sometimes you don't know where the road
you're on is taking you and sometimes
your intuition is the only thing guiding
you but if you know deep inside that you
are meant to do something it makes all
the uncertainty a little less scary
I decided to go on this trip because I
knew it was the right thing to do and I
was ready to make a big change in my
life even with the bumps that I knew I
come across along the way
I have been wanting to do the
trans-siberian Express for basically
over a decade because a lot of my
heritage is from there my family spent a
lot of time living all over the country
somehow I also felt like there was a
piece of myself
that I had to go there to find Russia is
still one of the places that in the West
there's a lot of mystery surrounding
there's a lot of misinformation and I
just wanted to make this series to show
people a different side of a country
that I truly believe is beautiful and
has so much to offer definitely isn't as
scary as the
we'll make it out to me as with any
country and its really unfair to judge a
place when you haven't spent a lot of
time there you don't understand the
local sort of cultures and we just
become so closed-minded when we get into
our own little
what's right what's wrong I don't have
to have the same
just weeks as someone to find common
ground to find love for another human
being
Travel is truly the most fantastic
opportunity to open up the world and to
see things in a completely different way
there is so much more beauty in this
world than the facade that we are shown
never stop following our traders never
stop shining their light
know that everything you want is already
inside
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is just the start of a beautiful new
beginning and that's really how I feel
about Russia because this trip has
already completely changed my life and I
know it's probably not going to be that
long until I come back so I hope you
guys will join me on the continuation of
my journey because there are still so
many incredible places that I want to
show you
starting with my own hometown of Kiev
Ukraine
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I know
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I'm the one who broke your heart
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if you still want me and we will never
be apart
I guess
just
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I can't believe that I am actually home
I think it's going to take a while for
it to actually sink in that I have done
the trans-siberian Express that I have
been travelling for over three months
now as my new job of a travel youtuber
of actually solidifying this actually
being my career but until that actually
all sinks in welcome you guys welcome to
my hometown of Kiev Ukraine and if
you're joining me here for the first
time and don't know my story I'll give
you a very quick little introduction
about the fact that I was born here I
moved to Canada with my mom and my
stepdad when I was 5 years old and here
in Kiev I still have quite a bit of
family where right now it's my uncle his
wife and three kids that live here in
the apartment and before last year my
grandma was also living here but
unfortunately she passed away last year
so it's actually the first trip being
here in Ukraine when she's not here so
it's definitely been really hard to you
know arrive without her being here but
at the same time you know all of us have
a limited time here on earth and
thankfully she did live to a really good
age so I am going to count my blessings
about the fact that I was able to say
goodbye in a sense and hope she's in a
better place but I didn't mean for this
vlog to suddenly get so sad but I did
just feel like mentioning that where
obviously my time here in Ukraine is a
little bit different this time around
without her being here but I am still of
course very happy to be back and just
honestly be in one place for a while
because even though I have loved the
last three months
I am kind of in a place where I actually
feel pretty burned out like I've been
going quite hardcore I've been filming
so much I think I literally have 15
videos that I have not yet edited and
backlogged on my computer so I think
honestly the next month is going to be
me just chilling here in Kiev editing
videos getting caught up on things and
just taking a breather from filming
because I think that if I just film all
the time I kind of lose my passion for
it and my work isn't as good so then
maybe once mid-december hits I'll be
ready to kind of get on the road again
to see some other cities here in Ukraine
because I really do want to show you
guys more of the country usually the
other times when I've come here to Kiev
I've only had a couple of weeks so I
spend all of that here with my family
now that I have more time I definitely
want to show you guys more of this
amazing country and explore for myself
because I haven't even seen that much of
Ukraine but before I really get into
things I actually just wanted to take a
moment and say a big thank you to you
guys who have been watching my content
supporting me in so many different ways
and especially on patreon so thank you
so much to everyone who has helped me on
there it is just it just means a lot so
thank you so having said that I think
what we're actually going to be doing
today is a much more local relaxed sort
of take on Kiev where I'm going to go
exploring with my family and just kind
of see what's all new here in Kiev I
feel like every time I come something
new has popped up or something has
changed so we're just gonna go for a
little walk around the city
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you can't push you know
too far when you ship the sails and all
your dreams love everything is wrong you
feel like it's your time
just remember
ah
for you baby
don't forget
just call
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you gotta leave now it's under catch
you will come
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I will be there for you baby baby
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so nasty is taking me figure-skating
she has never been figure skating so I
guess I'm going to guys the teacher
today
are you excited nice to know don't worry
I'll save you
Nastya was doing fantastic fantastic a
butterfly yes absolutely I think I
started skating when I was like 4 years
old so see much easier when you're
younger exactly that's what I've seen
you're doing great for your first time
yes you are
how's it going
incredible incredible we are doing
fantastic we are going to be in the
Olympics what do you think is most
difficult about skating you're making it
work so that is it guys I hope you
enjoyed this video this sort of summary
of Russia and introduction of Ukraine
I'm sure I'll be back to Russia probably
sometimes next year in 2020 but I am
excited to be back here in Ukraine in
Kiev my hometown and even though I've
done content for you guys here before I
am excited to do a little bit of a
different take go see some parts of the
country that I myself haven't been to
yet and just in general give you guys
more information about Ukraine because I
feel like it too is such an underrated
travel destination and is way more
tourist friendly than one might think so
I'm excited to be your tour guide I hope
you guys are psyched as well and if you
do enjoy my content please consider
supporting me on patreon that is like
literally one of the biggest ways that
this whole trip was made possible and I
have big plans to keep this as my
full-time job and keep making the best
possible content I can so I will put a
link in the description if you guys want
to support me on there it would truly
mean the world and other than that I
hope you guys are having an amazing day
thank you so much for your support love
you so much and keep being your own kind
of beautiful bye guys
just call
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