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- Hi guys, it's Amanda.
Welcome back to my channel as usual.
And we are currently in a very different setting,
to be correct, a very different city than where
I normally film my videos.
The title of this video's correct.
I'm living in a new city for the first time
in my entire life.
I know you guys probably have a lot of questions
and are very curious as to why, I know it seems very sudden.
So I'm just going to quickly answer all
of those questions for you today.
First of all, where am I?
I'm currently actually in Vancouver, BC
which is on the completely opposite side of Canada,
Toronto which is where I lived
and which is where you've seen all my videos in,
that's on the East coast of Canada.
And Vancouver is on the West coast,
the very, very West coast.
So I really just moved all the way across the country.
And here I am.
I've been here for a couple of days.
I really wanted to settle in and also obviously
with COVID-19 and everything I just wanted to make sure
that I was okay just for everyone else's safety
before I started filming and doing things in Vancouver.
But I do have my vaccine and there isn't like
mandatory quarantine when you move between provinces
in Canada, but just for myself I wanted to take a few days
just to make sure that I'm okay.
Especially since I was on a plane for the first time
in like what a year and a half.
So yeah, I took a few days to myself
and made sure to keep myself safe and everyone else safe.
So I'm good to go.
And yeah, now I'm here, which is kind of crazy.
I have never lived in a new city in my entire life.
I was born and raised in Toronto.
I pretty much the farthest that I moved from
where I was born and raised is downtown Toronto.
Like I, I grew up more, a bit more uptown
but really not that much of a difference.
So this is a very, very big change for me.
And you guys might be wondering why I'm here.
So there's kind of a lot of reasons that built up together
into my decision.
And first of all, I did want to say
that this. at this moment, me moving here is not permanent.
I'm currently only here for a month.
Sorry if you thought I was moving here forever
but I feel like if you live somewhere for a month
that counts as like living, not just visiting.
I feel like a month is like the threshold
of where you're, where you're like living in a city,
but I will get into that later because I don't know
if it's just gonna to be a month, we'll see, anyway.
So there's a lot of reasons that built together
into my main decision for coming here.
So first of all I actually do have something
to film here for work and I was going to be
flying out here anyway.
It doesn't have to do with my YouTube channel at all.
It's filming for something completely separate
but it was going to be filmed here.
So I would have been coming here.
So that was the main reason.
And I definitely could have just come here
for the few days that I was filming and then gone back
but a little thought creeped in my head.
And I was like, but like what if
I just stayed here for longer?
I think it's a little bit safer with COVID-19
if I'm not going back and forth super quickly
like I'd rather come here, make sure that everything is okay
and safe and then go back again, make sure that everything
is okay and safe and vice versa.
So, yeah, I don't, I didn't want to be
like zipping around with all of that going on.
And I also, of course don't want people to think
that I'm encouraging traveling.
That's actually also the biggest reason why
I decided to stay for a longer is because for my filming,
I just, I don't know.
I know things are opening up in North America
because of vaccines and everything but I know
for the rest of the world that's not a reality.
I'm actually living here, but also in Toronto
if I'm gonna be honest, it's kind of lonely.
I work with people but most of it is remotely.
So it's really just confined into my one-bedroom apartment
that you guys have been seeing
and that I've been living in for three years now
but I don't want people to think that this was just
because like, oh, I'm bored and I'm moving.
I had been thinking about this for a few months.
If you've watched any of my Twitch streams, then you know
that Toronto has really not been a happy place
for me for quite some time now.
So this won't come as a shock to some of you guys.
Obviously this Vancouver move isn't permanent yet.
But the reason why I say yet is
because I don't know where I'm gonna end up.
I also am taking this month in Vancouver
to kind of see how I like things.
Like maybe it turns into a longer stay, I don't know.
I do have a really good support system in Toronto
because I was born and raised there.
So literally my whole family is there and I have a couple
of my best friends who live there as well.
So I don't want to make it sound like, you know,
there's nobody for me in Toronto.
That's definitely not the case.
But in terms of like community and my work
and things like that I don't really have that in Toronto,
especially because it's hard for me to find people
who are my age who do the same things as me
who we can relate and work together for.
So I also came here because I have a couple
of friends here in Vancouver who do that.
And then besides that, so if you guys don't know
for the past two years that I've been releasing
the Doodle Planner, June and July are usually the months
that I start cracking down and designing the planner
for the next year.
And, and usually that entails me just locking myself up
in my apartment and just drawing.
And it's, it's fun.
I really liked designing the Doodle Planner
but sometimes again, it can get a little bit lonely
just like sitting there and in my Toronto apartment
where I can only see cement.
So I figured since June is the month that I usually focus
on designing the Doodle Planner and stuff
I will do that while I'm here in Vancouver.
If you guys don't know, Vancouver is a very naturey place.
I don't know if you can see in the background
but there's like mountains and you can see the water
and there's beaches and stuff.
So I think just even me drawing in here
which is gonna be like my studio I guess we'll just give me
so much more life and inspiration to do,
make the Doodle Planner for 2022
and actually feel excited about it.
Like I'm already excited about working in a new space,
almost like a studio.
I feel like I'm all over the place.
I'm not really explaining it too well,
I should have written this down
but there's basically just a lot of small reasons
that built together into me being like,
it's kind of beneficial for me to just stay here
for a longer period of time.
So yeah, the main reason is basically the filming
but I just decided to stay here
and live here for longer and see how, see how it is.
So you'll be seeing future videos from here.
I will also be vlogging a little bit
about my life in Vancouver.
I do have, I think like one, one video that I filmed
in my old place in Toronto.
And then yeah then you'll start seeing more Vancouver stuff.
So if the scenery is changed and different
in my videos, that's why.
I feel like this is almost like a new chapter in my life.
Like who knows what will happen after this,
especially because, you know, I feel like Toronto
and especially my apartment where I've worked
and lived for three years now has been such a big chapter.
So this is just such a change for me
and it's out of my usual routine.
So I don't know, it feels good, I feel good, I am excited.
Yeah I guess that's the main update is that I, I moved,
I moved across the country.
I'm currently staying in an Airbnb.
I'm probably gonna Airbnb for a whole month.
Maybe I'll give you guys a quick tour
of it as well in this video
but I don't want this video to be too, too long.
That's why I wasn't sure whether I'd be to do
the Saturday Twitch streams.
I could definitely do them all on Instagram
and TikTok live because those are just
for my phone and you know, you just click
but Twitch requires kind of a different setup.
So I'll still figure that out.
I'll keep you guys updated on all of that.
Besides that I mean, I've been loving it so far.
The weather is very nice.
I haven't been outside too too much, but it has been so nice
for the few days that I've been here even just
like the air is different in Vancouver.
Because in Toronto it's just such a city city
and like everything is concrete and all of that.
And I guess I underestimated the value of nature.
I just wanted to say thank you so much.
I know a lot of you guys are going to be really supportive.
To all of my Toronto fans because I know there's so many
Toronto little doodles.
I'm sorry If you feel betrayed.
I do, I do love Toronto obviously
because I was born and raised there.
It will always hold a very special place in my heart
but I just wanted to try out Vancouver,
see how it fits and we'll see.
Thank you in advance.
I don't know what I'm thanking you for
but I just always am thankful for you guys.
Actually, I will show you guys a quick tour
of my Airbnb right now.
Okay so this is the front door.
We have the entryway, hello here.
I was really lucky to have found this place
on Airbnb because it's so nice.
This is the first bedroom, this is my bedroom here.
It is very grand.
I don't know, It feels very luxurious.
I'm very not used to this large of a bed
but the view is really, really nice.
Let me see if I can show you guys.
It's so, so nice here.
The sun actually rises over there.
So it looks really nice in the morning and yeah
so this is the bedroom.
There's a large mirror.
I've been here for a couple of days, so it's kind of messy.
And then this is the closet as well.
Also kind of started unpacking a little bit.
So it's very messy.
And then here is the bathroom.
So we just have a shower, all of the things,
pretty typical stuff.
And this is the kitchen over here, which is really nice.
And this is the highlight, which is it connects
to this living room, which is, this view is so nice guys.
It's actually crazy.
This is what sold me on this Airbnb.
And I honestly think it was a really good price
considering I'm gonna be working here
as like a studio and living here of course.
This is just like such a top-notch view.
You can literally see everything.
So the sun rises here and then it set there.
So it's just a chef's kiss.
The first night that I came here
I was feeling a little bit emotional
because it was such a big, you know,
kind of step and big move.
And then I got here and the sun was just like
beautifully setting over here.
And I just sat on the balcony and stared at it
and played music and cried a little bit, low key.
We have the table here, this kitchen table.
You guys will probably end up seeing me film my
plan with me on this one 'cause I didn't don't have like,
obviously I'm not bringing my wood table
that I usually feel my plan with me's on.
So that, and then lastly here is the second bedroom.
Currently I'm using this as just like my storage stuff
for my filming things and then my suitcases and all that.
I might actually be having a friend join me
and staying here once I've settled in after a few weeks
and I make sure that I'm okay and that everything's good.
So yes, I might have a roommate who will be living
with me here, which is kind of fun.
Granted, it's not gonna be for that long of a time.
Like it'll be for a couple of weeks
because she's joining me for in the middle of June.
So yeah, stay tuned to find out who it might be.
So yeah, for the time being
this will be where I live slash also my studio space.
I'm really excited.
Thank you guys for watching.
I hope this answers any of your questions and I'm really,
really excited to show you everything that I'm working on
here in Vancouver, especially that secret project.
And I'm also planning on doing some more
like studio slash behind the scenes blogs,
where I show you guys me working on the 2022 Doodle Planner
so you can see more behind the scenes.
Everything else that I'm working on here
plus more of like my daily life in Vancouver
because I'm gonna try to be a Vancouver girl
and do some outdoor things.
Maybe go on bike rides to make myself feel better
and healthier so you'll see all of that in upcoming videos.
So I'm really excited.
Thank you guys.
I don't even really know what I'm thanking you for
but I just always appreciate you guys.
So thank you.
Keep doodling.
I hope you have an awesome day
and I will talk to you in the next one, by everyone.
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