My Childhood Home in Bulgaria!
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- Опубликовано: 8 фев 2025
- The house I grew up in, in Bulgaria! This is basically where I was born and where I grew upI'm so happy to share this special place with you all :) Also I've challenged myself to filming every day for the rest of the month - I'll be uploading every other day! I'm so excited to share my whole month with you! I've got so many fun adventures planned!
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My aunt is the most creative person I know-she makes sculptures, pottery, paintings, jewelry, and even her own fruits and vegetables! There's nothing like home-grown produce!
Love your vlogs, they inspire us to make our own!
the similarities between North African and Balkan traditions are very remarkable !! my grandparents grew everything in their garden all sorts of veggies and fruits , in my parents garden we still have figs and different kinds of oranges , we used to have apple, lemon , and almond trees as well .
Raya... don't worry about daily vlogging because I believe that viewers come for the person doing the vlog.... their perspective.. their narration... their own personality and their own timber of voice. Your voice is relaxing and welcoming. For me I just want to only spend my time with good, happy (they don't have to be perfect), clean people who are not vulgar and common. I enjoyed your post because your particular sweet views and language are so lovely all the time. I've also been amazed at the intregration of beautiful nature shots like you did of the flowers and bees. The colors and your choice of music is unique, beautiful and inspiring. I am enjoying this beautiful world God created, that I would never get to experience, but through the eyes of a inspired and lovely representative of Him. Thank you for bringing the best part of our world to us with love. It brings so much peace to my heart in this world that is broadcasted too much of the opposite. You are the best.. I loved your vlog with your grandparents and seeing fresh and beautifully presented food, and seeing your love for them. Just go out there and go for it Raya because you have a much more profound effect on people than you realize just by being the high quality person you are. You are an oasis in my day!
My dad's family had a potato farm up in northern Maine. They sold it after my grampy died! Nothing beats fresh potatoes out of the ground in the fall!! 😊
So happy to see vloggers from Bulgaria!!! I am Bulgarian too (:
I grew up in Lithuania with my grandmother and aunt both having either growing fruit and vegetables or millions of different flowers, and I didnt really appreciate it at the time, and now that I live in Ireland I have days where I just want to go back and enjoy those moments :)
My family is Greek and we grow all sorts of things, from olive, orange, lemon, pear and other fruit bearing trees, to tomatoes, potatoes, lettuce, cucumbers and many other vegetables. It's a lot of work but it's worth it since you avoid all the dangerous pesticides. Bulgaria is actually beautiful, it's so close to my country and I'm gonna be visiting soon, which is very exciting.
We call the martenitsis 'martakia', which I guess is the same meaning and we also wear those kind of bracelets throughout March, however we don't hang them on tree branches,at least where I live.
Bulgaria is so pretty! I love fresh fruits and vegetables from the garden :) I grew up too with it in Germany, my grandma planted currants (I dont know if the word is right but google says is lol - in german it's Johannisbeeren), rhubarb, raspberries, tomatoes, etc... but now our garden rebuild to a kind of parking spot because of my cousins business. but one day I want to have a own garden again! I also had a sandspit in the garden and played there everday. childhood memories
when i lived in new jersey as a little child i remember we had this massive garden with tomatoes and string beans and all types of herbs and it's some of my favorite memories of that age
I can't recall not loving even one of your vlogs. You have a great eye for shots, and a warm, engaging natural presentation style. I say don't get caught up in overthinking! Trust your talents and let them "take over" the process!!
Thank you so much! Means a lot xx
My mom is from Romania, and my grandparents live here in the states in NY, and their backyard looks like that! They grow so many veggies and flowers, I love it!
Your grandma's place looks magical! Why did it take me so long to realise what a beauty of a country Bulgaria is!
You speaking Bulgarian is the cutest thing in the world !!! Please keep vlogging ! Обичам те !
We grew up in the East Bay Area and had a garden very much like your grandparents garden. Loads of the best tomatoes, zucchini, peppers, herbs and peppers. I loved seeing your garden!!
My nana and papa have always grown fruit and veggies in their backyard, but my favourite is the row of cherries! Every Christmas we get buckets of cherries from there and end up completely full on them it's my favourite! Lots of love from Australia! 🍒❤️
Hi Raya, thanks for shearing Bulgaria with us.I will be in Sofia next week,soooo excited.Spending time with my girl friend and her family.I am from Mauritius and it is so refreshing to see the young generation sitting at the same table with the elders.Keep it on
My Dad grew up in the country. Every year he would grow string beans, tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, romaine lettuce, squash zucchini. He would add a few new veggies each year. Tomatoes were my fav they tasted so sweet.
Yeah! Nazdrave s domashna rakiika :) This is soo good! I miss the Bulgarian village life so much!
Raya I love how humble you are, because you hold onto your 'normal-ness' like you're down to earth and just realistic about things which is amazing to watch!
It's so nice and brave of you to say 'hey, i'm doing this thing, it's scary, but i'm going to push myself.' You're honestly very inspiring because of your genuine soul and vibe you have so hold onto that!
You're definitely inspiring me to challenge myself! Maybe I'll have to start making some more videos too :)
I like that you speak bulgarian in this video. it sounds really nice language. i'm hungarian by the way!
Thank you for sharing your family and culture and what you think is special to you. They are real and substantial and beautiful. Bulgaria is beautiful x
Im so excited to see your daily vlogs!! & i'm sure your audience will love every vlog even if you arent 100% happy with it!
I love you Raya!! Can we become best friends this month??!! Please
Aw thank you! Haha yes we can! :)
Your grandparents' garden looks AMAZING! I honestly think my life would be made if I just had my own garden overflowing with wonderful fruits and veggies.
I also grew up in Bulgaria, but now I'm living in France ! We come back in Bulgaria every summer for a month and I miss Sooooo much Bulgaria. My grand parents live in Presiyan, close to Targovishte an hour or two away from Rouse, and the also grew vegetables in their garden which is as big as yours. My favorite row are also tomato because they are soooo sweet and they taste the best here 😍
Also , peppers wig garlic is my ultimate favorite meal at summer for sure !!!
It really is!! :)
RayaWasHere hi
I lived in Ruse Bulgaria for about 6 month and travel all over right before 911 I feel it was my best time in life.
I'm from Oklahoma. My family has a farm and my great grandmother always had a huge garden. My favorite fresh veggies are everything I need for pico. Tomatoes, onions, cilantro, jalopenos, and limes. Our largest crop for our friends and family was corn. Gardens are the best!
That food looked amazing... I'm about to do a 30 day daily vlogging challenge starting Nov 10, so I was excited to see this. I think it'll be a great challenge, and I feel the SAME about being a perfectionist. This was the same reason I wanted to stay
Raya you are a most charming young woman. Your vlog warmed my heart and that is a great way to start my day.
We had a small vege patch. We grew everything bar potatoes. I remember in summer on saturday mornings being in the garden with my parents as the strawberries were being picked. They were huge and juicey. I could not live without a garden. I bought my little house simply because of the tree in the tiny back garden.😀
Thank you wendy! :)
Hey, Raya good to hear you're enjoying the visit to your relatives in BG. The way you present is unique and the fact that this episode is from Bulgaria makes me like it even more:) At the beginning i was following Louis and i was clueless that you're bulgarian. The idea for the daily vlogs is awesome! Keep them comin'. Best regards, Ivan
Thank you Ivan! :)
HI Raya! I grew up outside of NYC and my family grew most of our fruits and vegetables. This was mainly because my parents were poor hippies. Lots of tomatoes, peas, beans, peppers, pumpkins, strawberries and tons more. I loved it!
Bulgaria seems like a beautiful country!
Grew up in very rural East Tennessee mountains. We grew everything and put much of it in the freezer or canned it. My favorite was a weird spiky type of light green broccoli. I loved it!
Romanesco? :) If you liked it back then, you might like to buy it from a farmer's market today? Now you know the name to go and ask :)
Yes, that was it!
So excited to follow your journey! My grandfather was a beekeeper in Mexico and although he didn't grow things he produced local honey for about 40 years for his community! Can't wait for more videos❤️
Oh wow sounds incredible! I actually tried honey comb for the first time last week - so yummy!
I'm blown away by how beautiful your home is! Especially the garden!! Wow! My husband and I took a train through Bulgaria on our honeymoon and didn't get a chance to stop and wow it is truly breath taking!
Don't ever give up on vloging everyday !! You are amazing we love you and we wanna see u every single day .
I grew up with great gardens, my dad always planted one no matter where in the world we were living we always had a great garden and fresh food. It reminds me of home and now that I own my first house I am getting ready to plant a great garden. Your home looks wonderful! Enjoy time with family.
oh yeah. my cultural background is lebanese. my parents migrated to Australia in the 60's and brought all of their awesomeness with them and they grow all sorts of fruit and veggies. I'm currently learning how to farm so the tradition carrys on. love your videos. keep up the great work.
So excited for your daily vlogs! I live in Manchester, England and when I was growing up my granddad had an allotment that he grew allsorts in, I used to love helping him! xx
I'm from North Dakota and my family has grown pumpkins, squash, sweet corn, tomatoes, cucumbers, apples, peppers, peas, green beans. Basically quite a few things but it's in an area with a ton of farming around it. Loved the vlog! It was breathtaking.
yes! grew up on a farm in the british country side growing giant marrows, cherries and elderflower bushes. Then moved to South Africa and grew avos, passionfruits and figs. Amazing what climates can do!
I grew up in the uk but Bulgaria is by far my most favourite country in the world. Ive been so many times I actually want to move there in the future!
9:33 PM Sunday in Clearwater FL watching the Olympics (no sound) AND learning from you about the amazing beauty of Bulgaria! We appreciate your work, your world view and think it's awesome you're going to regularly post videos.
Raya you are sooo sweet ^^ love your videos and I am so happy that you show the beauty of our little country Bulgaria
I love this!!! I found you through Louis because of his dreads (I'm dreaded as well) & his travels but I must say the greatest thing I've found through him is you. I'm much older than you but I find you so inspiring. Thank you for being you & I'm really looking forward to your daily vlogging. I grew up in Texas & I most loved the watermelons & zucchini & lavender out of our garden.
Wow thank you so much! Ohh lavender? That must have been beautiful!
i could tell you are here in Bulgaria just by the thumbnail. So happy you will upload daily vlogs. Love you, Raya!
it's so nice to know that you started uploading daily, exactly when you are in Bulgaria. I've been wanting somebody to come here and just show it all (to the world, essentially) can't wait for the rest of the vlogs!
I want the world to see it too, it's just such a beautiful country! :)
When I was a kid I had my own mini farm in the backyard. I grew veggies, peppers and tomatoes. I even grew corn and yam :) The yam was a little frustrating as it took about a year... but the reward was incredible. Happy days.
Been here on this channel from the start, Raya. Your over 100,000 subs. Good choice on challenging yourself and doing the work! It can only pay off.
We had a 15 by 30 ft garden in upstate NY in our yard. Cherry tomatoes (thousands). Beans, carrots, Lettuce, Tomatoes, etc.
Thanks for the support!
Wow did not see that coming, made my day, it doesn't matter if it isn't perfect, life isn't perfect, but 110,000 people cant be wrong, we wanna see more!
Haha aw thank you, so excited to share more! :)
Bulgarians and their amazing gardens and beautiful food!!! We also love it when the family sends us Martenitsas even though 1st March for us is end of summer...
Oh my gosh I'm so excited for you! And oh, if I've not mentioned this enough times, YOU are my FAVORITE youtuber/person ever! We have similar ways of thinking and I completely related with your "quarter life crisis" and "don't know what to do with your life?" videos. Your travel montages give me life and I absolutely love to hear you talk. You are one of my greatest inspirations to pursue my passion of traveling.
Thank you for being you.
Love from India 💕
Thank you!!
You are crushing it!! Amazing Raya! You can do it
Haha thanks Dotan!
Loving your videos Raya :)
I'm from Melbourne Australia and when I was little (and still now) my family grows as much as we can in our garden. Tomatoes, corn, lemons, apricots, passionfruit...summertime reminds me of all the amazing home grown food I grew up on :)
I'm from Massachusetts, I grow blueberries, raspberries, blackberries, grapes, tomatoes, cucumbers, squashes, pumpkins etc. Your Grandma's gardens are amazing!
Raya, I am from Romania and we also have the tradition of the white and red string and is very much alike with the one in your country. Actually, is sth common to various country from Eastern Europe. In my area, women wear it from March 1st and until the end of the month pinned to their clothes together with a brooch, close to the heart, or on their wrist like a bracelet, until the last day of March when they tie it to a tree. It is considered a symbol of spring and it used to have talisman properties, but nowadays is a symbol of friendship, love and appreciation, and women are gifted with " martisor" and flowers through March - it is like a Valentine holiday that lasts all month!
Oh wow no way - I didn't know other countries did it as well! It's one of my favorite traditions :)
Im from Bulgaria and of course my grand parents are growing all kinds of fruits and veggies! Cheers from Montana ;)
Omg this reminds me so much of home, ive grown up in Romania and i use to spend all my summers at my grandparents house growing veggies and fruits and had so many animals. You and Louis really make me wanna start vlogging as well, you guys are such an inspiration. Have a wonderfull time in Bulgaria :)
So happy to follow all of what life has for you, as well as for you and Louis! Don't become discouraged by feeling like your daily vlogs should measure to a certain 'definition' or allow perfectionism to stand in the way of your strong, beautiful and talented character! You will cherish looking back and watching these one day! :) Love to you friend!
my grandparents stay in a village and we have a huge garden full of all kinds of vegetables and fruits. My personal favourite is drumstick because I find the tree extremely photogenic . I know it sounds weird but I have some really cool pics of it. Every time I go to visit them ...I spend most of my time there. Seeing your vlog kind of made me emotional . So emotional that I've decided to visit them next weekend ❤
What a magical day in your family garden. What a blessing. I especially loved that everything you are for dinner was harvested right from their backyard. Amazing! Hi from Vegas in the middle of the summer. Lol! Thanks for sharing. I'm happy your daily vlogging. It's a breath of fresh air to watch someone who is being their true authentic self.
So proud of you for starting this challenge Raya. I think it will be good for you as well. Excited to see more! Keep up the great work! You can do it! ✨💕
i'm excited that you're going to be daily vlogging! Bulgaria looks so beautiful I want to visit on day!
my pop and i had a lemon tree that we both grew together.a few weeks after he passed away there were tonnes of lemons on it.. we moved states and had to leave it behind but i bought another lemon tree and have it in the back garden
I have been living for a year in Estonia with a host family and we grew loads of raspberrys, water melons, potatoes, cucumbers, blackcurrants and much more :D self-grown food is the best 😊
Hi Raya! I'm really excited to see your daily vlogging videos even if its 3-4 times a week I will watch you. I love your style of videos. You actually helped me get out of my comfort zone to try and film an roadtrip video. I haven't looked at my footage yet but i'm sure i've gotten something to work with as a first video. I'd love to hear about filming tips it would help a lot. One thing for sure filming videos to share to my long distance boyfriend helped me be less shy filming in public right now. 😊 ❤ You and Louis are great inspirations together and even apart on your own journeys. Tons of love from Canada. P.S. During summer family or friends love to plant tomatoes and cucumbers here a lot plus the fresh fruits from farmers are so delicious.
Wohoooo! Can't wait to follow you around on a daily basis. Should be a fun August! Hope you enjoy daily vlogging!
Hi Raya! So happy you are daily vlogging this month! I live in Brazil and my grandparents used to grow vegetables and fruits, they even had their own honey! Good times!
I just love the scenery in your videos. It's just so beautiful!
Oh WOW ! What an enchanting place ! It will nice to 'see' you every other day, and learn about where you grew up. My mothers folks kept a pretty large garden, but it was a "farmers" garden, nothing so fancy. (50 years ago, I barely recall.) They lived in the NW part of our state, so we didn't get to see them but 2-3 times a year. After my Grandmother passed, my Grandfather worked on a couple estates where his 'green thumb' was used for more 'pretty' type of gardening/landscaping. Still, your home seems magical
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your filming and editing style is so amazing! cant wait for the more frequent uploads! xx
Thanks for sharing Raya! Bulgaria's a beautiful country :)
Raya, just wanted to say you're a beautiful soul! Your videos and Instagram inspire me with my writing and traveling, so THANK YOU. Have a great day! :)
Absolutely gorgeous place! So green!😍 I love love plants and outdoors! Great video gorgeous ❤️🤗
Excited to see your video every day. Dream comes true!
Cannabis grows wild throughout the American midwest, particularly in ditches. It's called "ditch weed." Really low THC content. And, no, you don't get arrested if it shows up on your property provided you're not directly trying to cultivate it. Just an expected spill-over from the massive hemp production days during WWII.
I can't wait to watch your vlogs and get to know you. Don't put so much pressure on yourself, we love watching you for you just like all the other youtubers. Bulgaria looks amazing and that garden is perfection! We are growing tomatoes and strawberries in my garden currently and some herbs just on the window ledge :) x
yaay im so happy that you're daily vlogging! and so happy to see you in your home country! enjoy bulgaria!
Wow Raya,
your first daily was amazing.
You are joining 2 days together so surely the sign off the first night isn't that big a deal ;)
Thank you so much for sharing where you spent a lot of your childhood and the beautiful garden and foods. I also really enjoyed the close ups of wildlife and the tour around. Awesome!
For me we I loved eating grapes grown randomly along the fence at my mans place (Australia) and am so keen to get my own growing sometime soon (in Japan).
Inspiring, lovely and a beautiful demonstration of life. XO!
I would spend all my time here! Love the Ottoman style house...I saw loads of those in Albania, Turkey, Greece, and Safronbolu in particular :) Love the Bulgarian traditions btw.
look who's here! my Lzzy
Heeey love! So glad to see you here :D
+Elisavet A. I saw all of them vlogs already ;)
Love your videos. You are inspiring. Stay blessed. Lotsa love to Both you and Louie.
My mom and I have made a garden every summer for the past four/five years and we are loving it! There's nothing better then fresh picked (pesticide free) vegetables. Plus, she makes the most delicious salads ever.
This year we got a little surprise when a mama bunny decided to make her nest next to our peppers and beets. Unfortunately, she had to abandon her babies when she got attacked by a cat, but we managed to save three out of five and they're now living with us until they are old enough to be put back out. So we basically grow everything in our garden, even bunnies :P
Haha no way that sounds amazing, baby bunnies are the cutest!
They really are. Love your videos by the way! :)
Your vlogs are seriously making me want to visit Bulgaria. It's so pretty! And you should definitely make an how-I-edit-on-Instagram video, I'd love to see that.
Omg I am so happy. I love that you decided to vlog about Bulgaria because it reminds me of my homeland Croatia ☺
Yaaaaaay!! Omg this is so exciting! I love Ben and Louis' daily vlogs so much, but it will be so amazing to watch an awesome chick daily vlogging too! So excited :D xxx
Yes please for the Instagram tips!!! And also, I love your vlogs and perspective on life, really inspires me 😊
I'm so excited for the daily vlogs! Много се зарадвах, като видях, че си в България :) Къщата на баба ти и дядо ти е уникална, особено градината.
I spend nearly every summer of my childhood at my grandparents house in Poland. They have a huge garden with lots of food growing. Sometimes I even don't need to eat lunch because just picked some tomatos, carrots or apples while playing outside. Since we build a house with our own garden in Germany we also grow some delicious vegetables. Every year I just can't wait for the summer and don't need to buy the rubbish stuff from the supermarket.
I'm from the republic of georgia, and i have so many gardens too. we also have the wishing trees but our traditions are a little different. I'm in awe your country is identical to mine.
Woohoo! I'm so excited 😊 can't wait to see more of Bulgaria 😄
Oh I am so exited to see your upcoming vlog
I seriously love your personality so much even though I don't know you personally x
Wow congrats on the 110000 subs! your growing so fast!
YAY! Can't wait, this is gonna be great :) It's hard to make a commitment like that and I'm happy you're taking on the challenge.
Thank you so much for your support
Always! I've been following since your vlogging tips video where you said you don't do videos about makeup because it's just not who you are ;)
your grandma's food looked absolutely amazing!
So glad to hear you're going to be doing more regular uploads. Love your work. I'm a perfectionist as well. I absolutely get where you're coming from! However from my perspective your work is perfection.
Raya your main channel videos are amazing , cant wait for more vlogs , love from India. ps: your skin is AMAZINGGG.
Upload those other "imperfect" please!!! We want to see them. You don't have to be perfect we love you as you are!
Yay so excite you're trying out daily vloging! Don't be so hard on yourself, basically we will love any video you post. You always do a great job. I work full time so i don't get to travel too much so i live vicariously through your videos and instagram posts! Yes would love for you to make an instagram edit video. :)
im so happy you're daily vlogging raya! bulgaria looks beautiful!! i would be very interested in an instagram tips video!!
Thumbs up even before I watched it! It's great that you're starting to let us see more of your life and I'm really excited for the regular vlogs! Also, this makes me even more excited for my trip back home (Bulgaria:) ) in a couple of weeks! Thank you!
Aw thank you! Have an amazing trip :)