hi superholy ive noticed that alien doesnt have a word in spanish they have extraterrestre and but extraterestrial in englis and martian its marciano but no alien
I agree. I don’t normally think I could hear someone’s life story and stay engaged the whole time. There was no real ego or self-importance in the story-telling, just sharing experience for the benefit of others.
“We have to be more Mexican than the Mexicans and more American than the Americans, both at the same time! It's exhausting!” this quote from Selena really hit the nail on the head for me
I came across this video randomly on the the trending section of RUclips and WOWWWWW you are a great story teller!!! I felt so bad for you to hear that you moved back and forth and back and forth as a kid but seeing how it helped create who you are as a person is pretty awesome you took your scenario and turned it around into something positive a lot of people wouldn't be able to focus on the positive in those circumstances feeling bullied and discriminated against! You are awesome! Continue to spread the word you could definitely be a motivational speaker! Bless you!!! Take care!
Feel bad for us when we stop moving and have to come back to the US. That's the part that sucks the worst. Having to deal with ignorance, arrogance and unfriendly Americans who don't want to be your friend or help you and treat you like a traitor.
I really respect you bcuz you just seem to get it . Not sure how else to describe it but you speak with such respect and class. Thank you for being awesome!
She actually was lucky to actually have parents that knew spanish so that they could live down there its entirely different when you learn spanish in America with no schooling behind you. Im not fluent but i know alot of spanish and the feedback i get is gruesome it seems in America alot of Hispanics frown upon non hispanics that try to learn spanish. I have personally been called a mayate, a piche negro, and other vulgar words in spanish. So it not people not getting it, i think its a cultural boundary that divides hispanics from other races. And Ooo yea i have been told from Mexican people that Mexican parents forbid their kids from dating blacks. What type of sick racist stuff is that what type of culture condones that!
Iris Medina I agree, she has a dual experience so that makes her very culturally aware. I love that. She’s perceived as just a typical “American” white woman BUT she’s not she has an understanding of another world which is beautiful.
@No one knows white American culture tells there kids the same thing about not marrying outside their "race". It's the same sick eurocentric ideas that affect the whole world. I was disowned for not following my parents explicit instructions. Hispanic is a ethnicity not a race and within the many counties and cultures that are Hispanic/Latino ethnically they also have every race possible. With the same flaws as every other group of people. Please don't let that discourage you from your quest to better yourself by learning more about other languages and cultures. Sociology is a big hobbie of mine. Understanding certain aspects of culture,history etc. Make me understand myself better. Much love and respect.
Juan Madrigal - Maybe because it's a reminder of how divided people can be. And they do this for little to no reason. When you are a member of two different worlds, divisive people want to either ostracized/reject you, or make you choose. My daughters are biracial and they don't feel fully accepted by either group. It's a terrible shame on society.
Darris Pope - Your mother knows the real deal, then. How people truly are. Ur mom went through it but I Bet she came out stronger on the other side, though. Kids are kids. They only learn what we teach them. Adults who unfortunately lost their way are the real vessels of evil.
The part you mentioned about it hitting you like a ton of bricks when the kids were chanting "Mexico", felt the same way as a Chicano growing up in Texas in the 60's and 70's. Not Mexican enough for the Mexicans and not American enough for the Americans. I persevered.
Joel R Flores I respect your experiences in the 60s/70s, the Chicano identity crisis still applies today. I can’t go to Mexico without being called la prima del “Norte” and I can’t be viewed as an American but instead Mexican here in the US. Which I don’t mind being viewed as Mexican here but I love identifying as a Chicana.
I hear this from a lot of people but to be honest I’ve never felt this. I’m Chicano but in my 18 years of life I’ve always felt and been treated Mexican. This is how it’s been with with all races, even Latinos (mostly Puerto Rican’s and Dominicans just because I know more from those countries). Even when I visit my family in Mexico I’m not treated any differently than anyone else and fit in just fine.
Miguel V I’m glad you’re experience being a Chicano/Mexican has been positive! I’m 20 years old and I barely had this realization a year ago. Noticing things that I brushed off traveling to Mexico & living here in the United States. Also being a double major of Sociology and Chicanos Studies enlightens your mind so much and expands your knowledge. I highly recommend :)
You’re so right about the education system in Mexico! All my brothers and sisters were born and raised in Mexico while I was born and raised in the US and they can all do math pretty well and are more hard working than I could ever be. It’s a shame that corruption really ruins a lot of stuff there. I’m sure if corruption wasn’t big there Mexico would be thriving
You could have easily allowed the experience of everyone being against you to make you angry and even racist. Instead you decided to grow and obviously become a better person because of it. You're seriously an awesome person!
LOL ive only dated white girls. They have horrible self esteem and for the most part borderline psycho. White people are intimidated and scared of other races so how is that high self esteem? (im generalizing but so is yowza)
yowza that makes no sense....what does that have to do with what Mr. 420 said? Mr. 420 said nothing about self-esteem. Race has nothing to do with healthy self-esteem. You either work on having better self-esteem or you don't. You (yowza) actually come off like you have low self-esteem to have to use a sense of superiority to feel better about yourself.
Hey idiot, why don't you show some concern for the fact that SHE was the victim of racism? I can't help, but feel that you are trying to throw some political message, that white people will usually just be racist in this situation. I guess you missed her message at the end.
After watching a few other of your videos, something struck me: I couldn't tell what your mother tongue was, because your accent is impeccable in both languages. Only someone who did as much back & forth travelling between the two countries, at such a young age, would be able to have that. Needless to say, it's exceedingly rare, and you're the *ONLY* Spanish/English RUclips channel that I've come across that fully captures the beauty, the joy, and intrigue of languages, purely for the love of it, and not because of a utilitarian motivation (eg., to get a job, to travel, to find love, etc.). Thanks and keep up the great work, Holly!
Glen MacDonald- My Dominican husband is a Native Bilingual Spanish/English Speaker just like Holly is and for the EXACT same reason.... growing up back ‘n forth from The Dominican Republic/Puerto Rico, and the United States; two different countries...two different languages.. it is fascinating to be around him and see him just switch from Spanish to English flawlessly, natively speaking in both languages. Now, our family lives in Colombia half the year and the USA the other half...so our children will grow up being the same ...dual Native tongued! =D
I lived in Mexico several times in the '90s but first went at age 18. I was never quite as fluent as Holly and while I don't have much of an accent and passed for a local, I wish I had learned Spanish as a kid like she did. I knew a very blond teen while living there the last time who was from Belgium, but had largely grown up in Mexico and spoke Spanish like any Mexican teenage boy with lots of street slang. His native language was Flemish and he also spoke unaccented English fluently. Wow, lucky for him that his father moved there to open a restaurant. He must be almost 40 now. Hi Michael. Thanks again for taking my dog for a couple nights back in '98 until I could find a new apartment.
I just found your channel today and I'm hooked. I was born in the US too but I've lived practically my whole life in Mexico and that's why I don't have that feeling of not belonging to any of both countries. I'm just a random guy from the internet trying to tell you: YOU BELONG TO BOTH, it's part of your identity and ir makes me so happy to see you appreciating our mexican culture as much as you do and I'm really sorry for those tiny but still hurting episodes of discrimination or...well, racism that our people provided you as you grew up, sure by now you know that's not really who we are. Thank you very much for sharing your experiences, keep going girl. Viva México and Viva Holly Grace Marie...didn'tgetyourlastnamesorry haha
It means a lot to me watching this video, as I'm a blonde haired blue eyed British girl, currently living in Honduras! it's really tough at times, but i love this country! much love
I was travelling in Spain and i met a Honduran boy and we fell in love! He needed to move back here so i moved with him! I'm still trying to get a hang of the language as i didn't learn much in school, but your videos help me so much! We are living in a small town with his family at the moment and i stick out like a sore thumb!!! But we are moving to Tegucigalpa in a few weeks and i will be teaching English in a school and they will be giving me Spanish lessons in return! I've been here since January! I completely agree with you that American and British culture are so closed off to learning about other cultures, but i hope it is changing! There is so much that people are missing out on!
I'm just like you, I lived in the Texas since I was in kinder than moved to Mexico , then moved backed when I was in the 6th grade. So I learned square root when I was in 3rd grade then when I came back to Texas in the 6th grade the were just starting to see square root and they couldn't do it by hand. I felt like a genius lol
Alexis Guerrero Mexico is better when it comes to school it’s more advanced than here in the US my uncle was born in Mexico he went to Kindergarden and then he came to the US he was more advanced than the other kids and he already knew English and Spanish
When I was in 5th grade we started learning about square root! And y'all learning it in 3ed grade. Mexico teaches a whole lot more and a lot more quicker than here in the U.S.
That must have been terrifying. To suddenly go from a toddler-automaton without consciousness and then poof; "Wha... Why is there something rather than nothing? Why this in particular? What am I!?"
Es extremadamente raro que escriba un comentario en un video, y aunque he visto ya MUCHOS de tus videos si no es que casi todos, creo mereces un super reconocimiento por este video en especifico. Gracias por tu honestidad y por la moraleja que dejas al final de tu historia/experiencia. Este seria un mundo mucho mejor si todos fuéramos mas abiertos a aprender y conocer mas de otras personas y de lo que no conocemos, Yo vivo en US y he vivido experiencias incomodas en ciudades que he visitado como Minneapolis MN, donde hasta me preguntaron si para llegar ahi había brincado la barda o nadado un rio haha! solo puedo imaginar lo inconscientes que podemos ser algunas personas con nuestras palabras. THANK YOU SO SO MUCH FOR THIS VIDEO, ERES LO MAX GIRL! P.S. THANKS FOR THE VIDEO WHERE YOU TEACH HOW TO MAKE A CLOUD LAMP TOO
EDWIN ESPINOZA GRACIAS POR APRECIAR EL VÍDEO y todo el esfuerzo y el corazón que le puse. I love the conversations that are happening because of it. I love that it might bring awareness to attitudes and behaviors that we can all work on. ¡Muchos saludos!
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Now I understand why your Spanish is so phenomenal ;)
lol I had the same burning question the first time i heard her speak
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Yeah, when she referred to herself as a Gringa I was like no way she's American! We're not generally known for our language ability. Ha. After watching the video though, it makes sense. Seems like she had a pretty cool upbringing-- though I'm sure it was tough to move around so much.
Just checked out your videos, I've been learning spanish for a couple of months and what I've seen is I take in more when I see english explained in spanish. I feel it's more challenging when taking the English through Spanish course, instead of the Spanish through English one. lol..just a random thought.
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I know what you mean. I also speak slower than a native speaker so that probably helps as well. Pretty soon you'll also pick up on the mistakes I make ;) Podcasts can be great too. I used to listen to 'notes in spanish' and 'desde el bano' (sin la ñ). Notes in Spanish is cool because it's a native speaker and a British guy that's lived in Spain for some time. She usually corrects him and you'll hear him make the same types of mistakes that most native English speakers do.
This video hit me really hard. I honestly feel like you but the exact opposite. I grew up in the U.S with Mexican roots. And honestly I feel like I’m neither American nor Mexican. I’m too American for the Mexicans and too Mexican for the Americans. It’s who I am and we just have to accept that that’s how we are and nothing can change that.
I also grew up in Mexico and went through the same thing you did. You are more articulate, sharper, and with two cultures behind you you are so much wiser. Mexico is a great place to grow up in!
Devin Peirce "Most"? You do realize there are more Mexicans leaving the U.S. rather than coming in right? Those undocumented immigrants crossing the U.S./Mexico border are coming from El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras (Central America). Had you been living under a rock?
M R exactly, Mexicos education is top notch. This is what it's helping them at the moment compete with manufacturing. Their work force is able to adapt, expand + evolve as they have experience with their economy going up and down. Hopefully they can rid themselves of corruption sometime soon...
M R Not to mention they have universal healthcare on the free market, and public universities in Mexico are also free, which is very good. You don't see that in the U.S., just pure profit with greed.
Accidentally clicked on this... best accident ever! The way you phased thing both in English and in Spanish was perfection! You are amazing! your story telling is great and your personality comes off so well!! I love how you say we are all humans. Loved everything about this post!! Thank you for sharing!
Tu acento mexicano es precioso, esperaba todo el rato que hablaras español! Hablas bien bonito, great video! It must have been so difficult for you to move so many times as a kid, losing your school friends each time.. hugs xx
I love this! It's so wonderful to here an eloquent, intelligent, compassionate personal story about being perceived as "other" in the big wide world, where we are really all the same in that we are all different...... I hope that everyone is . lucky and blessed enough to have their own version of this experience and the subsequent realization!
Oh man, as a Mexican growing up back and forth between the two countries, I can totally relate. Your story about the balloon-popping fight really hit me. Thank you for sharing! Por cierto, felicidades en tu participacion en la escolta. Chido!
JAMS Films y como una mexicana que creció con un compañero estadounidense puedo recordar claramente lo mal que trataban a mi compañero. Crecer entre dos culturas no es nada fácil, los prejuicios siempre están ahí, y la verdad es que muchas veces te enfrentas a personas curiosas, y otras a niños que pueden ser super crueles desde chiquitos, pero cuando creces, no cambiarías la experiencia por nada, porque hablar dos idiomas de manera fluida y ser capaz de adaptarte, es verdaderamente lo que te hace "ni de aquí ni de allá" ❤❤❤
awwwww 14:50 truly made me well-up at work! You are such a wonderful story teller! I am struggling to learn Spanish as an old dude in my 50's but I'm sticking with it until I am fluent!!!! THANK YOU for all you do !!!!
OMFG. This video was an emotional rollercoaster. Initially, I thought she wasn't getting the big picture and then when she summed it up at the end it really made my jaw drop. She hit the nail on the head. I think it's BEYOND fantastic that she was able to apply the lessons she learned (through negative experiences she had to go through) to people who live the same, on the opposite end of the scope. I'm also oddly proud of her accent, obviously it should be expected but WOW!
This channel is amazing! My dad recommended me to check out your channel since I'm moving to Mexico and I'm glad he did. This was the easiest 18 minutes to watch. It felt like 3 minutes because you can articulate your memories so well, and make it interesting for someone who is looking to broaden their horizons too. My main concern is learning and picking up the language, so it's nice to see someone go through this experience before. I'm Team Super Holly.
I'll be staying in Mazatlán for a month, and then I'll be on my way to the capital. I'm planning on backpacking in Central and South America, and since I'm from Los Angeles, México seems like a great place to start. I literally dropped everything so that I can see the world outside this bubble in the USA, so I"ll definitely be studying your videos while I'm traveling lol.
William Nash great for you which countries have you visited or are planning to visit, I am Colombian, from the door to South America, I hope you're enjoying your trip
This is amazing! I’m a professor of education and this should be shown in every teacher education program. Why? To allow preservice teachers to understand what our immigrant students go through.
I wasn't expecting you to cry in your english version as happened....We can conclude, that Spanish for some reason is more emotional and poetic while English is colder and practical. On the other hand and as a general view.....You really look and feel like a native Latina....the way your eyes shine, the way you express your emotions, the way you talk and think...even in English I can perceive that there is latin "blood" behind.....Eres muy bella, cuidate y gracias por compartir este hermoso video...Saludos y besos desde Venezuela....!!!
maccajoe you could be right and not be at the same time. But the truth is Latin people are warmer than other cultures so her being raised in Mexico could've influenced her personality, who knows? Ultimately we are a combination of all the things we've experienced in our lifetime. If she had been raised only in the US she'd probably be cold and heartless by now. Ok that was exaggerated but you get the point.
My parents are polish but I was born in Germany and lived there until I was 11. Then moved back to Poland and went to school there and after I got my (something similar to) high school diploma I went back to Germany to study. I’m married to an American an we’re living in Italy now. Girl... I feel ya! I am so grateful though, I speak 5 languages now and I love my life!
Broo... wtf... I'm just desperate to get out of here (Mexico). I guess you live in a first world country because of your english and you have no idea how lucky you are. United States is a clean, pretty, modern country with people with basic values. Mexico is dirty, its people is just desrespectful (not everyone is like this, there are educated and decent people), cities are ugly, there are only 3 decent cities: Ciudad de México, Guadalajara and Monterrey. And let's not start with the excesive corruption from the government. I get it, food here is delicious and everything, its people and music is lively and happy, but it's just not a place to live in.
Guys, don't take the opinion of this 656 AC guy seriously, if you have a shitty actitude and a shitty point of view no matter which city you live in you'll see only the bad things about it, most of us mexicans like living where we are, as in any country everycity has pros and cons, most of US Citizens living here agreed too that this is a cool place to live in, don't take that guy seriously :b
Best way to beat ignorance, travel, if you can. Most people don't even go out their state and are ignorant about how much people are different from each other, but at the same time we are human being intrigued and want to learn about different things.
I find this video to be all sorts of amazing. Your narration on all of your childhood experiences captured me from begining to end. This if the first time I stumbled upon your channel but definitely subscribing. Thats how everyones perspective should be to become less hateful and more unified. Be curious, be eager, be welcoming and kind, be proud but yet interested in the unknown and new.
Jay R don’t be stupid obviously you don’t speak Spanish so you don’t understand her accent ..she’s one of those idiots who think she’s Full American which she’s not . She’s Mexican embarrassing of being call Mexican woman .she grew up in USA but she’s not American she bleach her hair and she’s using contact lenses. Have you seeing the video with her sister? Watch it and then you might understand why latín people hates her so much .
belen gubceva if I were Mexican I would SCREAM IT FROM THE ROOFTOPS! Don’t be mad at me for being who I am, and for speaking Spanish so well that it fooled you 😝
i share your feelings ...... growing up ( Dallas Texas).. my brother and i were always told to never speak spanish outside the house..one day me and my brother was talking at school ..other kids heard us.. we soon learned why we was never to speak spanish outside the house... black eye busted lip .. mom wasnt happy at all .. now i know what your thinking ... white kids beat us up .... well yes as did the mexican kids... because i was not full mexican of full white .... but today i am 54 and i stand my ground .. for both sides.. but like you both sides broke my heart....
My boyfriend had to move to Mexico when he was in second grade and he would always tell me stories about it and i loved hearing about it! He said the kids would make him stand in the middle of everyone and say the pledge of allegiance haha they thought it was so interesting. :) he recently passed away a few months ago and watching your video reminded me of that so it was a sweet memory. Thanks for the video girl. ❤️
you are such a great speaker, you include so much detail and it really helps with the visualization! thanks for speaking so greatly about my country :)
superholly yo todavía no entiendo muy el inglés pero a un lo practico desde que viví a ca en Estados Unidos es muy diferente mis tradiciones y como pienso en las matemáticas pero a veces nadie entiende pero los mexicanos como tú y yo tenemos un poco de amor en nosotros por qué los americanos son como un poco más desinteresantes casi no les importa nada de lo que nos sucede y los mexicanos es tal al tanto del chisme la verdad no sé si me entiendes pero si es muy diferente que bonito que experimentarás culturas
WOW! I'm super jealous of your Spanish speaking skills (and English as well). Being Mexican-American myself I'm embarrassed to say my Spanish is a little butchered and slow (I do understand everything though). Still practicing...I'm hoping to keep the language strong so I can pass it on through future generations.
Being Born in Mexico and raised in the United States taught me to slowly by surely disregard my roots and where I came from because it’s not acknowledged here. Your video made me feel so much pride and joy to be from such a wonderful country. Thank you for speaking such great words of my home place. ❤️
Brenda Mosqueda the USA didn’t teach you to disregard your “ roots “ you did that your damn self tf.. My man’s parents were born in Mexico, and he wasn’t.. GUESS WHAT? He is very cultured.. and knows greatly about his roots. Get a grip
Psychedelic Dreams Psychedelic Dreams Calm Down, “your mans” didn’t experience the same thing as her. The same thing happened to me. I’m from Mexico and I’ve always and still do live in a white neighbor, we have no family, the only other family I have is my mom who is Mexican and my siblings but are all younger and born in America. It’s kinda of hard to stay cultured with your roots when you don’t even live there much less have people around you to talk to about it.
Dearest Holly, I have learned a lot from you, and used many of your videos with my students as I'm an EFL teacher like you...and like you, I was born in the US and have been living and working for many years in Mexico. This video hit me personally. Thank you for opening up like you did...I'm sure that wasn't easy. I can't imagine how you felt at the age that happened to you, but I can understand this since even after 14 years here, something or someone (even among coworkers) reminds me that I am still an outsider. I have struggled to feel connected and still struggle. Thanks for making me feel I'm not alone in this.
Holly, se me partió el corazón escuchar como le echaron porras a México, si tenemos un sentido nacionalista, no justifica como te hicieron sentir. Please be sure that Mexicans are very welcoming. You just encountered a couple of kids that were carrying out the weight of old generations. Ghandi dijo "se el cambio que quieres ser". Te comparto que a pesar de que me gradué como arquitecto, dedico mis días a enseñar inglés como segunda lengua y siempre imprimo a mis clases la idea de tener apertura a otras naciones. It happened to me once in the states, people look down on me because I was Mexican, and even in South Korea I was asked if we had MTV. Keeps sharing your experiences with us. I already showed this video to some students and they loved you. Saludos.
Sandy Quituizaca no...... The teacher could’ve been encouraging WITHOUT having to to put down another student!! It’s dead wrong for a teacher to try to put girls against each other, they were already being mean to her already. What the teacher said probably made the girls be EVEN MORE mean to her .......
That’s a whole compliment to holly because she was born in the u.s and hadn’t learned things in Spanish and she was beating the kids in Mexico who had been raised and speak Spanish completely
GabyMcMuffin _ It doesn’t matter. A teacher still should never try to get kids to be against each other... obviously healthy competition is ok, BUT what the teacher did was straight up wrong & very mean.
When she was telling the story of the balloon, that is how us DREAMERS feel in the US. We grew up in this country and we feel like Americans, but we will never be American. We are rejected as Americans and rejected in our home countries as well.
superholly thank you for replying, your support means the world to us! This is the first video I've seen of yours. I started watching your other videos and your Spanish has inspired me to improve mine. Although it was my first language, it is not good as it should be. This video kept popping up in my newsfeed, so I finally gave up and watched and I am so glad I did. Please keep making more! ❤
Frida Meraz yeah I know a lot of yoh and how many of your group have told me that they are NOT Americans and never will be. They are very prideful of being Mexican. And they also say how they have rights here. Very snobby group from the many I have known.
meli sol I am sorry that you have experienced that. We know very well that there are rude and snobby people from all walks of life, all races, all nationalities, etc... I hope you don't think that ALL dreamers are like that based on those few people. Personally, I am often embarrassed of my Mexican heritage. I wish I had been born in America, so that I could myself a true American. I am slowly learning to embrace both of my cultures, but it is hard. Honestly, the vast majority of people do not even know about my legal status because it is irrevelant to everyday conversation, and I don't feel the need for people to know this information about me. I only spoke up in this video because Holly's video touched me, and it's the internet lol. Sorry for the long reply, but I do hope you take the time to read this.
I think the difference here is her situation wasny based of legal status, but just the fact that she was seen as an outsider due to her nationality. The U.S doesn't see dreamers based of their race or ethnicity. But nonetheless, we do need Congress to pass a bill to allow dreamers who deserve it to become fellow Americans. I have faith we'll get there soon♡
Thank you for this!!! I can totally relate.. I'm a Filipina American who was raised in Costa Rica. I'm currently living in the Philippines. My life long quote is how i'm a tourist wherever I go, yet a foreigner in my own home. pero aprendi espanol. :)
@@borealklein-vods4690 no, en realidad fue genial! Un poco peligroso durante mis ultimos años que estube ahí, pero además de eso, solo tengo buenas memorias. 😊 Gracias! 💛
ventajas de saber español e inglish is that you can watch botj videos of holly and feels like they're telling you the same story from different point of view,it's awesome
Ok. I’ve NEVER felt this for ANYONE on RUclips. QUIERO SER TU AMIGA!!!!! no manches! I’ve NEVER met anyone who explains it so perfectly! I was born in Mexico, but my family moved to California when I was 4 months old. Anyway! LOVED this video! You’re amazing! Thanks for sharing your story!
I am kind of impressed about your accents. You speak Spanish better than me (I am from Yucatán and our Spanish is weird) and you also have a beautiful English. I do not know why I am writing you in English but who cares... I am English teacher and your tips are really helpful.
When she was saying that, why aren’t Americans more interested in other countries, is so true! I was an exchange student and everyone in my country knew about the US and wanted to go there and everything but my friends back home in the US didn’t/don’t care about other places or put themselves in other peoples shoes. I feel that Americans are so focused on themselves and not that it’s not like that in other countries but the world doesn’t revolve just around yourself there are a crazy amount of things to go out and learn about. It starts with travel.
I think these days most don't want to offend because the world usually has a prejudice view of americans before they even ask questions. I personally just ask any way because I like to talk about my culture as an american and share it with a person from outside the us
Well unfortunately a lot of people see as Americans as not wanting to understand culture. It's just that feeling of not wanting to offend anyone's culture. However some people take things too far(racists.) I think it should be okay to ask questions about their culture. I once remember in 5th grade this one Mexican kid thought i was white but truth is, I'm not lol. My parents are both from Mexico so I'm just a Mexican-American. It made me think "shit maybe I'm doing something differently?" My mom, used to work at this one place where the majority of the people were from south America. People would think she was white tho, when she really wasn't. In the end it does feel weird when you're outed by the rest. As i got older i realized that i don't need other people telling me what I'm not. It's just who i am.
toxic bean Good for you! I’m glad you take who you are into your own hands. And I agree people don’t want to offend and not everyone isn’t interested, but it feels like a lot of people don’t care lol. It’s kind of cool you could surprise people though 😂
I met a lot of young American missionaries in Perú. And they don't care about knowing the country they are standing on. They just would do what they are here for eat sleep and leave. Many times they make fun of the locals
This video was randomly in my recommendations so I decided to watch it, and all I have to say is that you are a strong person. I admire how you are still grateful for everything.
I have absolutely no idea why this was in my recommendations so I just clicked on the video and I actually couldn't click off of it. This was so interesting!!💕
Wow! Thank you Holly! That was the quickest 18 minutes in a long time. If you ever write a book, I will be sure to pre-order. Thank you for opening up like this. It's greatly appreciated.
I absolutely agree with what you said about curiosity. I am Russian and I spent a whole year living with an American family and they not once asked me about life in Russia. This is just so weird to me. I always try to learn something new about other cultures. Why aren't most Americans interested in the outside world?
I'm American and love to learn about the rest of the world. I guess that's why I choose to work abroad so much. I am learning Spanish and also study Russian! But yes, I think many Americans are shut off from the rest of the world mentally. Even Americans assume I'm from somewhere else. )
I think people are afraid to offend. If they ask where you're from, they're acknowledging that you're from somewhere else, which means that you're different, which might mean that they're implying that you're inferior. People are actually told not* to ask where people are from because it could be racist ("Where are you *really* from?"). It's not that they're not curious. They don't want to hurt your feelings.
Grace Was Here Well, I never came across something like that. Everyone I was in meaningful contact with knew where I was from and what I was doing in the USA so it's not the case. I personally think it's rather silly not to ask about it to be polite because there is nothing rude in being interested in other person's culture. In my opinion it shows respect and not the opposite. It all depends on how you do it, of course, how you ask and what your reaction is.
I think the reason they think we're slow is because of U.S. teachers always saying "show your work" even if you know the right answer... totally hated that!
Keepers of the Grid that's true, I came to the U.S. from Mexico and I hated that they always asked us to show the work!!! In every single problem and even on the test!.
¡Hola Holly! I was sincerely touched by your wedding videos, which was like a documentary. Through those links of that video blew, I have been watching nearly half of your videos. And I am heavily attracted by your personalities and your presentations through videos. After seeing your tips and stories of learning Spanish, I am totally encouraged to learn it. Thank you very much for sharing these. Hope you will do better on everything 😄👍
Honestly I've met a lot of bilinguals but non of them speak as perfect in both languages as you do, youre probably the best bilingual in the world seriously, you got both languages and accents perfectly, respect holly🙌🏻
I think I have her beat or at the very least equivalent. Plus, I can speak Italian, French, German and a weee bit of Japanese. Although this is the first video that I have seen of superholly. Further research is needed.
You just explained to a T what it's like for me who is fluent in Spanish guerita to be married to a Mexican. Mind you I was fluent before I met him. But everyone gives him credit for my Spanish and I feel in limbo around people. Just like you part of the experience of life in limbo hurts but at the same time I appreciate every God given experience because it's shaped how I see the world. You have no idea how much this video touched my heart
Seems like your dad was a good sport and had wonderful parenting skills. He was supportive but didn't shelter you. By the way you describe him seems like he had a sense of humor.
I love how I can relate to your story, almost the same thing is happening to me. I’m from Canada, and I’ve lived in Singapore my whole life(8yeaes/11years), so I speak English, French as a native speaker, chinese(B2) and Spanish now, and I had to move to Spain when I was 11(last year), j didn’t speak a word of Spanish when I went in my class for the first time, I only knew hola, como te llamas, por favor and muchas gracias(which I had learned in Mallorca on vacation) and people would laugh at me, but I didn’t enter in early primary, k entered 5th grade and I didn’t understand anything the teacher was saying. They would do long division the other way around, and do the same thing as Mexico. That was my trick and I still use it “no hablo español” but I say it with a strong accent(like a typical American), so they know I ain’t lying. It’s been a year since I’m in Spain, I speak Spanish pretty well(B2-C1) and I’m still adapting, but people still say “ah es Ingles” when I’m Canadian just because I’m different, please wish me luck.
ckings22 not sure you saw my reply. I spent quite a bit of time off and on in Monterrey when I was married. My ex worked there at times and I would travel with him. If spoken slowly I can pretty much understand, I read it ok, I’ve got great pronunciation it’s just I need to study more and become fluent
Dear Holly ,just found this channel while browsing for Your Spanish classes. You are just so honest and warm hearted.....it's not easy to tell your ....tough moments. ..... of adjusting to all...you said them so smoothly.....Your voice has metal .Un Abrazo muy fuerte.Love from India. God bless 💖
when you're Mexican and have a Ph.D. in math but it doesn't matter because you are just going to swim the Rio Grande for a chance to work in an Alabama textile factory. (I know, don't bother... it was low hanging fruit. Really, don't bother)
Being born in the US and then moving to Colombia and moving back to the US and then moving to Montreal, I can totally relate. Learning new languages is hard and fitting in is also hard. But these experiences change you
I totally agree with you about Mexicans being so curious and welcoming! I'm a Canadian currently living in Mexico and I get asked so many questions as a foreigner. I really appreciate how curious everyone is and how nicely they have treated me! I realized now that in Canada, nobody really cares about foreigners and from what you said, it sounds like the same case in the US. As a Filipino-Canadian myself, Canada is so multi-cultural that it's not interesting when you see another one. But with the homogenous population in Mexico, maybe that's why they're so much more interested in learning other cultures.
SO GRATEFUL FOR THIS. Gotta say that your conclusion really surprised me, after the story about feeling rejected that day on the playground, and after all of the moves, and having to retake kindergarten etc. That you are still grateful for all of it, even after all of the back and forth, transitions, leaving your comfort zone time and again. We moved from Seattle to Argentina a year ago. Our four kids are just starting their second year (the school year here in S hemisphere starts in March) in a full Spanish school. This is what we wanted for them and for us - to immerse, expand global citizenship, and also to travel S America and make memories together. After this school year we don't know what's next. It's hard to imagine going back to the U.S. yet, and as parents we kind of want to explore another new place, but we really hesitate because of the impact it might have on our kids. Your experience is so valuable, thank you for sharing. Y felicidades por tu hermoooosaaa Español. Guauuu
I grew up in Mexico, and then moved to Texas for college. I remember that on my first semester I took algebra, and I would do almost every single step in my head like I was taught in high school in Mexico. Sometimes I would literally just write down the answer on my assignments, and I got soooo many points off... I actually talked to the professor, and he told me that he couldn't help me with my homework grades because there was no way for him to know if I had cheated... It was really sad... In the end I got an A in the class, but I really hated wasting time on tests just to write down the obvious stuff... On the bright side, if I had the process correct even when the final answer was wrong some professors would give me some points, but in Mexico if you get the answer wrong then you most likely get nothing... LOL
Here in Colombia we tend to do it some answers that require some sort of procedure or explanation, justification for our answer, but others just the answer, I remember one time I got mad at my geometry teacher because I gave her the procedure, the mathematical explanation, but she failed me the answer because she wanted a verbal explanation and just the answer
Holly,I related so much to your story about rejection. It happens anywhere in differant forms. Your videos teaching Spanish help me so much! Thank-you and please, make more of them.
Shaw this spanish version first and i was emotional. I’m watching it in english with no subtitles and you just made me proud and with watering eyes. Just really think you are mexican by heart and gringa by law. Enjoy your work a lot.
Loved this story, thank you for sharing. Your outlook on the whole experience is so refreshing. So good to hear someone embrace a foreign culture with open arms! Just subscribed to your channel 💗
I really appreciate this video you made, as someone who is from Mexico and grew up in the United States. Thank you for being accepting, acknowledging and appreciating the Mexican culture. As someone who grew up in the US I found it really hard to accept my Mexican roots. Like you said, people in the US don't really care or bother about learning of other countries and mostly spoke down about Mexico. I grew to despise where I was from and up until now I am slowly gaining my pride about my roots of being from Mexico. Just thank you for sharing your experience, as I had one similar to yours in a very opposite way.
I know it's often out of the parent's control, but I feel like moving a child around that many times can be a little irresponsible. It's not really fair to the child to take them away from every friendship and comfort they've built every couple of years.
I lived in 8 different countries growing up and learned things about cultural difference, privilege and social inclusion/exclusion that kids that grew up in the same town with the same people of the same colour and the same perspectives could not dream of. Like many upbringings it was hard at times and wonderfully rich at others but personally I would feel irresponsible not giving my own children the chance to learn from many different contexts.
tr it definitely affected me...in some bad ways and some good. To this day I still wish I could have a hometown and friends I grew up with... BUT those thoughts go away when I remember all the different places I’ve gotten to see and experience and that I may not have life long friends but that doesn’t mean the friends I have are somehow less than a lifelong friend would’ve been! Soo I don’t know why I just wrote so much.. I guess I’m just trying to say that I totally see and even agree with your point, but at the same time it’s not too bad (moving around a lot.) ❤️🧡 to you!
I know what you mean and can definitely feel that way too, especially when I see old friendship groups retain their friendship and having such strong bonds which I missed out on. At the same time its not infrequent when I talk to friends who have not had the chance to live in several places that they can be quite narrow in their cultural perspectives without even realising that there is more than one way to do and see things. In those instances am grateful for the chance to see both their point of view and also others (even though I don't always sit and play devil's advocate out loud. that would make for a pretty annoying friend hehe)
How you felt is exactly how I felt growing up Mexican in the US. it is relieving to see that the hardships of the transition and assimilation is understood by an American. I wish we would all be more tolerant of one another. Thank you for sharing your story with us, Holly.
I feel the same, I am a Colombian that grow up in Mexico and now lives in the USA, my husband is half Argentinian and half Italian, and we are expecting our first child, and something that will definitely teach my baby is that we are the same, it doesn’t matter your color, religion, nationality, etc we are humans, and we should respect each other... I have wonderful memories, but I also have painfully ones... but I choose to keep the good ones and be grateful for what I had
omg holly you made me cry with your story, tuve esa misma situacion, born in US and raised on both countries, we are citizens of the world thats all :')
Amazing video. I really enjoyed it. I've been trying to learn Spanish through Rosetta Stone (ugh), and I see that the only way to truly learn is to immerse myself into the culture itself. To learn about another culture, another language is how we learn about one another, and learn to except our differences. Embrace them. Next stop, MEXICO!!!!
My English Channel:
ruclips.net/user/superhollyenglish
Hey! Just wanted to say, I love your content! Very interesting:)
P.S. you're so stunningly gorgeous! Keep doing you, love!
hi superholy ive noticed that alien doesnt have a word in spanish they have extraterrestre and but extraterestrial in englis and martian its marciano but no alien
Dope!!! Like La India Maria would always say, ni de aqui ni de Aya
@@el5letras1 there is a word "alienigena"
@@richardlamb71 Jaja y si se me habia olvidado gracias por acordarme
Its crazy how good you speak both languages. Literally you have perfect pronunciation... un abrazo.
Eddy Abel thank you! Abrazo de regreso!!
it's nice to hear the white lady speak Spanish, WOW!
immersion
@@stophate9012 Spanish was literally made by white people.
Leutaurus Barod lol! I went to school in Spain, a country full of white people speaking Spanish.
I love how your dad was like " sweety, no one can see your eyebrows" instead of getting mad at the kids😂
+better2gether 😝❤️🙌🏼
better2gether me too i think that really shaped your mature outlook on this whole thing. you know? great dad.
i had the same problem now i just have makeup
better2gether I WENT TO CORONADO MIDDLE SCHOOL
I KNOW CDO
The part where they were all chanting “Mexico!” Broke my heart. She’s more Mexican than me tbh. I love her💛
that would be normal all over latin america. These are not multi ethnic countries in the same way for day to day life.
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I feel like I’m watching a TED Talk.
That’s how good it was
Oh my goodness thank you so much!
@@superholly You should do a Ted Talk!!
I agree. I don’t normally think I could hear someone’s life story and stay engaged the whole time. There was no real ego or self-importance in the story-telling, just sharing experience for the benefit of others.
No seriously
“We have to be more Mexican than the Mexicans and more American than the Americans, both at the same time! It's exhausting!” this quote from Selena really hit the nail on the head for me
Marcela Perez it’s the same thing for all interracial people.
I'm pretty sure this line comes from another movie as well but I cannot remember the name!
Marcela Perez just be yourself
Every Mexican-American’s struggle
Marcela Perez selena the movie👍
I came across this video randomly on the the trending section of RUclips and WOWWWWW you are a great story teller!!! I felt so bad for you to hear that you moved back and forth and back and forth as a kid but seeing how it helped create who you are as a person is pretty awesome you took your scenario and turned it around into something positive a lot of people wouldn't be able to focus on the positive in those circumstances feeling bullied and discriminated against! You are awesome! Continue to spread the word you could definitely be a motivational speaker! Bless you!!! Take care!
Thanks, Brandon!!!!!!
as a military brat, I assure you that moving is way cool!
Agreed. You’re inspiring!!
Feel bad for us when we stop moving and have to come back to the US. That's the part that sucks the worst. Having to deal with ignorance, arrogance and unfriendly Americans who don't want to be your friend or help you and treat you like a traitor.
I really respect you bcuz you just seem to get it . Not sure how else to describe it but you speak with such respect and class. Thank you for being awesome!
Thank you, Iris! I really appreciate this comment.
Iris Medina true
She actually was lucky to actually have parents that knew spanish so that they could live down there its entirely different when you learn spanish in America with no schooling behind you. Im not fluent but i know alot of spanish and the feedback i get is gruesome it seems in America alot of Hispanics frown upon non hispanics that try to learn spanish. I have personally been called a mayate, a piche negro, and other vulgar words in spanish. So it not people not getting it, i think its a cultural boundary that divides hispanics from other races. And Ooo yea i have been told from Mexican people that Mexican parents forbid their kids from dating blacks. What type of sick racist stuff is that what type of culture condones that!
Iris Medina I agree, she has a dual experience so that makes her very culturally aware. I love that. She’s perceived as just a typical “American” white woman BUT she’s not she has an understanding of another world which is beautiful.
@No one knows white American culture tells there kids the same thing about not marrying outside their "race". It's the same sick eurocentric ideas that affect the whole world. I was disowned for not following my parents explicit instructions. Hispanic is a ethnicity not a race and within the many counties and cultures that are Hispanic/Latino ethnically they also have every race possible. With the same flaws as every other group of people. Please don't let that discourage you from your quest to better yourself by learning more about other languages and cultures. Sociology is a big hobbie of mine. Understanding certain aspects of culture,history etc. Make me understand myself better. Much love and respect.
I am chicano and have never felt very Mexican or American. This video made me cry and I don't even know why to be honest. Thank you.
Sending you a big hug, Juan!
Be who ever you want to be Juan ..
Juan Madrigal - Maybe because it's a reminder of how divided people can be. And they do this for little to no reason. When you are a member of two different worlds, divisive people want to either ostracized/reject you, or make you choose. My daughters are biracial and they don't feel fully accepted by either group. It's a terrible shame on society.
Awww, I wanna give you a hug!! I'm Russian American and I've always felt a very similar way: Not quite Russian, not quite American.
Darris Pope - Your mother knows the real deal, then. How people truly are. Ur mom went through it but I Bet she came out stronger on the other side, though. Kids are kids. They only learn what we teach them. Adults who unfortunately lost their way are the real vessels of evil.
The part you mentioned about it hitting you like a ton of bricks when the kids were chanting "Mexico", felt the same way as a Chicano growing up in Texas in the 60's and 70's. Not Mexican enough for the Mexicans and not American enough for the Americans. I persevered.
Eres chicano?
Yes sir!
Joel R Flores I respect your experiences in the 60s/70s, the Chicano identity crisis still applies today. I can’t go to Mexico without being called la prima del “Norte” and I can’t be viewed as an American but instead Mexican here in the US. Which I don’t mind being viewed as Mexican here but I love identifying as a Chicana.
I hear this from a lot of people but to be honest I’ve never felt this. I’m Chicano but in my 18 years of life I’ve always felt and been treated Mexican. This is how it’s been with with all races, even Latinos (mostly Puerto Rican’s and Dominicans just because I know more from those countries). Even when I visit my family in Mexico I’m not treated any differently than anyone else and fit in just fine.
Miguel V I’m glad you’re experience being a Chicano/Mexican has been positive! I’m 20 years old and I barely had this realization a year ago. Noticing things that I brushed off traveling to Mexico & living here in the United States. Also being a double major of Sociology and Chicanos Studies enlightens your mind so much and expands your knowledge. I highly recommend :)
Being bilingual is cool till you start to forget a few words and start speaking Spanglish out of nowhere
A V E I L Y Y I don’t know if it’s just me but I can’t recall a time when that’s happened
My actual life😂😂
Being bilingual is cool when your white but when your a Mexican speaking broken English people mock them
That's like an Ascension of sorts 😂😂😂
Im actually trilingual:)
You’re so right about the education system in Mexico! All my brothers and sisters were born and raised in Mexico while I was born and raised in the US and they can all do math pretty well and are more hard working than I could ever be. It’s a shame that corruption really ruins a lot of stuff there. I’m sure if corruption wasn’t big there Mexico would be thriving
Your work ethic is a choice.
@@nicolederrickson9132 not always
That story of the class chanting "Mexico" is heartbreaking. I am glad that you learned from it instead of closing your mind.
No everybody in Mexico are like that. It even shocked me, because if we would act like that, we would probably get punished.
Se mamaron la neta
@@memolanda3159😂hasta yo me sorprendi y no me puedo imaginar como se les ocurrio gritar todos al unísono xd
I didn't cry this time... YOU GUYS WERE MY THERAPY!
#YaSuperéLoDelGlobo
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superholly You are the most beautiful youtuber ever.
tu primer video si me hizo sentir triste y con coraje. pero que bueno que lo superaste. :)
superholly lo siento por el juego de los globos es que la gente es muy ingonarente alguna por mi yo soy mexicano por mi parte una grande disculpa
superholly Jajaja Sweetie! 💖💖
superholly best hashtag ever! #YaSuperéLoDelGlobo me da mucho gusto leer esto después de haberme puesto triste al ver el video en español, un abrazo!!
You could have easily allowed the experience of everyone being against you to make you angry and even racist. Instead you decided to grow and obviously become a better person because of it. You're seriously an awesome person!
LOL ive only dated white girls. They have horrible self esteem and for the most part borderline psycho. White people are intimidated and scared of other races so how is that high self esteem? (im generalizing but so is yowza)
yowza considering all of your European history, you consider your race "great"? DELUSIONAL.
yowza that makes no sense....what does that have to do with what Mr. 420 said? Mr. 420 said nothing about self-esteem. Race has nothing to do with healthy self-esteem. You either work on having better self-esteem or you don't. You (yowza) actually come off like you have low self-esteem to have to use a sense of superiority to feel better about yourself.
Hey idiot, why don't you show some concern for the fact that SHE was the victim of racism? I can't help, but feel that you are trying to throw some political message, that white people will usually just be racist in this situation. I guess you missed her message at the end.
If you hate white girls stop fetishizing us and stop dating us
Eye opener for everyone...accepting everyone is key to everything...positive vibes
After watching a few other of your videos, something struck me: I couldn't tell what your mother tongue was, because your accent is impeccable in both languages. Only someone who did as much back & forth travelling between the two countries, at such a young age, would be able to have that. Needless to say, it's exceedingly rare, and you're the *ONLY* Spanish/English RUclips channel that I've come across that fully captures the beauty, the joy, and intrigue of languages, purely for the love of it, and not because of a utilitarian motivation (eg., to get a job, to travel, to find love, etc.). Thanks and keep up the great work, Holly!
Glen MacDonald- My Dominican husband is a Native Bilingual Spanish/English Speaker just like Holly is and for the EXACT same reason.... growing up back ‘n forth from The Dominican Republic/Puerto Rico, and the United States; two different countries...two different languages.. it is fascinating to be around him and see him just switch from Spanish to English flawlessly, natively speaking in both languages.
Now, our family lives in Colombia half the year and the USA the other half...so our children will grow up being the same ...dual Native tongued! =D
I lived in Mexico several times in the '90s but first went at age 18. I was never quite as fluent as Holly and while I don't have much of an accent and passed for a local, I wish I had learned Spanish as a kid like she did. I knew a very blond teen while living there the last time who was from Belgium, but had largely grown up in Mexico and spoke Spanish like any Mexican teenage boy with lots of street slang. His native language was Flemish and he also spoke unaccented English fluently. Wow, lucky for him that his father moved there to open a restaurant. He must be almost 40 now. Hi Michael. Thanks again for taking my dog for a couple nights back in '98 until I could find a new apartment.
I just found your channel today and I'm hooked. I was born in the US too but I've lived practically my whole life in Mexico and that's why I don't have that feeling of not belonging to any of both countries. I'm just a random guy from the internet trying to tell you: YOU BELONG TO BOTH, it's part of your identity and ir makes me so happy to see you appreciating our mexican culture as much as you do and I'm really sorry for those tiny but still hurting episodes of discrimination or...well, racism that our people provided you as you grew up, sure by now you know that's not really who we are. Thank you very much for sharing your experiences, keep going girl. Viva México and Viva Holly Grace Marie...didn'tgetyourlastnamesorry haha
+0archenemyfan0 💜
0archenemyfan0 same born in the U.S moved to Mexico then back in cali
It means a lot to me watching this video, as I'm a blonde haired blue eyed British girl, currently living in Honduras! it's really tough at times, but i love this country! much love
+C Gibbons hey, chica! I'm so glad you identified with this video... so tell me, what brought you to Honduras? How long have you been there?
I was travelling in Spain and i met a Honduran boy and we fell in love! He needed to move back here so i moved with him! I'm still trying to get a hang of the language as i didn't learn much in school, but your videos help me so much! We are living in a small town with his family at the moment and i stick out like a sore thumb!!! But we are moving to Tegucigalpa in a few weeks and i will be teaching English in a school and they will be giving me Spanish lessons in return! I've been here since January! I completely agree with you that American and British culture are so closed off to learning about other cultures, but i hope it is changing! There is so much that people are missing out on!
C Gibbons that's so interesting... Wow! I wish you the best and I hope that my videos can help you a bit with your Spanish!!! 😘
C Gibbons and what's the American culture anyway ?????
beautiful. I am from Honduras. last time I was out there was in 2000. I'm jealous.
You have a beautiful Mexican accent.
Bárbara F and you're beautiful
absolutely! very fluent.
yep, u cant tell shes gringa, she speaks very well. loved that tbh
I'm just like you, I lived in the Texas since I was in kinder than moved to Mexico , then moved backed when I was in the 6th grade. So I learned square root when I was in 3rd grade then when I came back to Texas in the 6th grade the were just starting to see square root and they couldn't do it by hand. I felt like a genius lol
What the 🤣 Were barely learning it and I'm in 8th grade! (United States)
Alexis Guerrero Mexico is better when it comes to school it’s more advanced than here in the US my uncle was born in Mexico he went to Kindergarden and then he came to the US he was more advanced than the other kids and he already knew English and Spanish
When I was in 5th grade we started learning about square root! And y'all learning it in 3ed grade. Mexico teaches a whole lot more and a lot more quicker than here in the U.S.
3rd*
*3 when she became aware of her own existence* hahaha this is so funny
I caught that as well because my memories begin at age 3 also.
That must have been terrifying. To suddenly go from a toddler-automaton without consciousness and then poof; "Wha... Why is there something rather than nothing? Why this in particular? What am I!?"
@@schumachersbatman5094 It's not that she previously lacked consciousness as even plants are conscious but instead self-awareness.
Mine do too but I have memories from when I was a year and a half old
I was 5. I legit wake up one day from like a dream and I’m just like uh hello? 😂 and that’s when I was aware of my existence lmaoo
Es extremadamente raro que escriba un comentario en un video, y aunque he visto ya MUCHOS de tus videos si no es que casi todos, creo mereces un super reconocimiento por este video en especifico.
Gracias por tu honestidad y por la moraleja que dejas al final de tu historia/experiencia. Este seria un mundo mucho mejor si todos fuéramos mas abiertos a aprender y conocer mas de otras personas y de lo que no conocemos, Yo vivo en US y he vivido experiencias incomodas en ciudades que he visitado como Minneapolis MN, donde hasta me preguntaron si para llegar ahi había brincado la barda o nadado un rio haha! solo puedo imaginar lo inconscientes que podemos ser algunas personas con nuestras palabras. THANK YOU SO SO MUCH FOR THIS VIDEO, ERES LO MAX GIRL!
P.S. THANKS FOR THE VIDEO WHERE YOU TEACH HOW TO MAKE A CLOUD LAMP TOO
EDWIN ESPINOZA GRACIAS POR APRECIAR EL VÍDEO y todo el esfuerzo y el corazón que le puse. I love the conversations that are happening because of it. I love that it might bring awareness to attitudes and behaviors that we can all work on.
¡Muchos saludos!
Now I understand why your Spanish is so phenomenal ;)
lol I had the same burning question the first time i heard her speak
Yeah, when she referred to herself as a Gringa I was like no way she's American! We're not generally known for our language ability. Ha. After watching the video though, it makes sense. Seems like she had a pretty cool upbringing-- though I'm sure it was tough to move around so much.
Just checked out your videos, I've been learning spanish for a couple of months and what I've seen is I take in more when I see english explained in spanish. I feel it's more challenging when taking the English through Spanish course, instead of the Spanish through English one. lol..just a random thought.
I know what you mean. I also speak slower than a native speaker so that probably helps as well. Pretty soon you'll also pick up on the mistakes I make ;)
Podcasts can be great too. I used to listen to 'notes in spanish' and 'desde el bano' (sin la ñ). Notes in Spanish is cool because it's a native speaker and a British guy that's lived in Spain for some time. She usually corrects him and you'll hear him make the same types of mistakes that most native English speakers do.
great i'll check them out
This video hit me really hard. I honestly feel like you but the exact opposite. I grew up in the U.S with Mexican roots. And honestly I feel like I’m neither American nor Mexican. I’m too American for the Mexicans and too Mexican for the Americans. It’s who I am and we just have to accept that that’s how we are and nothing can change that.
I also grew up in Mexico and went through the same thing you did. You are more articulate, sharper, and with two cultures behind you you are so much wiser. Mexico is a great place to grow up in!
Russian Capitalist did he say that you should grow up in Mexico? No, he said that for him it was a great place to grow up
Just Chilin mexico 🤢🤢
Yeah you learn manners too a lot of it but I'm from El Savador
Marcos Aanderud if is so great why are most Coming here in America
Devin Peirce "Most"? You do realize there are more Mexicans leaving the U.S. rather than coming in right? Those undocumented immigrants crossing the U.S./Mexico border are coming from El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras (Central America). Had you been living under a rock?
LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS!!!!!!!!! They way you were able to make light of a hard situation!!!! YOU DID THAT
Thank you, doll!
Yes Mexico is so advanced with their education. To bad corruption doesnt let Mexico progress.
M R sadly
M R exactly, Mexicos education is top notch. This is what it's helping them at the moment compete with manufacturing. Their work force is able to adapt, expand + evolve as they have experience with their economy going up and down. Hopefully they can rid themselves of corruption sometime soon...
M R ....we are going forward....you remember this
Vinex 1707 ...we are moving forward....remember this...saludos
M R Not to mention they have universal healthcare on the free market, and public universities in Mexico are also free, which is very good. You don't see that in the U.S., just pure profit with greed.
Accidentally clicked on this... best accident ever! The way you phased thing both in English and in Spanish was perfection! You are amazing! your story telling is great and your personality comes off so well!! I love how you say we are all humans. Loved everything about this post!! Thank you for sharing!
Tu acento mexicano es precioso, esperaba todo el rato que hablaras español! Hablas bien bonito, great video! It must have been so difficult for you to move so many times as a kid, losing your school friends each time.. hugs xx
Hi Hermetic Kitten, I agree with you 100% I like when she speaks Spanish. So right on! Buen trabajo señoritas 😊
todo lo que usted dice es verdad, ella abla vien bonito, e tambien es muy dificil para ablar en espanol para muchos
Si supieras el acento super mexicano el del nativo, es mas diferente y aveces da risa por la forma en que lo hablan pero es bonito
I love this! It's so wonderful to here an eloquent, intelligent, compassionate personal story about being perceived as "other" in the big wide world, where we are really all the same in that we are all different...... I hope that everyone is . lucky and blessed enough to have their own version of this experience and the subsequent realization!
Stirling Moriah thank you for appreciating my story and my video, Moriah! XoxO 😘
Oh man, as a Mexican growing up back and forth between the two countries, I can totally relate. Your story about the balloon-popping fight really hit me. Thank you for sharing! Por cierto, felicidades en tu participacion en la escolta. Chido!
JAMS Films same!!
JAMS Films y como una mexicana que creció con un compañero estadounidense puedo recordar claramente lo mal que trataban a mi compañero. Crecer entre dos culturas no es nada fácil, los prejuicios siempre están ahí, y la verdad es que muchas veces te enfrentas a personas curiosas, y otras a niños que pueden ser super crueles desde chiquitos, pero cuando creces, no cambiarías la experiencia por nada, porque hablar dos idiomas de manera fluida y ser capaz de adaptarte, es verdaderamente lo que te hace "ni de aquí ni de allá" ❤❤❤
JAMS Films I only went to school in Mexico for preschool and kindergarten and the rest I did at the states.
Great Life Story. Tus Padres te dierón lo que pocos. Experiencia en La Vida.
chump bait youre such a little pathetic scumbag.
awwwww 14:50 truly made me well-up at work! You are such a wonderful story teller! I am struggling to learn Spanish as an old dude in my 50's but I'm sticking with it until I am fluent!!!!
THANK YOU for all you do !!!!
OMFG. This video was an emotional rollercoaster. Initially, I thought she wasn't getting the big picture and then when she summed it up at the end it really made my jaw drop. She hit the nail on the head. I think it's BEYOND fantastic that she was able to apply the lessons she learned (through negative experiences she had to go through) to people who live the same, on the opposite end of the scope. I'm also oddly proud of her accent, obviously it should be expected but WOW!
14:50 - Believe it or not, you ARE a part of Mexico! My heart goes out to you.
This channel is amazing! My dad recommended me to check out your channel since I'm moving to Mexico and I'm glad he did. This was the easiest 18 minutes to watch. It felt like 3 minutes because you can articulate your memories so well, and make it interesting for someone who is looking to broaden their horizons too. My main concern is learning and picking up the language, so it's nice to see someone go through this experience before. I'm Team Super Holly.
Awwww thanks, William! What city will you be moving to?
I'll be staying in Mazatlán for a month, and then I'll be on my way to the capital. I'm planning on backpacking in Central and South America, and since I'm from Los Angeles, México seems like a great place to start. I literally dropped everything so that I can see the world outside this bubble in the USA, so I"ll definitely be studying your videos while I'm traveling lol.
William Nash great for you which countries have you visited or are planning to visit, I am Colombian, from the door to South America, I hope you're enjoying your trip
William Nash...Dam bro, you thirsty !.....lol
This is amazing! I’m a professor of education and this should be shown in every teacher education program. Why? To allow preservice teachers to understand what our immigrant students go through.
I wasn't expecting you to cry in your english version as happened....We can conclude, that Spanish for some reason is more emotional and poetic while English is colder and practical. On the other hand and as a general view.....You really look and feel like a native Latina....the way your eyes shine, the way you express your emotions, the way you talk and think...even in English I can perceive that there is latin "blood" behind.....Eres muy bella, cuidate y gracias por compartir este hermoso video...Saludos y besos desde Venezuela....!!!
Abraham Barrientos oye si tienes razón, tiene esa chispa que solo los latinos tienen, muy vibrante
Que buen punto eso de que los idiomas tienen personalidades, totalmente de acuerdo.
maccajoe you could be right and not be at the same time. But the truth is Latin people are warmer than other cultures so her being raised in Mexico could've influenced her personality, who knows? Ultimately we are a combination of all the things we've experienced in our lifetime. If she had been raised only in the US she'd probably be cold and heartless by now. Ok that was exaggerated but you get the point.
Just saw this posted on reddit and as a Mexicana born in the US, YOU stole MY heart. ❤
+eve315 ❤️
I'm the same love her and I'm opposite from her always moved around in the states and ... I just barly moved to Mexico from Texas
My parents are polish but I was born in Germany and lived there until I was 11. Then moved back to Poland and went to school there and after I got my (something similar to) high school diploma I went back to Germany to study. I’m married to an American an we’re living in Italy now. Girl... I feel ya! I am so grateful though, I speak 5 languages now and I love my life!
Pati Bass I’ve figured you know polish German English and Italian, what’s the fifth one?
Ashley Williams it’s russian :)
polish is my favorite language i want to learn it so bad 😅 my boyfriend and his family is from poland i wish i could talk to his mom better you know
hails yo it is very hard, but you can do it!
3 of the languages you speek, i do so. guess witch ones :)
Suddenly have an urge to move and start a family in mexico lol.
Broo... wtf... I'm just desperate to get out of here (Mexico). I guess you live in a first world country because of your english and you have no idea how lucky you are. United States is a clean, pretty, modern country with people with basic values. Mexico is dirty, its people is just desrespectful (not everyone is like this, there are educated and decent people), cities are ugly, there are only 3 decent cities: Ciudad de México, Guadalajara and Monterrey. And let's not start with the excesive corruption from the government. I get it, food here is delicious and everything, its people and music is lively and happy, but it's just not a place to live in.
@@656ac6 I wasnt really serious. I still want to visit someday though.
Mexico is good to visit but not the best for living
@@656ac6 sounds like my country(Sudan) except it's more fucked up now with the revolution happening
Guys, don't take the opinion of this 656 AC guy seriously, if you have a shitty actitude and a shitty point of view no matter which city you live in you'll see only the bad things about it, most of us mexicans like living where we are, as in any country everycity has pros and cons, most of US Citizens living here agreed too that this is a cool place to live in, don't take that guy seriously :b
You are so humble, its inspiring
+Lilly Schwartz awwwww ❤️ that's too sweet!
Lilly Schwartz yes she doesnt have that american white girl air. I like her personality so humble and real.
Be humble sit down
Best way to beat ignorance, travel, if you can. Most people don't even go out their state and are ignorant about how much people are different from each other, but at the same time we are human being intrigued and want to learn about different things.
I find this video to be all sorts of amazing. Your narration on all of your childhood experiences captured me from begining to end. This if the first time I stumbled upon your channel but definitely subscribing. Thats how everyones perspective should be to become less hateful and more unified. Be curious, be eager, be welcoming and kind, be proud but yet interested in the unknown and new.
I am so glad you enjoyed the video and that something in its message resonated with you!
Jay R don’t be stupid obviously you don’t speak Spanish so you don’t understand her accent ..she’s one of those idiots who think she’s Full American which she’s not . She’s Mexican embarrassing of being call Mexican woman .she grew up in USA but she’s not American she bleach her hair and she’s using contact lenses. Have you seeing the video with her sister? Watch it and then you might understand why latín people hates her so much .
There is no "hatred" against Latinos.
belen gubceva Watajel are you freaking talking about, shit you crazy.
belen gubceva if I were Mexican I would SCREAM IT FROM THE ROOFTOPS! Don’t be mad at me for being who I am, and for speaking Spanish so well that it fooled you 😝
i share your feelings ...... growing up ( Dallas Texas).. my brother and i were always told to never speak spanish outside the house..one day me and my brother was talking at school ..other kids heard us.. we soon learned why we was never to speak spanish outside the house... black eye busted lip .. mom wasnt happy at all .. now i know what your thinking ... white kids beat us up .... well yes as did the mexican kids... because i was not full mexican of full white .... but today i am 54 and i stand my ground .. for both sides.. but like you both sides broke my heart....
My boyfriend had to move to Mexico when he was in second grade and he would always tell me stories about it and i loved hearing about it! He said the kids would make him stand in the middle of everyone and say the pledge of allegiance haha they thought it was so interesting. :) he recently passed away a few months ago and watching your video reminded me of that so it was a sweet memory. Thanks for the video girl. ❤️
This is so beautiful! I hope you are better now, greetings from México!
you are such a great speaker, you include so much detail and it really helps with the visualization! thanks for speaking so greatly about my country :)
Agora temos legendas em português. MUITO OBRIGADA!
superholly wow!! all these places r in Veracruz!! which I know all of them and I've been there my parents live close to there
superholly yo todavía no entiendo muy el inglés pero a un lo practico desde que viví a ca en Estados Unidos es muy diferente mis tradiciones y como pienso en las matemáticas pero a veces nadie entiende pero los mexicanos como tú y yo tenemos un poco de amor en nosotros por qué los americanos son como un poco más desinteresantes casi no les importa nada de lo que nos sucede y los mexicanos es tal al tanto del chisme la verdad no sé si me entiendes pero si es muy diferente que bonito que experimentarás culturas
superholly WHAT THE HECK, you are lucky to be able to travel so much
superholly voce pode fala portugese
agora vc fala português, que viagem kkkkk
With tears in my eyes, I say, thank you for sharing your story.
WOW! I'm super jealous of your Spanish speaking skills (and English as well). Being Mexican-American myself I'm embarrassed to say my Spanish is a little butchered and slow (I do understand everything though). Still practicing...I'm hoping to keep the language strong so I can pass it on through future generations.
Being Born in Mexico and raised in the United States taught me to slowly by surely disregard my roots and where I came from because it’s not acknowledged here. Your video made me feel so much pride and joy to be from such a wonderful country. Thank you for speaking such great words of my home place. ❤️
Her: I was bullied and felt like such an outcast, I guess I still love Mexico though.
You: OMGG Mexico is soooo gr8 tyyyy
Brenda Mosqueda the USA didn’t teach you to disregard your “ roots “ you did that your damn self tf.. My man’s parents were born in Mexico, and he wasn’t.. GUESS WHAT? He is very cultured.. and knows greatly about his roots. Get a grip
What kind of bullshit statement is this ?!
Psychedelic Dreams Psychedelic Dreams Calm Down, “your mans” didn’t experience the same thing as her. The same thing happened to me. I’m from Mexico and I’ve always and still do live in a white neighbor, we have no family, the only other family I have is my mom who is Mexican and my siblings but are all younger and born in America. It’s kinda of hard to stay cultured with your roots when you don’t even live there much less have people around you to talk to about it.
Que estupidez
My faith in humanity has been strengthened thanks to your testimony. ¡Gracias, Holly!
wow I hope holly sees your comment...this would def makes her happy! Good bless u!
Dearest Holly, I have learned a lot from you, and used many of your videos with my students as I'm an EFL teacher like you...and like you, I was born in the US and have been living and working for many years in Mexico. This video hit me personally. Thank you for opening up like you did...I'm sure that wasn't easy. I can't imagine how you felt at the age that happened to you, but I can understand this since even after 14 years here, something or someone (even among coworkers) reminds me that I am still an outsider. I have struggled to feel connected and still struggle. Thanks for making me feel I'm not alone in this.
Holly, se me partió el corazón escuchar como le echaron porras a México, si tenemos un sentido nacionalista, no justifica como te hicieron sentir. Please be sure that Mexicans are very welcoming. You just encountered a couple of kids that were carrying out the weight of old generations. Ghandi dijo "se el cambio que quieres ser". Te comparto que a pesar de que me gradué como arquitecto, dedico mis días a enseñar inglés como segunda lengua y siempre imprimo a mis clases la idea de tener apertura a otras naciones. It happened to me once in the states, people look down on me because I was Mexican, and even in South Korea I was asked if we had MTV. Keeps sharing your experiences with us. I already showed this video to some students and they loved you. Saludos.
💜
omg that’s so messed up that your teacher in Mexico said “you can’t let a girl from the U.S beat you guys” 🤦♀️🤦♀️
kyra it’s motivation for them.
Sandy Quituizaca no...... The teacher could’ve been encouraging WITHOUT having to to put down another student!! It’s dead wrong for a teacher to try to put girls against each other, they were already being mean to her already. What the teacher said probably made the girls be EVEN MORE mean to her .......
That’s a whole compliment to holly because she was born in the u.s and hadn’t learned things in Spanish and she was beating the kids in Mexico who had been raised and speak Spanish completely
GabyMcMuffin _ It doesn’t matter. A teacher still should never try to get kids to be against each other... obviously healthy competition is ok, BUT what the teacher did was straight up wrong & very mean.
kyra your logic 👏
When she was telling the story of the balloon, that is how us DREAMERS feel in the US. We grew up in this country and we feel like Americans, but we will never be American. We are rejected as Americans and rejected in our home countries as well.
I am so sorry about this! 💔
My support is with DREAMERS 100%
superholly thank you for replying, your support means the world to us! This is the first video I've seen of yours. I started watching your other videos and your Spanish has inspired me to improve mine. Although it was my first language, it is not good as it should be. This video kept popping up in my newsfeed, so I finally gave up and watched and I am so glad I did. Please keep making more! ❤
Frida Meraz yeah I know a lot of yoh and how many of your group have told me that they are NOT Americans and never will be. They are very prideful of being Mexican. And they also say how they have rights here. Very snobby group from the many I have known.
meli sol I am sorry that you have experienced that. We know very well that there are rude and snobby people from all walks of life, all races, all nationalities, etc...
I hope you don't think that ALL dreamers are like that based on those few people. Personally, I am often embarrassed of my Mexican heritage. I wish I had been born in America, so that I could myself a true American. I am slowly learning to embrace both of my cultures, but it is hard.
Honestly, the vast majority of people do not even know about my legal status because it is irrevelant to everyday conversation, and I don't feel the need for people to know this information about me. I only spoke up in this video because Holly's video touched me, and it's the internet lol.
Sorry for the long reply, but I do hope you take the time to read this.
I think the difference here is her situation wasny based of legal status, but just the fact that she was seen as an outsider due to her nationality. The U.S doesn't see dreamers based of their race or ethnicity. But nonetheless, we do need Congress to pass a bill to allow dreamers who deserve it to become fellow Americans. I have faith we'll get there soon♡
Thank you for this!!! I can totally relate.. I'm a Filipina American who was raised in Costa Rica.
I'm currently living in the Philippines. My life long quote is how i'm a tourist wherever I go, yet a foreigner in my own home.
pero aprendi espanol. :)
@@borealklein-vods4690 no, en realidad fue genial! Un poco peligroso durante mis ultimos años que estube ahí, pero además de eso, solo tengo buenas memorias. 😊 Gracias! 💛
I'm really happy with the direction you took this video.
+Wren Briggs ❤️
ventajas de saber español e inglish is that you can watch botj videos of holly and feels like they're telling you the same story from different point of view,it's awesome
+Danny1022 qué padrísimo, Danny!
I think I shared a few different details here, and definitely directed my message to "gringos" 😉
jajajaj me too/yo también xD
Escribiste de la verga, pero tienes razón!! Jeje
I didn't think I would watch this entire video but the story was really interesting lol ... new subscriber
Camron Berrian same this was a really good video
Ok. I’ve NEVER felt this for ANYONE on RUclips. QUIERO SER TU AMIGA!!!!! no manches! I’ve NEVER met anyone who explains it so perfectly! I was born in Mexico, but my family moved to California when I was 4 months old. Anyway! LOVED this video! You’re amazing! Thanks for sharing your story!
You should write a book. Like, actually
I agree she should
Vitani Castinova fr
I 3rd this
I 4th it
Vitani Castinova YES! I agree!
I am kind of impressed about your accents. You speak Spanish better than me (I am from Yucatán and our Spanish is weird) and you also have a beautiful English. I do not know why I am writing you in English but who cares...
I am English teacher and your tips are really helpful.
Near Guatemala and Belize?
When she was saying that, why aren’t Americans more interested in other countries, is so true! I was an exchange student and everyone in my country knew about the US and wanted to go there and everything but my friends back home in the US didn’t/don’t care about other places or put themselves in other peoples shoes. I feel that Americans are so focused on themselves and not that it’s not like that in other countries but the world doesn’t revolve just around yourself there are a crazy amount of things to go out and learn about. It starts with travel.
I think these days most don't want to offend because the world usually has a prejudice view of americans before they even ask questions. I personally just ask any way because I like to talk about my culture as an american and share it with a person from outside the us
I agree. It was an embarrassing thing to be the "American exchange student" and I wish for that to change.
Well unfortunately a lot of people see as Americans as not wanting to understand culture. It's just that feeling of not wanting to offend anyone's culture. However some people take things too far(racists.) I think it should be okay to ask questions about their culture. I once remember in 5th grade this one Mexican kid thought i was white but truth is, I'm not lol. My parents are both from Mexico so I'm just a Mexican-American. It made me think "shit maybe I'm doing something differently?" My mom, used to work at this one place where the majority of the people were from south America. People would think she was white tho, when she really wasn't. In the end it does feel weird when you're outed by the rest. As i got older i realized that i don't need other people telling me what I'm not. It's just who i am.
toxic bean Good for you! I’m glad you take who you are into your own hands. And I agree people don’t want to offend and not everyone isn’t interested, but it feels like a lot of people don’t care lol. It’s kind of cool you could surprise people though 😂
I met a lot of young American missionaries in Perú. And they don't care about knowing the country they are standing on. They just would do what they are here for eat sleep and leave. Many times they make fun of the locals
Thank you for sharing your TCK experience. We're never quite part of anywhere and yet are enriched by everywhere we lived as kids. Rock on
Dad:Why did you speak English like that.🤔
Holly:Oh that's the way we have to speak here.
Me: 😂😂😂😂
This video was randomly in my recommendations so I decided to watch it, and all I have to say is that you are a strong person. I admire how you are still grateful for everything.
I have absolutely no idea why this was in my recommendations so I just clicked on the video and I actually couldn't click off of it. This was so interesting!!💕
+MacSimmer awwww im so happy to hear that!
i mean, technically I didn't hear it 😂😂😂
you heard it in your head
MacSimmer Same! It was so interesting
Wow! Thank you Holly! That was the quickest 18 minutes in a long time. If you ever write a book, I will be sure to pre-order. Thank you for opening up like this. It's greatly appreciated.
I absolutely agree with what you said about curiosity. I am Russian and I spent a whole year living with an American family and they not once asked me about life in Russia. This is just so weird to me. I always try to learn something new about other cultures. Why aren't most Americans interested in the outside world?
IrinNovy, for example, my school is so diverse that we almost know a lot about the student's culture.
That's simple most "Americans" just think the universe starts and ends in the US border.
I'm American and love to learn about the rest of the world. I guess that's why I choose to work abroad so much. I am learning Spanish and also study Russian! But yes, I think many Americans are shut off from the rest of the world mentally. Even Americans assume I'm from somewhere else. )
I think people are afraid to offend. If they ask where you're from, they're acknowledging that you're from somewhere else, which means that you're different, which might mean that they're implying that you're inferior. People are actually told not* to ask where people are from because it could be racist ("Where are you *really* from?"). It's not that they're not curious. They don't want to hurt your feelings.
Grace Was Here
Well, I never came across something like that. Everyone I was in meaningful contact with knew where I was from and what I was doing in the USA so it's not the case. I personally think it's rather silly not to ask about it to be polite because there is nothing rude in being interested in other person's culture. In my opinion it shows respect and not the opposite. It all depends on how you do it, of course, how you ask and what your reaction is.
I think the reason they think we're slow is because of U.S. teachers always saying "show your work" even if you know the right answer... totally hated that!
Keepers of the Grid and the low placement of American education on charts against other countries.
Dead ass!!!!
Keepers of the Grid that's true, I came to the U.S. from Mexico and I hated that they always asked us to show the work!!! In every single problem and even on the test!.
I did too. until lately ,when I found a use for it. nowinstead of slowing the process , it deeds it up.
Keepers of the Grid omg yess
You are Mexican in my heart
¡Hola Holly! I was sincerely touched by your wedding videos, which was like a documentary. Through those links of that video blew, I have been watching nearly half of your videos. And I am heavily attracted by your personalities and your presentations through videos. After seeing your tips and stories of learning Spanish, I am totally encouraged to learn it. Thank you very much for sharing these. Hope you will do better on everything 😄👍
Honestly I've met a lot of bilinguals but non of them speak as perfect in both languages as you do, youre probably the best bilingual in the world seriously, you got both languages and accents perfectly, respect holly🙌🏻
Awwwww thank you so much, Aaron!!!
¡Saludos!
Aaron Casillas you haven't met me yet that's why lol
There is not that many, but my dad is perfect in both since he is kind of like holly moving a lot between two countries.
most poeple in the world speak 2 langauges fluently tho
I think I have her beat or at the very least equivalent. Plus, I can speak Italian, French, German and a weee bit of Japanese. Although this is the first video that I have seen of superholly. Further research is needed.
You just explained to a T what it's like for me who is fluent in Spanish guerita to be married to a Mexican. Mind you I was fluent before I met him. But everyone gives him credit for my Spanish and I feel in limbo around people. Just like you part of the experience of life in limbo hurts but at the same time I appreciate every God given experience because it's shaped how I see the world. You have no idea how much this video touched my heart
+Emily Mendoza ❤️
Emily Mendoza, I feel you
Seems like your dad was a good sport and had wonderful parenting skills. He was supportive but didn't shelter you. By the way you describe him seems like he had a sense of humor.
I love how I can relate to your story, almost the same thing is happening to me. I’m from Canada, and I’ve lived in Singapore my whole life(8yeaes/11years), so I speak English, French as a native speaker, chinese(B2) and Spanish now, and I had to move to Spain when I was 11(last year), j didn’t speak a word of Spanish when I went in my class for the first time, I only knew hola, como te llamas, por favor and muchas gracias(which I had learned in Mallorca on vacation) and people would laugh at me, but I didn’t enter in early primary, k entered 5th grade and I didn’t understand anything the teacher was saying. They would do long division the other way around, and do the same thing as Mexico. That was my trick and I still use it “no hablo español” but I say it with a strong accent(like a typical American), so they know I ain’t lying. It’s been a year since I’m in Spain, I speak Spanish pretty well(B2-C1) and I’m still adapting, but people still say “ah es Ingles” when I’m Canadian just because I’m different, please wish me luck.
I’m far from fluent but I’m obsessed with Mexico, everything about it. I love the country. I love the people, language, history, food, everything.
ckings22 not sure you saw my reply. I spent quite a bit of time off and on in Monterrey when I was married. My ex worked there at times and I would travel with him. If spoken slowly I can pretty much understand, I read it ok, I’ve got great pronunciation it’s just I need to study more and become fluent
Donna Martin come to Los Angeles , it's basically Mexico now
Devin Peirce lol LA huh? I can say the same where I live when migrants are here in season for crops. A lot of farmland here.
Donna Martin we love you! :D
Loved this video. I am Asian who grew up in Latin America. I am also a Third Culture Kid, same as you.
Are you in Peru?
This video really needs to go viral. Amazing.
Dear Holly ,just found this channel while browsing for Your Spanish classes. You are just so honest and warm hearted.....it's not easy to tell your ....tough moments. ..... of adjusting to all...you said them so smoothly.....Your voice has metal .Un Abrazo muy fuerte.Love from India. God bless 💖
when you’re Mexican but still do divisions the long way...
madeinyusei - ik sad :(
Me
y u do dis mexico
when you're Mexican and have a Ph.D. in math but it doesn't matter because you are just going to swim the Rio Grande for a chance to work in an Alabama textile factory.
(I know, don't bother... it was low hanging fruit. Really, don't bother)
@@davidnelson7719 Thats really sad😯
Being born in the US and then moving to Colombia and moving back to the US and then moving to Montreal, I can totally relate. Learning new languages is hard and fitting in is also hard. But these experiences change you
I totally agree with you about Mexicans being so curious and welcoming! I'm a Canadian currently living in Mexico and I get asked so many questions as a foreigner. I really appreciate how curious everyone is and how nicely they have treated me! I realized now that in Canada, nobody really cares about foreigners and from what you said, it sounds like the same case in the US. As a Filipino-Canadian myself, Canada is so multi-cultural that it's not interesting when you see another one. But with the homogenous population in Mexico, maybe that's why they're so much more interested in learning other cultures.
+Soso Li completely agree!
We just are curious people in Mexico, I don't think that would change if we become super multi-cultural. We're always open to know the other person.
Totalmente cierto
SO GRATEFUL FOR THIS. Gotta say that your conclusion really surprised me, after the story about feeling rejected that day on the playground, and after all of the moves, and having to retake kindergarten etc. That you are still grateful for all of it, even after all of the back and forth, transitions, leaving your comfort zone time and again. We moved from Seattle to Argentina a year ago. Our four kids are just starting their second year (the school year here in S hemisphere starts in March) in a full Spanish school. This is what we wanted for them and for us - to immerse, expand global citizenship, and also to travel S America and make memories together. After this school year we don't know what's next. It's hard to imagine going back to the U.S. yet, and as parents we kind of want to explore another new place, but we really hesitate because of the impact it might have on our kids. Your experience is so valuable, thank you for sharing. Y felicidades por tu hermoooosaaa Español. Guauuu
Wow, thanks for sharing your story. When you were speaking about how they all started chanting Mexico I got goosebumps...
Very interesting perspective
I'm half Mexican and her accent is way better than mine. Thank you for sharing your story! 😂❤️
I see Armys everywhere omg😂💓
i swear dude i cant pronounce my "R's" she has such nice ass pronunciation♡
Im 100% Mexican and she has a better accent than most people I know.
Growing up in the US, we would get points off because we didn’t “show work”
Exactly! And meanwhile we get calle slow for it in other countries.
This is so true because I do math in my head, yet the teacher wants proof on how you got the answer.
I grew up in Mexico, and then moved to Texas for college. I remember that on my first semester I took algebra, and I would do almost every single step in my head like I was taught in high school in Mexico. Sometimes I would literally just write down the answer on my assignments, and I got soooo many points off... I actually talked to the professor, and he told me that he couldn't help me with my homework grades because there was no way for him to know if I had cheated... It was really sad... In the end I got an A in the class, but I really hated wasting time on tests just to write down the obvious stuff... On the bright side, if I had the process correct even when the final answer was wrong some professors would give me some points, but in Mexico if you get the answer wrong then you most likely get nothing... LOL
Cory Hart Cruz Yep
Here in Colombia we tend to do it some answers that require some sort of procedure or explanation, justification for our answer, but others just the answer, I remember one time I got mad at my geometry teacher because I gave her the procedure, the mathematical explanation, but she failed me the answer because she wanted a verbal explanation and just the answer
Holly,I related so much to your story about rejection. It happens anywhere in differant forms. Your videos teaching Spanish help me so much! Thank-you and please, make more of them.
You look like Mia from rebelde 🤩
She does 😻💖
She does, She looked familiar to me but now that you point it out she does look like Mia 💖😂
And even sounds like her.
RIGHT?!? I always thought that
Skskks she really does
Shaw this spanish version first and i was emotional. I’m watching it in english with no subtitles and you just made me proud and with watering eyes. Just really think you are mexican by heart and gringa by law. Enjoy your work a lot.
I really love the way you think and look at the world, amazing
Definitely subscribing 😃
Loved this story, thank you for sharing. Your outlook on the whole experience is so refreshing. So good to hear someone embrace a foreign culture with open arms! Just subscribed to your channel 💗
Soy a la única que le encanta como cuando habla inglés se oye bien gringa pero cuando dice algo en español se oye bien mexicana.😂💜
Ale Reza no jsjsha
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Ale Reza VEDAAAA, QUE ONDAA :D
superholly te quiero💜
Muy cierto jose raygoza lo mismo iba a decir que me recordaba a yuri
I really appreciate this video you made, as someone who is from Mexico and grew up in the United States. Thank you for being accepting, acknowledging and appreciating the Mexican culture. As someone who grew up in the US I found it really hard to accept my Mexican roots. Like you said, people in the US don't really care or bother about learning of other countries and mostly spoke down about Mexico. I grew to despise where I was from and up until now I am slowly gaining my pride about my roots of being from Mexico. Just thank you for sharing your experience, as I had one similar to yours in a very opposite way.
I know it's often out of the parent's control, but I feel like moving a child around that many times can be a little irresponsible. It's not really fair to the child to take them away from every friendship and comfort they've built every couple of years.
I'd be inclined to think one doesn't usually move like that for pleasure. It is not uncommon at all for U.S. military families.
I lived in 8 different countries growing up and learned things about cultural difference, privilege and social inclusion/exclusion that kids that grew up in the same town with the same people of the same colour and the same perspectives could not dream of. Like many upbringings it was hard at times and wonderfully rich at others but personally I would feel irresponsible not giving my own children the chance to learn from many different contexts.
tr it definitely affected me...in some bad ways and some good. To this day I still wish I could have a hometown and friends I grew up with... BUT those thoughts go away when I remember all the different places I’ve gotten to see and experience and that I may not have life long friends but that doesn’t mean the friends I have are somehow less than a lifelong friend would’ve been! Soo I don’t know why I just wrote so much.. I guess I’m just trying to say that I totally see and even agree with your point, but at the same time it’s not too bad (moving around a lot.) ❤️🧡 to you!
I know what you mean and can definitely feel that way too, especially when I see old friendship groups retain their friendship and having such strong bonds which I missed out on. At the same time its not infrequent when I talk to friends who have not had the chance to live in several places that they can be quite narrow in their cultural perspectives without even realising that there is more than one way to do and see things. In those instances am grateful for the chance to see both their point of view and also others (even though I don't always sit and play devil's advocate out loud. that would make for a pretty annoying friend hehe)
Oh shut up, Susan.
How you felt is exactly how I felt growing up Mexican in the US. it is relieving to see that the hardships of the transition and assimilation is understood by an American. I wish we would all be more tolerant of one another. Thank you for sharing your story with us, Holly.
I feel the same, I am a Colombian that grow up in Mexico and now lives in the USA, my husband is half Argentinian and half Italian, and we are expecting our first child, and something that will definitely teach my baby is that we are the same, it doesn’t matter your color, religion, nationality, etc we are humans, and we should respect each other... I have wonderful memories, but I also have painfully ones... but I choose to keep the good ones and be grateful for what I had
omg holly you made me cry with your story, tuve esa misma situacion, born in US and raised on both countries, we are citizens of the world thats all :')
Derek Sierra WE ARE ALL CITIZENS OF THE WORLD! 💕🌏
Amazing video. I really enjoyed it. I've been trying to learn Spanish through Rosetta Stone (ugh), and I see that the only way to truly learn is to immerse myself into the culture itself. To learn about another culture, another language is how we learn about one another, and learn to except our differences. Embrace them. Next stop, MEXICO!!!!
+winnydee48 I LOVE THIS!!!!!!!! ❤️
This video popped up in my suggestions and i can't believe i barely found your channel this was such a great video Y tu español es muy bien 😊 ♥️
winnydee48 that's the way I did learn English and now trying Dutch.
winnydee48 Well, remember Mexico is not the only country that you can learn spanish
If you're still looking to learn Spanish, you should try Duolingo. it's free, and it works pretty well in my opinion.