This one is one that you guys have
probably thought about asking, and a lot
of you I know have asked before so
I'm going to answer it:
Where does the scar on my lip come from?
What's up guys? I'm Alex.
I'm one half of the Vagabrothers,
and this video is a video I probably should
have done a long time ago.
But hey, better late than never.
15 Things You Don't Know About me
First things first:
My nickname from when I was a kid is
Flanders.
We had some neighbors, and
when I would go over to their house,
they were obsessed with The Simpsons.
He'd open the door and say,
"Hello Flanders."
Alexander....Flanders....
I hope I bare zero resemblance to Ned Flanders,
But hey! That was my nickname back in the day.
When I was a kid, I was a little bit overweight.
I always have the fat kid still inside me,
especially when we do some of our food content.
Michelin Star Restaurants,
ten course meals.....throw it at me.
Number 3: when I was a kid
I had a mullet.
I didn't choose to have a mullet...
my parents actually gave me a mullet
because I'm an '80s baby.
I was born in 1988 on March 15,
the Ides of March
E tu, Brutes?
When I became aware that I had a mullet,
I actually grabbed a pair of scissors and
cut my own mullet off.
When I was really young, I wanted to be
a veterinarian.
As I got a little bit older.
I wanted to be a fighter pilot.
Next up:
I'm fluent in Spanish.
I speak conversational- ish French
and the same with Portuguese
I speak English on the day-to-day,
but I would like to continue speaking
Spanish and continue learning French and Portuguese.
I love to speak in accents.
Our dad is from New Zealand,
so I kind of grew up with his voice in my head
and then I always was trying to imitate
his accent,
and that for some reason allowed me
to do a really good Australian accent.
My Australian accent is just absolutely on point
It's probably got something to do with,
you know, me and the mates heading
down to the beach.
Although I do find myself almost
constantly speaking in a British accent.
It's like I can't really help myself
because I just really love the way that it sounds.
And then Scottish is also one of my go-to.
Scottish is just a little bit lower
and deeper and slower.
But Irish is just a little bit faster and a little bit higher.
You've got to speak a little bit quicker
when you're over there in Ireland.
And Carrie and I, my girlfriend.....
oh that's the next thing you didn't know about me.
I have a girlfriend. Her name is Carrie.
She is rad. She is also a YouTuber.
Her channel is CarrieRad.
Go subscribe.
What number is that?
I have lived in multiple countries.
I lived in California when I was growing up
in San Diego.
I went to school at UC Santa Barbara
and lived there for a couple years.
Then I studied abroad in Dunedin, New Zealand
I'm a dual citizen of New Zealand ( and USA)
I was studying at the University of Otago.
And then I spent a winter working
and bartending in Queenstown and just
snowboarding as much as possible.
This one is one that you guys have probably
thought about asking and a lot of you
I know have asked before so I'll answer it:
Where does the scar on my lip come from?
When I was 22
I went to a BBQ at my friend's house
in San Diego.
His sister ran a dog sitting company so
she had a lot of dogs.
One of their dogs was named Bingo.
He's a big bluetick coonhound.
I was saying hello to Bingo.
He said hello back to me,
but just a little bit closer
than I would be comfortable with
and ending up snapping right onto my lips.
His bite split my bottom lip
basically like that so that I could see
my teeth through my mouth when it was closed.
I ended up having to go and get 80
something stiches
and because I had been drinking beers
at the BBQ, they couldn't give me an anesthetic.
I had to sit through that for two and a half hours
as they stitched my face back together.
That was a very unpleasant,
uncomfortably memory,
but the doctor did a great job.
You know what? Shit happens in life,
and sometimes you've just got to suck it up
and keep moving forward.
I love surfing.
Surfing is for me, my favorite sport.
It's my unplug.
It's my opportunity to get into nature.
When I first started making videos,
it was doing outdoor expeditions...
backpacking..
I'd really like to get back to that.
I love to surf, and I like skatebaording
and snowboarding, basically
anything with a board involved.
I'm all for it.
Some of my other obsessions are fly fishing.
Lately I've gotten super into that.
I don't get to do it enough.
I've recently gotten super into motorcycles.
In 2013 I saw a magazine article about
the BMW F800 GS.
Since then, I just started saving,
pretty much doing a little piggy bank.
About six months ago,
I finally saved up enough to
purchase a BMW F800 GS.
My dream is to ride a motorcycle around
the world and to vlog it.
Something else you may not know about me:
horse radish is my arch nemesis.
Why would you put horse radish on anything?
Favorite book is: The Alchemist.
If you haven't read this by Paulo Coelho,
you should definitely do it.
If you're wondering what you want to be in life
and how to achieve your dreams,
this book is a simple but brilliant
solution to that.
It helps you find your way.
I read it for the first time in 2010
after which I decided to walk
the Camino de Santiago.
It really clarified the path to achieving my dreams.
Strange but true
I am one of the few people I know who
actually enjoy going to the dentist.
I love it....getting my teeth scraped.
I love that. Come on. Scrape it.
I can kind of play guitar.
I'm also pretty decent at free styling.
I need a beat though. You can't just "acapella."
You can't just put the spotlight on a fella
to drop an acapella, but maybe I can
because I don't have a plan.
I'm just sitting in here speakin' to the cam-e-ra
wonderin' ????? Ok, yep. Beep.
Next thing you didn't know about me is
that I am a solitary person.
Believe it or not,
Marko and I are always together,
but I really do value my personal time.
I think that solitude allows you to better
understand yourself.
When I did the Camino de Santiago,
I walked that alone.
It was 30 days and over 800 kilometers
of walking.
It was one of the most rewarding
experiences of my life.
Favorite wine is a Malbec.
Always going red over white.
When I finished college, I moved to Spain
to teach English.
I lived my first year in Pontevedra, Galicia,
and then I spent two years in
San Sebastian in the Basque Country.
Opa Euskadi. Te amo.
The last thing is that that is not 15 things.
Mathematics was my least favorite class
in school. I sucked at it.
When I went to college at UC Santa Barbara,
I studied history and cultural anthropology.
A lot of people asked me, "Hey, Alex.
What are you going to do with that major?
You're not going to be able to get a job."
I followed my passion, and my passion has
lead me here to film making and story telling.
Sometimes you have to ignore advice
from people around you who are telling you
not to do something you feel passionate
about and just follow your heart.
On that note, I'm going to wrap things up.
That was 15 or 20 or 25 things
you didn't know about me.
Hopefully you guys enjoyed that.
I really want to start connecting more
personally with you guys.
If you don't already,
check out my Instagram account,
AlexTheVagabond.
Follow us on all of our socials.
Tweet us. Say what's up. Snapchat us.
Drop a comment because I'm really curious
to hear from you guys.
Hopefully you enjoyed that.
And in the meantime, remember to stay curious,
keep exploring, and I will see you
with Marko on the road.
Peace.
Something else you might not know about me:
I can kind of play the guitar
and I can kind of sing.
Still haven't really cracked it.
I'm going to keep practicing
and then maybe put up a little free style song.
I did one about almond milk.
[Singing] Almond milk,
how do you come out of an almond?
because almonds don't have nipples...no.
It's kind of hard to milk a nut.
But supposedly it's better than dairy.
Almond milk
oh yeah
in my intelligence.... a coffee so hipster L.A.
Should I sing more?
You let me know.