I have always dreamed of living in a small studio apartment, watching the birds and the sun wake up while I drink a warm cup of coffee. I have always yearned for more, but I feel that I am held back; by my family and financially. I don't know what I want to do for a major. I love drawing and painting, but I also love the outdoors. Im curious about the world around me, how it all works, and I want to help animals but I don't know what to do. I want to venture out into the world and look at other cultures, how people interact with one another. I want to be free.
When you said "take this video as a sign" I have been contemplating moving to Paris for a while now and had literally been thinking about it before watching this! spooky! 🧚🏻♀️✨
how amazing! I moved to France from the U.S. at 24 (so a little older!) but I moved to NYC from San Diego, California at 18 with nothing but 2 suitcases and $2,000 I had saved from high school jobs. Best thing I ever did!! Getting out on your own to find independence and joy in living on your own is such a beautiful life experience.
Wow congrats IK moving here to France was the best thing i have ever done !! I completely agree !! That is why i started my channel to motivate more people to move abroad lol
Taking risk is so scary, specially because I come from a conservative and over protective family but I have to find the strength to finally go I explore this world, you gave me that extra push to actually realize that I want to move abroad, so thank you, really🌼✨
Wow I so relate! I feel like so many of us from isolated or insular upbringings are realizing right now (in this forced quarantine isolation) that we don’t want to live our lives like this in the future when we have a choice. There is a whole world out there bigger than your 6 person family, your small town or even your country. Independence is coming and it’s been a sort of painful process for me but realizing that there is life after you take the leap is so affirming and uplifting!! This is a beautiful moment! Take your leap-live fully, love boldly, form human connections and enjoy your life! Your are worth the risk!
I feel for all of you in this section. Chase your dreams anyway. But also HAVE A BACKUP PLAN. I did not chase them and kinda regret it. Edit : retrospecting my life now and regretting it 😖😖😖
Hi there! I worked as an au pair. It’s a great option if you do not have a lot of money because you’re provided with room and board, food, and typically the family provides a phone and other basic necessities. You receive a small stipend, anywhere from 500-1000 euro per month, which with no living expenses, is more than enough in Italy.
"you dont need alot of money to travel" laugh in third world country passport, visa appointments only avialable for the rich, i am still paying the loan my parents took for me, three years after i left my country. hahah
I agree. There are some challenges people from first world country do not encounter as we do. I am from a second world country and I can't even dream of taking a gap year and travel with the huge(regarding my country) savings I have right now. Even getting admitted to a university in a first world country is a struggle, because they require a lot of documents which cost a lot to get. You have many privileges you are not aware of if you living in a first world country.
i wanna do this so badly, but can you talk about how you made friends and learned to socialize?! that's my biggest concern. like i feel like i would just hide in my apartment bc i wouldnt know ANYONE
I was in a new city and went to coffee shops a lot by my own to do stuff and met people there. i think it’s always the best when one mets people randomly. (also i went to uni in ch (it’s 1000 or 1600/year and in germany it’s even cheaper for uni (just if you’re interested)
And Bumble BFF!!! Works just like the dating version, just for friends :) Found some amazing friends through that, I feel like in Europe lots of people use it.
Duh first thing- what do you love? For example I love yoga, when I move to a town I go to the yoga studio- go ot places where folks who love things you do- go also.
I moved abroad from Ohio to Madrid almost 2 years ago now. I've seriously loved it and learned so much. I've grown in self-confidence, relationships, and emotional maturity. I relate so much to this video!! Especially with what you said -- moving to a foreign country is a way to reinvent yourself! Also you can do it without being super rich! I recently subbed to your channel and I am loving your content, this video for sure. Merci beaucoup!!
this video kinda made me cry, i feel so lost in life right now and i’ve been dreaming about moving to europe but i never knew how i could ever be able to... thank you for this video 😭❤️
hey do you live in america? im living in germany and my situation is the same. i personally never was happy in this country and my parents don’t make it better either... need to get out of here as soon as possible
livvi s. well I’m hoping everything goes as you’d like the only place I would love to stay in would be Berlin because of its diversity (the Turkish culture especially, I’m turkish) and I would like to be there but that’s all
that's cool! I'm from Europe and i wanna visit America hhahah but i Def wanna go to France or Ireland cause my country is so conservative and just close minded that i need to be somewhere where i feel free. Hopefully both of us can achieve our dream ❤️
American in Lyon working as a teacher’s assistant here. You don’t have to have a degree in French or Teaching as long as you have some level of French and have experience with kids. It’s not as great as being an au pair. The salary is €800 a month, and hasn’t changed in like 20 years. The upside is you only work 12 hours a week and some schools will offer you housing for a reduced cost. My tiny 20m was €270/month. I came here with €1400 saved up and have been ok! Budget is tight, but it’s all about taking pleasures in the smaller things in life. 🌝
I’m currently an Au Pair and I’m looking into how to be a teachers assistant to stay here in France. Do you have any references or recommendations for me to look into? Sending light 🤗
Hi Sheina, what a surprise to see you there and how nice that you settled in France and are now so fluent! And thank you for the beautiful comments about me and your time as an au pair, it was wonderful for us to have you the kids loved you! Golda sent me the link to your vide 😋. Hope all is well, enjoy!
you have been my biggest inspiration and i am only 15 , i cant wait to move to another country as soon as i turn 18, i havent decided if i want to move to ny , La or france , my family doesnt have a lots of money but i belive that i can do it by myself , i dont like rich people thing i know ill be happy in my little apartament if right people are around me, thats why i dont want to live country i live in , there are no right people for me they r all cold colors for me , i want to live somewhere else where i can find creative,crazy and artist people like me
I believe you will do it!!! Like I said, I was really broke and was able to find an opportunity to live here for a year and meet a lot of beautiful people. we're rooting for you!!
I'm 15 too and I feel exactly the same, I've wanted to move away for ages and can't stop thinking about moving to NY, I don't like telling people I want to move incase they judge me and think I'll fail,, but it's nice to know that I'm not the only one!!
This is just the motivation/inspiration I needed. People all around me are constantly telling me to go the safe route, whether it be joining the Air Force or pursuing a "safe" major. Your vids helped me realize you fail 100% of the things you don't do and if you do what you love(for me thats art/writing), the rest will come. I love your videos and thank youu
It’s official I’m moving to France. I just starting watching you and I’m about to start my first year in college and I’m studying interior design and I now want to just move to France and become an interior decorator!!! Thank you so much!!!!
Girl same. I love all types of design and have been considering interior design. I really want to move to France or Italy for school. I hope it works out for both of us!
im currently in a one year contract with a ballet company here in America, and while I'm incredibly grateful for the experience I'm gaining, I want nothing more than to move to France and see the world and dance with strangers who share my passion everywhere!
You inspired me to go to italy and au pair last summer and I’m going back this fall. Eventually wanting to go to school there as well. Thank you for putting this into my world 💜 you touch so many lives and know your beautiful life transcends 💫
When you say "take this video as a sign" I'm so shook... I've been thinking about moving abroad for so long now, but I've always been afraid of leaving my family. They are very traditional and everything that's not productive or makes money will be a failure in their book. I'm going through college following what they want me to do but I've always wanted to just escape to somewhere where I can start anew. This video has got me seriously thinking about moving to a new country.
I was literally just manifesting moving to France for college! And then your video popped up. I love art and design and probably will go to school for something like that. This is truly a sign. I also am a really good babysitter and love children so being an Au Pair would be amazing! This video made my day and I’ve never subscribed so quickly 🥺💕
I’ve literally always wanted to move to Paris and be an artist, I’m soon going to be 19 and when she said maybe this video is a sign I got chills because I thought of that too!
I seriously cried while I watched this. Since I was really little I wanted to move to France and become a writer. I just decided to finish my associates in the states and then study in Paris and this video sounds EXACTLY like how I feel and what I want in life. THANK YOU FOR THIS.
When you moved to France did you know how to speak French and do you have a advice for people who want to move in a country they don't know the local language
Another great video. Thank you!! I keep saying this, but your videos were extremely motivating and helped me to eventually move to France. I moved here at 31 to do my master's degree. And I got a bursary from the French government too. So there were a lot of opportunities out there and for all ages too! Take care everyone and best of luck!!
I moved to the U.K. from Bulgaria when I was 19, too! It was extremely hard, because I had to work really hard for little money because people exploit you when you’re from a second world country (and it makes you feel second best), but I learned many new things. Now I can say I genuinely live a more comfortable life, braver to explore my passions and my personal style. Finished uni and masters, worked, have some savings and now completing an internship in the profession I want. This would NEVER happen if I stayed at home. Not on this scale, at least
Thank you SO MUCH for making this!!! I'm currently 18, just graduated highschool, and my plans for the future are practically non existent besides buying a plane ticket and going to study at a little french school for a semester. As much as it's what i've always dreamed of doing, i get waves of doubt when i compare myself to my friends already going to 4 year college with their whole futures planned out, so it's comforting to know that things worked out for you after leaving with one month planning advance! :) I'm trying to turn my anxiety into excitement for the adventure i have ahead of me
Hi! Thank you for making this video it's just made me feel so much happier with my decision. I was in the same mindset as you. I have been doing a degree at university for the past two years and a few months ago I just felt very stuck and unhappy. I thought I've always wanted to move to France, so why not go now. I went on Au pair world, found a host family within a month, found someone to take over my tenancy, and I'm moving in July to Paris. I'm nervous because I won't know anyone, but overall I'm excited to be doing something that makes me happy. Seeing you and others have done this makes me feel a lot calmer about my decision, so thank you :))
This made me cry so much I'm in constant conflict with myself because I feel like I don't really know what I want It makes me really anxious to feel like I don't have a future or something Your video feels like breathing for the first time I always wanted to just open a little tea shop and do some soap art on the side I want to live in a small house and enjoy the little things but I always felt like that was just a fantasy I'm currently studying something that I'm not really enjoying and don't know what to so about it Maybe leaving everything behind and putting myself out into the world would help
i want to live in norway in the middle of nowhere just living life, build myself a cabin on my own luckily: 1. I’m from England so it’s not far away 2. Norwegian is very similar to english (and german which i was bad at in school 3. I’m planning to go into oxford maths which is difficult but will allow me to get a good job and lots of money and i chose norway because of the colder climate, close to home, and Sweden is already taken by my friend (she said she wants to live in the middle of nowhere and build herself a cabin on her own before i mentioned my plans, i literally told her straight after, ‘same... but in norway’) (i chose norway before i found out about her plans, but her plans just eliminated Sweden, and Finland is too close to the artic circle (the point where days can be 24hrs+))
watching your videos feels like catching up with an old friend :(( i can’t explain how much i love your content 🥺 (also stay safe, everyone !! sending y’all love in these trying times
Recently I have been watching a lot of your videos. I was so scared to go to art school but you inspire me so much. I’m actually excited to go now. U seem like an incredible person and I love your art so much. Thank you so much for doing what your doing.
I'm in my early twenties and planning to move to a different country soon, and wow, at some points I thought I was hearing myself talk! With taking time off from school this past semester and feeling stuck, I definitely resonate with some of the experiences you've had. Thank you for taking the time to speak about this!
I'm only turning 15 this year but i've been visualizing and dreaming about moving abroad to new york city and travelling the world. This video gave me so much confidence and inspiration. I love your videos so much, they're so unique, creative and simple.
Been following your channel for awhile and have finally had a chance to watch this vlog, which I found very interesting. Don't know if I'll ever get the chance to travel or even live somewhere else, but one can't help but daydream!
This is sooo o o o inspiring! I’m currently learning French by myself (thinking about wanting to live there too). After I watched this my dreams started to ignite bit by bit.
You're insanely inspiring to me! I want to start painting and do art again! My anxiety and fear of not being good enough forced me to put it all away, but you just woke me up.. I'm so so so grateful for stumbling upon this video and your universe! Thank you
Just watching your videos im speechless you are really living the life i hope to move abroad like you and become a au pair then do school in france but youre a true inspiration its amazing the culture immersion andjust france in general its incredible
okay this is crazy, i've been dreaming about taking the risk and moving abroad and this video has been uploaded on my 20th birthday. Damn i think this is a sign lmao
just started re-learning french and have had the biggest urge to travel to france as soon as possible. i feel like your video was fate! love from Australia 🌟
I’m 19 and DEFINITELY have been feeling the way you described, down to needing your own space and feeling like you have so many ambitions but struggle realizing them. I have been dreaming about Paris for the last few months and might just have to take the leap! Thank you for making this :)
I discovered you a few days ago and inhaled all your videos. You make all my synapses dance and sparkle. You inspire me really much, I somehow stopped doing art during corona because I felt into a little depressive phase and felt kind of lost in my life. You made me realize what I want and that I just need to find that road all by myself. Thank you, really.:))
I moved to Paris last year to go to drama school but had to return home to Denmark because of financial issues and the language barrier. It was heartbreaking because I had been working so hard for 4 years to make it come true and I couldn't become an au pair because of my school schedule. You just made me regain hope that I can return one day and take my dream of acting in Paris seriously, there's so many ways to do it. Thank you for this ❤️
I've have always DREAMED of living in France, I traveled all over Europe (including France) a few years ago for a music study trip and I've never felt so good and more myself! I'm currently 19 and go to an art uni and I plan to study abroad in Paris my junior year and I absolutely cannot wait to experience what it's like to actually live in another country, especially one that I've always admired
Yes, please more videos like this!^^ Your personality and view on life is just wonderful and interesting. I'd love to hear more of your experiences as an American living in France. Greetings from the Netherlands :)
Could you do a video about how you learnt French, how long it took you, and what tools you used for it? etc. Also would love a video specifically about your au pairing experience: how much freedom you got, how you coped with money, how you befriended people, how you became immersed in the culture, etc. Thanks!
I've never felt like I belonged in the United States. I was raised in Portuguese and French culture but I only ever learned Portuguese and Spanish. I was thinking of studying abroad in France and learning French; because as you and Damon have said, its a place where you can slow life down and discover who you are. I feel like here in the states there's so much pressure for me to follow one path that I'm not even sure about, and I'm only 20! I'm so interested in photography and music but I'm so underdeveloped. You and Damons videos make me feel less alone and less afraid of being lost :)
gurlll!! Your video is definitely a sign for me. I live in france but my life is pretty depressing and i am really board, i just want to live abroad. It's been months i'm thinking about being an au pair, and when i heard that you were one too, it's just the biggest sign ever!!! i love you !!
Moving to France is one of my biggest dreams in my life. Sadly I can not speak French but I'm taking online classes now so I'm working on it. I'm from Austria and I just wanted so say that this video made me want to move to France even more. Love your Channel! -Joe
Love the colors used for the flowers! I’ve only traveled to one other country since my parents were born there, but I really want to go to a country with nice farms! I’ve always been in cities so I think it’d be a nice change
Thank you for another great vedio🥰 Your art, your looks and the way you talk are so soothing and inspiring... I don’t know how to put this but you made me see a possibility of breaking away from the mainstream ❤️ Not everyone need to have the same fashion or the same career choice. Life can be amazing by choosing your own path. And you definitely inspired me to move to Paris for gap years after college! A year ago I was so convinced that I should graduate from college and directly continue on masters or PhDs in the STEM world that I already known. But after some more life experience and of course, your videos, I can see myself doing things that I never thought I could or should do. Thank you for bringing the inspiration to us✨
I am afraid you can not choose to do only vegan coocking in a culinary school :/ especially Paris and France, it is very difficult to find a vegan restaurant, so vegan school ... :(
@@ambreforte4500 Exactly what I was thinking, I'm french and vegan food is not really a thing here. But she can still learn traditonnal cooking in school and then look for vegan chefs to specialize. We still have a lot of people that try new things, it may develop. For example where I live there is a pastry chef that makes pastries/chocolates/candies for people with biabetes.
Wow! You are just so amazing! When I was 18 I moved out of the US and lived in Thailand and when I was 19 I moved to Korea. I also dream of living in France to and I hope I can be there soon. I’m still 19 now lol but I’ve been moving around a lot!
Yay! I was an au pair as well. I was broke as f... so I’m happy to have gone as au pair and met my host family in the Netherlands. They took mean vacations in different countries in Europe and also other countries outside Europe. They even paid for my trips that I like to take and well they paid it all in! Learning the language is a must! Well, that was 10 years ago and yes I stayed in the Netherlands!
im taking the teacher assistent program :) i actually got it and applied to marseille! my fly is on september but with all this pandemic thing im still not sure what is goin to happen :(... im leaving my country (Chile) with my boyfriend and we are both realllyyy exited with this! thank you so much for your advices, i really enjoy your channel so keep it up girl!
I moved myself from the U.S. to Germany when I was 18 and I feel like my answers for "Why move abroad? were word-for-word what you got out of the experience too
I honestly needed this so much, I just finished school and am currently looking for a university to study at and everyone has been telling me to apply to the nearest Uni because it's the safest option and because I wouldn't have to move out of my parents house, but I've been feeling so restless and stuck in my routine lately and I found this university half across the country that looks really promising and even though it'll be a risk I feel like I should take the next step and apply for that university instead. Your video really helped me realize that I should listen to what my heart is telling me to do because in the end I'll never know what could happen if I don't try. You are such a huge inspiration ❤️ thank you so much
Aw I wish I was here for Lingoda but thank you so much for sharing. It was truly inspiring. I've always wanted to travel and explore but since I'm in college now along w the virus fiasco I saw my dream of traveling starting to dwindle off. You have not only rekindled my hopes and dreams but also informed me of opportunities to do so. Thanks a lot! Maybe France will be one of my future destinations :)
i have always wanted to live in paris even when i was a little kid. like everyone knew what they wanted to be when i was little but i just knew i wanted to live in France and it sucked because i wanted to leave as soon as i turn 18 and everyone made me think i couldnt do it. now i only have one year until im 18 and i have a savings account with tons of money in it already and im constantly putting more in and its all for France. idk i just get exited as soon as i think about France it just motivates me to keep going and your channel is so inspirational i hope you know that, so thank you so much
You have brighten up my day! And by the way, your french is really good and i really enjoy and love your paintings. You seem to have such a positive energy in yourself that reflects on the outside, don't ever let that go.
okay but I'm trying to learn french and you're the first person I've stumbled across that has a good french accent but isn't a native so this has helped so much. like you were speaking and I was understanding what you were saying and like.... thats SO cool omg I'm proud of myself. definitely subbing. your arts EPIC by the way. I've always dreamed of moving abroad young so this made me feel so good about my aspirations
Ive been wanting to move to another country not just for the sights but to immerse myself in other’s culture 🌿🌿 i really am thankful that youre sharing these insights because i thought that i have little options on how i can live in europe ❤️❤️❤️
I just found your channel recently but I love your editing and how you’re not trying to fit yourself into a certain style / genre on RUclips, it’s unique :)
Using workaway, and going abroad to work or volunteer could be helpful if your worried about a gap in your resume. But I think a gap year does actually look good no matter what, a sense of adventure and independence definitely can't be a bad thing.
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"I feel rich and not because of how much money I have in the bank" 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Totally 🥰
thankyougaia yessss
@thankyougaia that's such a good idea please make it happen
this friendship is everything
yeah thats beautiful but you will actually need money to move in paris lol
She’s the real life Luna Lovegood 😍
yessssss!!!!
same thought!:D
3:31 Nah, more like Rita Skeeter (at least the physical appearance). 🙂
Omg she is
Omfg yes!
Here I am, at 19, dreaming of moving to France. You are truly my inspiration.
The dream could come true
Same except I’m turning 20 this year😂
@Rsy Tn is it alright for people of colour, is there diversity, racism?
ukiyo better than US for sure
Same, I'm 16 and already plan what dog should I get when I move to France
I have always dreamed of living in a small studio apartment, watching the birds and the sun wake up while I drink a warm cup of coffee. I have always yearned for more, but I feel that I am held back; by my family and financially. I don't know what I want to do for a major. I love drawing and painting, but I also love the outdoors. Im curious about the world around me, how it all works, and I want to help animals but I don't know what to do. I want to venture out into the world and look at other cultures, how people interact with one another. I want to be free.
damn
You really captured my thoughts perfectly, want to be friends?🥺👉👈
Wow! This perfectly encapsulates what I feel! I hope you get what u want.
Okay but the people who liked my comment please hit me up
Have u considered majoring in anthropology?
There are so many young people with bright intentions here. Bless all of you.
When you said "take this video as a sign" I have been contemplating moving to Paris for a while now and had literally been thinking about it before watching this! spooky! 🧚🏻♀️✨
Same omg
i also live in paris (i grew up in the US) and would 100/10 recommend
Me too
Same here
I really hope you do make that move I’ll live vicariously through you
I just turned 19 and I'm currently going through like a mid-youth crisis
Deobihoe damn I love your pfp my dude 🥴😂 also happy late birthday!
omfg same i turned 19 in april XD
how amazing! I moved to France from the U.S. at 24 (so a little older!) but I moved to NYC from San Diego, California at 18 with nothing but 2 suitcases and $2,000 I had saved from high school jobs. Best thing I ever did!! Getting out on your own to find independence and joy in living on your own is such a beautiful life experience.
Wow congrats IK moving here to France was the best thing i have ever done !! I completely agree !! That is why i started my channel to motivate more people to move abroad lol
@Julie VanHouten literally what I wonder i don't get it
But if ur gonna long stay in that country what kind of visa do u use?
Only 2000$ ! How did you do to survive 😅
but with 2000 how did u manage to obtain a visa
Taking risk is so scary, specially because I come from a conservative and over protective family but I have to find the strength to finally go I explore this world, you gave me that extra push to actually realize that I want to move abroad, so thank you, really🌼✨
i relate so much!!! we can do this and chase our dreams! we got this 🥰
I can relate to your comment, mom does not let me pick a school far from her because she says "family is first"
Wow I so relate! I feel like so many of us from isolated or insular upbringings are realizing right now (in this forced quarantine isolation) that we don’t want to live our lives like this in the future when we have a choice. There is a whole world out there bigger than your 6 person family, your small town or even your country. Independence is coming and it’s been a sort of painful process for me but realizing that there is life after you take the leap is so affirming and uplifting!! This is a beautiful moment! Take your leap-live fully, love boldly, form human connections and enjoy your life! Your are worth the risk!
I feel for all of you in this section. Chase your dreams anyway. But also HAVE A BACKUP PLAN. I did not chase them and kinda regret it.
Edit : retrospecting my life now and regretting it 😖😖😖
Explore the world? Please I would rather create something and be remembered.
I moved to Italy when I was 20 as an au pair, and I have lived there now for the past 8 years. If you're on the fence about doing it, just do it!!!
What do you work as there?😊
@@mariemadlenek au pair means taking care of children. Like a nanny but as full time job. You kinda become part of the family
Hi there! I worked as an au pair. It’s a great option if you do not have a lot of money because you’re provided with room and board, food, and typically the family provides a phone and other basic necessities. You receive a small stipend, anywhere from 500-1000 euro per month, which with no living expenses, is more than enough in Italy.
@@chantelcastellano9672 hi!! but how did you stayed there? like after stopping working as an au pair?
"you dont need alot of money to travel" laugh in third world country passport, visa appointments only avialable for the rich, i am still paying the loan my parents took for me, three years after i left my country. hahah
I feel the same, she doesn't even have to worry about getting a Visa which for us is a huge thing
Passport privalage is real
I agree. There are some challenges people from first world country do not encounter as we do. I am from a second world country and I can't even dream of taking a gap year and travel with the huge(regarding my country) savings I have right now. Even getting admitted to a university in a first world country is a struggle, because they require a lot of documents which cost a lot to get. You have many privileges you are not aware of if you living in a first world country.
Are you from north africa comme par hasard? xDDDD
@@baralike6258 exactly my thought lmao
i wanna do this so badly, but can you talk about how you made friends and learned to socialize?! that's my biggest concern. like i feel like i would just hide in my apartment bc i wouldnt know ANYONE
I live in Vienna but I can confirm that’s my biggest problem
I was in a new city and went to coffee shops a lot by my own to do stuff and met people there. i think it’s always the best when one mets people randomly. (also i went to uni in ch (it’s 1000 or 1600/year and in germany it’s even cheaper for uni (just if you’re interested)
Wandering any city alone will foster connections. Just smile and ask questions!
And Bumble BFF!!! Works just like the dating version, just for friends :) Found some amazing friends through that, I feel like in Europe lots of people use it.
Duh first thing- what do you love? For example I love yoga, when I move to a town I go to the yoga studio- go ot places where folks who love things you do- go also.
I moved abroad from Ohio to Madrid almost 2 years ago now. I've seriously loved it and learned so much. I've grown in self-confidence, relationships, and emotional maturity. I relate so much to this video!! Especially with what you said -- moving to a foreign country is a way to reinvent yourself! Also you can do it without being super rich! I recently subbed to your channel and I am loving your content, this video for sure. Merci beaucoup!!
Finally, someone who isn't obsessed with the Parisian dream...
What do you do in Madrid?
Your videos feel like a breath of fresh air from a lot of the content on youtube these days, so quirky and pure :,)
wow this comment made my day! :,) sending love
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this video kinda made me cry, i feel so lost in life right now and i’ve been dreaming about moving to europe but i never knew how i could ever be able to... thank you for this video 😭❤️
hey do you live in america? im living in germany and my situation is the same. i personally never was happy in this country and my parents don’t make it better either... need to get out of here as soon as possible
Gece no way!! I’m in America and was thinking about moving to Germany!
livvi s. well I’m hoping everything goes as you’d like the only place I would love to stay in would be Berlin because of its diversity (the Turkish culture especially, I’m turkish) and I would like to be there but that’s all
that's cool! I'm from Europe and i wanna visit America hhahah but i Def wanna go to France or Ireland cause my country is so conservative and just close minded that i need to be somewhere where i feel free. Hopefully both of us can achieve our dream ❤️
Understand. My friends ,we simply must do this.
American in Lyon working as a teacher’s assistant here. You don’t have to have a degree in French or Teaching as long as you have some level of French and have experience with kids. It’s not as great as being an au pair. The salary is €800 a month, and hasn’t changed in like 20 years. The upside is you only work 12 hours a week and some schools will offer you housing for a reduced cost. My tiny 20m was €270/month.
I came here with €1400 saved up and have been ok! Budget is tight, but it’s all about taking pleasures in the smaller things in life. 🌝
I am so interest in this-if it’s a program!
I’m currently an Au Pair and I’m looking into how to be a teachers assistant to stay here in France. Do you have any references or recommendations for me to look into? Sending light 🤗
i was thinking of teaching english abroad for a year
Wow I wasn't expecting to see someone living in Lyon in the comments! That's where I'm from and currently live. I hope you enjoy it here!
Moving to Lyon to study next year
Hi Sheina, what a surprise to see you there and how nice that you settled in France and are now so fluent! And thank you for the beautiful comments about me and your time as an au pair, it was wonderful for us to have you the kids loved you! Golda sent me the link to your vide 😋. Hope all is well, enjoy!
you have been my biggest inspiration and i am only 15 , i cant wait to move to another country as soon as i turn 18, i havent decided if i want to move to ny , La or france , my family doesnt have a lots of money but i belive that i can do it by myself , i dont like rich people thing i know ill be happy in my little apartament if right people are around me, thats why i dont want to live country i live in , there are no right people for me they r all cold colors for me , i want to live somewhere else where i can find creative,crazy and artist people like me
I believe you will do it!!! Like I said, I was really broke and was able to find an opportunity to live here for a year and meet a lot of beautiful people. we're rooting for you!!
I'm 15 too and I feel exactly the same, I've wanted to move away for ages and can't stop thinking about moving to NY, I don't like telling people I want to move incase they judge me and think I'll fail,, but it's nice to know that I'm not the only one!!
Sin Bur I’m 16 but I feel exactly the same way
@@sinbur6610 i'm in the exatly same situation and i'm also 15yo
Honestly it'll be cheaper to move to France than NYC 😊
This is just the motivation/inspiration I needed. People all around me are constantly telling me to go the safe route, whether it be joining the Air Force or pursuing a "safe" major. Your vids helped me realize you fail 100% of the things you don't do and if you do what you love(for me thats art/writing), the rest will come. I love your videos and thank youu
Orange Crush same. I really just want to get away from the usa. Whether it be Canada or France, college is supposed to be a journey for me! >:(
ÜS4 me too, I also want to leave the US. I want to go to international universities and maybe move to Sweden or somewhere else in Europe 😄👍
It’s official I’m moving to France. I just starting watching you and I’m about to start my first year in college and I’m studying interior design and I now want to just move to France and become an interior decorator!!! Thank you so much!!!!
Girl same. I love all types of design and have been considering interior design. I really want to move to France or Italy for school. I hope it works out for both of us!
hi um..what universities did y’all apply to??
I am an american teenager and i moved to france in august to learn french THE BEST THING I HAVE EVER DONE totally recommend
im currently in a one year contract with a ballet company here in America, and while I'm incredibly grateful for the experience I'm gaining, I want nothing more than to move to France and see the world and dance with strangers who share my passion everywhere!
Did you speak french before moving over to Paris?
Endless gratitude. You have no idea how much you inspire, motivate, and help me out!!!! Your videos mean the world
You inspired me to go to italy and au pair last summer and I’m going back this fall. Eventually wanting to go to school there as well. Thank you for putting this into my world 💜 you touch so many lives and know your beautiful life transcends 💫
When you say "take this video as a sign" I'm so shook... I've been thinking about moving abroad for so long now, but I've always been afraid of leaving my family. They are very traditional and everything that's not productive or makes money will be a failure in their book. I'm going through college following what they want me to do but I've always wanted to just escape to somewhere where I can start anew. This video has got me seriously thinking about moving to a new country.
Please start by eliminating "shook" from your vocabulary.
I was literally just manifesting moving to France for college! And then your video popped up. I love art and design and probably will go to school for something like that. This is truly a sign. I also am a really good babysitter and love children so being an Au Pair would be amazing! This video made my day and I’ve never subscribed so quickly 🥺💕
I’ve literally always wanted to move to Paris and be an artist, I’m soon going to be 19 and when she said maybe this video is a sign I got chills because I thought of that too!
I seriously cried while I watched this. Since I was really little I wanted to move to France and become a writer. I just decided to finish my associates in the states and then study in Paris and this video sounds EXACTLY like how I feel and what I want in life. THANK YOU FOR THIS.
When you moved to France did you know how to speak French and do you have a advice for people who want to move in a country they don't know the local language
I was wondering the same!
Another great video. Thank you!! I keep saying this, but your videos were extremely motivating and helped me to eventually move to France. I moved here at 31 to do my master's degree. And I got a bursary from the French government too. So there were a lot of opportunities out there and for all ages too! Take care everyone and best of luck!!
I just wanted to say we have the same name and last initial. I am even more inspired now lol
moving to France is literally my dream. thank you so much for this
I moved to the U.K. from Bulgaria when I was 19, too! It was extremely hard, because I had to work really hard for little money because people exploit you when you’re from a second world country (and it makes you feel second best), but I learned many new things. Now I can say I genuinely live a more comfortable life, braver to explore my passions and my personal style. Finished uni and masters, worked, have some savings and now completing an internship in the profession I want. This would NEVER happen if I stayed at home. Not on this scale, at least
Thank you SO MUCH for making this!!! I'm currently 18, just graduated highschool, and my plans for the future are practically non existent besides buying a plane ticket and going to study at a little french school for a semester. As much as it's what i've always dreamed of doing, i get waves of doubt when i compare myself to my friends already going to 4 year college with their whole futures planned out, so it's comforting to know that things worked out for you after leaving with one month planning advance! :) I'm trying to turn my anxiety into excitement for the adventure i have ahead of me
I need a tutorial on that amazing hairstyle omg you nailed it.
Hi! Thank you for making this video it's just made me feel so much happier with my decision. I was in the same mindset as you. I have been doing a degree at university for the past two years and a few months ago I just felt very stuck and unhappy. I thought I've always wanted to move to France, so why not go now. I went on Au pair world, found a host family within a month, found someone to take over my tenancy, and I'm moving in July to Paris. I'm nervous because I won't know anyone, but overall I'm excited to be doing something that makes me happy. Seeing you and others have done this makes me feel a lot calmer about my decision, so thank you :))
You’re literally one of my biggest inspirations. I strive to have the courage you do to move somewhere completely new.
This made me cry so much
I'm in constant conflict with myself because I feel like I don't really know what I want
It makes me really anxious to feel like I don't have a future or something
Your video feels like breathing for the first time
I always wanted to just open a little tea shop and do some soap art on the side
I want to live in a small house and enjoy the little things but I always felt like that was just a fantasy
I'm currently studying something that I'm not really enjoying and don't know what to so about it
Maybe leaving everything behind and putting myself out into the world would help
i just gave up on this thinking i didn't have enough money omg. thank you for making this video shayna i'll definitely look into these :))
yay! excited for you
i want to live in norway in the middle of nowhere just living life, build myself a cabin on my own
luckily:
1. I’m from England so it’s not far away
2. Norwegian is very similar to english (and german which i was bad at in school
3. I’m planning to go into oxford maths which is difficult but will allow me to get a good job and lots of money
and i chose norway because of the colder climate, close to home, and Sweden is already taken by my friend (she said she wants to live in the middle of nowhere and build herself a cabin on her own before i mentioned my plans, i literally told her straight after, ‘same... but in norway’)
(i chose norway before i found out about her plans, but her plans just eliminated Sweden, and Finland is too close to the artic circle (the point where days can be 24hrs+))
Thomas _ I also want to move to Scandinavia ! Seems so wonderful
watching your videos feels like catching up with an old friend :(( i can’t explain how much i love your content 🥺
(also stay safe, everyone !! sending y’all love in these trying times
I think your channel is so inspiring and beautiful! keep up the good work :))
Thanks so much!
i was thinking about studying abroad and i’m taking this as a sign to maybe pursue my dreams :)
Recently I have been watching a lot of your videos. I was so scared to go to art school but you inspire me so much. I’m actually excited to go now. U seem like an incredible person and I love your art so much. Thank you so much for doing what your doing.
I'm in my early twenties and planning to move to a different country soon, and wow, at some points I thought I was hearing myself talk! With taking time off from school this past semester and feeling stuck, I definitely resonate with some of the experiences you've had. Thank you for taking the time to speak about this!
I'm only turning 15 this year but i've been visualizing and dreaming about moving abroad to new york city and travelling the world. This video gave me so much confidence and inspiration. I love your videos so much, they're so unique, creative and simple.
your videos are always so calm, well shot and edited! just an absolute delight! you are a huge inspiration for my own channel!
thanks girl!!
Been following your channel for awhile and have finally had a chance to watch this vlog, which I found very interesting. Don't know if I'll ever get the chance to travel or even live somewhere else, but one can't help but daydream!
This is sooo o o o inspiring! I’m currently learning French by myself (thinking about wanting to live there too). After I watched this my dreams started to ignite bit by bit.
You're insanely inspiring to me! I want to start painting and do art again! My anxiety and fear of not being good enough forced me to put it all away, but you just woke me up.. I'm so so so grateful for stumbling upon this video and your universe! Thank you
Thanks for the advice! I want to study abroad in Italy and I think the video inspired me that it’s never too late to follow your dreams!
Just watching your videos im speechless you are really living the life i hope to move abroad like you and become a au pair then do school in france but youre a true inspiration its amazing the culture immersion andjust france in general its incredible
okay this is crazy, i've been dreaming about taking the risk and moving abroad and this video has been uploaded on my 20th birthday. Damn i think this is a sign lmao
You should do it!
hoping to do a semester abroad (and maybe more) in paris to study film!! manifesting this into the universe
just started re-learning french and have had the biggest urge to travel to france as soon as possible. i feel like your video was fate! love from Australia 🌟
Do you already know what you want to see here ?
the french seem to love australians good luck!
You popped into my recommendations and I never looked back.
I’m 19 and DEFINITELY have been feeling the way you described, down to needing your own space and feeling like you have so many ambitions but struggle realizing them. I have been dreaming about Paris for the last few months and might just have to take the leap! Thank you for making this :)
Love your videos and how empowering they always are, can't wait for your new content :)
I discovered you a few days ago and inhaled all your videos. You make all my synapses dance and sparkle. You inspire me really much, I somehow stopped doing art during corona because I felt into a little depressive phase and felt kind of lost in my life. You made me realize what I want and that I just need to find that road all by myself. Thank you, really.:))
Youre a really big inspirition to me, you have changed my perspective on what is art and im really thankful for that
I moved to Paris last year to go to drama school but had to return home to Denmark because of financial issues and the language barrier. It was heartbreaking because I had been working so hard for 4 years to make it come true and I couldn't become an au pair because of my school schedule. You just made me regain hope that I can return one day and take my dream of acting in Paris seriously, there's so many ways to do it. Thank you for this ❤️
Please don't feel bad, you had a normal experience and the truth is it's very hard to move to a difference country and sometimes it doesn't work out.
I’m 19, and I just took the leap to become an au pair in Italy because of watching this video! Thanks to you😊
I’m turning 19 in 9 days and I’ve been applying to University in Paris! Love this video, makes everything seem more approachable.
I've have always DREAMED of living in France, I traveled all over Europe (including France) a few years ago for a music study trip and I've never felt so good and more myself! I'm currently 19 and go to an art uni and I plan to study abroad in Paris my junior year and I absolutely cannot wait to experience what it's like to actually live in another country, especially one that I've always admired
Yes, please more videos like this!^^ Your personality and view on life is just wonderful and interesting. I'd love to hear more of your experiences as an American living in France. Greetings from the Netherlands :)
"take this video as a sign" i've literally been considering taking a year out of school and going to paris for a while now this crazy
do it!! im leaving in january its so excitinggg
Could you do a video about how you learnt French, how long it took you, and what tools you used for it? etc. Also would love a video specifically about your au pairing experience: how much freedom you got, how you coped with money, how you befriended people, how you became immersed in the culture, etc. Thanks!
I've never felt like I belonged in the United States. I was raised in Portuguese and French culture but I only ever learned Portuguese and Spanish. I was thinking of studying abroad in France and learning French; because as you and Damon have said, its a place where you can slow life down and discover who you are. I feel like here in the states there's so much pressure for me to follow one path that I'm not even sure about, and I'm only 20! I'm so interested in photography and music but I'm so underdeveloped. You and Damons videos make me feel less alone and less afraid of being lost :)
gurlll!! Your video is definitely a sign for me. I live in france but my life is pretty depressing and i am really board, i just want to live abroad. It's been months i'm thinking about being an au pair, and when i heard that you were one too, it's just the biggest sign ever!!! i love you !!
Moving to France is one of my biggest dreams in my life. Sadly I can not speak French but I'm taking online classes now so I'm working on it. I'm from Austria and I just wanted so say that this video made me want to move to France even more. Love your Channel!
-Joe
Love the colors used for the flowers! I’ve only traveled to one other country since my parents were born there, but I really want to go to a country with nice farms! I’ve always been in cities so I think it’d be a nice change
oooh sounds so lovely! especially in the times we're in now
Thank you for another great vedio🥰 Your art, your looks and the way you talk are so soothing and inspiring... I don’t know how to put this but you made me see a possibility of breaking away from the mainstream ❤️ Not everyone need to have the same fashion or the same career choice. Life can be amazing by choosing your own path. And you definitely inspired me to move to Paris for gap years after college! A year ago I was so convinced that I should graduate from college and directly continue on masters or PhDs in the STEM world that I already known. But after some more life experience and of course, your videos, I can see myself doing things that I never thought I could or should do. Thank you for bringing the inspiration to us✨
I’m moving to Paris next year at 18 & I’m so excited!! Your videos are such an inspiration
for americans being broke is having 2000$, for me being broke is having 200 lol
Both r being broke. 2 bands is rent
fr tho 😂
I have to 2 $ beat that
One american is not all americans. Having a spare $2000 is NOT broke to me or anyone i know.
Kate Leev , I’m Russian and I have 0,7 dollars in my bank
I plan on moving to Paris when I’m 18 to go to a culinary arts school, so I can be a vegan chef, and I have 6 years to prepare 😂
I am afraid you can not choose to do only vegan coocking in a culinary school :/ especially Paris and France, it is very difficult to find a vegan restaurant, so vegan school ... :(
@@ambreforte4500 Exactly what I was thinking, I'm french and vegan food is not really a thing here. But she can still learn traditonnal cooking in school and then look for vegan chefs to specialize. We still have a lot of people that try new things, it may develop. For example where I live there is a pastry chef that makes pastries/chocolates/candies for people with biabetes.
We need more vegan chefs
Wow! You are just so amazing! When I was 18 I moved out of the US and lived in Thailand and when I was 19 I moved to Korea. I also dream of living in France to and I hope I can be there soon. I’m still 19 now lol but I’ve been moving around a lot!
Yay! I was an au pair as well. I was broke as f... so I’m happy to have gone as au pair and met my host family in the Netherlands. They took mean vacations in different countries in Europe and also other countries outside Europe. They even paid for my trips that I like to take and well they paid it all in! Learning the language is a must! Well, that was 10 years ago and yes I stayed in the Netherlands!
This is just so wonderful!!! Thank you for this video!!! Love and blessings from an American hoping and praying to live in Paris someday!
im taking the teacher assistent program :) i actually got it and applied to marseille! my fly is on september but with all this pandemic thing im still not sure what is goin to happen :(... im leaving my country (Chile) with my boyfriend and we are both realllyyy exited with this! thank you so much for your advices, i really enjoy your channel so keep it up girl!
Hi, Valentina. Which program did you apply for?
Tino N Mine is Assistant de langue espagnol en France, maybe if you search for assistant d’anglais en France you can find what you re looking for :)
I moved myself from the U.S. to Germany when I was 18 and I feel like my answers for "Why move abroad? were word-for-word what you got out of the experience too
THANK YOU. recently i’ve been obsessed with moving to paris, but im 17 and still have to finish highschool.
I honestly needed this so much, I just finished school and am currently looking for a university to study at and everyone has been telling me to apply to the nearest Uni because it's the safest option and because I wouldn't have to move out of my parents house, but I've been feeling so restless and stuck in my routine lately and I found this university half across the country that looks really promising and even though it'll be a risk I feel like I should take the next step and apply for that university instead. Your video really helped me realize that I should listen to what my heart is telling me to do because in the end I'll never know what could happen if I don't try. You are such a huge inspiration ❤️ thank you so much
Aw I wish I was here for Lingoda but thank you so much for sharing. It was truly inspiring. I've always wanted to travel and explore but since I'm in college now along w the virus fiasco I saw my dream of traveling starting to dwindle off. You have not only rekindled my hopes and dreams but also informed me of opportunities to do so. Thanks a lot! Maybe France will be one of my future destinations :)
Is it still that "easy" and "inexpensive" post-covid? Post-cofinement?
I am moving to france next February 😍 I am so excited
We need a podcast!! I could listen to you all day
I cannot imagine how long you spend on these videos. Everyone is appreciated and is spectacular
i have always wanted to live in paris even when i was a little kid. like everyone knew what they wanted to be when i was little but i just knew i wanted to live in France and it sucked because i wanted to leave as soon as i turn 18 and everyone made me think i couldnt do it. now i only have one year until im 18 and i have a savings account with tons of money in it already and im constantly putting more in and its all for France. idk i just get exited as soon as i think about France it just motivates me to keep going and your channel is so inspirational i hope you know that, so thank you so much
You have brighten up my day! And by the way, your french is really good and i really enjoy and love your paintings. You seem to have such a positive energy in yourself that reflects on the outside, don't ever let that go.
Thank you so much I’ve been planning to move to France after I finish high school and you’ve just given me much more reason to do so I’m so excited!
this video is so aesthetic omg
okay but I'm trying to learn french and you're the first person I've stumbled across that has a good french accent but isn't a native so this has helped so much. like you were speaking and I was understanding what you were saying and like.... thats SO cool omg I'm proud of myself. definitely subbing. your arts EPIC by the way. I've always dreamed of moving abroad young so this made me feel so good about my aspirations
Ive been wanting to move to another country not just for the sights but to immerse myself in other’s culture 🌿🌿 i really am thankful that youre sharing these insights because i thought that i have little options on how i can live in europe ❤️❤️❤️
I am french and still watching this x) Moving to Japan soon I feel motivated
I love her choice of music. Music 🎼, and beauty💃🌍🌎🌏💃, perfect recipe for awesomeness.
I just found your channel recently but I love your editing and how you’re not trying to fit yourself into a certain style / genre on RUclips, it’s unique :)
Using workaway, and going abroad to work or volunteer could be helpful if your worried about a gap in your resume. But I think a gap year does actually look good no matter what, a sense of adventure and independence definitely can't be a bad thing.
Wish I could do like u at 19 or 18 😊 love u shayna :)
Hey you can!!! Love to yo
Thank you! I'll be signing up for the Lingoda sprint today
Watching this while I'm French and living in France just cause this person is awesome