After 30
After 30
  • Видео 17
  • Просмотров 94 481
Expat life: I feel like I don't belong
Have you ever felt like you couldn't fit in? The sense of belonging is something that all of us, expats, have to deal with. In this video I approach the topic and try to share with you a bit of my struggles and experience while living abroad for a couple of years. I hope it helps!
Просмотров: 3 285

Видео

10 months after a breakup: life update
Просмотров 1,1 тыс.2 года назад
Hi everyone! After seeing your comments on my video about breakups and that you are struggling with it, I felt like it was important to give you an update of how it looks like 10 months after a breakup. For all of you going through a hard time, here is the good news: there is a bright and brand new future waiting for you! Be patient and work on your healing, and one day, without even noticing, ...
The day I experienced the aurora
Просмотров 4,3 тыс.2 года назад
After some months of delay (I am so sorry!), the last part of my adventure in the Arctic Circle is there! My last days in Abisko just gave me the chance to finally, for the first time experience the northern lights... for three days in a row! Since I don't have super good lenses, I couldn't capture the event with normal video settings, so I made a timelapse of it. But even the best camera in th...
The Coldest National Park in Sweden - Abisko National Park
Просмотров 11 тыс.2 года назад
Episode 5 is finally there! After finally making to Abisko, I was able to explore the National Park and let myself sink in the coldest experience I had so far. I truly fell in love with this place and you gonna see why! By the way I had so much to show you that I had to split this episode in two! Come with me and let's check this out!
The coldest and northernmost city in Sweden | Kiruna
Просмотров 21 тыс.2 года назад
Kiruna is the northernmost city of Sweden. For being located in the Arctic, this city has a very special energy and some unique character. My time there even if very short was very nice. I hope you enjoy this video about my experience there!
My Journey with the Arctic Circle Sleeper Train | Amazing winter landscapes
Просмотров 16 тыс.2 года назад
This episode brings my experience with Arctic Circle sleeper train. My destination was Kiruna, the northernmost city in Sweden, located 200km above the Arctic Circle. This was the craziest train ride experience I've had so far under such extreme conditions and I wanna take you with me on this journey.
Strolling around Stockholm, train (partially) cancelled | Part 2
Просмотров 9492 года назад
I wanted to take the chance to slow down while in Stockholm. So I took an intuitive walk with no pressure to go anywhere. For the first time I managed to switch off of the problems and be present. Soon I would be boarding on a crazy journey to the Artic Circle, and since a long time I wasn't so excited!
I was hurting, so I planned an adventure | Part 1
Просмотров 9612 года назад
I've spent many days lost and not knowing how to move on. But it was over, which means there was no way to go other than moving forward. I decided then to take the first step and find my strenght in one of my biggest passions: travelling. So I planned an adventure.
Spending Christmas alone after a breakup
Просмотров 1,1 тыс.2 года назад
Even with all the pain, I wanted to give myself a nice Christmas. So I tried my best to enjoy my favorite holiday alone. And it was great. Happy Christmas everyone! Sending you lots of love!
Spending Christmas alone | first Christmas after a breakup - Vlog
Просмотров 6982 года назад
A time ago I've made a video about breakups, and now I ironically and painfully go through one. But this doesn't take my joy away, and even if I am spending Christmas alone, it is possible to have a great time. Christmas is my favorite time of the year and I wanted to give myself a bit of self-love and respect as the main gifts this year. It's been a very rough year. Once I've heard from a very...
Fear of change | How I deal with it in my thirties
Просмотров 2902 года назад
Do you fear changes? When did you feel in the need of leaving your comfort zone and face the fear of the unknown? And how was the process? In this video I try to bring some of my thoughts on this topic. I hope it helps :)
If you are going through a breakup in your 30s, you should watch this
Просмотров 12 тыс.3 года назад
Breakups are a bit different when they happen in our 30s. It´s complexity goes a bit beyond the mere bonding with someone else, and touches some issues that might make the healing process a bit harder. In this video I bring 5 tips to better deal with a breakup in your 30s.
30 REALISTIC LIFE CHANGES you should make after your 30s
Просмотров 6013 года назад
In this video I bring 30 REALISTIC and necessary changes we should make after turning 30 years old. From daily habits to mindfulness, you can make your life much better if you work on these things!
Burg Eltz castle from Moselkern | Visiting a fairytale castle!
Просмотров 3333 года назад
*Filmed in September this year* When I was a kid, I was fascinated by fairy tales and castles. It is interesting how past, present and future find their ways to cross each other´s roads again. These sweet memories bring me peace, and a feeling that life is a very long story told by memories and feelings, and no matter how much time passes by, we can always revisit them.
When anxiety hits me | Thoughts
Просмотров 2853 года назад
To anyone struggling with anxiety. Take a walk. Exercise your senses, focus on the now. And remember to breathe.
Being alone in another country | Feeling lonely?
Просмотров 20 тыс.3 года назад
Being alone in another country | Feeling lonely?
30 years old | finding a purpose in the 30s
Просмотров 6493 года назад
30 years old | finding a purpose in the 30s

Комментарии

  • @vanditashandilya5235
    @vanditashandilya5235 23 дня назад

    I can't thank you enough for this video

  • @dexterminador
    @dexterminador 24 дня назад

    ❤👍👆

  • @astro7366
    @astro7366 Месяц назад

    i live there in kiruna, and its always so fun to be able to point out the location in alot of these videos

  • @Hannah_Rachel_and_Kotik
    @Hannah_Rachel_and_Kotik 2 месяца назад

    Totally.

  • @peak6829
    @peak6829 2 месяца назад

    I have lived as an expatriate my entire life, born into a Somali family, raised in Dubai, and then moved to Germany for university. Now at 25, I have finally graduated, but I struggle with my own sense of identity. I find myself adapting my behavior depending on the cultural group I am with, whether it's Arabs, Somalis, or Germans. I am fluent in Somali, Arabic, English, and German, yet I still feel like a fraud and doubt that I will ever truly fit in. It's ironic how people often idealize multilingualism as a way to bridge cultures, when in reality, it can lead to significant cultural disorientation and a perpetual feeling of not quite belonging, at least in my experience.

  • @tomasosterdal8078
    @tomasosterdal8078 2 месяца назад

    It is KIruna, not KiRUna

  • @djclabbe88
    @djclabbe88 2 месяца назад

    Hi! One year later, how are you doing? 😊 Any new videos planned? Did you delete your Instagram or maybe changed name?

  • @johngammon963
    @johngammon963 4 месяца назад

    I feel like an outsider at home, at least when your away you truly are an outsider and you can watch the world matter of factly.

  • @GianlucaLi
    @GianlucaLi 5 месяцев назад

    what’s like there when October?

  • @mattiasbarthelsson8121
    @mattiasbarthelsson8121 5 месяцев назад

    Amasing video and music. I love to live in the artic.

  • @mattiasbarthelsson8121
    @mattiasbarthelsson8121 5 месяцев назад

    I have done that trip many times and always feel dead when l arrive. But l like it.

  • @mixtereE
    @mixtereE 5 месяцев назад

    An issue behind so much expat and dig nomad media- you address it so well. Thanks for doing this. It seems that once the trajectory is set in exploring many places, locals that you meet tend to not relate because they did not have that range of experiences. It seems to start with not feeling belonging and it definitely seems to lead to this feeling too. But adventures are certainly had- experience of the extra ordinary in place of belonging I guess.

  • @BrreSlufs
    @BrreSlufs 6 месяцев назад

    Lived at some point 4 months in Sweden. Years ago. As a Norwegian from Northern Norway I look at especially the northern part of Sweden as flat ,boring and cold on the inland loll But , it is true that places there has some magic lights.

  • @BrreSlufs
    @BrreSlufs 6 месяцев назад

    We came into this world alone and we leave this place alone. The more experiance in relationship we get , the more we find out that our true love is ourselves. I really belive that. Just like the younger we are the more a brake up can hurt us.

  • @BrreSlufs
    @BrreSlufs 6 месяцев назад

    From Scandinavia. Lived in some Scandinavian countries, Canada, the U.S and went to south America and Asia. Glad i did and I will move soon again. I mean.. I feel like an expatI even in my own country. Have an idea what I am searching for more at this point. It`s about finding that place, right? :) You did hit a nerve with this video. What is your country of origin and how long have you been an expat and where have you been?

  • @TropicShade
    @TropicShade 6 месяцев назад

    When vacating and exchanging one's own culture and language for another, it takes much time and effort to make it work. It's never easy. As I've always said "Patience is a virtue perfected when living abroad!"

  • @tabbycarrie9321
    @tabbycarrie9321 6 месяцев назад

    So pretty thanks for sharing

  • @whoseynzada
    @whoseynzada 7 месяцев назад

    where are u right now?)

  • @Jari.Ylioja
    @Jari.Ylioja 7 месяцев назад

    Why you have to belong somewhere?

  • @Will-nq1cn
    @Will-nq1cn 7 месяцев назад

    #4 is crazy important. I tend to fall into this thinking often. But things end for a reason. It's good to remember that. And to hear someone else say it as well. Thank you for this video.

  • @goranwikstrom9544
    @goranwikstrom9544 7 месяцев назад

    👍👏😁🇸🇪

  • @Jari.Ylioja
    @Jari.Ylioja 7 месяцев назад

    Travelling without planning is the best.

  • @pornsakpongthong1092
    @pornsakpongthong1092 7 месяцев назад

    I grew up in Kiruna, but now im a little bit more older.

  • @user-nr4uw6mg4v
    @user-nr4uw6mg4v 7 месяцев назад

    How do you move around when u were in Kiruna? Walking?

    • @after3011
      @after3011 7 месяцев назад

      Bus connections are kinda limited, but most of the city you can do by foot 😊

    • @user-nr4uw6mg4v
      @user-nr4uw6mg4v 7 месяцев назад

      @@after3011 that was very very cold freezing!!!

  • @heatherwarden2689
    @heatherwarden2689 7 месяцев назад

    I don't even need to watch I don't belong All my fam is in the north of England I've lived in Australia for 12 years But I've not found my people there either I'm always on the outskirts, on the periferals of groups, social even, friends groups. Everyone else seems to be able to do it I never meet ppl, ,men, partners. I don't know how to do that what ever country I am in

  • @nazaninsabet8087
    @nazaninsabet8087 8 месяцев назад

    I am from the middle east and living in Portugal. No matter how nice, polite, and polite I treat people, there is a vast discrimination and cultural violation towards my home country, Iran, that makes me prefer to avoid socializing, and despite my love towards solitude and self-development, it worsens my experience of loneliness living abroad.

    • @Dangles091
      @Dangles091 4 месяца назад

      i would say this, you’re probobly a great person and most likely people don’t have an issue with you, but.. a lot of people in western countries are very upset right now with the absolutely massive amount of people coming to our countries, wether it’s asia, the middle east, africa or south america. people are noticing all the european aspects of the culture going away while being replaced with those of other countries (and this is actively promoted and pushed in our faces by our leaders). it’s not your fault but rather our leaders for forcing this mass migration. i’m sure iranians would be the same way if europeans were replacing the culture, history and heritage of iran with a european one. some immigrants want to immerse and assimilate into the cultures of the countries they move to, but there’s also a lot that don’t, this causes a lot of bad attitudes towards foreigners right now. and it is documented that people feel comfortable and safe around people from their own regions. i’m sorry your experience has been bad, it’s just a really bad time to be here as things are at a boiling point. if this migration weren’t happening on a massive scale people would be much more friendly and open to learning about your culture as well.

  • @fameliaputri5098
    @fameliaputri5098 8 месяцев назад

    Hi, where did you stay while you were in Abisko? and did you sign up for a guided tour or activities?

  • @AL-sg2jd
    @AL-sg2jd 8 месяцев назад

    You are an amazing person. Thanks for

  • @AL-sg2jd
    @AL-sg2jd 8 месяцев назад

    Was cheated on by someone who said she wanted to get married to me. 36 now. Feel like I just want to keep making a lot of money and idc about women anymore.

  • @julesverneinoz
    @julesverneinoz 8 месяцев назад

    @09:42 I'm guessing... winter hare.

  • @ellona3645
    @ellona3645 9 месяцев назад

    Thank you for sharing this ❤ I've lived in Switzerland for 15 years, & I always feel like I'm that odd 'foreigner'. Like you said having that shared background is so important. I truly can't relate with most of the conversation my co-workers are having. But also it sucks because they wouldn't understand why I feel this way.

  • @hmarouli
    @hmarouli 9 месяцев назад

    Amazing experience! I am in the process of planning this trip. Did you get your tickets online? If yes, can you share the link to the website? Thank you!

  • @thomaspesch8109
    @thomaspesch8109 9 месяцев назад

    Thanks for this Vlog - Question In preparation of my trip to Kiruna this XMas: Where can I rent those Boots and Thermo-Overalls??

    • @after3011
      @after3011 7 месяцев назад

      Hey! If you stay at the Abisko Guest House they are for free! But I guess you can rent them too since you can book all the sort of activities there 😊 thanks for watching and sorry for the late response. Its been a couple rough months 🙈 thanks for watching!

  • @thomaspesch8109
    @thomaspesch8109 9 месяцев назад

    Wow - what an intense journey. Without knowing you and your story, this final episode brought me to tears cause of your excitement about the Aurora and your thoughts about life at the end... Thanks for sharing!! Found these Vlogs in preparation of my Stockholm/Kiruna trip this Christmas. Now I know a little bit better what to look for... 👍

  • @trailguy
    @trailguy 9 месяцев назад

    I lived in alaska for 3 years but never saw it. It’s so dang stormy in the Aleutian’s.

  • @reshieroo
    @reshieroo 9 месяцев назад

    I left home at 16 and have been an expat all my life. Now 53 years old I moved to my home country 6 months ago. I can honestly say that the place I feel most alone and most a stranger, is home.

    • @isamukim1693
      @isamukim1693 9 месяцев назад

      That's a very common feeling shared by all immigrants like you.

  • @trailguy
    @trailguy 9 месяцев назад

    it's also this cold in much of alaska, but in those cold places, there's not much snow. the snow is deep in the southern and western coasts, but the interior is dry.

  • @Vinterfrid
    @Vinterfrid 9 месяцев назад

    The number of inhabitants in Kiruna town is around 18,000 - not 2,000. Quite a difference.

    • @after3011
      @after3011 7 месяцев назад

      Thank you for the correction! Even on the video I correct it with a little note. I misspelled it :(

  • @Vinterfrid
    @Vinterfrid 9 месяцев назад

    Just a comment - the name "Abisko" is pronounced "aa-bisko" (stress on the first syllable, not the second one). Glad you enjoyed your trip! An advice - skip the music in your videos. It's way too loud and adds nothing to the viewer's experience.

  • @anupchakrabarty5604
    @anupchakrabarty5604 9 месяцев назад

    Wonderful ❤🎉experiences

  • @vindhyagangaraju7999
    @vindhyagangaraju7999 9 месяцев назад

    How long should one stay at Abisko? What do you recommend? I am going in the second week of coming December and I am not sure if i should be there for more than a day after visiting Sky station! BTW very good vlogs. Keep it up 😊

  • @BrimstoneMoth
    @BrimstoneMoth 11 месяцев назад

    Yes, we will never be the same.

  • @andigee9361
    @andigee9361 11 месяцев назад

    great video... Planning to go either Kiruna and Abisko OR Rovaniemi Finland this Dec.. Did you book any tour package there? How about internet connection, are there pocket wifi or sim card to be purchase? Thanks

    • @after3011
      @after3011 7 месяцев назад

      I would definitely recommend Abisko if you seek for peace and less tourists around. I haven't booked tour packages, but I did book some activities like snowmobile tour and a sami dinner. It's pricey, have to say, but it was worth the experience. They have wifi at the guest house and you could buy a prepaid sim card in Kiruna. Hope this helps!

  • @MrTpag
    @MrTpag 11 месяцев назад

    Thank you so much for sharing this video! Very inspiring and encouraging!!

  • @MrTpag
    @MrTpag 11 месяцев назад

    THis is absolutely incredible video!! Thanks so much for this content!

  • @fatherdamo2
    @fatherdamo2 11 месяцев назад

    We've just come back from Kiruna and Abisko, lovely to see what it looks like in the winter, was so alive when we were there in the summer...such a contrast! Will have to visit again but in the winter... keep up the good work with the videos, you are capturing well and are good in front of the camera , I'm sure the channel will grow fast with this type of content.. subscribed :)

  • @kennedybunga399
    @kennedybunga399 11 месяцев назад

    Am about to embark on a journey halfway across the globe. This is helpful.

  • @edl6398
    @edl6398 Год назад

    I cried watching this video. You expressed exactly what I needed to hear. I’m a new expat and today was rough. I sat in a chair and hid from the world with no idea what I was feeling, except that it wasn’t good. I feel things as an expat I have never felt before and it can be hard processing those emotions. Thank you so much for awakening in me what I needed to realize. I really am grateful.

    • @isamukim1693
      @isamukim1693 9 месяцев назад

      Maybe if you started calling yourself by the correct name: you're a New Immigrant.

    • @edl6398
      @edl6398 9 месяцев назад

      @@isamukim1693 Maybe if you look up the literal definitions of expat vs. immigrant, you wouldn’t look like such a bozo. There are literally English language differences between the two words, despite your own opinion on them.

  • @akinyemiz
    @akinyemiz Год назад

    Hi, planning to visit the castle,. I enjoyed your video , very much of a help to have an overview on the trail. Thank you!

  • @arnabusmccain1823
    @arnabusmccain1823 Год назад

    Wonderful video. I need to make a trip. What camera did your use to film in this freezing weather? You mentioned you had issue earlier

    • @after3011
      @after3011 7 месяцев назад

      I used a Canon M50. But electronics in general don't survive long in the extreme cold, so you gotta have a couple extra batteries with you. Thanks for watching 😊