You both should do a collab. You guys had such different styles but I see small parts of each of you in the other and I think it'd be amazing. Elle's storytelling with Natalie's cinematography would be amazing.
My wife and I did our van life adventure all over the U.S in 2021 and we finally realized her longtime dream of traveling most of the states. Unfortunately, she passed a couple of months ago but she lived to the fullest and during our adventures we experienced so much and lived a thousand lives through our travels..It's refreshing to watch your videos, makes me relive my time with Hannah again and our adventures/ misadventures haha Enjoy guys! Much love and good luck to you 💛
What a gift to have spent that kind of life with your Hannah during her last days! Not many can say they have had that kind of experience, maybe across an entire lifetime. I hope you are still holding it as precious and knowing that if your life together had to end, as most do one way or another, it couldn't have been better. Mush love, Lynn
I’m in tears. I converted a van over the past 3 years and live in it often. It’s an incredibly eye opening experience, filled with ups and downs, and overcoming the mindset that you don’t belong somewhere
I did van life for 4 years. Sickness, loneliness, being cold, and feeling detached due to no routines and constantly moving is such a huge part of it and it's so good people showcase it more now. When I started in 2019 it felt like most people were overly positive about it without sharing the negatives. Its like everything in life not only good or only bad. Amazing experiences and meeting amazing people, better than you can even imagine before you start but there are for sure times all I wanted to do was travel back to the apartment I got rid of and get a good night sleep in the warmth & a hot shower. Great video showing the ups and downs and how incredible vanlife can be. Without those negatives it wouldn't be as good.
0:05 California Open Back - Gregory Alan Isakov 1:05 Evergreen - Richy Mitch & The Coal Miners 1:44 White Water - Dustin Tebbutt 2:06 Young Blood - Cemeteries 2:33 COPS theme 2:50 Flume - Bon Iver 4:04 Saving Us a Riot - Phoria 5:34 You Were Afraid - Night Beds 6:45 Human Nature - Babeheaven 7:56 Expanse - Vraell 9:43 Roslyn - Bon Iver 13:06 Corn - Nils Frahm 16:53 I've Been Alone Too Long - Soko 18:10 Autumn Tree - Milo Greene 18:53 Salt and the Sea - Gregory Alan Isakov
The quality of these video's outgrows TH-cam. It feels like I'm watching a movie/series. Music, editing, script. You deserve all the love and appreciation you get. Keep up the good work!
I remember going through this exact rollercoaster of emotions while I was backpacking solo for about a year in my early 20s... Africa, The Middle East, Asia, Europe, America... I got good and lost on so many levels Never really sure where I was going, getting stuck in places, doing whatever to get to the next place, which was usually decided on a whim when I had enough money scratched together for transport, food, and a few weeks shelter. Looking back, it feels like a fever dream of aimlessly wandering the world with a simple mantra of: "Take it all in but keep moving" You're going to be alright.
@@taylorcassell I do. Are there things that I wish had gone differently? Sure. Were there moments I wanted to just give up and go home? Definitely. All that said, if I didn't go through those struggles, I wouldn't be the person I am today. Those experiences opened my mind and my heart. Crossing the gap between familiar comfort and the unknown, taught me the antifragility of human spirit. That it's not about reaching the top of the mountain, but rather proving to yourself that you are the type of person who can reach the top of the mountain. There will always be more mountains. Comparing the good and bad sides of different cultures and societies showed me that people are people, and tribalism is no longer serving humanity. We have way more in common than we think. It turned my empathy bucket into an empathy well.
Your films literally give me a sense of warmth/longing. I want to make this my reality so badly when I'm finally able. Also, your cinematography/storytelling is beyond anything i've ever seen and I truly could see these being feature films. Keep creating, you're going to go so far in life!
Music in order with timestamps because their music taste is amazing: 0:05 California Open Back - Gregory Alan Isakov 1:05 Evergreen - Richy Mitch & The Coal Miners 1:44 White Water - Dustin Tebbutt 2:06 Young Blood - Cemeteries 2:33 COPS theme 2:50 Flume - Bon Iver 4:04 Saving Us a Riot - Phoria 5:34 You Were Afraid - Night Beds 6:45 Human Nature - Babeheaven 7:56 Expanse - Vraell 9:43 Roslyn - Bon Iver 13:06 Corn - Nils Frahm 16:53 I've Been Alone Too Long - Soko 18:10 Autumn Tree - Milo Greene 18:53 Salt and the Sea - Gregory Alan Isakov
“We can’t control what happens, we can only control our reaction to what happens.” WOW I absolutely love this message. ❤️ Natalie I admire you so much and you give me so much inspiration and hope for what TH-cam can be used for. Not just clickbait, trends, “consistency” for the sake of consistency - posting daily and weekly content just to get views and make money, but instead used as an outlet for beautiful, quality filmmaking, cinematography, editing, and incredible storytelling all done with intention, passion and authenticity.
The realizations she's having about life is stuff that I as a 33 year old man only in the last year or two started grasping. Truly inspiring to see, and that realization in particular is such a mindful and zen one.
Natalie, you should be proud. Your addition to the compendium of human experience is one of incredible value. To embrace the absurd is one of the most difficult things one can do and you’re teaching me how. Your ability to let in all the overwhelming and seemingly negative emotions, not avoiding them but swimming in them, is a lesson to all of us and will give you the tools, not to overcome them, but to use them to experience all the euphoric and positive ones. I now sit grappling with the knowledge that I have to live this vicariously through you, and that frightens me a little bit, but you can be sure that you and your work is an incredibly valued medium through which I can do so. Each of your films feels like a reset, a switch that goes off in my head putting things into perspective. You put a lot of emphasis on the little things, so you should know that from my perspective, you’re work is one of those “little things” that makes me stop, look around me, and remember how ridiculous it is that I am alive. Also… the music.
How sheltered and isolated from real world one has to be to get a life changing experience by watching somebody else on the screen being afraid to get wet in the rain? Fuck me... I refuse to believe people like you exist.
"I wouldn't trade this for anything. Like there is not really anything else I'd rather be doing. But I also feel like I don't really know what I'm doing at all." These words hit me like a truck. Sometimes it feels like we are just hurdling through life trying to grasp onto what matters to us. Thank you for your amazing story telling and cinematography.
Watching the borderless series really helps me feel connected to a person I’ve always hoped I could become.Thank you for sharing your life story with us
Every film I watch of yours ... literally every single one... I'm more and more speechless than the time before. There's no doubt you as a creative are so inspiring and talented, but more importantly, I am so thrilled and proud of you for growing into who you are. Thank you for being so vulnerable. Thank you for being borderless.
Okay the symbolism and meaning in her films is awesome. She is also seriously just so good at curating these shots with impressionistic uses of natural lighting (the van's yellow lights, the yellow light of the sun, the darkness of night and rain, etc.) and playing just the right music with these shots to give you this sense of wonderment, and self-discovery, and upbeat-ness but also weird tinges of sadness and the unknown. Honestly, watching her Borderless series scratches an itch I didn't know I had all along: a need for freedom and self-discovery, with all the right trials and hardships that help me grow mixed in. Thanks Natalie. Hope you're safe and happy.
I know this was a year ago, but for anyone without a heater, especially for folks in smaller spaces, here's what you do: Materials -- two terracotta pots. One needs to fit inside the other with a decent amount of space between the pots - tealight candles, a bowl of oil and some cotton, some small non-electric heat/light source - a heatproof plate of some sort - some rocks put your heat/light source in the middle of the plate and some rocks around it. Light it the source and cover it with the smaller pot, using the rocks to keep a space between the plate and the pot. Cover the hole in the smaller pot with another rock or something. Put the larger pot over it all and wait. The pots will trap the heat and create a...convection current? I think it's called? Basically the space between your two pots cycles air and heat. Once it heats up, DO NOT TOUCH IT WITH YOUR BARE HANDS. YOU WILL BURN YOURSELF. Either let the source burn out or use potholders/thick cloth to pick up the pots so you can extinguish the source. Also for rainwater, I'm not entirely sure how it would work on the road but maybe fashion your roof into some sort of rainwater harvesting system? And save some gallon jugs. You can filter water with tree branches, so filtering the rainwater and then bottling it will help with that supply. You could also collect water from rivers and streams as you pass and do the same. Stay safe out there
had a really rough weekend and was looking forward to this all night. really can’t explain how much joy, relief, and comfort your videos bring to my life (and many others, i’m sure) it’s truly an escape and a reminder to live life to the fullest as often as I can, even when things get challenging. I recently moved across the country and am going through quite the identity crisis, but you just remind me to treasure the small moments, appreciate the people in my life, and not take anything for granted. thank you a million times, Natalie, for making me feel alive again, and reminding me that it’s worth it
also love the comment of being out of control - sometimes life catches you way too fucking off guard and you just gotta roll with it, which can sometimes be frustrating, but other times be totally sick :P
I found this channel quite recently, and it is just absolutely insane... The storyline, the cinematography, the various camera angles, the incredible color grading, using songs even though they are copyright to improve the viewer experience, the editing style- The pacing of the video is also unmatched with the dramatic pauses in the voiceovers, the montages- its practically perfect, especially if you compare this to most other creators who just overly edit everything and pace their videos absurdly fast to increase viewer retention, while in reality it just makes everything boring. Amazing work!
Yea I like the yellowish dirty color palette she uses, and how does she get those drone angles cause some shots they skating or something and they don't have a controller in their hands so how are they capturing certain shots?
As a lone girl experiencing van life for the first time in New Zealand, I relate a lot to everything you are feeling right now, the excitement and the uncertainty, the freedom and the loneliness... This is a huge challenge that in hindsight we will be proud of, I am sure of that. All the best to you Natalie and thank you for the beautiful images
This is so full with gorgeous shots and amazing editing. The color grading, the audio quality, do they do their own editing? Whoever or whatever team does it, this is amazing and I thank you for it. This wouldn't look out of place on like Netflix.
My husband and I have been living the "vanlife" for 8 years across the US, Canada, Europe, Africa... it has been beautiful and amazing, and exhausting and draining and challenging beyond words... thank you for verbalizing the difficulties of a lifestyle that lives in a dream fog for so many. We just bought our first piece of property in Portugal, leaving our van behind in the US to try life on the ground for a bit 💛 Sending you love and a big, big hug. xx
THE STORYTELLING. THE CINEMATOGRAPHY. thank you natalie for sharing this wonderful series with us. seriously, im just so amazed by this video and tbh im living vicariously through u so thank you for this experience.
I don’t think you understand the sort of chokehold you guys have on my life. I swear to god every time I watch your videos I feel like I’m floating. I’m basically living only trough you. You guys have exactly the sort of life I dream of. I cannot even begin to fathom how insanely grateful and lucky I am that I found you.
The amount of pure longing this made me feel is indescribable. Well done Natalie, the storytelling and photography and videography and cinematography is incredible. Thank you. I genuinely didn't think i could feel emotions this intense. Thank you so much and please keep doing what you're doing.
I think your film has always been a tranquilizer for me, because every time I feel anxious about life, your videos always make me feel relatable and calm. Maybe there's no right answer on the way, which is why the process is so important, isn't it? I think what you mean by "borderless" is like "allowing everything to happen", feeling everything, connecting with the world, everything is an experience, good or bad. Thank you for this wonderful masterpiece, natalie;)💛
This have made me feel things I'd never thought Id feel by just watching something. Everything about this is incredibly beautiful, it just pierces right through my heart and soul. I have always been stuck in a city, with loud cars and tall buildings. Many people around me and yet I feel more disconnected than ever... I never expected I would feel this longing just by watching this. I dont even know how to word it, its just feels like the trees are calling me. idk. sounds dumb. but it feels profound and I thank you Natalie for making me feel this way. I think something in my brain was just rewired. Watching your film or the act of it sometimes makes me scared or uncomfortable, just because I know it would make me feel things differently, think things differently and I think that speaks a lot about the sheer quality & thoughts you have all put into this, so once again, thank you. Please always be safe and prioritize your health, mentally and physically. lovelots.
Can't wait for this to win every film festival this year :) So inspired by you. What really stood out to me in this one was your shot framing, like, the one with Spiffy perfectly lined up with the welcome to washinton sign, wow. Your eye and imagination are powerful. Proud of you for making this. It feels important. You did it. Well done.
I've always wanted to find this kind of video where people express true life in a vlog. I hope you guys be together forever and your life will become an object which we, all free souls, want to live.
The feeling that poured over me when Rosyln began playing is unmatched. Amazing song choice, amazing clips, amazing placement. Wow. Shook in amazement over your skill, creativity, and dedication to creating something truly impactful while staying true to yourself. I admire tf out of you and love having a piece of your journeys :) xx
Wow I'm so speechless after watching this entire series. I just turned 18 and I'm from India. I'm actually in med school right now but I've always had this inner urge right since the beginning, as long as I can remember to leave everything behind and seek what my purpose is. I certainly love to travel and explore new places that would include everything even ending up in the middle of nowhere counts. But I also feel sometimes that I'm so stuck with all the responsibilities and studies that I've taken over that I'm never going to experience what Natalie has. I'm so grateful that I got to watch something that I myself want to experience so badly, like I'd die to feel all that she felt. I'm so proud of her for coming this far. Imagine how many stories she'll have to tell once she's old. Maybe one day I will have too.
You have no idea how much we missed you, Natalie. Your cinematography level is unreal and it is not an exaggeration to say that this type of videos are such a masterpiece that deserve a spot on any platform. Keep up the great work, Nat. You inspire us all
Revisiting this six months after my first visit. Now realizing that at almost 64 years of age, searching internally for a sense of certainty inside myself, challenging myself to figure out who I am at MY core, away from all societal pressures, attachments, expectations things or places sounds like a little slice of heaven. Taking my husband with me so we can figure it out together. Only one more thing needs to happen first and then we're off. Thank you for making it much clearer.
This was so beautiful. The shots and editing are amazing, to say the least. It actually brought tears to my eyes. Reminded me of my youth, first loves, a life I almost had. It was all just so beautiful and touching to watch. This is the best thing I've seen on youtube, I'm pretty sure. So pure and heartwarming and inspiring to watch. Thank you.
So fun to recognize all the places you go to as a Washingtonian. Lived here almost all my life and hardly travelled half of it, would love to do a similar trip like this
i cannot gather the words to describe what a celestial and euphoric bundle of emotion this video creates. This is one of the best short films i have ever seen, i cried when Bon Iver started playing. Thank you Natalie.
I recently became disabled and have been yearning for freedom again that my body stole from me. Im trying to get a van to do something similar to this. To see things again. To feel more.
I- I can't believe it... I made it to the end of the video and I'm crying. Wow... I havent cried so long but this vid actually brought me to tears, I felt human for the first time in so long because of this. Even after seeing the hardship they went through, it made me want to experience this more. Im gonna get a job and save up for a old van. This was absolutely beautiful, thanks for giving us this and never stop!
I did a trip to Europe this last summer and lived out of a backpack for 5 weeks. I totally relate to the feeling you experienced of confusion about purpose. It's funny how when you take away our work or school or whatever normal people are supposed to do it's really easy to question your purpose. Thanks for sharing Natalie!
I always love your storytelling - it’s human, and filled with real honest humanity. Traveling is amazing, moving a lot is amazing - but it’s rough. Don’t run from yourself while moving - it catches up and hurts. It forces you to lean who you are, and it is ugly. Thank you for voicing this so well. Keep being an amazing person ❤
this is best series I’ve watched in my entire life - the way it’s so real, raw, authentic and honest - the unmatched vibes - watching these vids makes me feel free and a little borderless myself. it gives me hope to travel and reconnect with my true self. thank you so much natalie - for years you have been my fav youtuber🌻💛
as Turkish guy I gotta say that we're having bad days nowadays. cuz of our country's financial problems, some of problems that we have with our families etc. you know. almost all teens have that sh*t. so long story short I gotta say that your channel, your films, your adventures that you have with your road mates are making really happy and filling me up with the happiness of being alive. idk how to explain that but you are really helpful to the days I feel fucked up, there ain't no way to achieve something in my life... I met with your films in 2020 and I didn't have English knowledge etc. and I've been watching some of 'em with subtitles that you turned on and TH-cam set automatically. I really really need to thank you. you and some people who makes videos like you made me to learn English and understand whole stuffs that you talk about in your videos. thank you so much. I'm improving myself and I had a dream about traveling the world it's really hard to dream something like that cuz nowadays it's really hard to stop for just one sec and think about something. 3 years ago on this day I sweared to myself to understand your videos etc. and now I can.😊 maybe you didn't mean to do that at all but know that you're still doing really good things for people, even if you don't know. take care.
you're English is so insanely good, especially for only have started learning a couple years ago. I've been learning Spanish for many many years, so i know how difficult it is to learn a language, and to get this far is genuinely impressive. i hope you know you're not alone, it's difficult to not feel helpless some days. i feel for you and relate to a lot of what you've shared. i don't know you, but i do care about you❤️ hope all is well!
I am so proud of you bro lol. I started watching your videos when I randomly searched up “airport vlog” in 2018 and your airport adventure video was the first to pop up. I decided to watch it and instantly loved the editing and general vibe of it. That was back when you had ~30k subs, and although your editing has always been phenomenal, it’s amazing how you continue to better it throughout the years. I remember the “music that has changed my soul” video or whatever it was called blew up and how your channel started exponentially growing since then. I’m so happy you’re finally getting the recognition you and your videos deserve
Thanks to Natalie, I got to see parts of the world that I thought I'd never see. As someone who is kinda forced to live a sedentary life (due to studies and financial stuff), it makes me feel kinda envious yet happy to see her live a life long dream of mine. I hope I'll be able to do the same one day, not only for the experience, but to find out who I really am... So, thank you Natalie for letting us in on this journey, although it feels bittersweet to see it come to an end... Can't wait to see what comes next and may your 2023 bring you even more life-experiences. Much love from little old Belgium :)
As a another young vehicle dweller... Watching this was amazing. All of the internal reaching, the lack of ever feeling settled, questioning what you're doing, and then the appreciation for the simpler things and the confidence/self certainty that follows, it's a journey. An absolute wild ride. You made me feel less alone in the way that I think. Thank you! Amazing film style :)
I’d like to take a minute to appreciate Tanner, Simon, and Natalie for all uploading a video in the same week! Literally feel so inspired and happy after watching all of these amazing films ❤️
This is what ive been searching for. The feeling i get from seeing you two living life to the fullest is a feeling i cant put into words. It feels like a movie but then i realise its real and it becomes so much more. This is truly beautiful. I gotta do this some day.
GIRL I'm in love with your videos, every time you make me jealous with your lifestyle no matter if it's depressing to you or not, like ur videos has every single emotions in them it makes you cry laugh jealous happy . thank u for your content.
Your videos are hauntingly honest and beautiful. Stumbling across your channel has brought me happiness that creators exist who make content that inspires feeling and meaning through honesty, simplicity and all the human beauty that those things bring. And, I love your choice of music so much! Thank you :)
Wow Natalie! What a deep and powerful film you have created! I felt so so connected to every word you said, the color grading, angles, cinematography, everything is just cheff's kiss. Your journey and way of telling your story is so inspiring ♥
Everything is perfect in this video - music, atmosphere, thoughts, shots, stories, people... I really love this channel. Thanks to the author for such a wonderful emotions. I'm always on the lookout for new videos. It was really awesome!
so glad you were so open about mental health struggles on the road! my best friend and i were just traveling in a van we renovated for about two months, but ended up shortening the trip so she could focus on her mental health in a physically stable environment. i feel like van lifers don’t address this enough so it was so refreshing seeing both good and bad sides of this lifestyle
I have seen your page in my recommended for the past year and never actually clicked on your videos until today. I cried. A lot. Your journey is so meaningful. I'm only a few years older than you so it's not like I know what the fuck I'm talking about, but I am so proud of you for actually committing to the thing you want to do. It feels like there aren't many people out there truly following their dreams and while I am on an entirely different path than you are, your videos still made me feel like my dreams are validated. You seem like such a good human. Thank you for sharing your journey with the world. Thank you Natalie - from, someone who appreciated these videos more than you could know
btw your filming/editing is actually fucking INSANE and you are absolutely destined for greatness. keep on keepin on Natalie, can't wait to see what life has in store for you
one day i saw her comment on a jennxpenn video, and years later, i see how her videos have matured, telling her story so sophisticatedly and beautifully. the colour grading, the sounds, everything. it really is an art form in a league of its own. so proud of you natalie
Hey girl , my name is Stephanie im from Washington. and I’m 19 years old right now . Im van living in my 1986 ford econiline that I half assed renovated that I also spent all my life savings on when I was 18. I left in September with 1000$ in my bank drove to Crecsent city and got a job at McDonald’s . I worked there for a few months then I got a job at Grand Canyon national park saving here for a road excursion through Utah to go be working in Yellowstone in the summer. I’m journeying back to Washington afterwards , i plan to then keep my van a PNW van.. it’s so beautiful and I know all of the Washington roads like the back of my hand . It was car life before van life. We should go on an adventure if your up for it. Your not the only young gal out there who felt so different and lost in the world because your dream felt so isolating from others. Oh and the mental breakdowns on the road not knowing what the fuck your doing , I’m there with you . I’m am a fellow broke van lifer who just plans on stayin broke its funner that way .
Was very happy for you both. You are lucky children. It ain’t just a van. They can truly be magical vehicles that can transport you far away to whole other spaces on the inside. I’ve done 6 years in a van. I left a whole life behind, and it was my last resort at trying life again. Starting fresh. The journey was an undoing, a shedding, and an powerful accelerator for change. When I moved into the van I had nothing but a backpack. Slept on my clothes and didn’t have any mattress for a year, and slowly bit by bit the hole van came together, but for the last 6 years I’ve been riding across a knife edge. Never truly in a comfort zone, but the more I faced the challenges the more I became stronger in what and who I am. I feel like I’ve done life times. It’s like everyone else is just being the same doing the same. I feel like I’ve been travelling the universe. Some of the hardest years of my life, and I’m still struggling, but god oh god I am thankful for being awakened. Truth is my blessing. Van lifers really don’t get enough respect. People have no idea how tough it is. You have to face ego death in many ways in life, but living the vanlife can be extremely humbling. It will challenge everything about you. It’s a hole other thing when you have savings, but much love and respect goes out to my fellow vanlifers who are driving on a razor’s edge.
Okay, I just watched the last 5 videos this morning at my office job and what an emotional rollercoaster that was. All before 9am... 1. I want to travel so bad but life doesn't allow for it right now. 2. I wish I had this ambition at 18 or whatever right out of high school to just explore but I was such a different person at 18 than I am now at 32. 3. Your subtle and natural story telling is so good, i just want to keep on watching what this trip has in store. Can't wait for the next upload.
As someone who lives in a small country and just try to mind my own business watching this just reminds how big world is. Makes me want to experience even just a fraction of things you guys do!
I empathize you on finding what your end goal really is, I feel kinda the same. Even though in my heart and mind I am on the right path yet after attaining those goals I find myself lost. No matter how clear or linear your goal is, it will not give us a longterm content and we are in a constant state of looking for what we really want in our life. I am grateful to watch your videos, although I knew I'm not the only one who feel lost but it allows me to cope and realize that life will never be a race and it never will. We have our own marathon and we dictate the situation that we find ourselves in, no matter good or bad, we are our own present.
Currently travelling the world with my family. It’s one of, if not, THE MOST difficult thing I’ve ever done. But it is also the most rewarding thing I’ve ever done. I aspire to be like you! You’ve inspired me to travel, and explore, and learn! So I’ll be keeping you in my prayers. This will be a life-changing experience. God Bless!
Natalie I stumbled across your videos randomly and have to say you are a breath of fresh air on TH-cam. The story telling, music, editing, and cinematography are awesome! You are real and raw. Keep up the great work!:)
I can't explain how connected to you I feel. I think you are a fantastic story teller and how at ease I feel no matter how stressed I am at the moment. Just wanna say THANK YOU!
talk about some serious fucking art, god this gave me chills. The quality of the emotions you're able to transfer to thousands of people on some screens is nothing short of perfect. Huge inspiration!
This is motivational and real. In life it can feel so alone sometimes even when you have so many near. You sometimes have to force yourself out, put yourself into an opportunity to the company of someone else even if they are a stranger. I often live in the world of myself, unsure about the future but this really showed it’s important to grow and experience more, to grow. Thank you!
This video was once again absolutely amazing. This whole series, and your whole channel has inspired me so much. There's life lessons that I re-remember from this series, things I want to start doing but also just enjoy what I'm doing right now. Thank you so much for producing such amazing videos this past year, it makes my day every time
I am 16 and honestly you have inspired me so much as I am also kind of tired of civilization and this rat race where everyone is judging themselves by others opinions. I am definitely saving up money whatever it takes till this summer and getting my motorcycle license and hitting the open road. It's a childhood dream of mine and you inspired me so f#king much to finally just do it. Good luck in your future journeys Natalie!
I cried through this entire video. Me and my family of five and four pets lived in a 14ft trailer for ten months and it made me appreciate anything and everything so much more. I took so many things for granted before we became homeless for a short time and that teeny little trailer was such a huge blessing despite every issue we had along with it. I dream of someday getting to do what you’re doing and experience what this world has to offer.
Your transparency going through this new adventure has truly been incredible. The way you show all of the emotions you are feeling from the good to the bad is amazing. Life is an adventure and you are truly living. Work through the uncertainty and don't forget why you wanted to live this life to begin with. The downs make for a better view at the top!
Natalie, this is an absolutely beautiful series. I actually got teary-eyed while watching this. You have such a talent for storytelling and connecting with others--keep being awesome.
I remember feeling much of the same way you did after highschool and even now a lot of the time. Im going to be building out my minivan and traveling this year, but I remembered hearing another really smart van lifer say "no matter where you go in the van, your always going to be there" in a way to say if you think it will take away those parts of yourself that are hard, you bring them with you. But its a beautiful opportunity to grow from that too, and to challenge yourself.
This was incredible, that 20 mins flew by. I haven't made the leap yet to live out of my vehicle, but it's something I've wanted to do for years and this is a huge inspiration and push for me to go for it. Even without having had the same on-the-road experiences as you, I still connect with everything you talked about as far as feeling lost and aimless, and how we need to push ourselves out of our comfort zones to grow, and learn to live with less to appreciate the things we do have. Thank you for making this beautifully crafted and authentic film
This is simply beautiful. The way you perfectly describe the very thing that is a challenge, is the thing that makes you grateful for it. Like not knowing when your getting water next or a good warm meal, makes you grateful for having that luxury in the first place. And from my own experience camping and being outdoors, how it feels pointless yet so groundbreaking and exhilarating at the same time. A paradox of feelings. Love your videos, brought me to tears haha
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finding your channel restored my faith in youtube. keep creating meaning
Woah didnt expect sam and colby here
Hi Sam! Hi Colby!
Not to be rude but you have a video that littarlly says a demon attacked me at 3am that us the problem with youtube
Holly hell hello Sam and colby
wow wasn't expecting some of my fav youtubers to be here?!!
my favourite episode yet
Same here my friend
You both should do a collab. You guys had such different styles but I see small parts of each of you in the other and I think it'd be amazing.
Elle's storytelling with Natalie's cinematography would be amazing.
NATALIE THANKS FOR MAKING ME FEEL ALIVE AGAIN FOR 20 MINUTES
My wife and I did our van life adventure all over the U.S in 2021 and we finally realized her longtime dream of traveling most of the states. Unfortunately, she passed a couple of months ago but she lived to the fullest and during our adventures we experienced so much and lived a thousand lives through our travels..It's refreshing to watch your videos, makes me relive my time with Hannah again and our adventures/ misadventures haha Enjoy guys! Much love and good luck to you 💛
What a gift to have spent that kind of life with your Hannah during her last days! Not many can say they have had that kind of experience, maybe across an entire lifetime. I hope you are still holding it as precious and knowing that if your life together had to end, as most do one way or another, it couldn't have been better. Mush love, Lynn
I can only imagine the loss you must have felt. I’m so sorry. I’m glad that you fulfilled a dream together and can live on with those memories.
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Rest in piece Hannah ❤
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I’m literally crying. The amount of just…… humanity this is. Every part of me feels alive.
I’ve decided. I’m going to travel after I graduate.
I’m in tears. I converted a van over the past 3 years and live in it often. It’s an incredibly eye opening experience, filled with ups and downs, and overcoming the mindset that you don’t belong somewhere
Ay go to Nepal and Peru
bro the excitement I get when I see that Natalies posted is actually unreal
Fr bro
SAME OH MY GOD
I'm jumping when I get the notification
Cringe 12 year old kid comment
are you bout to buy a van?
I don't think ill ever get over the sheer amount of raw beauty that this series carries with it. once again, fantastic job.
The storytelling and cinematography in this series is absolute insanity. Thank you for these stories, Natalie, we'll cherish them 💛
@@demetter7936 thats soo lame... The only difference is she did them. Thats all u gotta do bro
I did van life for 4 years. Sickness, loneliness, being cold, and feeling detached due to no routines and constantly moving is such a huge part of it and it's so good people showcase it more now. When I started in 2019 it felt like most people were overly positive about it without sharing the negatives. Its like everything in life not only good or only bad. Amazing experiences and meeting amazing people, better than you can even imagine before you start but there are for sure times all I wanted to do was travel back to the apartment I got rid of and get a good night sleep in the warmth & a hot shower. Great video showing the ups and downs and how incredible vanlife can be. Without those negatives it wouldn't be as good.
maybe it‘s just not for you :)
@@jesusisking3814 gpd bless
@@IslemIsGey did you read their comment?
0:05 California Open Back - Gregory Alan Isakov
1:05 Evergreen - Richy Mitch & The Coal Miners
1:44 White Water - Dustin Tebbutt
2:06 Young Blood - Cemeteries
2:33 COPS theme
2:50 Flume - Bon Iver
4:04 Saving Us a Riot - Phoria
5:34 You Were Afraid - Night Beds
6:45 Human Nature - Babeheaven
7:56 Expanse - Vraell
9:43 Roslyn - Bon Iver
13:06 Corn - Nils Frahm
16:53 I've Been Alone Too Long - Soko
18:10 Autumn Tree - Milo Greene
18:53 Salt and the Sea - Gregory Alan Isakov
you are now my favorite person
Thanks♡
The quality of these video's outgrows TH-cam. It feels like I'm watching a movie/series. Music, editing, script.
You deserve all the love and appreciation you get. Keep up the good work!
That's what I thought as well! It feels like I'm watching a movie/series about couple traveling
I remember going through this exact rollercoaster of emotions while I was backpacking solo for about a year in my early 20s... Africa, The Middle East, Asia, Europe, America...
I got good and lost on so many levels
Never really sure where I was going, getting stuck in places, doing whatever to get to the next place, which was usually decided on a whim when I had enough money scratched together for transport, food, and a few weeks shelter.
Looking back, it feels like a fever dream of aimlessly wandering the world with a simple mantra of: "Take it all in but keep moving"
You're going to be alright.
Do you think it’s worth the struggle
@@taylorcassell I do.
Are there things that I wish had gone differently? Sure.
Were there moments I wanted to just give up and go home? Definitely.
All that said, if I didn't go through those struggles, I wouldn't be the person I am today.
Those experiences opened my mind and my heart.
Crossing the gap between familiar comfort and the unknown, taught me the antifragility of human spirit. That it's not about reaching the top of the mountain, but rather proving to yourself that you are the type of person who can reach the top of the mountain. There will always be more mountains.
Comparing the good and bad sides of different cultures and societies showed me that people are people, and tribalism is no longer serving humanity. We have way more in common than we think.
It turned my empathy bucket into an empathy well.
thank you for this words...
@@WanderingWeirdly thank you for this response. I hope to live freely like you one day
how did you fund your journey?
Natalie's videos are always a cinematic experience.
Your films literally give me a sense of warmth/longing. I want to make this my reality so badly when I'm finally able. Also, your cinematography/storytelling is beyond anything i've ever seen and I truly could see these being feature films. Keep creating, you're going to go so far in life!
“Rather than focusing on uncertainty, I embraced obscurity” sent chills, so well spoken and put together short film you have made!
Music in order with timestamps because their music taste is amazing:
0:05 California Open Back - Gregory Alan Isakov
1:05 Evergreen - Richy Mitch & The Coal Miners
1:44 White Water - Dustin Tebbutt
2:06 Young Blood - Cemeteries
2:33 COPS theme
2:50 Flume - Bon Iver
4:04 Saving Us a Riot - Phoria
5:34 You Were Afraid - Night Beds
6:45 Human Nature - Babeheaven
7:56 Expanse - Vraell
9:43 Roslyn - Bon Iver
13:06 Corn - Nils Frahm
16:53 I've Been Alone Too Long - Soko
18:10 Autumn Tree - Milo Greene
18:53 Salt and the Sea - Gregory Alan Isakov
I appreciate this so much, thankyou!
@OfficialNatalieLynn this wasnt legit right?
@@shadowtrix3276 I think it isn't legit
@@Khushitiwari-t1n thats what i thought. to many red flags :^
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“We can’t control what happens, we can only control our reaction to what happens.” WOW I absolutely love this message. ❤️ Natalie I admire you so much and you give me so much inspiration and hope for what TH-cam can be used for. Not just clickbait, trends, “consistency” for the sake of consistency - posting daily and weekly content just to get views and make money, but instead used as an outlet for beautiful, quality filmmaking, cinematography, editing, and incredible storytelling all done with intention, passion and authenticity.
The realizations she's having about life is stuff that I as a 33 year old man only in the last year or two started grasping. Truly inspiring to see, and that realization in particular is such a mindful and zen one.
Natalie, you should be proud. Your addition to the compendium of human experience is one of incredible value. To embrace the absurd is one of the most difficult things one can do and you’re teaching me how. Your ability to let in all the overwhelming and seemingly negative emotions, not avoiding them but swimming in them, is a lesson to all of us and will give you the tools, not to overcome them, but to use them to experience all the euphoric and positive ones. I now sit grappling with the knowledge that I have to live this vicariously through you, and that frightens me a little bit, but you can be sure that you and your work is an incredibly valued medium through which I can do so. Each of your films feels like a reset, a switch that goes off in my head putting things into perspective. You put a lot of emphasis on the little things, so you should know that from my perspective, you’re work is one of those “little things” that makes me stop, look around me, and remember how ridiculous it is that I am alive. Also… the music.
How sheltered and isolated from real world one has to be to get a life changing experience by watching somebody else on the screen being afraid to get wet in the rain? Fuck me... I refuse to believe people like you exist.
how can someone be so real and stay so positive at the same time... Natalie is special
"I wouldn't trade this for anything. Like there is not really anything else I'd rather be doing. But I also feel like I don't really know what I'm doing at all."
These words hit me like a truck. Sometimes it feels like we are just hurdling through life trying to grasp onto what matters to us. Thank you for your amazing story telling and cinematography.
Watching the borderless series really helps me feel connected to a person I’ve always hoped I could become.Thank you for sharing your life story with us
The ending gave me chills. Such a beautiful film about appreciating the little things and embracing uncertainty. Incredible work as always
Every film I watch of yours ... literally every single one... I'm more and more speechless than the time before. There's no doubt you as a creative are so inspiring and talented, but more importantly, I am so thrilled and proud of you for growing into who you are. Thank you for being so vulnerable. Thank you for being borderless.
love you holly
Okay the symbolism and meaning in her films is awesome. She is also seriously just so good at curating these shots with impressionistic uses of natural lighting (the van's yellow lights, the yellow light of the sun, the darkness of night and rain, etc.) and playing just the right music with these shots to give you this sense of wonderment, and self-discovery, and upbeat-ness but also weird tinges of sadness and the unknown. Honestly, watching her Borderless series scratches an itch I didn't know I had all along: a need for freedom and self-discovery, with all the right trials and hardships that help me grow mixed in. Thanks Natalie. Hope you're safe and happy.
I know this was a year ago, but for anyone without a heater, especially for folks in smaller spaces, here's what you do:
Materials
-- two terracotta pots. One needs to fit inside the other with a decent amount of space between the pots
- tealight candles, a bowl of oil and some cotton, some small non-electric heat/light source
- a heatproof plate of some sort
- some rocks
put your heat/light source in the middle of the plate and some rocks around it. Light it the source and cover it with the smaller pot, using the rocks to keep a space between the plate and the pot. Cover the hole in the smaller pot with another rock or something. Put the larger pot over it all and wait. The pots will trap the heat and create a...convection current? I think it's called? Basically the space between your two pots cycles air and heat.
Once it heats up, DO NOT TOUCH IT WITH YOUR BARE HANDS. YOU WILL BURN YOURSELF. Either let the source burn out or use potholders/thick cloth to pick up the pots so you can extinguish the source.
Also for rainwater, I'm not entirely sure how it would work on the road but maybe fashion your roof into some sort of rainwater harvesting system? And save some gallon jugs. You can filter water with tree branches, so filtering the rainwater and then bottling it will help with that supply. You could also collect water from rivers and streams as you pass and do the same.
Stay safe out there
had a really rough weekend and was looking forward to this all night. really can’t explain how much joy, relief, and comfort your videos bring to my life (and many others, i’m sure) it’s truly an escape and a reminder to live life to the fullest as often as I can, even when things get challenging. I recently moved across the country and am going through quite the identity crisis, but you just remind me to treasure the small moments, appreciate the people in my life, and not take anything for granted. thank you a million times, Natalie, for making me feel alive again, and reminding me that it’s worth it
also love the comment of being out of control - sometimes life catches you way too fucking off guard and you just gotta roll with it, which can sometimes be frustrating, but other times be totally sick :P
I found this channel quite recently, and it is just absolutely insane... The storyline, the cinematography, the various camera angles, the incredible color grading, using songs even though they are copyright to improve the viewer experience, the editing style- The pacing of the video is also unmatched with the dramatic pauses in the voiceovers, the montages- its practically perfect, especially if you compare this to most other creators who just overly edit everything and pace their videos absurdly fast to increase viewer retention, while in reality it just makes everything boring. Amazing work!
Yea I like the yellowish dirty color palette she uses, and how does she get those drone angles cause some shots they skating or something and they don't have a controller in their hands so how are they capturing certain shots?
As a lone girl experiencing van life for the first time in New Zealand, I relate a lot to everything you are feeling right now, the excitement and the uncertainty, the freedom and the loneliness... This is a huge challenge that in hindsight we will be proud of, I am sure of that. All the best to you Natalie and thank you for the beautiful images
This is so full with gorgeous shots and amazing editing. The color grading, the audio quality, do they do their own editing? Whoever or whatever team does it, this is amazing and I thank you for it. This wouldn't look out of place on like Netflix.
Natalie does the editing herself
My husband and I have been living the "vanlife" for 8 years across the US, Canada, Europe, Africa... it has been beautiful and amazing, and exhausting and draining and challenging beyond words... thank you for verbalizing the difficulties of a lifestyle that lives in a dream fog for so many. We just bought our first piece of property in Portugal, leaving our van behind in the US to try life on the ground for a bit 💛 Sending you love and a big, big hug. xx
the way these videos make me feel are INSANE. youre my favorite film maker ever
THE STORYTELLING. THE CINEMATOGRAPHY. thank you natalie for sharing this wonderful series with us. seriously, im just so amazed by this video and tbh im living vicariously through u so thank you for this experience.
I don’t think you understand the sort of chokehold you guys have on my life. I swear to god every time I watch your videos I feel like I’m floating. I’m basically living only trough you. You guys have exactly the sort of life I dream of. I cannot even begin to fathom how insanely grateful and lucky I am that I found you.
The amount of pure longing this made me feel is indescribable. Well done Natalie, the storytelling and photography and videography and cinematography is incredible. Thank you. I genuinely didn't think i could feel emotions this intense. Thank you so much and please keep doing what you're doing.
Natalie, your storytelling is a real gift. I cannot believe this is free content. You AMAZE me every time.
~ Magpie
I think your film has always been a tranquilizer for me, because every time I feel anxious about life, your videos always make me feel relatable and calm. Maybe there's no right answer on the way, which is why the process is so important, isn't it? I think what you mean by "borderless" is like "allowing everything to happen", feeling everything, connecting with the world, everything is an experience, good or bad. Thank you for this wonderful masterpiece, natalie;)💛
This have made me feel things I'd never thought Id feel by just watching something. Everything about this is incredibly beautiful, it just pierces right through my heart and soul. I have always been stuck in a city, with loud cars and tall buildings. Many people around me and yet I feel more disconnected than ever... I never expected I would feel this longing just by watching this. I dont even know how to word it, its just feels like the trees are calling me. idk. sounds dumb. but it feels profound and I thank you Natalie for making me feel this way. I think something in my brain was just rewired. Watching your film or the act of it sometimes makes me scared or uncomfortable, just because I know it would make me feel things differently, think things differently and I think that speaks a lot about the sheer quality & thoughts you have all put into this, so once again, thank you. Please always be safe and prioritize your health, mentally and physically. lovelots.
I hope my channel can inspire people like she has to you :)
i think "wanderlust" is the term you are looking for
Can't wait for this to win every film festival this year :) So inspired by you. What really stood out to me in this one was your shot framing, like, the one with Spiffy perfectly lined up with the welcome to washinton sign, wow. Your eye and imagination are powerful. Proud of you for making this. It feels important. You did it. Well done.
I've always wanted to find this kind of video where people express true life in a vlog.
I hope you guys be together forever and your life will become an object which we, all free souls, want to live.
The feeling that poured over me when Rosyln began playing is unmatched. Amazing song choice, amazing clips, amazing placement. Wow. Shook in amazement over your skill, creativity, and dedication to creating something truly impactful while staying true to yourself. I admire tf out of you and love having a piece of your journeys :) xx
SAMEE!! I nearly started crying, it was perfect timing!
Wow I'm so speechless after watching this entire series. I just turned 18 and I'm from India. I'm actually in med school right now but I've always had this inner urge right since the beginning, as long as I can remember to leave everything behind and seek what my purpose is. I certainly love to travel and explore new places that would include everything even ending up in the middle of nowhere counts. But I also feel sometimes that I'm so stuck with all the responsibilities and studies that I've taken over that I'm never going to experience what Natalie has. I'm so grateful that I got to watch something that I myself want to experience so badly, like I'd die to feel all that she felt. I'm so proud of her for coming this far. Imagine how many stories she'll have to tell once she's old. Maybe one day I will have too.
18 and in med school? shit.
@@jdhammond1534 yeah here in India, it do be like that :/
you have your whole life, promise yourself to do it one day
Contract work as a doctor can still have you visit other countries
Just be glad you won't turned out like her.
You have no idea how much we missed you, Natalie. Your cinematography level is unreal and it is not an exaggeration to say that this type of videos are such a masterpiece that deserve a spot on any platform. Keep up the great work, Nat. You inspire us all
Revisiting this six months after my first visit. Now realizing that at almost 64 years of age, searching internally for a sense of certainty inside myself, challenging myself to figure out who I am at MY core, away from all societal pressures, attachments, expectations things or places sounds like a little slice of heaven. Taking my husband with me so we can figure it out together. Only one more thing needs to happen first and then we're off. Thank you for making it much clearer.
This was so beautiful. The shots and editing are amazing, to say the least. It actually brought tears to my eyes. Reminded me of my youth, first loves, a life I almost had. It was all just so beautiful and touching to watch. This is the best thing I've seen on youtube, I'm pretty sure. So pure and heartwarming and inspiring to watch. Thank you.
your videos are always worth the wait, the amount of detail you add to editing is insane
So fun to recognize all the places you go to as a Washingtonian. Lived here almost all my life and hardly travelled half of it, would love to do a similar trip like this
i cannot gather the words to describe what a celestial and euphoric bundle of emotion this video creates. This is one of the best short films i have ever seen, i cried when Bon Iver started playing. Thank you Natalie.
I recently became disabled and have been yearning for freedom again that my body stole from me. Im trying to get a van to do something similar to this. To see things again. To feel more.
I know how you feel 😐
I-
I can't believe it... I made it to the end of the video and I'm crying. Wow... I havent cried so long but this vid actually brought me to tears, I felt human for the first time in so long because of this. Even after seeing the hardship they went through, it made me want to experience this more. Im gonna get a job and save up for a old van. This was absolutely beautiful, thanks for giving us this and never stop!
I did a trip to Europe this last summer and lived out of a backpack for 5 weeks. I totally relate to the feeling you experienced of confusion about purpose. It's funny how when you take away our work or school or whatever normal people are supposed to do it's really easy to question your purpose. Thanks for sharing Natalie!
I always love your storytelling - it’s human, and filled with real honest humanity. Traveling is amazing, moving a lot is amazing - but it’s rough. Don’t run from yourself while moving - it catches up and hurts. It forces you to lean who you are, and it is ugly. Thank you for voicing this so well. Keep being an amazing person ❤
this is best series I’ve watched in my entire life - the way it’s so real, raw, authentic and honest - the unmatched vibes - watching these vids makes me feel free and a little borderless myself. it gives me hope to travel and reconnect with my true self. thank you so much natalie - for years you have been my fav youtuber🌻💛
it’s sad that it ended
as Turkish guy I gotta say that we're having bad days nowadays. cuz of our country's financial problems, some of problems that we have with our families etc. you know. almost all teens have that sh*t. so long story short I gotta say that your channel, your films, your adventures that you have with your road mates are making really happy and filling me up with the happiness of being alive. idk how to explain that but you are really helpful to the days I feel fucked up, there ain't no way to achieve something in my life... I met with your films in 2020 and I didn't have English knowledge etc. and I've been watching some of 'em with subtitles that you turned on and TH-cam set automatically. I really really need to thank you. you and some people who makes videos like you made me to learn English and understand whole stuffs that you talk about in your videos. thank you so much. I'm improving myself and I had a dream about traveling the world it's really hard to dream something like that cuz nowadays it's really hard to stop for just one sec and think about something. 3 years ago on this day I sweared to myself to understand your videos etc. and now I can.😊 maybe you didn't mean to do that at all but know that you're still doing really good things for people, even if you don't know. take care.
you're English is so insanely good, especially for only have started learning a couple years ago. I've been learning Spanish for many many years, so i know how difficult it is to learn a language, and to get this far is genuinely impressive.
i hope you know you're not alone, it's difficult to not feel helpless some days. i feel for you and relate to a lot of what you've shared. i don't know you, but i do care about you❤️ hope all is well!
sending you much love from brazil ❤️🇧🇷
@@ulexx6574 thank you so much. ma tears about to fall🥺🥺🥺
@@melissa.9694 thanks a lot. I got 'em and now I'm sending them back to you. lots of love from turkey🥺
@Manic Miner heh?
I am so proud of you bro lol. I started watching your videos when I randomly searched up “airport vlog” in 2018 and your airport adventure video was the first to pop up. I decided to watch it and instantly loved the editing and general vibe of it. That was back when you had ~30k subs, and although your editing has always been phenomenal, it’s amazing how you continue to better it throughout the years. I remember the “music that has changed my soul” video or whatever it was called blew up and how your channel started exponentially growing since then. I’m so happy you’re finally getting the recognition you and your videos deserve
Thanks to Natalie, I got to see parts of the world that I thought I'd never see. As someone who is kinda forced to live a sedentary life (due to studies and financial stuff), it makes me feel kinda envious yet happy to see her live a life long dream of mine. I hope I'll be able to do the same one day, not only for the experience, but to find out who I really am... So, thank you Natalie for letting us in on this journey, although it feels bittersweet to see it come to an end... Can't wait to see what comes next and may your 2023 bring you even more life-experiences.
Much love from little old Belgium :)
Ooh hi, I live in Belgium too :)
This is straight out of an "into the wild" movie. You are such a creative person Natalie.
As a another young vehicle dweller... Watching this was amazing. All of the internal reaching, the lack of ever feeling settled, questioning what you're doing, and then the appreciation for the simpler things and the confidence/self certainty that follows, it's a journey. An absolute wild ride. You made me feel less alone in the way that I think. Thank you! Amazing film style :)
you don’t understand how much you’ve inspired me to keep going and live to experience this all, your channel gives me so much hope:)
I’d like to take a minute to appreciate Tanner, Simon, and Natalie for all uploading a video in the same week! Literally feel so inspired and happy after watching all of these amazing films ❤️
This is what ive been searching for. The feeling i get from seeing you two living life to the fullest is a feeling i cant put into words. It feels like a movie but then i realise its real and it becomes so much more. This is truly beautiful. I gotta do this some day.
GIRL I'm in love with your videos, every time you make me jealous with your lifestyle no matter if it's depressing to you or not, like ur videos has every single emotions in them it makes you cry laugh jealous happy . thank u for your content.
Your videos are hauntingly honest and beautiful. Stumbling across your channel has brought me happiness that creators exist who make content that inspires feeling and meaning through honesty, simplicity and all the human beauty that those things bring. And, I love your choice of music so much! Thank you :)
Been subscribed to you for years, and every video shocks me with your incredible videography and filmmaking skills. Please never stop ❤
Maybe it’s just the depression in me but I love how dark and gray everything looks. It fits my mood.😂 great video by the way
Wow Natalie!
What a deep and powerful film you have created!
I felt so so connected to every word you said, the color grading, angles, cinematography, everything is just cheff's kiss. Your journey and way of telling your story is so inspiring ♥
Everything is perfect in this video - music, atmosphere, thoughts, shots, stories, people... I really love this channel. Thanks to the author for such a wonderful emotions. I'm always on the lookout for new videos. It was really awesome!
so glad you were so open about mental health struggles on the road! my best friend and i were just traveling in a van we renovated for about two months, but ended up shortening the trip so she could focus on her mental health in a physically stable environment. i feel like van lifers don’t address this enough so it was so refreshing seeing both good and bad sides of this lifestyle
I have seen your page in my recommended for the past year and never actually clicked on your videos until today. I cried. A lot. Your journey is so meaningful. I'm only a few years older than you so it's not like I know what the fuck I'm talking about, but I am so proud of you for actually committing to the thing you want to do. It feels like there aren't many people out there truly following their dreams and while I am on an entirely different path than you are, your videos still made me feel like my dreams are validated. You seem like such a good human. Thank you for sharing your journey with the world. Thank you Natalie - from, someone who appreciated these videos more than you could know
btw your filming/editing is actually fucking INSANE and you are absolutely destined for greatness. keep on keepin on Natalie, can't wait to see what life has in store for you
It's not everyday you find someone making content that has heart and soul in it. Keep doing what you're doing!
one day i saw her comment on a jennxpenn video, and years later, i see how her videos have matured, telling her story so sophisticatedly and beautifully. the colour grading, the sounds, everything. it really is an art form in a league of its own. so proud of you natalie
It’s like if Kerouac wrote «The end of the f*** world». Unbelievable you two could actually do this masterpiece together. Great talents!
Hey girl , my name is Stephanie im from Washington. and I’m 19 years old right now . Im van living in my 1986 ford econiline that I half assed renovated that I also spent all my life savings on when I was 18. I left in September with 1000$ in my bank drove to Crecsent city and got a job at McDonald’s . I worked there for a few months then I got a job at Grand Canyon national park saving here for a road excursion through Utah to go be working in Yellowstone in the summer. I’m journeying back to Washington afterwards , i plan to then keep my van a PNW van.. it’s so beautiful and I know all of the Washington roads like the back of my hand . It was car life before van life. We should go on an adventure if your up for it. Your not the only young gal out there who felt so different and lost in the world because your dream felt so isolating from others. Oh and the mental breakdowns on the road not knowing what the fuck your doing , I’m there with you . I’m am a fellow broke van lifer who just plans on stayin broke its funner that way .
Was very happy for you both. You are lucky children. It ain’t just a van. They can truly be magical vehicles that can transport you far away to whole other spaces on the inside. I’ve done 6 years in a van. I left a whole life behind, and it was my last resort at trying life again. Starting fresh. The journey was an undoing, a shedding, and an powerful accelerator for change. When I moved into the van I had nothing but a backpack. Slept on my clothes and didn’t have any mattress for a year, and slowly bit by bit the hole van came together, but for the last 6 years I’ve been riding across a knife edge. Never truly in a comfort zone, but the more I faced the challenges the more I became stronger in what and who I am. I feel like I’ve done life times. It’s like everyone else is just being the same doing the same. I feel like I’ve been travelling the universe. Some of the hardest years of my life, and I’m still struggling, but god oh god I am thankful for being awakened. Truth is my blessing. Van lifers really don’t get enough respect. People have no idea how tough it is. You have to face ego death in many ways in life, but living the vanlife can be extremely humbling. It will challenge everything about you. It’s a hole other thing when you have savings, but much love and respect goes out to my fellow vanlifers who are driving on a razor’s edge.
Okay, I just watched the last 5 videos this morning at my office job and what an emotional rollercoaster that was. All before 9am... 1. I want to travel so bad but life doesn't allow for it right now. 2. I wish I had this ambition at 18 or whatever right out of high school to just explore but I was such a different person at 18 than I am now at 32. 3. Your subtle and natural story telling is so good, i just want to keep on watching what this trip has in store. Can't wait for the next upload.
As someone who lives in a small country and just try to mind my own business watching this just reminds how big world is. Makes me want to experience even just a fraction of things you guys do!
I love her honesty, the realness of her short films. It's so inspiring.
I empathize you on finding what your end goal really is, I feel kinda the same. Even though in my heart and mind I am on the right path yet after attaining those goals I find myself lost. No matter how clear or linear your goal is, it will not give us a longterm content and we are in a constant state of looking for what we really want in our life. I am grateful to watch your videos, although I knew I'm not the only one who feel lost but it allows me to cope and realize that life will never be a race and it never will. We have our own marathon and we dictate the situation that we find ourselves in, no matter good or bad, we are our own present.
Currently travelling the world with my family. It’s one of, if not, THE MOST difficult thing I’ve ever done. But it is also the most rewarding thing I’ve ever done. I aspire to be like you! You’ve inspired me to travel, and explore, and learn! So I’ll be keeping you in my prayers. This will be a life-changing experience. God Bless!
you wouldn’t believe how much my aspects on life have changed ever since i started watching your films. i’m genuinely so glad i found you, natalie. ❤️
Natalie I stumbled across your videos randomly and have to say you are a breath of fresh air on TH-cam. The story telling, music, editing, and cinematography are awesome! You are real and raw. Keep up the great work!:)
I can't explain how connected to you I feel. I think you are a fantastic story teller and how at ease I feel no matter how stressed I am at the moment. Just wanna say THANK YOU!
talk about some serious fucking art, god this gave me chills. The quality of the emotions you're able to transfer to thousands of people on some screens is nothing short of perfect. Huge inspiration!
This is motivational and real. In life it can feel so alone sometimes even when you have so many near. You sometimes have to force yourself out, put yourself into an opportunity to the company of someone else even if they are a stranger. I often live in the world of myself, unsure about the future but this really showed it’s important to grow and experience more, to grow. Thank you!
This video was once again absolutely amazing. This whole series, and your whole channel has inspired me so much. There's life lessons that I re-remember from this series, things I want to start doing but also just enjoy what I'm doing right now. Thank you so much for producing such amazing videos this past year, it makes my day every time
I am 16 and honestly you have inspired me so much as I am also kind of tired of civilization and this rat race where everyone is judging themselves by others opinions. I am definitely saving up money whatever it takes till this summer and getting my motorcycle license and hitting the open road. It's a childhood dream of mine and you inspired me so f#king much to finally just do it. Good luck in your future journeys Natalie!
Be safe, motorcycle wrecks are no joke and they most likely won’t be your fault.
Omg same, same age too
I cried through this entire video. Me and my family of five and four pets lived in a 14ft trailer for ten months and it made me appreciate anything and everything so much more. I took so many things for granted before we became homeless for a short time and that teeny little trailer was such a huge blessing despite every issue we had along with it. I dream of someday getting to do what you’re doing and experience what this world has to offer.
Your transparency going through this new adventure has truly been incredible. The way you show all of the emotions you are feeling from the good to the bad is amazing. Life is an adventure and you are truly living. Work through the uncertainty and don't forget why you wanted to live this life to begin with. The downs make for a better view at the top!
When you said it’s exhausting living in your own head with your thoughts…I felt that. Love that I found this channel. Keep going . You’re doing great
Natalie, this is an absolutely beautiful series. I actually got teary-eyed while watching this. You have such a talent for storytelling and connecting with others--keep being awesome.
I’m getting big Bella in twilight vibes from the music and Natalie’s chill personality
I remember feeling much of the same way you did after highschool and even now a lot of the time. Im going to be building out my minivan and traveling this year, but I remembered hearing another really smart van lifer say "no matter where you go in the van, your always going to be there" in a way to say if you think it will take away those parts of yourself that are hard, you bring them with you. But its a beautiful opportunity to grow from that too, and to challenge yourself.
i’ve gotta save this video for later they always hit different at night when i’m laying in bed
Who gets exited every time Natalie post a video?!!! Mee Love it love it she is so talented.🌻
Its unreal how good you are at this Natalie. I genuinely LOVE your videos and the story telling is unreal. Thank you, always
This was incredible, that 20 mins flew by. I haven't made the leap yet to live out of my vehicle, but it's something I've wanted to do for years and this is a huge inspiration and push for me to go for it. Even without having had the same on-the-road experiences as you, I still connect with everything you talked about as far as feeling lost and aimless, and how we need to push ourselves out of our comfort zones to grow, and learn to live with less to appreciate the things we do have. Thank you for making this beautifully crafted and authentic film
This is simply beautiful. The way you perfectly describe the very thing that is a challenge, is the thing that makes you grateful for it. Like not knowing when your getting water next or a good warm meal, makes you grateful for having that luxury in the first place. And from my own experience camping and being outdoors, how it feels pointless yet so groundbreaking and exhilarating at the same time. A paradox of feelings. Love your videos, brought me to tears haha
your videos make me feel like im living. alive, as if im breathing the air through the screen.
The production value on these videos are INSANE!! You produce stuff way more professional than half the shit on TV. AMAZING job !
This. SHOULD. NOT. BE. FREE. Your entire channel is a cinematic masterpiece.
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