(sighs)
- Hey everybody, how you do?
I'm gunnarolla.
It's been quite some time since I sat down
and talked... at you
I think that's what they call vlogging.
A lot of things been happening in my life off camera,
aside from the usual travel, food and karaoke.
I fell in love
and that was not at all how I expected it would be.
Being in love is like the most incredible, magical feeling
and then realizing that you have
to return that feeling to the store
and not knowing where you put that receipt so.
I got bangs and then I got rid of them.
I moved into a new home!
Season 10, new set and I will show you more of the process
of setting up this home in the weeks to come.
We've been documenting everything,
it's been pretty exciting.
- Everyone loves a good unboxing post!
(clanking) (Gunnarolla laughs)
(both laughs)
- But probably the biggest character development of all,
I realized I have not shared with you on YouTube
so it's finally time for me to tell you the thing
that I should have told you a long time ago
and it's that I, (suspenseful music)
am
going to tell you after this commercial break!
♪ Stayin' in tonight ♪
♪ Sorry ladies ♪
- [Voiceover] It's Pop Fun,
the new compilation album from Gunnarolla!
Including pop hits such as Magic.
♪ Let's make some magic ♪
♪ Let's make some magic ♪ ♪
- [Voiceover] Promise!
♪ Should I say I'm sorry ♪
♪ I don't think I'm sorry ♪ ♪
- [Voiceover] And fun comedy classics like Can't dance!
♪ I can't dance but I still dance ♪
- [Voiceover] The Comic Sans song.
♪ Comic Sans is the best font in the world ♪
♪ If you want your designs to look like ♪
♪ They're done by little girls ♪ ♪
- [Voiceover] An underrated gem,
The key ingredient.
♪ Please know it's not my fault ♪
♪ That we were out of salt ♪ ♪
- [Voiceover] Stream it on Spotify today!
♪ Sit on my deck ♪
♪ Party on my deck ♪
♪ So proud of my deck ♪
- So my big news!
My family knows this, my close friends know this,
my Instagram followers know this
and if you are not following me anywhere but on YouTube,
you probably don't know this yet
but I am, (suspenseful music)
the newest digital host and producer for Travel Channel!
Whoo!
Of all my career milestones,
this is the biggest one so far.
I will be producing and being the face of various content
and shows for the biggest Travel Media brand in the world.
Basically continuing all the stuff I've been doing already
but doing it on a much bigger platform.
I will be taking you to all of the incredible, delicious,
fun things there are to do in this world
and I'll be doing it while Asian.
(dramatic music)
Okay, so if you live in a multicultural community
or you consume media that's very diverse,
you're probably used to seeing a lot of different faces
and hearing different points of view
but when it comes to the travel world,
in North America, there are not a lot of Asian creators
and hosting in general,
how many Asian faces can you think of?
It's time for the comment of the day left last week.
Sounds like a pleasant person.
Look I've been doing this for over a decade,
I've been producing and my face has been out there
for many, many years.
In that time I have learned to distinguish,
you know between what is constructive valid criticism
and what is hateful trash.
I don't lose a lot of sleep over negative comments
but a comment like that,
just reminds me of how important it is,
that I do what I do.
This is going to be uncharacteristically optimistic of me
but I really do believe that the more we see different faces
and hear different points of view,
the less threatening and unusual they will seem
and hopefully get to a place where
we just don't feel the need to make those kinds of comments.
So yeah this is a pretty big deal for me
and I think I've been putting off making this video
because I did not want us here
and talk about being Asian.
I think a lot of that's just gonna come out
through my content but more importantly,
I'm just gonna be out there being
and doing and showing people that
I'm just like every other travel host.
Last thing I want to address,
there are a number of people who asked me
how I got this gig,
if I had applied for it
and nope!
I think it was offered to me
because I've spent the past decade,
learning how to shoot edit produce
and talk with ease in front of a camera.
I did not just come out of nowhere,
I've been hustling for quite some time.
You know if there were some kind of shortcut
or an email address I could give you,
I would think about doing that
but I definitely would have done it myself first
and there was none of that.
So what does the future hold?
I will still be doing a ton of cool stuff
on this YouTube channel, it's my creative outlet, my baby!
And YouTube will continue to hide that content from you.
You can also find me on Travel Channel,
make sure to follow them on Facebook, Instagram,
subscribe to their YouTube channel!
You can actually see our very first series
it's called "Terror Tours"
and I take you through some of America's scariest haunts.
There is a lot going on.
There are people screaming at me,
knocking on the windows and doors.
I'm just trying to get through this alive
and without peeing my pants!
(screams) My god!
It's pretty funny, it was a lot of fun to do.
I got scared so you don't have to.
As always if you want to stay up to date
on all of my adventures, new content, new music, meetups,
all that good stuff,
make sure to follow me on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter,
all the social media
because if you're just following me here,
you'll always be the last to know.
Let me know your thoughts in the comments below,
I'll see you next time,
A la prochaine!