What am I even doing here in the World's NORTHERNMOST town? | Svalbard
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- Опубликовано: 19 июн 2024
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What am I even doing here? How did I end up here? I talk a little bit about how I ended up here on Svalbard, and also give you some tips on how to move here if you are dreaming of a life in the Arctic. Thank you so much for being here and I hope you enjoy the video! 🧡☕️
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0:00 Svalbard, an island close to the North Pole
04:43 Why do we have 4 months of polar night
06:07 Where am I from originally?
07:05 My previous career
09:41 My previous jobs on Svalbard
12:30 Is it possible to move to Svalbard?
12:50 Do you need a VISA?
15:24 The best jacket for winter
18:52 Polar Bear nearby not too long ago
20:26 Polar Bear protection
24:02 Amazing short documentary on Huset!
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About Cecilia:
Cecilia Blomdahl is originally from Sweden and moved to Svalbard 7 years ago. She works as a photographer and videographer in Longyearbyen, and with her social media channels. Check her out on tiktok and instagram under her handle @sejsejlija! Here on youtube she posts videos about her daily life in her cabin with her boyfriend Christoffer and her dog Grim, living just outside of Longyearbyen. Subscribe for videos about her daily life as well as adventures on an island close to the North Pole. They have polar bears there!
I made a mistake with the temperature conversion! -8°C is 17.6°F sorryyy! Also don't forget to check out the Huset short documentary on Curiositystream if you are curious about my first job on Svalbard 😊 Thank you for being here! ♡
I was questioning how the snow was so crunchy at 46°F 🤣🤣
It’s was an easy mistake to make because positive 8 degrees C is 46.4F.
@@kitlc1 Ohhh yes I think that is what happened! 🙈
😉☀️
Wonderful adventure
btw Amazing story telling🎞️
I told my husband I want to go see Svalbard and he said o okay, what would we do? Stay inside? I said well yeah so he suggested we do that at home. 🤣🤣
I would go in summer.
Meet me there in January! 😊
There's a lot you can do there in winter. You just need the right gear
😂😂 I could see my husband saying the same thing. 😂😂
I would love to go but I'm afraid I'd get arrested for being a stalker of Grim and the cabin!
Let's take a second to appreciate that Grim leaned both Swedish and English
🤣🤣🤣And his humans havnt even bothered to learn dog
?
Bilingual king 👑
@@brianmolstad1255 well dogs learn to understand whats being said to them ( basic instructions like sit, come here, roll over) in the language spoken to them. So they can technically "learn" multiple languages :)
It's amazing what dogs understand. Becoming bi-lingual would be difficult enough; do you know something from experieence, or have you seen multi-lingual capability for dogs documented somewhere?
Cecilia I think it would be so fun for you to put together a “visiting Svalbard travel pack” type video where you explain what items you’ll need to take for a visit there/where to buy those items online. Those of us in warmer climates need all the help we can get haha.
Brilliant idea for a video. I'm your neighbor in the Ozark Mtns of Arkansas. 😃
You can buy what ever you need in Longyearbyen. There specialized shops. Don’t arrive in bermudas.
@@Why0825 jep, and I explained her, that you can buy there special functional polar clothes. Than she would have the perfect gear. That’s all.
This is such a great idea. I really want to visit, her videos have made me fall in love.
As a South Texan that lives in Oregon these days, your answer is: Wool everything! And a good set of thermals!
This would kick my seasonal depression into full gear. There is no way I could survive in this environment as beautiful as it is. I love the fact that I get to open an app and enjoy these parts of the world!
@Phillip Banes that’s simply not how shit works buddy
It might have the opposite effect
I get seasonal depression in summer, so for me it would be perfect
Depression doesn't exist
@@WiWillemijn Same! Sun sensitivity runs in my family and I become a depressed shut in until the clouds come back
The guy below you needs to learn the difference between seasonal depression and Seasonal Affective Disorder
Your content is not only beautiful and peaceful, but your positivity is infectious and so needed these days 😊
I agree!
❤🙌🏼❤️
Cool move to Svalbard and join her in the positivity
I agree and grim is so cute too 🐶 xxx
next tym use CONTAGIOUS rather than INFACTIOUS👍
Your Irish accent came out when you were talking about living in Ireland, so cool, youll never loose it 😊
Yes I noticed that too.I’m from Ireland.
The second she mentioned Ireland, those Rs started coming out. It's adorable!
Lol
I feel like you're more of an educator than just a content creator. You make content that is beautiful and enjoyable to watch, but you're teaching us all about Svalbard, and that's amazing and so meaningful!
My family thinks I am SO weird because I absolutely love the winter months and the darkness that comes with it. I really do. I am so glad that I found this channel. I find myself watching and listening when I'm logged into work and when I want to wind down for the day. I swear once my kids are in college, I am definitely moving to such a climate.
I used to dislike climate in Moscow but after visiting many much hotter countries in different seasons I changed my mind lol
Me too love the winter in Scotland
Wish i would have moved to such a country 30 years ago! I do so hope you do it!!
My mom absolutely hates winter and cold so let's team up hahaha
Meanwhile I'm watching because I HATE winter (moved to NY from CA 17 years ago) and I'm like... how does one tolerate this? The positive attitude towards it is actually pretty helpful
My first polar nights with Cecilia, her narrating is magical it envelops you in her world. In love with these vlogs 🤍
Thank youuuu so much! I really appreciate it 😍 And welcome to your first polar night 😍
Me too Jennifer❤
You should move there and cohost
As an Irish person, I always love hearing that little Irish twang that comes out in your voice every now and again :D
It's so refreshing to see someone embrace the darker seasons. While I totally understand why lots of people don't like it, and are very affected mentally/physically, personally I've always enjoyed the winter months. I'm glad I'm not alone! lol
Me too! ❤I love dark winter nights and days🥰❤️
I agree! It makes me feel so at peace when the nights are longer.
Same! Here in Holland I am always so happy when the days are getting shorter. It gives your body time to take a few steps back and to rest more. During summer there is always a kind of rush (in my body) because the days are so long, and you are not resting when the sun is out so long. Candles, movies, blankets. I love it!
Me too! I love the night and winter. 🥰 I'm the happiness during winter. 😅
I despise sunlight I wish winter would last forever I get cluster headaches that worsen when then sun increases I train indoors to prevent it. It sucks.
This is the third polar night I've seen on your channel, and it helps keep perspective on the short days here in Scotland. I love learning about Svalbard from you! It's so beautiful 😍
Ocht, it's not too bad here! *grimaces*
Same here in Portugal it's 4.34pm and already dark...it's crazy!
the short days in scotland are one of the things that are making me stay here instead of moving away for uni. i would so move to somewhere with polar night if they didn’t also have polar day 😭😭
I live in the Northern U.S. very close to one of the Great Lakes and get kinda bummed by the winter darkness. The sunrise is technically around 7am but it doesn't feel like the sun is visible enough to drive without headlights until after 8am. Closer to 9am. Then it gets completely dark before 5pm. So we have less sunlight than darkness but, still, idk how I'd do with 24 hour darkness. I do love the winter in a lot of ways. It's so peaceful and quiet (we live in a rural area) with NO BUGS (I really hate bugs) and I HATE being hot so the cold is nice. But the lack of darkness, even taking vitamin D3 daily, kind of depresses me a bit. I realize I like the weather of the winter but not the darkness. Though it does feel super cozy with a wood fire going and a hot comfort meal around the holidays.
In Poland it gets dark minutes before 4pm right now.
Btw I love Scotland, you live in a beautiful country, I was amazed by its nature and the vistas this year.
It’s so cool to see that polar night craziness through your lense 🤩 I’m happy I don’t have to look out for polar bears though 😅
4:50 the period of light after the sun sets is called twilight. When the sun sets, the sky never becomes pitch black instantly. In my country we have one hour of twilight after the sun sets until the sky becomes pitch black. Apparently, in Svalbard they have two weeks of twilight until the sky becomes pitch black and the night finally sets in.
I am from Lithuania! It's a very small country (around 3 mln people), but the funny thing is I think we are extremely adventurous as I keep hearing and meeting Lithuanians at the wildest, most secluded places around the world... I was really happy to hear that one of us helped you guys with the house! Thank you for sharing your beautiful energy and life ❤
Completely agree, so cool!
My french teacher was from Lithuania, she was the best teacher ever
I lived in Alaska for 10 years and have since moved. Every time I see your Polar nights videos I miss it so much. I thought I would not miss it but seeing the snow covered mountains in the back ground, and hearing you crunch the snow makes me miss it so much. I also would like to say I love Christopher's demeanor so much.
i live in illinois USA and it couldnt be more different from Svalbard besides the incredibly cold winters. I am really taking a lot of inspiration from your vlogs to lean into the winter season and try my best to enjoy it & to make my space a retreat after long days at work and commuting. thank you for sharing your beautiful life with the rest of us!
How cold does it get in there? And is the air humid?
I’m also in Illinois- Chicago specifically! The wind chill is crazy here
@@thequant2817 it can get incredibly cold. The winters can get down to negative degrees farenheit with the windchill. The air gets really dry in the winter but can be very humid in the summer lol. in 2019 we had a polar vortex event and temps dropped to -23 degrees farenheit.
I am in Northern Illinois as well. And while it can be frigid in the midst of winter I have come to enjoy the cold weather much more than the hot summers. I was just thinking today how much more I enjoy my chores on my little farm at this time of year. The early sunsets don’t bother me much either. We find ways to make life more cozy. Fires, candles, warm drinks are essential. I remember my grandmother, who was born and raised in Harstad, would shake her head when people complained of the “short” days. I love your videos. They are so peaceful and stunning visually. It also, in some, ways connects me to my heritage. I love hearing the Norwegian and other Scandinavian languages. Reminds me of my childhood with my grandparents. Bless you and Christopher for sharing your lives with us❤
Also Northern Illinois by the Wisconsin border. I am trying to adopt her positivity to make the most of the cold months here.
This channel is like a vacation from reality. Stress just freezes away 🙏🏼😁🫶🏼
Lol
I have been with you since the beginning! Your story telling skills are top drawer! Even when it is a story I have heard before you never fail to make it brand new!!
As usual, your videos go way too fast!!!
Aww thank you so so much! 🙏
I agree.
This is my second polar night with you! I discovered your channel last year when I was super pregnant, scrolling through youtube to calm my anxiety and came across your channel. I became obsessed with it! My sweet baby is turning 1 years old next week. Thank you for helping me through the sleepless nights!
I am so in awe of the beauty and serenity of the north country I just adore you, Christopher and Grim!❤
Thanks for your beautiful content...you relieve my anxiety
Cecilia, your gorgeous footage of Svalbard shows a pristine, wild and heartbreakingly beautiful part of the world. It feels like a love letter to the earth. Thank you so very much for bringing a part of our planet I would never have known about if not for you. Greetings from summery Australia (well not quite, we're experiencing more very wet and cool conditions for this time of year).
Wow, I almost started crying when you were describing the peacefulness of this time of year for you! - I'm currently living in a big city for school and I'm super out of my element, it reaches a deep place in my heart when I watch your videos and hear you talking about your experiences being in a natural space that you love so much. I look forward to every upload, and to the day I find my own magical place on this beautiful planet
I know it's time to settle into a cozy autumn/ winter when your polar night videos are happening. Got my new candles, cozy throw blanket, and new pj's all ready!
Cecilia I have been following you for ages, absolutely love when you mention Ireland, as I'm Irish. I can see why you love it on Svalbard, it's beautiful and peaceful.
This looks absolutely magical and beautiful to me. I’d love to experience a polar night.
I would have never thought a place so cold, and so dark, could be so absolutely beautiful! Thank you for sharing!
Thank you for taking us on your walk with Grim, you are so lucky to live in such a beautiful place. Your videos are always my little piece of calm on a Sunday afternoon 👍😊
Totally agree with you Margaret
Καλησπέρα από Ελλάδα !Παρακολουθώ όλα τα βίντεό σου με πολύ ενδιαφέρον ! Με ταξιδεύουν σε πολύ διαφορετικά τοπία από ότι στην χώρα μου ❤Cecilia , Christopher and Grim σας εύχομαι καλό χειμώνα ❤😊🤗🇬🇷
Γεια σου Σοφία 🙂 Από Ελλάδα κ εγώ, παρακολουθούμε Cecilia and her family, awesome content!
Your videos have such a calming effect on me. I used to watch this Alaska vlogger years ago and I missed the cold weather arctic/subarctic climate youtubers until I discovered you a year ago. Please never change your style of vlogging.
All your videos are magical. Really great stories and videography. Thank you for adding depth to my virtual life! 🧡
That crispy snow sound is so calming to me! Thanks for sharing your life! Us simple mortals would never be able to explore that part of the world. Thank you sooo sooo much 🖤
Why not go there? 😊
@@suzannedelgado4542 money sadly doesn't grow on trees
Cecilia+the coffee+Svalbard makes me so cozy somehow 🎉😂
You’ve had some amazing life experiences and really living it fully!
Thank you both for taking these absolutely STUNNING videos! 👏🏽👏🏽
So happy your channel came on my feed and now I am a subscriber! 😆 xx
Grateful we found your channel. You are an amazing storyteller and videographer! The scenery and accompanying music is magical! Grimm is absolutely adorable! Thank you from New England! 💗😊
The perfect video to watch while enjoying my Sunday morning latte - absolutely love your content and the joy you share and love learning about Slavbard ❤️❤️❤️🙏🙏🇨🇦🐶
I've been waiting for this, my favorite part to my Sundays 😍🥹🤍
absolutely love your channel, I have been wanting to visit Svalbard but sadly that’s probably not going to happen anytime soon so your videos really feeds my curiosity about this beautiful place on Earth
Thank u for sharing..it’s so interesting to see & learn about Svalbard & life there!
Love the history & adventures you guys go on..Its awesome! 🤗🙌
Yay a new video, made me feel so much better, loooooove the cozy vibes 💓
Fantastic video! The Svalbards are so beautiful and your description of the Polar Night is just amazing. I love the northermost lands as they are so mysterious and magical. Your dogs are always so cute! Thank you for sharing
Your videos are so great! I love seeing how you live soooooo far North! I live in Canada and I'm hoping watching you will help make winter enjoyable.
Hi from Australia and thanks for another awesome video! I’m pretty new to your channel and I absolutely love it! I love experiencing Svalbard even if it is through my screen. It is definitely on my bucket list that I visit one day! 😃
Beautiful Sunday morning to you Cecilia ❄️ sounds like you are feeling so much better!
It's so interesting to hear your background story, Cecilia! Even though I've been following your channel for over a year, I didn't know about most of these things.
Polar night looks so beautiful! I totally get why you love it so much (at least for now). 😃
I love learning all about your amazing life on Svalbard Cecilia! I've been following you for a little over a year now I think, and you are one of my favourite people on RUclips/social media!
Another amazing video. I so enjoy your channel. It never gets boring. I've been watching for a long time and still every video is exciting. ❤️
Perfect Sunday afternoon watching your calming vlog Cecilia, awww so cute Grim trying to get his toy out of the snow ❄️ x
I’m a new subscriber and your videos have made me fall in love with your island. I live in Scotland, but ugh what I wouldn’t give to live further north. Love this channel and your content such a wholesome vibe ❤️
I always look forward to Sunday and a new video. Thank you so much for your creative vlogs ❤️
Iam new to your channel and loving it And looking into your life is amazing so thank you for the opportunity to see somewhere I'd didn't no that excited x
I'm going to longyearbyen in January because of this addictive channel! Love you Grim! X
Love your enthusiasm and joy of your home. Looking forward to joining you virtually through the polar night.
Such gorgeous views. Your channel has become my most anticipated. I keep going back to watch your earlier videos and am so inspired and awestruck how gorgeous it is there. Thank you for sharing
Your channel is my favorite! I am absolutely obsessed with Svalbard now. Thank you for sharing with us 🥰
love love love your positive spirit and enthusiasm for all things Svalbard ... thank you
I like how patient you about answering questions you’ve answered a million times before. I’ve been watching your content for over a year and I always learn something new. I’ve never wanted to visit such a remote destination until coming across you and Grim on TikTok. 😁
So interesting to hear about your previous jobs, thank you for sharing! And about the life there
the vibe of your videos gives me so much joy but in a peaceful way. this life is dreamy and the atmosphere is breathtaking
Thank you for sharing this with us. Without videos like these I probably wouldn't see such amazing views. It really does look like a winter wonderland...
What a lovely video! Grim is just the cutest 💙! I love learning about how other people live their day-to-day lives in other parts of the world. Your life is very different from mine in Southern California, but it also amazes me that we are so much the same 🌴
Love the show, it’s like exploring a whole different world.❤
I loveeee your videos, I could just watch a compilation video on repeat of views of svalbard. And a cabin & fireplace video on repeat would be so good too
I love how you wash Grim in the shower and he's able to shake in there. That looks like the perfect set-up for bathing a dog, especially a double-coated northern breed. I saw you do this in a previous video, and thought this was genius. :)
I really enjoy watching your videos . Your positivity and creativeness , while showing us an inside view , in living in one of the most extreme places on earth is an inspiration…
I’d love too visit this place one day
The calmness you describe toward the end is so palpable. You do an amazing job of translating that through your videography and even just how you chat to the camera. Thank you for that!!
Always so excited seeing your new upload ❤️❤️❤️
Please don't ever change! You're amazing and so are your videos 🤗 thank you for your content and being you (down to earth) and sharing your life, family, friends, grim, and of course svalbard 🥰🙃
You have so quickly become my absolute favorite RUclipsr! Your content is so happy and calming and I’ve always had a fascination with cold cold weather and could absolutely see myself living in a place like Svalbard. 🥰
I always get really down in the short winter days but copied your lights and its made the house feel so much more warm and cosy. Love your videos ❤️
I just love how funny you are. I have been through some sad days but binge watching your videos an tiktoks make everything better. Wish I could just move to Svalbard and start a completely different and wonderful life. Your wonderful videos made it to Honduras ❤
Such a beautiful, calming video. Love watching you and Grim exploring the landscape. ❤️❤️
This is at least the second polar night I’ve spent with you (from the Northwest corner of USA) and I just love how much you enjoy every season of Svalbard and get so excited. It really does seem like a magical place!
Beautiful video. Good luck to you this Polar Night. I'm so happy to have discovered your videos, they're very calming and so interesting! And beautiful music as well.
I just discovered your channel yesterday. Can't stop watching. Thank you so much for sharing your life at this magical place and in such a cinematic video quality. It's so easy to fall in love with you all and the place.
This video was beautiful to watch. The landscape is like a dream. The music is also so peaceful & soothing, thank you for that. ❤️❤️❤️
I think it's amazing to be lying down, ready to sleep and find this video, (I recently followed the instagram account but I didn't know there was youtube) and to think how much this video relaxes my soul and makes me want to live a life like this and think "would I be able to go?" "what a dream" being me from Portugal and then you talk about Portugal, what a coincidence!!! Beautiful videos, congratulations! 💗🌌✨
I love your energy and am completely enchanted with your video's of Svalbard! They remind me so much of Alaska. Thank you so much for making these!
Every video I see makes me want to experience polar nights more and more. Your home is beautiful! I love your view and the sound of the crunchy snow and the waves.
How beautiful the semi-lit sky is! Have you thought of creating an "ambient" video with your footage and background music for people to play for a couple of hours?🧡
This is magical to watch, thank you Cecilia! I grew up in the northern climate of Minnesota, now living in the warm South. Missing the winter quiet of snow falling, the crunch of snow, your videos bring gladness to my heart💕💕💕
yet another fantastic video cecelia
I'm so happy I found you're channel. You're seem to be a really cool person ahaha
I'm really enjoying these kind of videos in this magical place!! I wish I could experience that!
A warm hug from Portugal Cecilia❤
Svalbard is so magical, I can't wait to visit (only 3 years to wait, for my 50th lol). Thanks for sharing your home town and all the wonderful footage of it all, I'm always mesmerised and have fallen completely in love with it there. And with Grim, such a gorgeous boy!!!!❤️🐶❤️
Thank you as always for sharing Cecilia. Love what you said "i"m very content and in a state of peaceful happiness.
Making sure to bottle this feeling and to reach for this feeling when i need to, if things start to weigh me down" Simply poetic but so real and true. That for me says a lot how to handle anxiety at times. Appreciate the small things and find beauty in everything, regardless where we are. Simple joy brings hope and inner peace ❤ Keep it up and will be looking forward for your videos, really one of the best content in RUclips, so raw and lots to learn and experience even by watching. Cheers!
Another beautiful video!
Cecillia I so love your amazing videos and content ,you are truly an ambassador for the island I've been following you for a while and share your channel with my granddaughter and she loves it and has learnt a lot.
I was always talking about the seed store and when I realised where you were and you actually went there and explained about it so blew my mind ...thank you so much for sharing your life and family with us all blessings sweet lady 🥰🥰❄️🌬
I love your videos! I’m from Florida but live in New Jersey and struggle with the winters and less light. Watching your videos helps me out in finding perspective and see the good in it. Love your passion and as cool as it is that you have had many types of jobs there I’m so glad your current job is making these RUclips videos. I’m learning so much and really enjoying your personality and perspective 💕💕💕😍
I WAIT for your posts to show up in my RUclips stream. I had to laugh today because my husband is from Ireland, and your Irish accent came out just TALKING about Ireland (it's the same thing for him :) ) Thank you so much for opening my heart and mind to this lovely corner of the world! All my best to you and yours.
Thank you so much for bringing us this beautiful, magical place Svalbard. Hope I can visit one day.
Love seeing your dog! We have a husky at home and love to see the fur baby on here! We want to come to Svalbard someday too. I love to hear that people have moved there after seeing your incredible videos. Sending you warm winter wishes :)
Love your enthousiasm about living on Svalbard!
It is indeed beautiful.
I miss real winters with cold temperatures ans snow where I live (Belgium).
Thankyou for sharing your beautiful life and so happy for you that your getting more viewers.well deserved 💚xx
Your videos are perfect to enjoy with my morning coffee Cecilia! Lapping up the beautiful scenes as I start my day. Thank you so much, have a great week!
Congratulations on your interview with Rolling Stone interview! Your videos are beautifully cinematic. Also, I like that Christoffer occasionally replies to people’s questions in the comments - it’s nice to hear his opinion. Visiting Svalbard to experience an aurora is on my bucket list! Much love from New Zealand ❤
Is that why her sub count jumped? I was wondering what happened.
I love this video! I'm in high school and I'm going on an exchange to arctic Norway next year to help me learn Norwegian, and my goal is to someday move to Svalbard. Great content! (: 💗from US
Magnificent video Cecilia! It was both stunning and heartwarming. Thanks for sharing Life on Svalbard with the world!
Svalbard looks absolutely enchanting and peaceful. Your videography really highlights that. Thank you for your work!
I have been with you for over a year. I think I like your boating adventures the most. You end up in places you wouldn't go to any other way. Such amazing terrain and beautiful nature. Your other adventures are fun too, it's just the boating ones I find to be even more so.