Overview
- Jyoti Kharayat’s Instagram video, which spread widely over the weekend, shows her going from college straight to a Starbucks shift with little break.
- She says she is "stuck in a loop" of needing a job to pay school fees and needing fees to attend school, adding, "But at least I’m happy."
- The clip drew a wave of supportive comments from viewers who said the routine reflects their own lives or those of friends abroad.
- Multiple Indian outlets reported on the post as a viral social media story and noted they had not independently verified the claims.
- Reporters framed her day as part of a wider pattern in which international students work part time to cover tuition, rent, and daily expenses.