Seve Gats had always wanted to visit China but simply couldn’t afford it, so she asked the Internet to photoshop her into famous Chinese landmarks instead. It went as well as you would expect.
The photos of Gat, who is from Kenya, are so shoddy that she’s become a bit of an internet sensation.
Her ‘four-day trip’ started on February 29th when Gats posted a photo of her very convincingly ‘boarding a plane’ to China. And it just escalated from there.
I have left the country to china
Posted by Seve Gat’s on Monday, February 29, 2016
China… Nice place indeed. 的中文翻譯 | 英漢字典
Posted by Seve Gat’s on Tuesday, March 1, 2016
woow enjoying everything here
Posted by Seve Gat’s on Wednesday, March 2, 2016
Last day of visit. Bye China.
Posted by Seve Gat’s on Friday, March 4, 2016
Very convincing indeed.
Like the Internet always does when there’s a great Photoshop opportunity, people have been chiming in with their own submissions. You can find them under the hashtag #WhereIsSeveGatsNow.
#WhereIsSeveGatsNow On that skydive tip yo! pic.twitter.com/2sDhXlOT8K
— Shadrack A. Mwamburi (@shaydest) March 4, 2016
#SeveGatsBeLike Waoh, this random temple is xo nyc. #WhereIsSeveGatsNow pic.twitter.com/EiAujS6eQf
— Mugambi Nthiga (@ItsMugambi) March 4, 2016
#SeveGats ke Bosso!!!#SeveGats in China#WhereIsSeveGatsNow pic.twitter.com/UxfZg9Vta4
— Bridgette (@Bridgette_inc) March 7, 2016
#SeveGats#WhereIsSeveGatsNow pic.twitter.com/W11sPDdbmw
— Bridgette (@Bridgette_inc) March 7, 2016
#WhereIsSeveGatsNow hehee pic.twitter.com/tjl7rLrjmX
— Mr. kimerrow (@Totsvi) March 5, 2016
And, according to CCTV News, Gats is actually going to China now thanks to Gichuru, a Kenyan entrepreneur. Apparently he saw Gat’s photos and jumped in to fulfil her travel wish – which is kind of amazing.
He said on a Facebook post to Gats: “If you were serious, I mean really serious, I have good news for you, get your passport ready because your dreams are about to come true.”
Today I have met Sam Gichuru at Nailab to give him updates on the progress. I applied and got my birth certificate last…
Posted by Seve Gat’s on Thursday, March 24, 2016
Before you start thinking of photoshopping yourself into shitty photos to bag a flight, though, Gichuru has made it clear that he won’t be helping anyone else but Gats, saying: “To the rest, please don’t Photoshop yourself, it won’t work.”