Kalyn this video is so beautiful and vulnerable in such a wonderful way. The way you just let us in to your plans with your partner, who is such an important part of your life, but you’ve been so good about creating boundaries for yourself, I’m just so happy for you. Hearing you talk about your future with him, and your future in general, makes me so hopeful for you. This video really touched something for me that I didn’t know I was waiting for from your videos, like a confirmation that you’re doing so well and coming into your own. Love this all for you! 💕
That was SO inspiring. I've been a city girl for 8 years now and I love my life here. But ever since the pandemic I find myself needing open space, nature and simply more quietness. However I can't "aford" to make the change yet workwise, etc. Remains to be seen. :)
I started watching your channel when you left Kingston to Toronto and this was such a wholesome nostalgic vlog which is extra special because I'm now at the stage of life you were then. I've loved watching you find yourself and it's given me hope I will too one day.
I definitely relate to the going out parts! I think the idea of "you're not having fun unless you're going out" is really prevalent but I just don't really enjoy it. I like going out early in the morning for breakfast or walks, but going out at night just to drink somewhere doesn't hold much allure. Once you're comfortable in your own skin and doing things you like, even if it means you have to do them alone, it's such a nice feeling.
Watching your intro literally made me cry. Watching you grow and transition from the different stages of your life has been soo inspiring. I’m in the early stages of my life where I’m just beginning and watching you is like watching my manifestation come to fruition. Thank you for sharing your journey and truly inspiring me 🥰🥺.
I loved this video! It was a step on memory lane but still more about the present than the past. I feel you girl! I lived 3 years in Milan, IT and now I came back to my hometown and home country and it just feels so much better. I am connected to my roots and my soul is more in peace. Although I am living in the second biggest city, it is a relatively small one and with my boyfriend we are planning in the future to move to the outskirts. A small village 20 minutes from the city (where our jobs are) but still in the forest. I cannot wait for that chapter of my life so this content just inspired me to want it even more!
I loved this look back. I am 30 and have just realized that like eating seasonally is great so is living. I have always tried to live my life seasonally and go with what I need in that moment. I love all your videos but your country life videos literally give me major cozy peaceful vibes ☺️
Kalyn, I feel so in sync with you! I moved to NYC when you moved to Toronto (same age, I was 21!). And watched you throughout the journey. I’ve been here for 6 years and since the pandemic, I’ve had a gut feeling for a change to get closer to nature, animals, and myself. It feels so serendipitous that you moved around the same time this gut feeling appeared. Thank you for filming your life for us, this was the sign I needed ❤️
Kalyn, seeing your journey has been so inspiring. I remember watching your city videos way back when. I'm so happy for you and this tranquil life you've cultivated and that you've finally found your person. You go girl! I currently live in a small gloomy town in the UK and moving to the city specifically Manchester has been playing on my heart for a while. I've been held back by my financial situation, my job and a sense of duty to my family by staying here but watching you always makes me want to take that leap. I'm not sure what the future holds but you've shown me that the independent living that I crave is doable and a great adventure so thank you for that 😊 sending you all the best wishes for your next chapter and the new year
I love, LOVE videos like this, they're dynamic (with all the images and breaks), moving and so insightful! Congrats Kalyn for everything you said, and the editing of this video, SUPERB! 🧡 I'm kinda vibing with what you said. I'm not working full time in an office in Milan anymore, like I used to do pre-pandemic, I'm working from home and only one day in Milan. I feel this sense of country life now, I'm not over-stimulated anymore. I live in a not-so-small city, but definitely not as big as Milan, I don't have to commute every day, and I can do longer walks with my dogs, and take care of me in a better way, and I love this 🥰 Also, I'm finally living with my boyfriend, and now I get this sense of peace that you've reached as well. Sorry for this lengthy comment, but this video was so amazing I had to share ✨ btw, SO EXCITED FOR YOUR BOYFRIEND MOVING IN 🥰
This video made me feel so warm in my heart ♥️ I remember following you every step of the way, it makes me feel so hopeful and confident that the future holds great surprises and leads you exactly where you’re supposed to go ✨ wishing you the best always!
Seeing all your old city footage - gosh I remember every single bit. Literally been with you since the beginning it's crazy watching you grow because I feel like Ive grown with you. Loved the sneaky "he is going to be moving in soon" I just felt so much happiness for you. All the love Kalyn xxxx
Thank you for sharing your journey with us! I'm definitely a country girl, even though I'm living in the city at the moment, so you're living my dream right now, showing the process of getting there and it's so inspiring and comforting to watch.
As I get older I feel like I want to be closer to nature, there's something healing and relaxing being close to nature. Also I'm so happy for you Kalyn 💗 I've been following you for many years and you're a true inspiration and sweet soul 💖
I literally started crying when you said your boyfriend is going to move in. Kalyn, I’m so happy for you, I love that you did what felt right for you. You’ve been such an inspiration for many many years🤍✨thank you so much for sharing your journey! I’m living in a city, where I was born and I like it because I’m a student so it’s quite convenient but I’d really love to live in a house by the beach one day, that would mean moving to another country and if I ever felt like going back, I’d like to live in a country side🤍
i’ve only ever grown up in cities and i love the energy of a city! but watching these videos has made me so much more interested in country living and really opened my eyes up to that lifestyle 🖤
I just love these videos where we can see your growth and evolution. When you moved to the countryside and started to make more mindfulness content, I started to look inside myself in another way too, and being able to grow together with you warms my heart. May this phase of ours continue to be peaceful and gold just like you💜✨💕🌙
I grew up super rurally in the mountains in BC, so hearing you talk about your experience in the country is so relatable! I’m so excited that you’re sharing how amazing it really is to live outside the city in nature! ❤️
Kalyn, your energy is something that everyone should experience, your vibes always put me in the best mood. This is a very beautiful, heartwarming and inspiring video. I have been following you since you moved to Toronto, you made me a better person and you helped me so much along the way, and it's so good to see you finally happy and free as well. I am looking forward to the rest of your wonderful journey 'out in the wild' ❤ also the fact that you're partner is moving in with you aaaah😍😍 you are such a great couple, I am hoping for all the best for you
As a 27 year old who just recently bought a house during covid and moved from Ottawa out to the country, this is absolutely lovely to see! So many people my age are living that city life and i loved it while i was there, but it just didn't fit me anymore. It's so nice to see someone move out to the country and not be in a place to have babies yet or settle down in that way. I love this kind of content!
I first learned about your channel in 2017, when I was 15, from an old friend. Watching your videos made me want to be a RUclipsr. I actually have a second channel now that I'm in the process of creating content for. And now I'm 22, almost 23, rewatching your videos and just wanted to say thank you for being a genuine creator on RUclips ❤
Hey Kayln , I’ve been with you since the beginning. I’ve been watching you since I was in high school and I’m now 25. You have been a big sister to me through many seasons. So thankful for you ♥️
You come across so authentically YOU from being in the countryside... Your aura has always been synchronous with nature and peace so it's amazing to see you align with those things- I've watched from near the beginning of your journey and I've recently moved out of the city in the UK to countryside as well and am slowly learning to breathe and feel safe again. Truly emotional seeing things back from the start like that
I been following you for some years now! I can honestly say since you moved to the country you seem more relaxed and at peace!! I absolutely love it! As always thank you for sharing the journey with us!
As a 22 year old going on 23 who’s just starting to travel and live out of a backpack with a deep intuitive feeling that I want a cozy home one day, this video was 🙏🏻
Moved from a small town to the city life! Living in Seattle now, decided to go after my dream and do real estate, goal is to retire and live in a modern farmhouse with lots of animals and my grow my own food. Love that your becoming more eco friendly!
AHHHH I have never been so excited for one of your videos!!! I currently live in the suburbs outside of Vancouver and I have been wanting to move to downtown Toronto forever. You've been a huge inspiration for me to make the move and I am so appreciative of all this information! My dream has been delayed with COVID but... I think this vid came at the perfect time ♡
It's super nice to see you change, I've been following you for very long time, but especially in this video you can see the change. I think that you look happier now, and somehow you manage to look more and more beautiful every year!
I started watching your videos right around the time you moved to Toronto and being around 16/17 years old at that time, and watching you grow I just feel so blessed that there are content creators like you out in the world because you truly have helped me grow into the woman I am today. I’m about to turn 22 and I am still here watching your videos because they bring me so much joy. Literally every breakup, hardship in life I have had, when I needed a laugh, when I needed a little clarity on life I would always watch your videos and I just really want to say thank you because you have genuinely impacted my life in such a positive way and have been such a big part of me learning to live my life to my truest self and to embrace who I am and life as it is. Like (hopefully this doesn’t sound weird) but like you have always felt like the big sister I have always wanted and I just think that’s pretty great. I hope to see only the most positive things come your way in life, and I just wanted to say thank you so much for being such a positive energy in my life and many others live’s.
I live on a island next to a big city. And I’m realizing that I’m not at peace here. I’ve been watching your journey since i was 12 and i really relate to you in so many ways. You were the big sister i always wanted to talk to. It’s hard right now because my hometown isn’t feeling like home. And i want the country lifestyle. Something about being in the middle of nature makes me so relaxed. I used to go to a local forest in my neighborhood when i was young just to escape the busy city life. I’m 21 now and i can see myself in a year making the switch !!! Thank you so much for this video. You help me shine light on the truth of my life and my unhappiness!!! Love you i hope one day i get to meet you❤️❤️
Thank you for taking the time to put this together. It is absolutely heartwarming to watch and I have loved seeing you grow and become your true self while I also do the same 🤍 i love growing with you. And that quote at the end... omg. Had to pause the video and write it down 🤍🤍 i loved it!
I had to pause and write this comment. What you said about Bentley and how much better are the country life for him- I totally get it. Not that I have ever lived in a big city. I live in a small town, and behind my house I would always walk my dog, and let her run free. I never liked using the leash, only when I had to, or when I thought it would be safer.. I can’t tell you enough how happy I am for you and Bentley. My dog was the greatest gift god has ever given me, and my time with her was the most precious to me. Enjoy every moment! ❤️🌞
It’s been a pleasure to watch you heal and grow and just be happy out in the country! I’d much rather watch your content now knowing you’re at peace than before when you felt pressured to put out content💛 and I can’t wait for more!
Kayln, thank you for sharing your life with us. I didn’t get to grow up with my sisters, and I’ve always struggled with friendships, but it’s super refreshing getting to watch your videos and feel like I’m getting that big sis energy or girl friend vibe that I normally miss out on. And it’s been fun watching you through the years when I was drawn to the city and now find myself drawn to nature and more natural things. Anyway. Thank you ❤️
Watching this knowing that so much change is about to happen in my life. Hoping to move to the city as a young adult etc watching you talk about this is making me so emotional for my journey ahead. Thank you for this video!
Loved this video! I’ve been following along for years, and this trip down memory lane was making ME emotional! 🙈 You truly do seem so at peace with where you are right now, and I’m so, so happy for you ❤️ Excited to see what’s in store for you next (more home renos, boyfriend moving in?! Aaaahhhh!). Love from a fellow Ontario country girl 🌾❤️
Thank you for this! I'm doing this move this year, so this was so useful. :) Also... thank you for making it SO clear that I need to absolutely confirm 100% that internet DOES run to a new home, and not just take someone's word for it!!
I love country Kalyn and your slow living lifestyle makes me feel warm and happy inside. I love this journey for you. I’m glad you and Bentley found some inner peace by the woods. Can’t wait for the content to come. The stars and the moon must look magical at night.
Ok I died laughing at your spider reaction! I grew up living in the country and still have similar reactions to this day. 😂 Also, absolutely LOVE your analogy of tuning into the different effervescent energy of the country being like going from reality tv to National Geographic. So incredibly true. I’ve always felt that, but hearing it put that way was amazing! Have loved watching your journey over the years and this was such a cool video. 🥰
I used to live on the outskirts of a city but now I live in a country setting, although it’s a neighborhood and not so set apart like your place is. I love the quiet of country living. There isn’t much to do but it’s sort of relieving. I like the cows too :)
I'm only four minutes into this and I'm so emotional! I remember watching all of your moving vlogs and finding so much courage from them to make my own big moves. Thank you for inspiring us to show up for ourselves and be authentic through all of it
You’ve always been an inspiration to me! I’ve been manifesting of moving from Toronto (born and raised here) to Ottawa! Hope 2022 will allow this change and thanks for being someone to look up to!
God This video was like a time travel So nostalgic and familiar, yet seems so distant at the same time It has been a pleasure being with your magic shiny light through out all of the changes and growing 💛
I saw that little smirk after you dropped that bomb miss girl!! I'm so happy for you and the life you are creating. I cannot wait to see how this new chapter of your life grows and changes you even more. Thank you for making content like this...you don't know how much it means to me. You've been such a powerful and positive influence in my life since I was 16 (I'm 21 now). SO so so happy for you!
Just started the video but I’m so excited! My family and I just moved to a much more rural area for the first time in either of our lives and we’re certain we’re building its forever home in an even more rural area and having a smaller homestead still with a lot of land. So happy and excited💗
I remember when you moved into that first Toronto apartment! I don’t usually leave comments but I’ve been a subscriber for that long. It’s so fun and inspiring to see how far you’ve come! I’m so happy you’re so happy, you deserve it all! Sending you love and good vibes 🤍🤍
I grew up in Vancouver BC in the bustle of city life, I’d bus everywhere, ride my bike to friends houses, could go from my school to the UBC campus village. I felt so grown up depsite only living there till I was 13/14, then we moved to Vancouver island into the forest and the wilderness. At the time I thought my parents where trying to make like hard, there are only buses Mon-Fri during the day, all of my school peers lived ages away and I couldn’t get anywhere by myself. It took years for me to realize how much more peaceful I found the rural woods we’d moved too, and now I can’t really go to Vancouver without feeling deeply overwhelmed and overstimulated. Going from counting sirens to go to sleep to frogs and birdsong has allowed me to root myself in a way I don’t think I ever could have in the city. Going forwards in my life I don’t really want to live in a city again because nothing can surpass the beauty of this lands natural magic
I can’t even begin to describe how happy I am for you!! I am so happy you are loving county living and how much you have grown in all the years I have been watching your channel! I am truly happy to hear you and your boyfriend are moving in together, I really hope it all goes amazing! Loved this video & I wish nothing but the best in the future!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
As an OG subscriber, this is very nostalgic for me to watch because I’ve been watching you for a long time. I feel like we grew up together. I still live in the city but recently I’ve been making some changes to move and it’s funny because that’s just what happens over time with age. You really inspired me to get my life together and to dream and when I moved from Texas to New York City you were a big part of that inspiration.
I actually live and travel out of a van but I can totally relate to feeling overstimulated in and around cities. I much prefer to take my van out to the forest and I feel so much more at peace. Thank you for sharing your journey I’ve absolutely loved following along the past few year. Much love 🧡
Wow it’s been a year. Thank God! I am so happy for you keep going and yes you fix it when you own it but it’s worth it. Enjoy your home focus on all the good things about it. Yes and you can’t beat the privacy. No matter what enjoy it!
OMG Kalyn, this video reminded me of how long I’ve been here watching you. And your short hair were such a nice vibe on you 😍 I grew up in a country side villa in Sicily (Italy) and I could never grasp what it meant for my peers to live in city centre. I envied them but I loved my freedom/space/close relationships with so many animals. In 2014 I moved to Ireland and I still live in Dublin, just 15’ from the city centre and this is sucking my life away! Despite the calmness of my posh area (at insane rent price) and the closeness of 2 huge parks, I can feel the anxiety of a very fast paced environment, the pressure to go out and be more socially involved, the lack of real friendships, the sight of concrete out of my window and the importance of a high income to define my status. Jeeez, it is so stressful, I desperately miss my slow paced life surrounded by sweet animals and green fields, having my dog 🐶 and engage with other humans only for short events… don’t get me wrong, it was fun for a while to go to crowded bars/pubs/concert, receiving men’s attention and dancing all night with friends BUT it is not for me on a long term. I got exhausted, overwhelmed, disappointed as much as you did, and when pandemic started it reminded me of how much I love a more reserved/isolated life. Couldn’t relate more with you! PS: “he is going to move in quite soon” 😍😍😍 Congratulations guys on this milestone!!!
Just... ahhhhhh... happy sigh... so happy for you! This video warmed my soul. 💕I appreciate how open and honest it feels, and I can relate to your journey so much. I lived in Toronto for 7+ years, moved back to my hometown, now living in the country (not too far from Kingston either) with my husband where we bought a home. I am really, really happy for your happiness and contentment. As a long time shy lurker (lol) I had to comment and express my happiness for you Kalyn! Seriously can we just be real life friends😭
I absolutely LOVED this video and relate so much! I moved to Montreal from my hometown when I was 22 and then to Toronto at 25. I am now 31 and find myself craving a quieter, less "stimulating" (as you put it!) environment. My fiancé and I plan on moving back to my quieter hometown next year and I honestly think it's the best decision. We are ready for that next stage in life. Living in big cities was great in my 20s but ready for a more relaxed vibe. Spending money is so much more of a thing in big cities. Your money dwindles like crazy! A coffee here, a brunch there, constantly being surrounded by shops. That's one of the many things that I like more about a country life.
Perfect timing...I currently live downtown in my state's capital and in 3 months I am moving across the country to the mountains of southern California. Thank you for this!
Kalyn you can't even imagine how accurate you were while describing the city life! I'm also a girl from a small town and always wanted to feel the big city vibes😄now that I'm here, in a big city, I sometimes feel lonely and if it weren't for the university, I would be moving back to a house with a garden😂 I'm actually so happy for you and every time I see clips from your house, I just know that that place is meant to be your home💛thank you for another amazing and interesting video, really warmed my heart, seeing your old clips from Toronto!✨
I loved living in the city. Yet at the same time I missed the country side bc I also loved having a bit more freedom with my home, a bit more privacy & fishing at the nearest park. Now I prefer living 15 minutes or so from the nearest city. It's a good balance for my shopping addiction & having my private cozy home life.
You inspire me so much! I lived in the city my whole life and have been in the country life for a year now. Trying to cope with being alone and scared out here at night mostly lol. So happy for you and everything you’ve accomplished🤍
This was so relatable! Moved back to my coastal hometown last year after 3 years of city living. Something about the pace of life here puts me at ease but it took me super long to realise 🌊
I'm currently living in a city while I go to college, and I always wanted to move back home or at least somewhere else rural again after college, but it just becomes more clear everyday that that's exactly what I need to do. It's nice to have tested out city living, but I also can't wait to move out of the city and come home and feel the peace and quiet.
I’m typically not one to comment, but I just absolutely LOVED this video and how genuine it is. So so so excited/happy for you and the new life you’re building! 💕😊 you inspire me!
wow I felt deeply when you talked about the overestimation of the city and how it was linked directly to your anxiety.... I live half the year in beautiful Puerto Rico on the beach and the other half in Connecticut in the city and I didn't realize how that affected me till you just spoke on it thank you.
I am so glad I found your channel a second time since I had lost it after watching your videos for so long. My current goal is to be able to move to a big city and I am really not into living in the countryside (don’t feel that is for me at this stage). But seeing how you’re evolving towards your happiest self is awesome, I can’t wait to evolve in my own way alongside your videos!
Really loved this video. I’m living in the city right now, but I 100% see myself moving back to the countryside in a few years when I finish my studies. For now, living in the city is fun, but I could never see myself being here forever. Also casually slipping in that the BOYFRIEND IS MOVING IN WHAAAAT I’m so excited for you Kalyn ❤️❤️❤️
I loved what you had to say and I love watching your RUclips videos now with such a peaceful and grounded energy as I currently find them more relatable. I lived in Toronto my whole life, never downtown, more farther out but still in Toronto and can relate to what you said 100%! Even when I was in my teens and early to almost mid 20s going downtown was SO much fun and exciting and I thought I wanted to move there. Now I've moved to North York and with the pandemic barely go downtown and when I do I'm drained! All the people and busyness overwhelms me and leaves me with anxiety. It makes sense since you lived directly downtown you'd feel that way. I lol'd at your description of the club scene haha true so true! In my opinion there are additional cons: so much traffic, housing is more expensive to rent and buying is ridiculous and people are more to themselves and so busy - but my family is in Toronto!
I grew up in the middle of nowhere, so for me, it's not right in my soul to have a "concrete park" over open fields and woods. It's mesmerizing to feel the energy in the country....definitely more wholesome, effortless, and pure 💚🤎
I grew up in the country and am currently living alone in the city! So far, I like the city a lot more. I have to admit, I love the convenience of being so close to everything!
I’ve always felt like I could relate to you and seeing you do your thing in the city for so many years but kinda moving to a different, slower beat was SO relatable. Like I love big city life (or I want to love it) but I want something more quiet. And over the pandemic I started thinking about moving more quiet. And now hearing you talk about country life and really articulating how much it changed you - I want that. I’m making it happen. Manifesting it🤩✨✨
Its so exciting and inspiring to be able to come on this transformational self discovery journey with you. I think those of us who stayed are on the same journey with you. so much love xx
Following your life journey makes my life journey better ❤ I'm really happy that you feel like you're exactly where you need to be right now. I live in a small/medium town in Portugal that's near enough from the capital but far enough to still have that calmess and cozyness and I love it here, always have. I probably will try living in other places eventually, since I lived here my whole life, but I feel like I will always come back because it really feels like home.
You look so happy in the environment you’re in now. I feel as though you are the original Kaitlyn I remember first subscribing too. I figured you would end in on the country side. I grew up in IN and moved to MD. I miss the country so much. I’m getting a house and can’t wait to decorate in Farmhouse theme to remind me of back home. The city life moving to MD has never been for me. Too much crime, choas and really just the way of life here is so different than back home. Back home was slow pace of life and here is a fast pace of life. Moving out, getting married, having kids, etc. just even going into the store everyone is always in such a rush. I will forever love the country side way more than city side. I will say I feel as though that’s prolly why my anxiety is so high as well from where I am currently living. Country all the way. So happy to see you are happy and content. I hope to see more videos from you. Stay blessed! 🤍
"I ran all the time, that's why I have bad knees now. Get your mind outta the gutter" LOL I remember when you used to never make jokes like that in your videos, man I LOVE being here to witness your evolution. You're amazing
Hello from France ! Fantastic video ! I had a similar experience in my life. I was living in Paris for a very long time and I loved it but now I'm living in the country and I just love it too and I know that I wouldn't like to go back in a city now. I do miss some "city things" like having shops and everything almost "right to your door" but living with the nature around.... and the sea. The sea is definitively something I couldn't live without now.
I’m so happy for you Kalyn! Your country life and house look so wonderful. I just bought my first house, I live in a small city, so it’s walkable distance to restaurants and coffee shops. Houses are pretty close to each other, but I have a nice sized yard! :)
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did you just slip in there that your boyfriend is moving in with you?!?! yay!!!! so excited and happy for you!!!! ❤️❤️❤️
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happy for you Kalyn 💐
HE'S MOVING IN??? Ahhhh I'm so happy for you Kalyn omg. You found your person ❤ I'm sending you both so much love.
Kalyn this video is so beautiful and vulnerable in such a wonderful way. The way you just let us in to your plans with your partner, who is such an important part of your life, but you’ve been so good about creating boundaries for yourself, I’m just so happy for you. Hearing you talk about your future with him, and your future in general, makes me so hopeful for you. This video really touched something for me that I didn’t know I was waiting for from your videos, like a confirmation that you’re doing so well and coming into your own. Love this all for you! 💕
That was SO inspiring. I've been a city girl for 8 years now and I love my life here. But ever since the pandemic I find myself needing open space, nature and simply more quietness. However I can't "aford" to make the change yet workwise, etc. Remains to be seen. :)
I started watching your channel when you left Kingston to Toronto and this was such a wholesome nostalgic vlog which is extra special because I'm now at the stage of life you were then. I've loved watching you find yourself and it's given me hope I will too one day.
I definitely relate to the going out parts! I think the idea of "you're not having fun unless you're going out" is really prevalent but I just don't really enjoy it. I like going out early in the morning for breakfast or walks, but going out at night just to drink somewhere doesn't hold much allure. Once you're comfortable in your own skin and doing things you like, even if it means you have to do them alone, it's such a nice feeling.
Watching your intro literally made me cry. Watching you grow and transition from the different stages of your life has been soo inspiring. I’m in the early stages of my life where I’m just beginning and watching you is like watching my manifestation come to fruition. Thank you for sharing your journey and truly inspiring me 🥰🥺.
I loved this video! It was a step on memory lane but still more about the present than the past. I feel you girl! I lived 3 years in Milan, IT and now I came back to my hometown and home country and it just feels so much better. I am connected to my roots and my soul is more in peace. Although I am living in the second biggest city, it is a relatively small one and with my boyfriend we are planning in the future to move to the outskirts. A small village 20 minutes from the city (where our jobs are) but still in the forest. I cannot wait for that chapter of my life so this content just inspired me to want it even more!
I loved this look back. I am 30 and have just realized that like eating seasonally is great so is living. I have always tried to live my life seasonally and go with what I need in that moment. I love all your videos but your country life videos literally give me major cozy peaceful vibes ☺️
Kalyn, I feel so in sync with you! I moved to NYC when you moved to Toronto (same age, I was 21!). And watched you throughout the journey. I’ve been here for 6 years and since the pandemic, I’ve had a gut feeling for a change to get closer to nature, animals, and myself. It feels so serendipitous that you moved around the same time this gut feeling appeared. Thank you for filming your life for us, this was the sign I needed ❤️
Kalyn, seeing your journey has been so inspiring. I remember watching your city videos way back when. I'm so happy for you and this tranquil life you've cultivated and that you've finally found your person. You go girl! I currently live in a small gloomy town in the UK and moving to the city specifically Manchester has been playing on my heart for a while. I've been held back by my financial situation, my job and a sense of duty to my family by staying here but watching you always makes me want to take that leap. I'm not sure what the future holds but you've shown me that the independent living that I crave is doable and a great adventure so thank you for that 😊 sending you all the best wishes for your next chapter and the new year
I love, LOVE videos like this, they're dynamic (with all the images and breaks), moving and so insightful! Congrats Kalyn for everything you said, and the editing of this video, SUPERB! 🧡
I'm kinda vibing with what you said.
I'm not working full time in an office in Milan anymore, like I used to do pre-pandemic, I'm working from home and only one day in Milan.
I feel this sense of country life now, I'm not over-stimulated anymore.
I live in a not-so-small city, but definitely not as big as Milan, I don't have to commute every day, and I can do longer walks with my dogs, and take care of me in a better way, and I love this 🥰
Also, I'm finally living with my boyfriend, and now I get this sense of peace that you've reached as well.
Sorry for this lengthy comment, but this video was so amazing I had to share ✨
btw, SO EXCITED FOR YOUR BOYFRIEND MOVING IN 🥰
This video made me feel so warm in my heart ♥️ I remember following you every step of the way, it makes me feel so hopeful and confident that the future holds great surprises and leads you exactly where you’re supposed to go ✨ wishing you the best always!
Seeing all your old city footage - gosh I remember every single bit. Literally been with you since the beginning it's crazy watching you grow because I feel like Ive grown with you. Loved the sneaky "he is going to be moving in soon" I just felt so much happiness for you. All the love Kalyn xxxx
Thank you for sharing your journey with us! I'm definitely a country girl, even though I'm living in the city at the moment, so you're living my dream right now, showing the process of getting there and it's so inspiring and comforting to watch.
As I get older I feel like I want to be closer to nature, there's something healing and relaxing being close to nature. Also I'm so happy for you Kalyn 💗 I've been following you for many years and you're a true inspiration and sweet soul 💖
I literally started crying when you said your boyfriend is going to move in. Kalyn, I’m so happy for you, I love that you did what felt right for you. You’ve been such an inspiration for many many years🤍✨thank you so much for sharing your journey!
I’m living in a city, where I was born and I like it because I’m a student so it’s quite convenient but I’d really love to live in a house by the beach one day, that would mean moving to another country and if I ever felt like going back, I’d like to live in a country side🤍
i’ve only ever grown up in cities and i love the energy of a city! but watching these videos has made me so much more interested in country living and really opened my eyes up to that lifestyle 🖤
I just love these videos where we can see your growth and evolution. When you moved to the countryside and started to make more mindfulness content, I started to look inside myself in another way too, and being able to grow together with you warms my heart.
May this phase of ours continue to be peaceful and gold just like you💜✨💕🌙
I grew up super rurally in the mountains in BC, so hearing you talk about your experience in the country is so relatable! I’m so excited that you’re sharing how amazing it really is to live outside the city in nature! ❤️
I needed this vlog today. Thank you Kalyn, we appreciate you so much 🤍
Oh my goodness. A almost 40 min video 😍 we have been blessed
Kalyn, your energy is something that everyone should experience, your vibes always put me in the best mood. This is a very beautiful, heartwarming and inspiring video. I have been following you since you moved to Toronto, you made me a better person and you helped me so much along the way, and it's so good to see you finally happy and free as well. I am looking forward to the rest of your wonderful journey 'out in the wild' ❤ also the fact that you're partner is moving in with you aaaah😍😍 you are such a great couple, I am hoping for all the best for you
As a 27 year old who just recently bought a house during covid and moved from Ottawa out to the country, this is absolutely lovely to see! So many people my age are living that city life and i loved it while i was there, but it just didn't fit me anymore. It's so nice to see someone move out to the country and not be in a place to have babies yet or settle down in that way. I love this kind of content!
Wow u are my age and already bought a house!!
Inspiring
Can I ask how much it cost where u live?
I first learned about your channel in 2017, when I was 15, from an old friend. Watching your videos made me want to be a RUclipsr. I actually have a second channel now that I'm in the process of creating content for. And now I'm 22, almost 23, rewatching your videos and just wanted to say thank you for being a genuine creator on RUclips ❤
I'm so happy that you've found your peace, and how much more exciting that you also have your person to share it all with! xxxx
Hey Kayln , I’ve been with you since the beginning. I’ve been watching you since I was in high school and I’m now 25. You have been a big sister to me through many seasons. So thankful for you ♥️
You come across so authentically YOU from being in the countryside... Your aura has always been synchronous with nature and peace so it's amazing to see you align with those things- I've watched from near the beginning of your journey and I've recently moved out of the city in the UK to countryside as well and am slowly learning to breathe and feel safe again. Truly emotional seeing things back from the start like that
I been following you for some years now! I can honestly say since you moved to the country you seem more relaxed and at peace!! I absolutely love it! As always thank you for sharing the journey with us!
As a 22 year old going on 23 who’s just starting to travel and live out of a backpack with a deep intuitive feeling that I want a cozy home one day, this video was 🙏🏻
Moved from a small town to the city life! Living in Seattle now, decided to go after my dream and do real estate, goal is to retire and live in a modern farmhouse with lots of animals and my grow my own food. Love that your becoming more eco friendly!
AHHHH I have never been so excited for one of your videos!!! I currently live in the suburbs outside of Vancouver and I have been wanting to move to downtown Toronto forever. You've been a huge inspiration for me to make the move and I am so appreciative of all this information! My dream has been delayed with COVID but... I think this vid came at the perfect time ♡
It's super nice to see you change, I've been following you for very long time, but especially in this video you can see the change. I think that you look happier now, and somehow you manage to look more and more beautiful every year!
This was so nostalgic to watch! Your channel is my comfort 🤍 so nice to see you thriving, comfortable and truly happy 💕
I started watching your videos right around the time you moved to Toronto and being around 16/17 years old at that time, and watching you grow I just feel so blessed that there are content creators like you out in the world because you truly have helped me grow into the woman I am today. I’m about to turn 22 and I am still here watching your videos because they bring me so much joy. Literally every breakup, hardship in life I have had, when I needed a laugh, when I needed a little clarity on life I would always watch your videos and I just really want to say thank you because you have genuinely impacted my life in such a positive way and have been such a big part of me learning to live my life to my truest self and to embrace who I am and life as it is. Like (hopefully this doesn’t sound weird) but like you have always felt like the big sister I have always wanted and I just think that’s pretty great. I hope to see only the most positive things come your way in life, and I just wanted to say thank you so much for being such a positive energy in my life and many others live’s.
I live on a island next to a big city. And I’m realizing that I’m not at peace here. I’ve been watching your journey since i was 12 and i really relate to you in so many ways. You were the big sister i always wanted to talk to. It’s hard right now because my hometown isn’t feeling like home. And i want the country lifestyle. Something about being in the middle of nature makes me so relaxed. I used to go to a local forest in my neighborhood when i was young just to escape the busy city life. I’m 21 now and i can see myself in a year making the switch !!! Thank you so much for this video. You help me shine light on the truth of my life and my unhappiness!!! Love you i hope one day i get to meet you❤️❤️
Currently living in a beach city but I’m very excited for my next chapters of my life. No idea where I’ll be but I’ve always loved the country life.
That feeling of being able to let your emotions settle in the place you're meant to be is simply unmatched.
Thank you for taking the time to put this together. It is absolutely heartwarming to watch and I have loved seeing you grow and become your true self while I also do the same 🤍 i love growing with you.
And that quote at the end... omg. Had to pause the video and write it down 🤍🤍 i loved it!
It's our 5 year anniversary, Kalyn! 5 years of me watching your videos. Thank you!
I had to pause and write this comment. What you said about Bentley and how much better are the country life for him- I totally get it. Not that I have ever lived in a big city. I live in a small town, and behind my house I would always walk my dog, and let her run free. I never liked using the leash, only when I had to, or when I thought it would be safer.. I can’t tell you enough how happy I am for you and Bentley. My dog was the greatest gift god has ever given me, and my time with her was the most precious to me. Enjoy every moment! ❤️🌞
It’s been a pleasure to watch you heal and grow and just be happy out in the country! I’d much rather watch your content now knowing you’re at peace than before when you felt pressured to put out content💛 and I can’t wait for more!
Kayln, thank you for sharing your life with us. I didn’t get to grow up with my sisters, and I’ve always struggled with friendships, but it’s super refreshing getting to watch your videos and feel like I’m getting that big sis energy or girl friend vibe that I normally miss out on. And it’s been fun watching you through the years when I was drawn to the city and now find myself drawn to nature and more natural things. Anyway. Thank you ❤️
Oh man I've been here for like 6 years. It's so crazy to see you grow and evolve. I'm so happy you've found your home now.
Watching this knowing that so much change is about to happen in my life. Hoping to move to the city as a young adult etc watching you talk about this is making me so emotional for my journey ahead. Thank you for this video!
Loved this video! I’ve been following along for years, and this trip down memory lane was making ME emotional! 🙈 You truly do seem so at peace with where you are right now, and I’m so, so happy for you ❤️ Excited to see what’s in store for you next (more home renos, boyfriend moving in?! Aaaahhhh!). Love from a fellow Ontario country girl 🌾❤️
Thank you for this! I'm doing this move this year, so this was so useful. :) Also... thank you for making it SO clear that I need to absolutely confirm 100% that internet DOES run to a new home, and not just take someone's word for it!!
I love country Kalyn and your slow living lifestyle makes me feel warm and happy inside. I love this journey for you. I’m glad you and Bentley found some inner peace by the woods. Can’t wait for the content to come. The stars and the moon must look magical at night.
Ok I died laughing at your spider reaction! I grew up living in the country and still have similar reactions to this day. 😂 Also, absolutely LOVE your analogy of tuning into the different effervescent energy of the country being like going from reality tv to National Geographic. So incredibly true. I’ve always felt that, but hearing it put that way was amazing!
Have loved watching your journey over the years and this was such a cool video. 🥰
I used to live on the outskirts of a city but now I live in a country setting, although it’s a neighborhood and not so set apart like your place is. I love the quiet of country living. There isn’t much to do but it’s sort of relieving. I like the cows too :)
I'm only four minutes into this and I'm so emotional! I remember watching all of your moving vlogs and finding so much courage from them to make my own big moves. Thank you for inspiring us to show up for ourselves and be authentic through all of it
Now I'm much further into the video and I saw you answered my question! Thank you so much
You’ve always been an inspiration to me! I’ve been manifesting of moving from Toronto (born and raised here) to Ottawa! Hope 2022 will allow this change and thanks for being someone to look up to!
God
This video was like a time travel
So nostalgic and familiar, yet seems so distant at the same time
It has been a pleasure being with your magic shiny light through out all of the changes and growing
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I saw that little smirk after you dropped that bomb miss girl!! I'm so happy for you and the life you are creating. I cannot wait to see how this new chapter of your life grows and changes you even more. Thank you for making content like this...you don't know how much it means to me. You've been such a powerful and positive influence in my life since I was 16 (I'm 21 now). SO so so happy for you!
Just started the video but I’m so excited! My family and I just moved to a much more rural area for the first time in either of our lives and we’re certain we’re building its forever home in an even more rural area and having a smaller homestead still with a lot of land. So happy and excited💗
I remember when you moved into that first Toronto apartment! I don’t usually leave comments but I’ve been a subscriber for that long. It’s so fun and inspiring to see how far you’ve come! I’m so happy you’re so happy, you deserve it all! Sending you love and good vibes 🤍🤍
I grew up in Vancouver BC in the bustle of city life, I’d bus everywhere, ride my bike to friends houses, could go from my school to the UBC campus village. I felt so grown up depsite only living there till I was 13/14, then we moved to Vancouver island into the forest and the wilderness. At the time I thought my parents where trying to make like hard, there are only buses Mon-Fri during the day, all of my school peers lived ages away and I couldn’t get anywhere by myself. It took years for me to realize how much more peaceful I found the rural woods we’d moved too, and now I can’t really go to Vancouver without feeling deeply overwhelmed and overstimulated. Going from counting sirens to go to sleep to frogs and birdsong has allowed me to root myself in a way I don’t think I ever could have in the city. Going forwards in my life I don’t really want to live in a city again because nothing can surpass the beauty of this lands natural magic
I can’t even begin to describe how happy I am for you!! I am so happy you are loving county living and how much you have grown in all the years I have been watching your channel! I am truly happy to hear you and your boyfriend are moving in together, I really hope it all goes amazing! Loved this video & I wish nothing but the best in the future!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
As an OG subscriber, this is very nostalgic for me to watch because I’ve been watching you for a long time. I feel like we grew up together. I still live in the city but recently I’ve been making some changes to move and it’s funny because that’s just what happens over time with age. You really inspired me to get my life together and to dream and when I moved from Texas to New York City you were a big part of that inspiration.
I actually live and travel out of a van but I can totally relate to feeling overstimulated in and around cities. I much prefer to take my van out to the forest and I feel so much more at peace. Thank you for sharing your journey I’ve absolutely loved following along the past few year. Much love 🧡
Wow it’s been a year. Thank God! I am so happy for you keep going and yes you fix it when you own it but it’s worth it. Enjoy your home focus on all the good things about it. Yes and you can’t beat the privacy. No matter what enjoy it!
OMG Kalyn, this video reminded me of how long I’ve been here watching you. And your short hair were such a nice vibe on you 😍 I grew up in a country side villa in Sicily (Italy) and I could never grasp what it meant for my peers to live in city centre. I envied them but I loved my freedom/space/close relationships with so many animals. In 2014 I moved to Ireland and I still live in Dublin, just 15’ from the city centre and this is sucking my life away! Despite the calmness of my posh area (at insane rent price) and the closeness of 2 huge parks, I can feel the anxiety of a very fast paced environment, the pressure to go out and be more socially involved, the lack of real friendships, the sight of concrete out of my window and the importance of a high income to define my status. Jeeez, it is so stressful, I desperately miss my slow paced life surrounded by sweet animals and green fields, having my dog 🐶 and engage with other humans only for short events… don’t get me wrong, it was fun for a while to go to crowded bars/pubs/concert, receiving men’s attention and dancing all night with friends BUT it is not for me on a long term. I got exhausted, overwhelmed, disappointed as much as you did, and when pandemic started it reminded me of how much I love a more reserved/isolated life. Couldn’t relate more with you! PS: “he is going to move in quite soon” 😍😍😍 Congratulations guys on this milestone!!!
Just... ahhhhhh... happy sigh... so happy for you! This video warmed my soul. 💕I appreciate how open and honest it feels, and I can relate to your journey so much. I lived in Toronto for 7+ years, moved back to my hometown, now living in the country (not too far from Kingston either) with my husband where we bought a home. I am really, really happy for your happiness and contentment. As a long time shy lurker (lol) I had to comment and express my happiness for you Kalyn! Seriously can we just be real life friends😭
I love that I have gotten to go on this adventure with you and that you shared so many of your city memories with us
I'm so happy to see you happy 🥺 we grow together ❤️ congratulations about moving in situation 🥰 you deserve the whole universe and beyond!
Thank you for sharing! I moved from city in Europe to mountains and country side in the USA. I’m so happy to share this experience with you.
I’m definitely country folk. I thrive in nature and peaceful tranquility. I’m not in the country anymore, but it’s on my vision board this year. 🔮💗
I absolutely LOVED this video and relate so much! I moved to Montreal from my hometown when I was 22 and then to Toronto at 25. I am now 31 and find myself craving a quieter, less "stimulating" (as you put it!) environment. My fiancé and I plan on moving back to my quieter hometown next year and I honestly think it's the best decision. We are ready for that next stage in life. Living in big cities was great in my 20s but ready for a more relaxed vibe. Spending money is so much more of a thing in big cities. Your money dwindles like crazy! A coffee here, a brunch there, constantly being surrounded by shops. That's one of the many things that I like more about a country life.
Perfect timing...I currently live downtown in my state's capital and in 3 months I am moving across the country to the mountains of southern California. Thank you for this!
I love your new country lifestyle 🙌💖
Love this video! You just have a different glow since you moved into the countryside. He is moving in !! Yay for you 🥰
Kalyn you can't even imagine how accurate you were while describing the city life! I'm also a girl from a small town and always wanted to feel the big city vibes😄now that I'm here, in a big city, I sometimes feel lonely and if it weren't for the university, I would be moving back to a house with a garden😂
I'm actually so happy for you and every time I see clips from your house, I just know that that place is meant to be your home💛thank you for another amazing and interesting video, really warmed my heart, seeing your old clips from Toronto!✨
I loved living in the city. Yet at the same time I missed the country side bc I also loved having a bit more freedom with my home, a bit more privacy & fishing at the nearest park. Now I prefer living 15 minutes or so from the nearest city. It's a good balance for my shopping addiction & having my private cozy home life.
You inspire me so much! I lived in the city my whole life and have been in the country life for a year now. Trying to cope with being alone and scared out here at night mostly lol. So happy for you and everything you’ve accomplished🤍
This was so relatable! Moved back to my coastal hometown last year after 3 years of city living. Something about the pace of life here puts me at ease but it took me super long to realise 🌊
I'm currently living in a city while I go to college, and I always wanted to move back home or at least somewhere else rural again after college, but it just becomes more clear everyday that that's exactly what I need to do. It's nice to have tested out city living, but I also can't wait to move out of the city and come home and feel the peace and quiet.
I’m typically not one to comment, but I just absolutely LOVED this video and how genuine it is. So so so excited/happy for you and the new life you’re building! 💕😊 you inspire me!
So happy for you 💗 You seem also so happy and calm !! Loved the video so much 💗🌸
You posing on that lawn mower with your boots and hat is such a mood 💖
Why did I feel close to tears this whole video? Was I relating to your path or just feeling for your path?! Either way, I felt it!
wow I felt deeply when you talked about the overestimation of the city and how it was linked directly to your anxiety.... I live half the year in beautiful Puerto Rico on the beach and the other half in Connecticut in the city and I didn't realize how that affected me till you just spoke on it thank you.
I am so glad I found your channel a second time since I had lost it after watching your videos for so long. My current goal is to be able to move to a big city and I am really not into living in the countryside (don’t feel that is for me at this stage). But seeing how you’re evolving towards your happiest self is awesome, I can’t wait to evolve in my own way alongside your videos!
Not me running from the other room to rewind to make sure I heard what I thought I did! Congratulations!!
Really loved this video. I’m living in the city right now, but I 100% see myself moving back to the countryside in a few years when I finish my studies. For now, living in the city is fun, but I could never see myself being here forever. Also casually slipping in that the BOYFRIEND IS MOVING IN WHAAAAT I’m so excited for you Kalyn ❤️❤️❤️
I loved what you had to say and I love watching your RUclips videos now with such a peaceful and grounded energy as I currently find them more relatable.
I lived in Toronto my whole life, never downtown, more farther out but still in Toronto and can relate to what you said 100%!
Even when I was in my teens and early to almost mid 20s going downtown was SO much fun and exciting and I thought I wanted to move there.
Now I've moved to North York and with the pandemic barely go downtown and when I do I'm drained! All the people and busyness overwhelms me and leaves me with anxiety.
It makes sense since you lived directly downtown you'd feel that way.
I lol'd at your description of the club scene haha true so true!
In my opinion there are additional cons: so much traffic, housing is more expensive to rent and buying is ridiculous and people are more to themselves and so busy - but my family is in Toronto!
I grew up in the middle of nowhere, so for me, it's not right in my soul to have a "concrete park" over open fields and woods. It's mesmerizing to feel the energy in the country....definitely more wholesome, effortless, and pure 💚🤎
I grew up in the country and am currently living alone in the city! So far, I like the city a lot more. I have to admit, I love the convenience of being so close to everything!
I’ve always felt like I could relate to you and seeing you do your thing in the city for so many years but kinda moving to a different, slower beat was SO relatable. Like I love big city life (or I want to love it) but I want something more quiet. And over the pandemic I started thinking about moving more quiet. And now hearing you talk about country life and really articulating how much it changed you - I want that. I’m making it happen. Manifesting it🤩✨✨
Its so exciting and inspiring to be able to come on this transformational self discovery journey with you. I think those of us who stayed are on the same journey with you. so much love xx
I grew up in a small city on a river and for uni I moved to a small medieval town with three streets and three beaches and I love it!!!
Following your life journey makes my life journey better ❤ I'm really happy that you feel like you're exactly where you need to be right now. I live in a small/medium town in Portugal that's near enough from the capital but far enough to still have that calmess and cozyness and I love it here, always have. I probably will try living in other places eventually, since I lived here my whole life, but I feel like I will always come back because it really feels like home.
You look so happy in the environment you’re in now. I feel as though you are the original Kaitlyn I remember first subscribing too. I figured you would end in on the country side. I grew up in IN and moved to MD. I miss the country so much. I’m getting a house and can’t wait to decorate in Farmhouse theme to remind me of back home. The city life moving to MD has never been for me. Too much crime, choas and really just the way of life here is so different than back home. Back home was slow pace of life and here is a fast pace of life. Moving out, getting married, having kids, etc. just even going into the store everyone is always in such a rush. I will forever love the country side way more than city side. I will say I feel as though that’s prolly why my anxiety is so high as well from where I am currently living. Country all the way. So happy to see you are happy and content. I hope to see more videos from you. Stay blessed! 🤍
How are we blessed with such a long video! I love your country vlogs 😍 ❤ they are so relaxing and inspiring! Xx
"I ran all the time, that's why I have bad knees now.
Get your mind outta the gutter" LOL
I remember when you used to never make jokes like that in your videos, man I LOVE being here to witness your evolution. You're amazing
I forgot how much your videos inspired me! You are incredible! Love you! Kisses from Brazil! ❤
Facing this decision myself and really appreciate your comparison and thoughts on the experience.
Hello from France ! Fantastic video ! I had a similar experience in my life. I was living in Paris for a very long time and I loved it but now I'm living in the country and I just love it too and I know that I wouldn't like to go back in a city now. I do miss some "city things" like having shops and everything almost "right to your door" but living with the nature around.... and the sea. The sea is definitively something I couldn't live without now.
I always love getting the new vlog notifications 💕 I feel like they always come at the right time
Currently living in the city of Michigan with my country boyfriend while building our country home! 🏡✨loved this video so much! 💕
Same! Well without the current building our country home but it’s a plan 🙃
I’m so happy for you Kalyn! Your country life and house look so wonderful. I just bought my first house, I live in a small city, so it’s walkable distance to restaurants and coffee shops. Houses are pretty close to each other, but I have a nice sized yard! :)