6 Things I Wish I Knew Before Becoming an Immigrant
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- Опубликовано: 16 авг 2022
- Sharing some of the experiences we had during our relocation process from Russia to Georgia and settling down in a new country as immigrants. I've been overthinking things that became a bit shocking to me over the past months or just more complicated than I've expected them to be.
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When I was growing up, my family moved constantly because of my dad's job. I lived in 9 US states and went to 12 schools. It was hard. Even though I sometimes lived in one place for a short time, I'd feel homesick for that place. What I have come to realize is that homesickness is a longing for what is familiar and comforting. It is not necessarily a love for a place but the longing for the good feeling of being safe, unworried, or happy. When I feel homesick for the past, I'll usually try to cook some food that I enjoyed at the times I am remembering or maybe make a dish that I recall from childhood. Maybe I'll just have a cup of tea while I think about the past and I try to think about what I can do in the present to make myself feel more at ease. I hope that you will find the comfort of where you are. I think that you are really brave.
Very astute observations and sound advice !
Thank you for sharing this!
Excellent comment and so true.
What a lovely message.
Read this expecting nothing and it turned out to be something I needed to read tonight. Thank you so much for sharing your life experience. 🌷
Someday you will be homesick for Georgia. Don't forget you are making memories now.
So true!
@@VictoriaTerekhinaВам лучше приехать в Сербию. Сербия будет в ЕС через несколько лет . Сербы любят русских .
'I speak English quite well...'
Lady! You speak English SO well!
Another really interesting video. 😊
Her English is wonderful!
I think Vika’s English has got so much better than when I first started watching her videos.
I moved across the ocean to a new continent to start a new life with my husband in his country. It has been over 30 years and I am always going to be an outsider. It was definitely worth it. But I have had all those doubts that you talked about. My children are of course at home in my new country, they were born here, it is their home country. That is the price you pay for moving, only the next generation will be "native". But when I do go back to the old country to visit, I don't fit in there either. I find a lot of people are small minded, they never left their town.
Dear Daniela you just described me. I feel exactly the same. I feel I will always be an outsider to a country that I live now and an outsider to my own land cause of narrow minded individuals. I don't think I will ever find my physical home 🥲
I know what you mean about fitting in! We are from the suburbs but moved to rural MO for a few years, and I was always an outsider there, even in the school district where I taught. Years later, after having lived in Germany, Egypt and Saudi Arabia, I became such a changed person because my horizons had been broadened enough that I sometimes felt out of touch with my hometown Americans. I am so thankful for these experiences, though, but it has always been a disappointment that few people seem interested in hearing about our lives abroad. I really miss being part of an international community and learning about different cultures.
@@galemckiddy5120 Greetings from Poland 🇵🇱. I have a channel you might enjoy!
You are so right! It describes our situation as well.
True true I had similar feeling like you, exactly 💯
When you moved, you did bring yourself: your bravery, your kindness, your understanding, and your curiosity. Your family is a great asset to Georgia. They are lucky to have you! I admire your bravery.
My daughter is just a year or two younger than you. She just moved 500 miles away for her new job. She’s still in the the same country (USA), but it is now in the northern US as opposed to the south. A smaller culture shock than a new country, but homesickness is still there.
When I was pregnant with my daughter and her brother was a little over a year old, we moved 2000 miles away. The west was very different than the east, and I knew no one. The homesickness was hard. Hang in there sweet lady! You’re learning and growing through your travels. 😊
I went through homesickness when I moved to Arizona from NJ. Yes west is different then East coast. I stayed in Tucson for 20 years. Then I returned to NJ and everything was different,my big family was spread all over the Aunts and Uncles had passed,nomore family gettogethers anymore. I wasnt the same.
@@catherinetesoro6714 Definitely different when I visit my home state, too. Life moved on without us. Sometimes I envy people who have lived in the same town their entire lives. But when you move to other places you gain a different perspective. It does take a bit of courage to move away from all that you know. 🥰
You have such a brilliant outlook and mature view on life for someone so young. I spent the first 20yrs if my life in a small country town and the next 20 living in major cities around the world with different languages and cultures. I missed the country and now I'm back in the country I miss the city life and travelling. Georgia looks so beautiful and your new home is amazing. I can't beleive the baby hasn't arrived yet, looks like she is holding out for the 31st. You are an inspirational person and I love watching your videos, they always make me smile. Thankyou for sharing
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My great great grandparents left the Philippines during the Spanish revolution and docked in South Africa. I often wonder how life was for them, building a life in a completely different continent and not speaking English, and only way of communication with their families was through letters, facing discrimination in another colonial country. I can only imagine the strength they had to have.
What a great video! Thank you! What you shared made me think of my own experiences immigrating from Brazil to Canada by myself when I was 21-years-old. I did not speak English when I arrived in Canada. It was so difficult, but at the same time so transformative. 10 years after I immigrated to Canada I went back to Brazil to visit family and friends. This first trip back was exciting yet very challenging. It was wonderful to connect with family and friends; however, I couldn't fully understand their perspectives anymore, I could not drive Brazilian cars with the same confidence I used to have. I did not like the taste of the cappuccino I used to love. I didn't feel connected to places that were so familiar to me during my first 21 years of life. I felt like I was visiting a different life I once had. It was then that I realized how much I had changed in a decade, and I missed home every day while in Brazil, except that this time around, home was back in Canada.
I've always lived in the same state. But I can relate to emotions during pregnancy. You are a remarkable young woman. Having your mother close and then to say good bye during this is giving you sadness. Always looking to the future with a new addition to your family will you good thoughts and keep your heart full. God will keep you grounded for now, and thank goodness for kind souls .
It is.normal to feel the way that you do. Leaving one's country is a huge emotional and mental turmoil.
The small “squirrel “ is called a Chipmunk 🐿 in North America.
Thank you for this video and your support! We're Russian who moved twice: from Russia to Poland 10 years ago and from Poland to the Netherlands 2 years ago. It was hard but we're grateful for every step we made. 💙🙏🌷🌊
I recognise so much of what you say. I moved from South Africa to The Netherlands 20 years ago, initially just to work for a year, travel some and then go home. Met my Dutch husband and am still here with our 2 kids 😂. I also underestimated the language barrier, since in SA we speak Afrikaans which looks a lot like Dutch, but is a lot more different than you'd think. And contrary to popular opinion most Dutch people did not speak English back then. I was able to learn fluent Dutch pretty quickly though which was fortunate because I am a doctor 😂. Also, the national characters, humour etc were and are very different and I will never truly get used to that. I'd say you get used to being in a foreign country, you appreciate the good things about the new country, but you never forget who you are and you never fully assimilate . But you also never lose your sense of wonder or stop learning. I think you and your family are doing very well for having moved such a short time ago, and in such difficult circumstances. I loved your birthday party video for this reason and I think the church probably helped a lot in your integration. As did your lovely personalities!
Thank you for your insightful, sensitive and honest vlog. As many of the others have stated, I also moved from Midwest (Illinois) to Southwest (Texas) many years ago and found many cultural differences within USA (and some I still don’t understand)! So I’m sure those you have endured are far more difficult. I have followed your vlog since the time you were getting ready to leave Russia. I was so impressed with your bravery and strength at your young age. Whatever you choose, may God bless and keep you and your family safe. Thank you for this precious vlog.
I completely underestimated how homesick I would be from the Midwest when I left at 18. Growing up here I always wanted out. I finally came back at 25 because I could not imagine starting a family anywhere else. I think so many people cannot truly appreciate where they’re from until they’ve left and are able to gain perspective on some of the things they thought were so terrible about their home and how some of the things they now miss went so unnoticed before.
Greetings from Ft Lauderdale, FL, USA. Years ago I left my small home town in Tennessee, to go to Italy as a American Field Service foreign student exchange. Of course, this was not really an immigration, but I related to some of your observations about landing in a new country. Your best comments were about how there are people eager to help you and communicate with you everywhere in the world. I've returned to Europe many times, as well as Asia and Saudi Arabia, and I've found a smile, a handshake, and eye contact almost always elicits a response in kind. I enjoy your channel, and wish the best for you and your family.
In the 80’s and 90’s I lived with my husband in a foreign country. Homesickness and culture shock are real, and can be severe. It is truly the grieving of a loss. We’ve been back in the USA for 30 years now. One thing I regret is not living more in the moment and wishing my time away when abroad. Now I want to visit again, and there is a sense of nostalgia.
I understand everything you spoke about. God bless you and your family and sweet unborn daughter.❤️
Hi Vika, I moved out of my country 15 years ago to the day. Under different circumstances than yours, but still a move. I don’t regret it. My life expanded and as a result the lives of the people I care about.
I moved alone from Eastern Europe to Australia (married an Aussie). Although I am fluent in English, the shock was unbelievable, being cut off from family and friends was the worst. Getting married and not having anyone from my family attending was crushing. But the funny thing is now that I moved back (after almost 10 years there) I feel homesick for Australia. I think for my husband is less of a shock living here even though he doesn’t speak the language because I learnt how to atenuate that shock for him.
In your case in theory it should be easier since it’s an ex-soviet country but you haven’t just moved countries, you completely changed your lifestyle too. From always living in a city, in an apartment, having public transport available, etc you moved to a rural area, you have a yard, animals, etc. Even if you made tha5 move from city to the countryside within Russia you would’ve felt the change, moreso because the country is also different. And I would imagine that in Tbilisi there would be more people who speak English or Russian but in the countryside where you are maybe there are less people who need to know foreign languages.
YES!! Being kind to people brings kindness back to you! 💕💕💕💕 Great video Vika!
Thank you for sharing your thoughts and feelings with us..When I was younger I lived in a totally different part of the US than where I grew up..I enjoyed many things about it but I was constantly wanting to move back to the state where I grew up..I was very happy to get back "Home"..I will say your English is so great, I don't think you would ever have a problem in the US speaking with people..Wishing You Many Blessings..and birth of your Baby Soon🥰👩🦳🌺🦋🙏👣
This is exactly how I feel at the moment. My family and I moved from Latvia to Sweden about a month and a half ago. That is something that I had wanted to do for a very long time, since my parents live in Sweden as well. Yet I find myself feeling depressed, homesick and like an outsider for most of the time.
Hi Randa, I am Latvian, who has been living in Australia for more than twenty five years. May I share my few reflections here…hopefully it will be helpful to you as well to get through this tough time. It is very normal to feel like you are feeling, I have felt the same and still do from time to time. The first five years in any country are the most difficult settling years, it gets easier with time and hard work. When I started studying / working, I got so busy that there was no time to dwell, then through these study/working relationships, slowly you get to learn the new world and new perspectives. To do this well, it is very important not to ‘sit on two chairs’, as your ‘cheeks’ will slide…give it your best, if it doesn’t work out at least you know you have done your best. The best thing that you have your family and your parents are with you, this is the most precious and when they will need your support or vice versa, you are close by. You are not alone in your journey. You will create your own microclimate within which you will feel comfortable. You will forge your own path, like I did so many years ago. Do I feel sometimes lonely, or perhaps, misunderstood, but I also feel grateful for the life blessings this new life has given me and I focus on what I have instead of what I do not have, or could have had if I were to select a different path. One philosopher once said we feel desperation from the lack of imagination to draw alternative scenarios for our lives, this new life will set you up well for the choice of drawing alternative scenario, when the time is right ): Another good thing that unlike Australia, which takes more than twenty four hours flight time, Sweden is not that far away….for those visits. Sorry for taking the liberty to suggest anything to you, but I know, it will get easier with the time, best wishes to you and your family on this journey. Kindest regards and greetings from Australia 🇦🇺
I'm always happy to see a new video of you :) .
As always wishing you all the best!! I am so impressed with your strength through these times and I hope you have a safe delivery and find peace in your situation ❤️
I can so relate to all of these - very well said. I've moved around the US a bit and it's not easy. Wishing you the best with everything - good luck with the birth of your second daughter!
I needed this video so bad, it makes me feel that I'm not alone and I'm not the only one that's feeling the same way. I moved to Colombia last year from Venezuela, and sometimes I feel guilty of even missing my home because I'm so much better here, didn't expect to feel this homesick. Thank you for this video, God bless your family
Hi Vika, Tolya and Agatha!💛...hope you're all well! Thanks for posting and your insights. You are all very brave because moving with a family to another country is hard. Sending you all many blessings. Greetings from Boston,🇺🇸
Your view is absolutely gorgeous ❤️ This was very insightful, thank you for the video.
Love your outlook on life! Keep spreading your light!
It is truly a brave thing to step out into the unknown and move your family for protection and I believe God will bless you and help you in all the things you encounter and all the needs for your sweet family. You are so very inspirational!
We love and support you!
Lovely vlog again. You are such a lovely person, kind, considerate and level headed about so much. Xxxx
You are so sweet to everyone ❤️ i love keeping up with you and your family’s journey, I was adopted from Russia at a young age, and your videos make me feel closer to home❤️ thank you 🙏, love and prays always
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I just love your videos!! You explain your thoughts and feelings so well. Your English is excellent. You help me to learn about places I will never see. 😊
Wonderful post. One of your best.
What a beautiful reflection!
Liking before watching♡
Love hearing from you!
You look beautiful!
Hope you are resting before the baby comes. You are still looking healthy and well.
Learning the local language is really a door and heart opener for expats and immigrants. That's my personal experience.
I always enjoy your considered, intelligent and perceptive take on things. Thank you for sharing. I too am an immigrant, although there was no language change and minimal cultural difference, life is still difficult sometimes for many reasons, big and small.
This is a really lovely video and I enjoyed hearing your thoughts on this subject. You’ve noticed some very wise and insightful things about moving and immigrating to a new country. I’m also a firm believer in the power of kindness, and I wish you and your family much health and happiness in Georgia-and wherever life takes you next. Also wishing you a safe and easy delivery of your new daughter.
My boyfriend came from Russia to France (5 years ago) for us to be able to leave together. I showed your video to him, and he felt released after watching it, like "someone finally understands me". As other facts he talked about the difficulty of finding a work or also to create real friends relations, because being surrounded with people is a thing but being integrated is another one. Thanks again for your videos. Wish the best to you and your family.
Did you guys finally get married? Your boyfriend wanted to be with you, but why did this family leave? I am not sorry for her, that was their choice to leave Russia. Russia is going great, not sure about this family.
Vika, I look forward to every video. I hold you and your family in my heart.
This was so interesting! Thank you for sharing. When my father was a child he was moved from foster home to foster home for about 15 years, many different homes. He experienced many terrible things and some good things during that time. That is quite different from immigration, but if you think about it, each new family has their own style, way of doing things and culture in a way. I can only imagine how difficult this was for him as a child. We can all learn something from each other if we want to.
Have a good day everyone ❤️
Thanks for sharing your experience. We also moved from Russia resently. Georgia was never in the list of countries we considered, cause they already sheltered too many Russians.
So now we're learning Arabic in Egypt and happy so far )
There is a good and cheap Russian school, good weather for the most of the year, cheap food and accomodations. Easy visa extensions. Good choice of a country, if anyone is still choosing.
We haven't felt any homesickness so far.
My cousin moved to Egypt from Russia about 5-6 years ago, she loves living there☺️
@@VictoriaTerekhina yes, we also like it here. People are very friendly. And not too many expats from Russia, that's also good. Though the mentality is different here, maybe that's why this country isn't that popular for a long-term stay.
Georgia is also a great country, though I heard of locals getting tired of so many new people and Russian language... Hope you don't get any unpleasant experience because of that!
Have you considered making videos about your move and your new life? It would be very interesting to watch
@@nicolatoomey4882 Look at the older videos.
I wonder what it's like living there as a female though? I know people who visited there and had quite a few bad experiences
Prayers for all as the baby arrives!!💜💜
Very wise words,Vika. I've traveled a lot but still live within 100 miles of where my forefathers landed in what's now the US in 1630. I can't imagine moving to another country under the circumstances you and Tolya have experienced. Your attitude is so positive. Thank you for sharing your story. I hope it will help someone who may be in a similar situation. Blessings to you all.
You are Delightful. Thank you for this video.
Glad we had this video to watch while we wait to hear the joyous news of your delivery. Praying for you and your beautiful family while you near the end of your pregnancy.💞🙏💞 Great, thoughtful video as usual. Best wishes from Texas, USA!! Take care! 🙂💖
I admire you. You are a strong and determined woman.
I too have moved and there were things that were a big adjustments.
Homesickness is so real. I've been away from home for ten years and there are times I get depressed and cry.
I appreciate this new chapter in my life but I will forever miss my past.
I TRULY UNDERSTAND WHERE YOU ARE COMING FROM. A PART OF ME IS COMPLETELY MISSING. 😥😥😥
As someone who's lived in more than half a dozen different countries, all of your experiences resonate with me. If you and your family decide to make Georgia your permanent home, I would recommend you all become fluent in Georgian -- that will make your lives so much easier, and will allow you to start understanding the culture in a way that is simply not possible for someone who doesn't speak the language.
Education for sure. That should be first.
I'm an immigrant too (from Brazil, living in Canada), and I feel so much like you, especially about homesickness and wondering if it was worth it. I never realized I loved my city and its little hidden places so much until I actually left it. I also had a baby here in Canada, and I feel weird knowing he will have such a different childhood from mine. The things he will be nostalgic about will be so different... But on the other hand, I know for sure he will face a lot less urban violence and economical instability here. 🙏
Anyway, thanks for posting, this video was awesome. You can only know how much you love your own country when you live abroad.
Excellent insights. And yes, most people most of the time are kind.
This makes me think how the experience of moving, immigration, migration is a huge aspect of the human condition throughout history. The flow of people across the globe is constant. We are all part of this crazy moving family.
You are such a sweet, caring young lady. Thank you for sharing your journey with us, it has given me insight into leaving your home Country and relocating....I know it can be exciting as well as challenging. God bless you beautiful family!
Great video!
Everywhere you go you take yourself is so true. I've seen so many of my friends go through multiple marriages and multiple relationships always thinking they just had to find the right different person to make things work out when they took themselves and their own problems unchanged into each new relationship with the same result. Great video.
Great video! Have experienced multiple moves within the US and each one had its own challenges. I can't even imagine moving to another country. You are right there are kind people everywhere though which is a very good thing. Thank you for sharing your honest thoughts.
My grandparents were immigrants from Asia and experienced the same things. I even experienced culture shock when I moved from my childhood states of California and Hawaii and relocated to Michigan in the Midwest. You wouldn’t think that you would experience culture shock from something that mild, but it still happens. My spouse is actually born and raised in Hungary and he’s now lived in the United States for a little over 15 years and although he adapted quite well to the country I know he still experiences home sickness. I can’t even imagine what the experience must’ve been like for him to come from a country like Hungary into the United States. That’s a huge cultural difference and language difference. I don’t believe he spoke English until he moved here. The crazy thing is though he speaks English more fluently than most Americans I know. I chalk that up to the fact that he’s highly intelligent. I can’t imagine what it would be like for people that don’t have the intellectual capacity that he has. In the case of my grandparents, my grandfather spoke about 15 languages when he came to the United States. He first started in the island of Hawaii before it was part of the United States. When the United States gained Hawaii my grandfather then became an American citizen. Although it is true that those thoughts will go through any immigrants mind you should also bear in mind that currently you’re in the last trimester of your pregnancy. I’ve been pregnant six times and I know how our emotions run high due to all of the hormonal changes going through our bodies. I suspect some of those hormones could also be influencing the strength of your emotions in this moment. A few months after you have the baby in your chemicals slowly readjust to normal I’m sure some of these emotions will feel a little less passionate, but I doubt they will just go away completely. I think it’s natural to be homesick when you’re in a completely different place.. I have similar feelings as you have. Mine come and go but seem to be strongest during times of the year that were particularly enjoyable in California and Hawaii for me. There are holidays in Hawaii that are Polynesian that no one else celebrates so there are times when I think about those holidays as they’re going on and I’m Completely across the world now from my island home. You wouldn’t think it would be so strong since I am still in the same country, but it’s very different culturally from where I grew up in California and Hawaii. Just knowing you could feel this is such a subtle situation as mine only impacts my awareness of what it must feel like for immigrants like my grandfather and my spouse. I have a great admiration for people that can make such a move because I don’t think I would have the mental fortitude to handle something like that. I could handle visiting for a long time, but I don’t think I could handle living in a completely different country for the rest of my life. I am amazed and in awe frequently when thinking about what it must be like for my partner or what it must’ve been like for my family that moved here from Asia. I still have family that immigrate from Asia every year and it blows my mind how quickly they adapt. I think there’s something special about that ability and I think I’m lacking in that category. What am adventure though! Much love from The Great Lakes US! 🥰💕
Love reading what you wrote. I live in NW Indiana close to Chicago. Maybe because I live so close Chicago, I'm more open minded. Hope everything's getting better for you. You will find kind people to help you along the way.
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I think this was so good for you to talk about the struggles of your move. I can relate a little bit. We moved from the Southeast of USA across the country to Montana. It’s 2000 miles from the home we lived in for 30 years. We moved to be close to our son and his family. It is beautiful here, but very different. I have a strong southern accent and people here are very nice but so curious about my accent. I’m constantly asked where I’m from and we’ve been here 11 years. I was so homesick for a very long time. Everyone speaks English of course but a different culture. Hang in there and I’m praying for you to have an easy delivery. Is Agatha excited to be a big sister? Sending love from the States!
This was a great video for me right now. We are considering moving to a couple different countries. These are good things to keep in mind and maybe plan how to cope.
Thank you for sharing your struggles: your insights will be very helpful in my interactions with refugees in my own community when teaching cuktural orientation classes. Strangely, I can relate to so much of your experience, especially navigating cultural and communication subtleties and the magic of kindness
I love your bravery and I love your heart. I continue to be inspired by watching you discuss your thoughts, feelings, and observations. Georgia looks beautiful. They are lucky to have you and your family.
Will or are you learning the native language where you are now? I'm so glad you are so down to earth about your experiences. This is why I watch. 😁
I have just moved back home, I felt homesick and useless for nearly 5 years. I felt that ppl consider me stupid because I dont speak the language there. I have also underestimated the language problems, I thought that my English is enough for living. I suffered so much, I got so depressed that it was unbearable.
When I was young I used to want to move to another country but now that I’m older I realize that I would miss my community. Which are my friends, my church, my family, all within 20 minutes of me. I have thought about many of the points that you discussed. Moving is not for the faint of heart. But I would settle for a house in Italy that I could visit a few times a year 💗
I wish all the 2k immigrants we have every week in the UK thought the same,yes come and enjoy the UK but go home! They just don't though and we are literally at breaking point now and our government put them before its own which is awful as its us the taxpayers that keep the country going..this is how dislike is started thought by ppl flocking to 1 place and never leaving, they dont work,nothing, it's so unfair on the hardworking ppl who get trampled on and the lazy freeloaders get everything.
such a great video! 😊 can totally relate to all your points! we are Australians who immigrated to Canada 4 years ago. Because of the pandemic and how expensive and far it is to visit, we haven't seen our families for years. We realised we couldn't wait any longer to start our own family, so we recently had our first child in the province of Quebec. We love it here, but we really underestimated the languages challenges because it's in North America. English is really a minority here, and actively discouraged by the government. I also underestimated how hard it would be to raise our first child with no support around us! really feel for you guys going through something similar, your videos help! 😊❤️
I liked the content in this video! 👍👍
I migrated two times in my life and you’re right, the key to the hearts of people is in your hands: be kind to them and you’ll be welcome everywhere.
The problem of many (not every) russians in Georgia now is the expectation, everybody has to speak russian to them and it’s not the best requirement fot a friendly communication.
I wish you to meet always kind people in your life and all the best for you and your family!
I know you made this video as a filling waiting for the baby, but it's really one of the best bc it's so universal. I enjoyed every minute and all you said made sense and hit an emotional note. So thx a lot
ps I LOVE the wood panels 😍
I'm so so sorry you are homesick I wish yall happiness and health
After my service in the Norwegian Army, served , l was a fireman in Norway for a year , decided l did not like the way Norway is headed. I decided to pick up and move to America. I was able to get a job as a firefighter. I met a nurse , an immigrant from India... America is problematic, but it is our life ,for now.
I know how you feel.
Because of my father’s work ( he was a chemical engineer) In my life so far I have moved 36 times ! I learned to make friends and be outgoing really fast as a child. The few places I’ve lived for a longer time, I definitely miss as well as the friends I made there. Church was always the place my family and then myself met the most people. Nice video and I pray the baby has come safely ✝️💕
Very deep and realistic video, Vicky. Much Love to the family 👪 (+1) ❤️
When I had a toddler child I moved only 80 miles (approximately 130 km), but it was astonishing how it hit me. I previously lived on the coast - a bay on one side, the ocean on the other. It was temperate and much of the time, come evening, a blanket of fog would come rolling in, moist and cool. I moved inland - what hit me the hardest in my new place was the smell and feel of the air. I would see a moving cloud in the distance, close to the ground, and almost unconsciously my body would anticipate the relief of moist cool air. And then I would realize it was a cloud of dust following a giant tractor in the fields. There were times that longing felt overwhelming. Only 80 miles!! I have moved a lot since then and I keep in mind my past experiences, trying my best to hold back on expectations and remain open to new experiences. Your points I think are universally true and then the individual experience is totally unique. Thank you for sharing your experience and putting it together in such a thoughtful way.
Glad you are meeting some nice and helpful people in your new home.
Thank you for sharing your thought and experiences. I have not had the experiences of being an immigrant; It is helpful to hear what immigrants in our area might be dealing with.
Very well said , always remember when you feel down the reason you left and why you left for you and your loved ones you got this your in all your video supporters prayers
You're wise beyond your years. You are a true inspiration for me!! 🙏🙏💝💝
Awwww I just recently moved too, and even though my situation is different this hit close to home ❤️
Im planning to move from my country, so i'd probably share similiar experiences. Thanks for this video, i wish you well!
I think you are so brave to move to a whole new country and travel the way you do. I admire you. One thing I do, even if I'm not traveling far, is I just openly tell people I'm from a different country or city or town, because even within the same country many provinces or states, cities or towns have different slang and different humor or different things they might get offended by. I find when you tell them this, whether you're at a market or meeting new people they right away will give you grace and inform and help you with how they communicate in their city, town etc.
Such a smart lady I love how even though your environment has changed you are still you I love it so honest and mature Thank you for opening our eyes
I've moved around within the U.S a lot, in different regions of the country, however, trying to understand a different language was never an issue. I can imagine how frustrating that must be for you sometimes. On your first point, I've also heard it said, "Wherever you go, there you are." Luckily, you are a wonderful person, as is your husband, and I'm sure that your presence is a gift to wherever you are. Your second point about homesickness is understandable. Even when we feel discontent with where we are originally from, it is familiar to us. Until we put down roots and establish a network of supportive friends and organizations in a new place, it's normal to miss the place we came from, even if we complained about it while we lived there.
I think the longer you are in Georgia, and after you've had your baby, and if you end up buying your own home there, you'll feel a sense of permanence and belonging.
As long as you and your husband have each other along with children that’s all you need. You are a team facing the struggles and happy moments together no matter where you live.
Очень хорошие размышления. Это важно делиться своим опытом с другими. ❤️
А чего они вообще свалили? Образования нет, мотаются туда- сюда.
@@russiaisthewinnerzov2731 а сколько тебе платят, чтобы ты постил троллские комментарии под видео Виктории?
Если ты не согласишься с её выборами, почему так регуларно комментируешь? Разве перестань смотреть и писать...? And also choose a more subtle, less 'paid troll' username, ffs 🤣🤣🤣
Thank you for sharing this very open discussion. I have lived in countries on three different continents, so I totally understand would you say about not understanding the unwritten cultural rules about the way people do things. One thing that I just want to mention because you mentioned your emotions and homesickness. After your baby is born, please be gentle with yourself and if you find yourself feeling down, or having feelings you don't understand, please reach out for help. Postpartum depression is very real. I'm hoping all will be well for you, but this is something that people don't talk about sometimes and in some places not at all.
So true about post partum Depression. I had it 32 years ago when my fist child was Born and muddled through it by myself. Nobody talked about it. Luckyly it was mild.
Hey Victoria, I moved with my husband and children to Germany from Australia. It was one of the hardest things I’ve ever done. I learnt a lot but eventually after 3 years developed such homesickness for my family, we had to move back to Australia. I originally spoke no German and at that time faced a lot of friction from many Berliners. We had some great sightseeing trips but my husband was working in Germany so I had to look after my kids the best way I could. Love your videos and your English is amazing. Best wishes from Australia ps this was during the time of the Berlin Wall.
My husband and I took our young daughter’s to a third world country, as missionaries.
Going from the USA to Bolivia was both amazing and heartbreaking.
We spent many years there and fell in love with the people and their country.
Moving back to the states was the hardest transition for all of us.
We adopted two daughters while there.
I’m glad to say our four girls are doing well. Praise GOD! But it took a few years to adjust to the culture of my own country.
Yes! It was worth every single minute and all the tears we cried.
I go back every chance I get!!!!
I found the home sickness last 6-12 months and reminding myself that nostalgic things aren't as great as I remember them helps. I also had the communication break down even in English to English speaking countries you don't understand what their behaviour means so you don't know how to act and respond like you did before. I love to say "sorry lost in translation" when I get confused because it's that much funnier when we both speak English.
We are excitedly waiting for news about the new baby!
Dear Vika! Wow, the pace at which you are preparing these wonderful videos, no one would ever think that you are about to give birth at any moment. But this topic very much resonates with me because as you know, my life story is all about immigration.
Thank you for sharing your reflections; they are very important for people to help understand us and each other. Take care, Roberto.
What great advice! You really are an amazing young lady ! You are so thoughtful and kind! By the way your English is very good! Xxoo
I actually understand everything you’re talking about and I’ve only moved from Texas to New York it’s such a different such a culture shock so many different things that I experience and I’m so glad I made the move I mean for me personally it was the best move ever but it’s definitely got a lot of things to get used to even though everyone speaks English.
I’ve moved countries a few times and totally understand your feelings. I had a 2 year old and new baby and remember sitting in the shower and crying my eyes out because I was so homesick. Things did get better though. I still miss my home country some times but would not want to go back and live there now. Have you heard the saying “The grass is always greener on the other side.” Sending you love 💕
I just applied to work for a refugee agency in the States and hearing your point-of-view is a good reminder of what my future students and their families will be going through. I haven’t been hired yet, but if I am, I hope they succeed with my help. Thank you 😊
Hi I lost your channel for a long time but you just showed up as I was letting random videos play. So I subbed and hit the bell again. Its good to see you guys are doing ok
I really enjoy your channel and this one was important to me. I, too, am experiencing homesickness. My husband and I just moved 2000 miles away from where we grew up: Arlington, Washington (state) in the pacific northwest to Blanchard, Oklahoma in the south east. Still the same country but a very different culture. I miss my family and friends most of all.
Pregnancy hormones make you feel everything drastically and different from normal ! you are doing great and should be proud of yourself. Most people couldnt have done what you did. And your English is better than some people i know who were born in English Countries !!
My family moved to both Spain and Brazil when I was 6 and 9. I definitely think it is easier on the kids because we adapt so much faster. The adults still have to worry about bills and groceries and work. Kids just have to play and that is a universal language.