(groans)
(exhales sharply)
- So I have something to tell you guys.
And I've been thinking about this for a long time now.
And there is no real easy way of saying this.
I don't even know how to say this really,
or what I should say.
I guess I should just get to the point.
This is the end of Travel Feels.
Yeah, the end.
(techno music)
Oh, no, no, no.
I didn't mean the, it's not the end of the channel.
It's just the end of Travel Feels, the name.
I'm just changing the name of the channel.
Sorry, I didn't mean to give you guys a heart attack.
In all seriousness, I have been thinking about this
for a really long time now.
Travel Feels just hasn't felt right for a while now.
So I'm just gonna be changing the channel name
to my own name, Matti Haapoja.
That is my name if you did not know that already.
But nothing is changing content-wise.
We're still gonna be all about inspire, travel, and learn.
I just didn't want people to get the wrong idea.
As soon as they see that Travel Feels name,
they think it's just about travel.
But really, when we think about it,
this channel's more about filmmaking
and photography and all of that stuff.
And the traveling is kind of just like a part
of all this and a way to show a lot of the things.
I can't stress this enough.
The content is not changing.
And also, this has nothing to do with me being bored
of YouTube or not liking it anymore, or burning out.
I actually love YouTube more than ever right now.
YouTube is just an awesome platform.
And it's been a crazy journey so far.
Just so much fun and just such a wild ride.
I'm not doing this because I'm getting sick of YouTube.
Do not think that.
If anything, I'm gonna be ramping things up a little bit,
coming up with new ideas, some new things
I wanna try out, I hope.
I wanna build some more interactivity between you guys.
I wanna figure out some ways
that I can have more interaction with you guys
instead of just me always talking
and you guys just listening.
I'd love to hear more from you guys.
So I'm gonna be thinking about some different ideas
that I can do to make this channel even better.
So don't be alarmed, everything is good.
I still love YouTube and the content is staying the same.
So now you might be asking why am I changing the name.
Well, originally when I started this channel,
I thought I was gonna travel a lot more,
and I thought traveling was gonna be
kind of the main focus of the channel.
But quickly I realized that I actually love teaching.
And filmmaking is really what I'm all about,
and not so much traveling.
Traveling is kind of like a side thing, but I'm a filmmaker.
So I realized that the channel
is more about filmmaking than travel.
But also, my life changed about seven months ago
when my son was born.
This is our first kid and I love the guy so much.
And it's just not as fun to travel anymore
because I'm away from him.
And that means I'm missing playtime with him
and seeing him grow up.
And he's just developing so fast
that I didn't wanna be gone for that.
And I love traveling, but I love my family more.
I love being at home.
So traveling is still gonna be a part of the channel,
but it's not gonna be the main focus,
and it never was the main focus really
when we kinda look back at the videos that I've made.
So in order for our people not to be confused
by the channel name, thinking oh,
this channel's just about traveling.
I'm not into traveling, I don't care about this channel.
I'm gonna be changing the name
to Matti Haapoja, that's my name.
And I hope you guys don't mind.
This was actually kind of a scary thing for me.
And it's still scary.
I don't know what's gonna happen.
I don't know if it's gonna really just
negatively affect my channel,
or maybe it won't make any difference,
or maybe it'll be a better thing.
I don't know.
But I felt like it was the right thing
to do for this channel.
I really hope this doesn't throw off everything,
all the hard work that I've put into YouTube so far.
And this is not a bad thing.
Like I said, I'm not scaling back or anything like that.
I've heard a lot of other people, YouTubers,
and just people talking about YouTube,
how it's just going down,
it's not the same, and all this stuff.
And for me, it's the complete opposite.
I think YouTube is just ramping up and growing so fast.
I think YouTube is the strongest platform,
the strongest social media platform right now.
And I could not recommend more starting a YouTube channel,
if you're thinking about it right now.
Even if it doesn't take off,
it forces you to make content more regularly.
And I think that's the best part.
You just learn so much if you're constantly
making videos and you have this place to put them.
And you're getting feedback from other people.
I think it's just a really, really cool platform.
So if you've been thinking about starting a channel,
I highly recommend it, just do it, just start making videos.
The first videos won't be your best videos.
Just get through those and soon enough
you're gonna be making some really cool content.
So that's it.
I'm gonna keep this nice and short.
The channel name is changing to Matti Haapoja,
Matti Haapoja, Matti Haapoja.
Not Ha-poo-jah.
It's gonna be Matti Haapoja.
And also a side note,
there's a fake Travel Feels Instagram account.
Some of you have been following it and commenting on there.
That is not my account.
I do not have a Travel Feels Instagram account.
I'm just Matti H. on Instagram
and Matti Haapoja on Twitter.
Do not be fooled by the fakes.
If you're not subscribed to the channel,
make sure to subscribe and hit
the little bell notification thing
because I really don't know what's gonna happen
when I change the name.
I hope you guys still get notifications
and everything and nothing goes wrong.
All right, that's it for this one.
I thought I would just update you guys a little bit.
Monday will be another normal Travel Feels tutorial video.
Don't worry, everything is still good.
Guys, I appreciate you so much.
And I thank you for your patience
and just the, thanks, guys.
Have a good one.
(vibrant techno music)