going to Bali and of course I'm late my
boarding pass
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so this is actually a volterrita today I
have a special video for you or maybe
it's more special for me because I
wanted to share with you reaching 10 000
subscribers
you happy too
no I did not go to Bali but I want
I've never been here always wanted to
come here it's always super busy but
check this out
it's like you're in the jungle
I love their decor and we're just
waiting for our table
it's literally like a jungle
all their restaurants are teamed
Manhattan Kyoto Bali and Casa it's easy
be happy my first idea was just to start
recording videos related to my jewelry
and documenting my travels because we
arrived in Spain in 2019 and we were
planning to see different cities
different countries in Europe we all
know what happened in 2020 so plants got
postponed but I started slowly filming
the city filming my experiences here and
my audience started growing
today we're celebrating
our 10 000 subscribers on YouTube
and I'm so happy so grateful because I
couldn't have done it without you truly
thank you for everything and cheers to
everyone many people are interested in
moving to Spain and more specifically
moving to Valencia
so the channel
transformed a bit since the very
beginning
and it started becoming about my life in
Valencia I have so many questions and
compliments on my videos I'm getting all
the time how good my videos look and
this is thanks to my boyfriend who has a
film background
I've learned a few things I've learned
how to edit of course not at that level
but I'm grateful that I picked up a new
skill I do have
a background in theater so acting is
something that I've done a little bit in
the past I dropped acting and I kind of
focused on jewelry at that time
especially since I moved to the States
but
there's always been a little bit of an
itch about you know acting and stage and
I had my kind of dreams but I I did not
want to go through the whole La process
of becoming an actress in La most people
that I know are struggling there the
competition is huge and I definitely did
not want to get into this industry here
in Spain creating this channel became a
second business for me because I'm still
running my jewelry business because
everything is getting manufactured in
Los Angeles but this became more of a
passion project and also I'm kind of
fulfilling my dream of being on camera a
little bit it is very different from
just being life on stage but I like it
so far it helps build confidence at the
beginning was very
it was very strange it's very awkward
you know speaking in front of the camera
imagining you have all these people
listening to you and maybe nobody was
listening to me at the beginning but as
a matter of fact my channel grew pretty
quickly which I'm I'm grateful for and
I'm very thankful to every single one of
you that's watching and every single
subscriber that I have and I know
there's still 85 percent that are not
subscribed so
you the ones that are watching and not
subscribed please click that subscribe
button it's very highly appreciated I
started documenting our travels and but
I did see that the focus is mainly on
Valencia
sadly because I do want to explore a lot
of many other cities and and countries
outside of Spain but it seems like my
audience is dedicated to Spain I hope
maybe this will change in the future
because I want to take you on my
Journeys and I hope this is interesting
to you some of the struggles that I
faced were Technical and based on how I
take things when I don't feel like
filming because of course let's face it
their moments when I don't feel like
going out and filming or just different
reasons when you just don't feel like it
at this moment I just have to put my
professional hat on and turn on the
camera and just start talking so this
was uncomfortable at the beginning but I
think I'm getting used to it a little
bit more and and actually in time things
just become better there's so many
things that I learned about this city
some of them are purely historical or
just new things that I didn't expect
I'll find here here some parts I do feel
like a local I do feel I sunk into the
culture and the environment and other
things I'm still a tourist I'm still
getting shocked I'll probably be I'll
probably be
surprised or just upset sometimes at
things that I don't that I don't approve
and I don't like here I'm still not out
of my honeymoon phase I'm still at Al at
so many things every time I walk on the
streets of Valencia
things I just discovered randomly that
be a part of the architecture or the
reactions and the warmth of the people
that I meet here just as an example we
have a 90 93 year old neighbor you don't
expect her talking to me since I don't
even speak Spanish very well I just know
a few words and a couple sentences
but she's the sweetest lady and she kept
me for an hour yesterday at the door at
the door just telling me about her day
asking me how I like things here in
Valencia just curious about life it
gives me such a comforting
warm feeling when I see how elderly are
treated here not with a fake respect
just of their age it's a real
integration
elderly are part of society here they
sit on next table or same table with
young people they they converse with
everyone their their
they're vibrant and Vivid and excited
about life this lady that lives in our
building
she lives alone she has her son visiting
her from time to time but basically
she's alone and every day I see her with
the Walker going to the store maybe
walking helps walking really creates
energy and it helps them stay fit and
healthy for a long time I would assume
and of course the food here
but she's like the sweetest person we
arranged our meeting soon
um for coffee the caffeinado for her
things like that are are still very
exciting to me to see every day and to
to encounter you know on daily basis and
I would like to hear in your comments
favorite moments from my videos just um
drop me a line and say from this video I
remember there must be something that
really stands out for you something that
is really memorable some of the popular
videos that I created were actually
quite hard to to film not technically
but emotionally especially the videos
that I'm talking about leaving the
United States and some of the big
problems that are happening in the US
I've received so many comments
confirming my words and agreeing with me
and kind of being happy that I'm on the
same wavelength with with so many people
and I got other comments you know just a
patriotic comments which it's okay
everything that I post on this channel
it's just an opinion it's my opinion
it's not something certain you don't
have to agree with me I'm happy if you
share your um your opinions and I'm
always happy to read I don't respond to
every single comment but I do respond to
some of them to many of your comments
always delighted to to read your
thoughts so don't hesitate just write
down what you think and again you can
disagree with me just be respectful we
can all uh share our our insights on
different subjects some of the topics
were a little bit hard because I do love
a lot of things about the us and it is
kind of painful especially about people
that want to leave and they don't have
the means or they don't have the right
situation where they can afford that I
can assure you it is not an easy step to
make if you want to move any word I
don't know but should I move trust
yourself trust your instincts and I'm
sure that if you organize your finances
properly and you you know you prepare
your mind with the challenges that
you're going to face because there will
be challenges we all face challenges
especially if you're moving to a new
country
uh not everything will be smooth but
what is life for we live this life to
have these challenges to face to face
new things to face things that are also
uncomfortable because this is the only
way we can grow these are the only
things that make us better that are
helping us not you know repeat the
mistakes that we've done before that are
helping us improve our quality of life
that are teaching us new things
and I think this is very important Don't
Be Afraid don't be afraid to just take
this challenge so what's new for my
channel travel to some new countries
because my extended family is visiting
we're going to travel to a few places
and of course show them Valencia so I'm
excited to share this one with you see
how they like the country and the city
we live in make sure you share my
channel and with friends and family and
everyone that you think might be
interested I'm still growing my audience
and I'm always excited to see new people
joining this little big Community
because every single one of you is very
important to me I'm
I'm hearing interesting things and
stories from YouTube and I'm always
welcoming your suggestions uh for new
videos anything that you want to see
feel free to message me privately more
publicly in the comments I'm open to new
ideas stay connected
share your thoughts thank you once again
for all the attention and all the Care
and dedication I'm getting from you as
subscribers and viewers I hope you
continue to follow my journey anywhere I
go and I will see you in my next video
by the way there are not very many
beautiful coffee places here in the park
this is one of them this is a gorgeous
little secluded restaurant where you can
just have coffee or you can eat they
have a little bit of a weird opening
hours sometimes they're open for lunch
and sometimes they're closed and don't
trust Google Google it's not always the
right source for finding out which place
is open for lunch like the working hours
are not always accurate this
construction has been going on for quite
some time now I see these cranes on both
sides and I'm not sure what exactly
they're building but they're extending I
think something that it's a part of the
Palau maybe making it bigger better
definitely better imagine a city where
dreams of a Greener healthier life are
becoming a reality Spain has one of the
highest life expectancy in the world
very soon the average age here will be
above 90. but why is that