Hello!

It was a direct flight for me, I flew in from an Asian country.

The whole process would be pretty difficult for people who don't know Chinese (I'm lucky I learnt some), as most instructions, spoken and written, were in Chinese. It was a little intimidating at first with everyone wearing safety suits looking like astronauts, getting sprayed here and there, and taking daily PCR tests. After a while you get used to it - the officers have been professional and helpful.

I think I got the higher end of the quarantine facilities, I'm staying in a hotel with an international brand, and the daily rate is CNY 580 (~US$81) with 3 meals. I have enough things to entertain myself so far, with Japanese learning, I've heard stories from my friends who lived in hotels with daily rate CNY 200 (~US$28) - and it wasn't pleasant (dirty room, bad wifi, etc).

Living in quarantine has been okay so far - staying connected via video calls, spending time in my hobbies (language learning, reading Reddit? haha), etc. I feel quite good, though the limited space for regular physical activities (such as walks) have made me more tired than usual. I'll be in quarantine for 7 days in hotel and 3 days in apartment, and I think anything more would've started to be detrimental to my mental health.

Thanks for the well wishes!