thank you very much." At that time, I was deeply moved.

这几天，记者采访了在美国、韩国、日本、意大利、英国、澳洲等地的中国留学生，看看疫情之下，他们是如何选择的？

一周内学校发了十几封邮件  所有的课程改为网课

3月7日，学校照常放7天春假。假期开始没两天，校长给全校发了邮件，说春假再增加一周。并且，所有的课程改为网课。

收到这封邮件后，在杜克大学的国内本科生都在讨论，要不要回去。

3月12日，学校又发了三封邮件，让大家尽量不回校园，如果想回到校园取东西或者住宿舍，都要签署表格，填写原因。没有学生证的人，不能进校园。大家开始考虑签证和网课的问题，很多同学去问了学校，学校给出明确答复：线上课程算上课，签证依旧有效。

之后群里开始讨论的方向不是回不回去了，而是怎么回去

3月13日，学校再发邮件，说不能再住宿舍。这时，我有个好朋友、美国小伙，邀请我去他家住，我非常开心地答应了。

目前情况较平稳，所以我决定继续留在这里。

我和家人商量立刻回国   回程需要30个小时

讲述者：男生小华，小王的同学，杜克大学大一学生

我和小王一样，看到学校的邮件一封封发来，还是挺焦虑的。3月10日的邮件说课程暂时转线上，我们280多人的留学生群里炸了，信息太多，焦虑情绪蔓延。之后，陆续又有几封邮件发来，说课程全部转线上。大家开始讨论回国。我很着急，一直在看机票和路线。早上7点多，我打通爸妈电话，和爸妈商量好，确定回国。再回头看，六七千元的机票已经没了。

不能等！这是我的念头，当即定下了一条路线。订好机票，心里定了定神。计划赶不上变化，两天后，学校又发邮件，说16日就要关闭宿舍，关闭校园。机票得改签！3月16日是最后期限。

现在我手里有口罩，很不容易。一开始不少留学生组织捐款，在美国买口罩寄回国内，我也捐了几百块钱。没想到后来美国也买不到口罩了。口罩难买，学校附近的药店、超市等都被买空。

英国这所大学已发信息  学生如自己停课不会影响成绩或者签证

宁波人顾同学，目前在英国爱丁堡赫瑞瓦特大学读时尚营销专业，今年大三。这两天，他已经购置了护目镜、手套、酒精，准备坐3月19日的飞机回国。

3月7日开始，我就没出门了，算起来已经有8天宅在公寓了。英国是从上周开始，病例数暴增的。

上周五，我还在公寓收到了一封信，政府告知，如果有症状，可以在家自行隔离7天，无需联系医院。这让我更加坚定，要在公寓里好好住着，不出门。

之前，我看了很多国内的新闻，让我有了相应的准备。

其实在两周前，我爸妈就想让我回去了，我本来买了4月3日回国的机票，现在退了，重新买近几天的机票。

机票买好后，现在，我就宅在公寓里，每天自己做饭吃，自己学习，等着回国。目前我还缺一件防护服，这两天，我一直在问身边人，看看有什么别的办法。

杭州男生提前半月返回韩国

没料到学校推迟开学

杭州男生小周在韩国中央大学念大一，就读室内设计专业。他于元宵节这天回了韩国。万万没料到，国内疫情日渐稳定，韩国境内确诊新冠肺炎人数激增。学校发布通知，原定于3月1日的开学时间推迟到了3月16日，学生可以休学一学期，也可以选择从3月16日起上网课。

小周讲述了自己的情况——在飞机上，每位乘客都领到了一张健康申报表，需要填写家庭住址、电话、有无发烧等健康状况。下飞机后，我领到了一块牌子，类似于通行证，途中测了体温，才顺利出海关。所有入境的人，全程戴着口罩。

室友比我早一天抵达出租房。原本约好回来之后去首尔逛逛，却因疫情泡汤了，我们只能在家自主隔离14天。

连着吃了几天中餐，换换口味，吃一顿韩式烤肉。

我每天关注着韩国的疫情。

我刚到韩国时，连最基本的对话都不敢开口，点菜就指指菜单。趁着还没开学，我每天恶补韩语，起床吃好饭就抓紧时间看韩语书、看韩剧。

对于我而言，网课这比线下上课增加了难度，听不懂的话毫无别的办法。

我现在最焦虑的不是回不回国，而是会不会挂科。希望自己能熬过这段时间，学业之路也能顺顺利利的。

学校要到4月5日开学

现在每周出去一次

朱烜是浙大城市学院日语专业的学生，杭州女孩，目前在静冈文化艺术大学国际文化学部交流学习一年。

昨天，朱同学讲述了自己的近况——我和好朋友现在自我隔离在家，这是因为2月16日-21日，我们去过北海道，这是日本目前疫情比较严重的地区，为了防止被感染，我们决定在家隔离24天。

今年疫情最严重时，我帮同学购买了130多盒口罩。之后，我还和很多在日本的留学生，发起并参与了募集口罩的活动，并捐赠46420枚医用口罩到武汉一线医院。

2月15日，我们学校开始放假，到4月5日开学。

每周，我们也会去楼下超市采购一次食材。目前，食材比较充足，但厕纸是没有了，消毒用品和口罩也几乎没有了，我想这也许是因为我们这是小地方，也许东京会好一点。

正值假期，我躲在公寓里，正在准备考研，我想考国内南京大学国际政治专业。

目前日本人对疫情的态度，还是相对宽松，不过，总体来说，因为春天怕花粉过敏，不少日本人有戴口罩的习惯，从这个角度，我个人觉得日本的疫情状况相对还算缓和。

暖心的一幕——意大利房东太太说 “真的感谢中国人”

卫同学，在意大利米兰威尔第音乐学院声乐专业读研，今年1月19日，她回到河北老家过春节，为了不影响学业，她2月3日就回到了米兰。

目前米兰当地疫情比较严重，卫同学都躲在自己公寓楼里，连扔垃圾，都是半夜下去扔，因为那时候人比较少。小卫讲述了自己学习生活的最新情况——

我每天在公寓里做饭、学习、看电视……过着很宅的生活。我们公寓楼门口，没有人测体温，全靠自觉。

前两天，我下楼去拿包裹时，门房老太太看到了，她问我都好吗，她说，“非常感谢中国人对意大利人的帮助，真的很谢谢中国人。”那时候我心里真的挺暖的。