- [Potato Jet] Aw, man, I am fricken exhausted.
I lost my voice, as you can probably tell, I'm sunburnt.
But I just went through an experience
and I just kinda wanna talk about while
it's still fresh in my head.
So, a few months back, I announced that
I'm inviting a dozen of you subscribers
to come with me on a trip.
And, I'm not going to lie, it was scary.
I have no idea who's going to show up,
are they going to be cool?
But day one, which was kind of a travel day,
by the time we got in we were all exhausted and it was late.
It was literally 19 strangers just completely
in this new place, in a new country,
everything's kinda familiar,
but at the same time so different.
So we capped off the night with a round of tequila
and got some rest because our first activity was to jump.
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After we explored a couple beaches
and got a serious sunburn,
I think we were all in pain,
but at the same time, relieved.
I wasn't the only one concerned about this trip.
Everybody here took a risk
and flew to Mexico with a bunch of strangers.
I mean, that's crazy.
But I think that's when we all realized
this isn't going to be Fyre Fest 2.0,
no one's going to get their kidney stolen,
but we were all there because we have one thing in common,
which is we love to create.
But thank God we all took that risk,
because we all became friends
and realized we're about to have
one of the best weeks of our lives.
- Successful beach day? You guys aren't too burnt?
- Very successful.
- Dude, my face kinda hurts.
- I came here this burnt.
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- [Potato Jet] I knew I was with the right people because
when we got sunburnt, we didn't care.
When the storm rolled in, we didn't care.
When Konnor lost his glasses,
well, I think he cared about that a little bit,
but I think it was worth it, right, Konnor?
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And man, our private boat, I can't even
describe how awesome that is.
Now I know why rich people and rappers
are so obsessed with them.
But my favorite part of that whole trip
was definitely after that sunset,
we had just finished an epic adventure
and we were there just chilling with
a bunch of new, really cool friends.
And I don't want to be cliche
and say it was a magical experience,
but fuck man, that was a magical experience.
That's right, I didn't even bleep out that cuss word.
I'm probably going to get demonetized, I have regrets now.
But my point is, everybody involved
in this trip took a risk, including me,
Derar, who did a killer job organizing all this,
and literally everybody that attended.
But all the best decisions I've made in my life were risky.
Everything from pursuing a filmmaking career
and starting a YouTube channel,
which could potentially be a giant waste of time.
I'm not saying go out there and make some dumb decisions,
I think you should really consider
and think hard about everything you do.
But sometimes, for the best stuff,
you have to just kinda take that leap.
And there's no other way around it,
you just have to tighten up your bra strap,
like Kari says, and just fucking do it.
Next time you see a good deal on a flight
to that place you've always wanted to go to, just book it.
You know that business idea
you were thinking about starting?
Just figure out, what's step one
to get that ball rolling and go do it.
A lot of times, shit will not go your way, you will fail.
But I know from experience that with enough failures,
something will come along that
far exceeds your expectations.
I mean, when I clicked on upload on
the first YouTube video, I got like 2 views after a week.
And I would have never expected it
to turn into something like this.
And speaking of taking risks.
- [Off-Screen Male] You're serious, that's a shark bite?
- Si, shark bite.
- [Off-Screen Female] Are you serious?
- Where we are going to go snorkeling there is many sharks.
- From the spot we're going snorkeling.
- Oh, shit.
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- [Potato Jet] So I really appreciate everyone
for coming into the shark-infested waters with me,
taking this risk and coming on this trip with me.
And it's just so cool getting to know
my subscribers in person,
and you guys watch it, you guys are awesome.
The Internet is obviously filled
with a lot of weird people that I don't really
want to be associated with but from this experience
I'm just so happy to know that you guys are awesome.
And thank you, thank you for being a subscriber.
And as for me?
This is just the beginning.
I had so much fun on this trip,
we're planning on doing more
to Thailand, Croatia, Bali, all these places are happening.
So I couldn't be more motivated and excited
for all the adventures to come.
So, yeah. I'll see you in the next video.
Love, Potato Jet/Gene, if you wanna call me that.
You can just call me Potato Jet, that's cool.