Well done 👏🏾 my dream is to run an online retail store and be a content creator! Working on it and manifesting it as we speak. Things are falling into place ❤
My dream is to eventually be able to make money online. I wasn't successful on my main TH-cam channel, so I am hoping to find another way to make money online like you!
we have so many similarities, we have the same reasons to dream of traveling! I want to become a digital nomad as well, maybe through a different route. I majored in translation, which can be fully remote, so I am eager to get started
Hello Dina, I’m your huge fun. I will be a student in Vancouver soon and I would like for you to help me know how to work online especially etsy as an international student in Vancouver, British Columbia. I hope to hear from you
Dina I love your full transparency here. Your videos help to normalise pivots in our lives and show us that we could move forward with new opportunities. I think our society teaches us that we should choose our careers at an early age (starting from determining which IGCSE subjects to take in Year 9) and stick with it our entire life. But it’s actually okay to change when it no longer serves your personal growth ❤
Thank you Sharon!!! And yes totally! I was so anxious when choosing what to do for university because I thought I would be stuck with it my whole life. But I've made so many pivots in the last couple years haha and each time I get closer to what I REALLY want to do. Thank you for your comment ❤
Wow...congratulations Dina! Enjoy your stay in Vietnam. Might want to check out Van Vu's video at her channel What The Pho for more information about Vietnam. Perhaps both of you can collaborate on content too. Once again thanks for transparency and inspiring us with your story. All the best!
Hi Dina! I came across your channel through your first month Etsy recap video. Havent left a comment before but i couldnt help smile throughout this video. Your story is so raw, transparent, and real. Really happy for you chasing after your dream, for 8 years! & now travelling in Vietnam! Keep going, and im excited to follow along in your journey. Love from Toronto! ❤
Being a published author, having my own publishing company, and owning my own digital media studio. So I can travel, make passive income with self paced workshops, create books on how to write, start a newsletter and TH-cam, and create novels (light, audio, graphic, hybrid, visual) i too want to be a polyglot but I only know English and Urdu and some Arabic. I try to practice with my phone. Specially, for Spanish. I’ve been working on this dream for the past 15 years and I’ve been making a lot of progress in the last two so it will happen.🎉
Pursuing a dream for 8 years... have patience and counting no matter what, through all hard times,... Girl! That is the real lesson! Thanks for what you are, living what you are, and show it to the world 🌎 🙏🏻 ✨️
It had to be the 99th video 😂.. Congrats Dina. I wish you to continue growing into your “dream” lifestyle. You made very difficult decisions that are beyond the courage of many people! Keep up the good work!
@@DinaLu nah 99th sounds way cooler. 100th will make it a cliché lol .. Right now, you have a lot of opportunity to create great content. Talk about your budgeting, how much you spend per month, how you’re managing your finances during your trip etc. Money is one of the things people like hearing about and find a storyline, something hard or unusual or unexpected that you get into and you document on video for your audience like the state of female prisoners in Vietnam or child pregnancy. These are extremes but I guess if you want to be a travel blogger (and generate income from TH-cam Ad sens = you need a lot of audience + views), people need to know you for a certain style of content (what’s your hook?) and not just seeing you happy (or sad) on the beach from country to country lol. But if you want the happy/sad from one country to another, you will definitely have to strengthen your other revenue generation channel (I guess in your case for now digital product) expand that and maybe get back into coaching (you get an expertise in something your audience might be interested in) + go from coaching to creating a course around that expertise and using your TH-cam channel for Know Like and Trust and converting people to your course 🤔.. Maybe you’ve heard of Screw The Cubicle TH-cam channel? It’s worth checking it out. And btw, I’m just thinking out loud here and I don’t mean to tell you how to either live your life or manage your business. Just sharing some friendly thoughts with someone I respect for their courage ☺️.. If you speak French, English and I guess Chinese, how much more of a polyglot do you want to be? For me, learning a language isn’t an easy fit so it’s important to know the added value of that time and effort. If you want to cover the world with the main languages, learn Spanish and you can cover South America. You already have French and English for most of the world, Chinese for China and the other countries in Asia are so many and different that you might as well just use English to go by unless you’re planning to really spend a lot of time in anyone of them in the future. Anw this is long enough, I hope you’ve found it interesting at the very least 😅
Hello, I wanted to pop in an say Dina is pretty much literally how she presents herself on video LOL. Absolutely no surprises, and it was an absolute joy to have been able to hangout! WATCH OUT WORLD, Dina is totally gonna take the world by storm. Can't wait to see her BLOW UP even more hehe.
Filming my first few videos for my channel.... so this makes me hopeful. Been loving your transparency. Love seeing a fellow Canadian Asian women follow her dreams :)
I love the story. My dream is freedom! I have a lot of freedom with a work-from-home job but I also have a POD etsy shop with printables. It's definitely more of a hobby at this point, but I enjoy experimenting with it, and it's growing slowly, so who knows??
Hey Girl! I literally just watched you blow up so quick and hearing your full story and all the work you put in to get here is so inspiring. Im so happy you popped up on my home page because on some of the bad mental days you are an awesome pick me up. Thank you so much for this video!!!
gosh, please go to the Philippines, hopefully, we can meet! congrats! on your journey...I stumbled on your video last month because of your Etsy video. I am planning on opening one and have been thinking about where would I start but thanks to your video. Continue doing it. Have a blast! 🎉
I think I actually might go to the Philippines... Which city are you in? Can you message me on instagram dinadlu with your city? If I go to philippines, I will go to Manila for sure
Came across your video, I'm planning to start my side hustle business and I was touched by your videos seems that It was created for me🥺 Thank you Dina, I will look for your video update travelling in the Philippines
I watched your video 'cause youtube recommended and the title and thumbnail was about my dream it was you reaching my dream I watched the video with smile on my face all the way through while i was imagining myself to share a similar video one day, 'cause even your path to reach it was the same as mine! right now I'm where you was when starting this channel . I'm at the start of the correct path for me after lots of errors exactly like you: selling goods and another wrong youtube channel...! Your video gave me the hope I needed to continue...Thank you for that🌱🙏
Awwww thank you Taraneh!!! Your comment is so sweet. I LOVE that you say you're going to make a similar video. If you write out a video outline for it, it may happen faster for you since it'll feel "closer" and it's as if you've already achieved it :)
Really happy to see this video!!! I hope to see u when u visit PHILIPPINES. I'm hooked with your videos! As for me, I've been trying to have passive income too and hopefully manage my own social enterprise. I am doing it by watching some of your videos❤
Aww thanks Jean! Actually I'll be going to Manila in May. If you're in the Manila area, feel free to mesage me on instagram dinadlu because I'm hosting a Manila subscribers meet up :)
Congrats on 20k 🎉! I love watching your videos, they give off lifestyle vibes and provide lots of value , I hope to get to where you are soon, it’s also my dream to be able to travel freely and earn passive income 🙌
I find this really inspiring. Finally a story about becoming a digital nomad that is realistic and attainable. Even better that you're documenting the entire journey. Thank you for sharing!
I cant explain why but right now for me you are the most inspiring person on the platform. I found your channel by accident while I was searching how much TH-camrs make. You always giving me good vibes about life and dreams. I hope one day I can achieve my goals through TH-cam like you :) Ps: I also enjoy learning new languages (like English), one of my biggest dreams is to travel to America . Maybe one day…
Omg thank you 😭 your comment made my day! 😭♥️😭♥️😭 Keep going on your goals! And hey your english seems really good already! What languages do you speak?
Congratulations Dina 🎉🎉 thanks for sharing your story 😊 my dream is to become a full time artist and be able to have the freedom I always wanted by becoming my own boss ❤️ Good luck to everyone pursuing their dreams ☺️
Thank you for sharing your journey! I found you while researching a bit on passive income opportunities and opening an Etsy store. I'm currently studying towards my MA in Performance in the UK (dream!) but of course the question of "what happens after this?" is a big one! I'm trying to find ways to travel by applying for writers and artist residencies, applying for opportunities I wouldn't usually go for, planning towards a possible blog and finding out more about passive income streams to be able to fund my freelancing gaps and travel dreams. Someway somehow we shall find the right combination. 🌞Enjoy Vietnam and all your upcoming adventures! Congratulations on your journey so far. More light ahead✨
Thank you so much! So awesome that you're researching other ways to make money so you can fund your dreams, while also studying for your other dream!!! Sooo many ways to make this happen 😊
Oh my gosh, this is my dream as well (digital nomad) and I’m so happy to see all your hard work come to fruition overnight! Of course it only looks like overnight, there were years of hard work that led to it :)
I'm so happy for you and this is such an encouragement! Love that this video is realistic as well and not hiding the struggles. Keep up the good work 🥰🙌
Thank you so much for making this video. It inspires many teenagers and in 20's like me to go after our dreams or what we love and eventually figure it out.
I look forward to your videos. I like seeing your Etsy progress and I like seeing your honesty. This was a great story you shared with us. Here is to a wonderful 2023 🎉
Love your journey Dina ❤ and thank you for sharing it! Are you also from Montreal? I’d love to learn more about the business backend side of things like how you open a business account, taxes and everything. It would be greatly appreciated 🥰🙏
Congrats Dina! My dreams are literally exactly the same 😂 it’s funny how close our experiences and goals are and I’m so glad I discovered you early to see it unfold. Makes me believe I can achieve it 😊 good luck!
Loved hearing your story! I resonate v much with it, because I also love to travel, have big dreams to be a polyglot, and happen to be working in the gov in International Trade as well. Yet a constant question for me is what my dreams even are - so I admire how you were so sure this was what you wanted even from such a young age! :’) let me know if you’re ever in Singapore, would be happy to show you around!
Hey Victoria, thank you so much! Sometimes, we figure out our dreams along the way (or we forgot what our dream was and we revive it)! Send me a DM on instagram @dinadlu, I'm actually planning to go to Singapore
This is all so interesting and exciting, I'm super happy for you! But of course it's not always easy. I have a dream that is very similar to what you talked about in this video, I'm hoping I can make it come true in the next few years. Thank you for sharing your journey and your tips and tricks :)
Hi Dina, thank you for this amazing video! It is really inspiring to see someone achieve their dreams but also be so transparent about the struggles! I have been doing youtube for almost 2 years and am looking forward to hitting 1000 subscribers but it seems like forever! I hope to be a digital nomad one day like you too and am working towards achieving that!❤️
Thank you ZOE!!! ❤ Keep goingggg on your youtube! If things are not working out, try something a bit different. Get 1% better with each video and you will be blowing up in no time :)
Hi Dina, I'm living in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. I'm planning to open my first Etsy shop and by chance I came across your video tutorial few days ago, It was useful to me and it's very familiar to me. Waiting your next video in Vietnam and Etsy tutorial videos..Hope to have a chance to talk with you in future directly with your advices...You can open the workshop in Vietnam for training courses, who knows...:D
Hey Anh! 😊 I don't think I'll come back to Ho Chi Minh City for a while, so I'm happy to meet sometime before I leave. If you want to meet, DM me on instagram! I have met one other subscriber already and it was so fun haha
Such an inspiring video! My dream is so similar to yours! I want to stop running in person art workshops this year and be a full time digital artist and youtuber so when my kids finish school in a couple of years I can travel and work
Hi Dina, a Saigon (Ho Chi Minh) -ese here. So glad I found this video of yours that makes me feel motivated to try different things apart from having a normal 9-to-5 in Canada. Hope you will have chances to try a ton of dishes, visit hidden-gem places (oh we have a lot) and continue what you're doing!
Anna thank you so much!!! Aww I love Vietnam so far! Lol I can literally go to any street and I will find something interesting. Vietnam is beautiful so far from what I've seen and everyone is so nice.
Heyy Dina great to hear things are tracking well on your nomadic journey 8 years in, and you’re starting to reel in more fish. For longevity in the game, remember cash is still king (so keep a lot of that around), and diversify outside of digital streams like buying commodities (gold, silver, real estate if you can) so you can navigate the twists and turns. I’d be weary of investing in markets unless you have experience there.
Congrats Dina! I've followed you since the very beginning of your calligraphy videos and it's so inspiring to see you achieve your dreams! Your success is beyond well deserved, can't wait to see where you go from here! 😄
Thank you Dina! I don’t even know you but I’m so proud of you and couldn’t help smiling throughout this whole video 😁 my dream is to make passive income as well. Lately I’ve lost motivation to work on my Etsy shop but this video helped spark that motivation again. Thanks again for being YOU and being transparent with your journey. ❤️
Your journey is very inspiring!! I hope to someday become a digital nomad and sell artworks on Etsy, but my ultimate dream is to have an animation studio and make my own cartoons(and have a farm ;] )! So far I'm researching everything needed to run an etsy shop and what artworks would sell, and also doing side gigs on fiverr, AND then hopefully self-teach myself more animation and about running a studio. I'm going to get off my butt and finally put this dream into action. I've procrastinated for TOO long out of fear!
Hi Dina, I just came across your video and I loved every second of it. I have the same dream like yours and have also tried a bunch of stuff in order to make passive income. I have a blog, a youtube channel, and also trying to make it on Tiktok but it seems to be too far off to get where you are. I easily get discouraged if I don't see the results immediately, and would stop doing it. Even if I was advised to just keep writing and making videos and posting them, and would eventually see the results. But I will try again and again as you did until I also make it. much love
Thank you so much for watching and commenting! I'm so happy to hear you enjoyed the video. You are SO far ahead of so many people who have the same dream - keep going and you will get there :) 💪
Hi Dina! I normally don't comment but thank you for sharing your journey! It's been inspiring to see your road to success. I too would love to be a digital nomad and am working towards my passive income streams (Etsy & TH-cam as well) whenever I can to reach the dream haha I hope you enjoy when you visit my country (PH)😄
Thank you so much Katrina!!! And it means a lot to me that you commented when you normally don't comment ❤I will come to PH soon :) Are you in Manila? Send me a message on instagram @dinadlu because I'm planning on hosting a meet up
Oh my goodness I LOVE Disney! This video spoke to me for sure! My dream is to be my own boss and be able to work online whenever and wherever I want. I’m currently doing TH-cam, KDP, and a few other online websites for income. I’m making like $200-$300 a month right now and need to make about $2,000 a month to do this full time. That’s the dream!
Loved the video!! My goal is pretty similar to yours, so happy that you finally achieved, it is very inspiring!! :) I also have a TH-cam channel, what is growing but pretty slowly and trying with Etsy as well, but still at the beggining.
Hi Dina, I would love to see your journey in Vietnam or whichever country you head to! And my dream is like yours, to be financially liberated, to travel anywhere with passive income, except I want to go to Korea/Japan and write a book someday without having to worry about a job or a supervisor...
I'm so happy I can share my full story with you ❤ Tell me in the comments, what's your dream?👇
Keep making vlogs, your vibe is so different. I wish you the best.
Well done 👏🏾 my dream is to run an online retail store and be a content creator! Working on it and manifesting it as we speak. Things are falling into place ❤
My dream is to eventually be able to make money online. I wasn't successful on my main TH-cam channel, so I am hoping to find another way to make money online like you!
we have so many similarities, we have the same reasons to dream of traveling! I want to become a digital nomad as well, maybe through a different route. I majored in translation, which can be fully remote, so I am eager to get started
Hello Dina, I’m your huge fun. I will be a student in Vancouver soon and I would like for you to help me know how to work online especially etsy as an international student in Vancouver, British Columbia. I hope to hear from you
You’re living the dream! ❤️
Thanks!!♥️
Dina I love your full transparency here. Your videos help to normalise pivots in our lives and show us that we could move forward with new opportunities. I think our society teaches us that we should choose our careers at an early age (starting from determining which IGCSE subjects to take in Year 9) and stick with it our entire life. But it’s actually okay to change when it no longer serves your personal growth ❤
Thank you Sharon!!! And yes totally! I was so anxious when choosing what to do for university because I thought I would be stuck with it my whole life. But I've made so many pivots in the last couple years haha and each time I get closer to what I REALLY want to do. Thank you for your comment ❤
Congrats! I have a similar dream and it really does feel like a struggle to grow subscribers on TH-cam, but im still trying!! :)
You got this Amber! Thank you! 🙌
It takes 8years! You're such a hard worker. I need to hear your story. Good things takes time. I'm working on my freelance writing biz RN. Woop Woop 🎉
Ohh! All the best with your business, Anggi 🙌 Thank you!
Wow...congratulations Dina! Enjoy your stay in Vietnam. Might want to check out Van Vu's video at her channel What The Pho for more information about Vietnam. Perhaps both of you can collaborate on content too.
Once again thanks for transparency and inspiring us with your story. All the best!
Thank you so much!! I will check out her channel!
Congrats! 🎉 As my grandfather used to say…
“All great stories begin with someone telling you its impossible.”
Love that! Thank you!
Hi Dina! I came across your channel through your first month Etsy recap video. Havent left a comment before but i couldnt help smile throughout this video. Your story is so raw, transparent, and real. Really happy for you chasing after your dream, for 8 years! & now travelling in Vietnam! Keep going, and im excited to follow along in your journey. Love from Toronto! ❤
Aww thank you SO much! Your comment means so much to me. Thank you for your kind words ❤
Being a published author, having my own publishing company, and owning my own digital media studio. So I can travel, make passive income with self paced workshops, create books on how to write, start a newsletter and TH-cam, and create novels (light, audio, graphic, hybrid, visual) i too want to be a polyglot but I only know English and Urdu and some Arabic. I try to practice with my phone. Specially, for Spanish. I’ve been working on this dream for the past 15 years and I’ve been making a lot of progress in the last two so it will happen.🎉
Thank you for sharing your goals!!! LOVE THEM!!! Wishing you best of luck 💪 Keep going and you will get there!
You’ve accomplished so much, it’s so inspiring!
Thank you so much ❤️️
Congratulations all the hard work has paid off! Financial freedom is the best feeling 😊💓
Thank you so much!! 🙌
Pursuing a dream for 8 years... have patience and counting no matter what, through all hard times,... Girl! That is the real lesson! Thanks for what you are, living what you are, and show it to the world 🌎 🙏🏻 ✨️
Thank you so much Zahra!! ❤️
It had to be the 99th video 😂.. Congrats Dina. I wish you to continue growing into your “dream” lifestyle. You made very difficult decisions that are beyond the courage of many people! Keep up the good work!
Thank you so much!! Haha it would've been cooler if it were the 100th video 😂
@@DinaLu nah 99th sounds way cooler. 100th will make it a cliché lol .. Right now, you have a lot of opportunity to create great content. Talk about your budgeting, how much you spend per month, how you’re managing your finances during your trip etc. Money is one of the things people like hearing about and find a storyline, something hard or unusual or unexpected that you get into and you document on video for your audience like the state of female prisoners in Vietnam or child pregnancy. These are extremes but I guess if you want to be a travel blogger (and generate income from TH-cam Ad sens = you need a lot of audience + views), people need to know you for a certain style of content (what’s your hook?) and not just seeing you happy (or sad) on the beach from country to country lol. But if you want the happy/sad from one country to another, you will definitely have to strengthen your other revenue generation channel (I guess in your case for now digital product) expand that and maybe get back into coaching (you get an expertise in something your audience might be interested in) + go from coaching to creating a course around that expertise and using your TH-cam channel for Know Like and Trust and converting people to your course 🤔.. Maybe you’ve heard of Screw The Cubicle TH-cam channel? It’s worth checking it out. And btw, I’m just thinking out loud here and I don’t mean to tell you how to either live your life or manage your business. Just sharing some friendly thoughts with someone I respect for their courage ☺️.. If you speak French, English and I guess Chinese, how much more of a polyglot do you want to be? For me, learning a language isn’t an easy fit so it’s important to know the added value of that time and effort. If you want to cover the world with the main languages, learn Spanish and you can cover South America. You already have French and English for most of the world, Chinese for China and the other countries in Asia are so many and different that you might as well just use English to go by unless you’re planning to really spend a lot of time in anyone of them in the future. Anw this is long enough, I hope you’ve found it interesting at the very least 😅
Hello, I wanted to pop in an say Dina is pretty much literally how she presents herself on video LOL. Absolutely no surprises, and it was an absolute joy to have been able to hangout!
WATCH OUT WORLD, Dina is totally gonna take the world by storm. Can't wait to see her BLOW UP even more hehe.
Awww BRYAN!!! It was so nice meeting you and I'm so glad we connected! ❤ Can't wait to read your published book :)
Such an inspiring story ❤
Thank you!!
OMG CONGRATS 🥳🎉 I’m so happy for you. You are AMAZING!
Thank you!!
Congratulations!!!! Sooo happy for you 🥳🥳🥳🥳
Thank you! 🙌
Congratulations 👏 🎉👏🎉👏🎉
Thank you!!!
you're doing great dina!! 🎉congrats on achieving your dream!!!
Thank you so much!!❤️️
I'm really enjoying watching your journey. This is also my dream. I hope one day I'll be able to do this
Thank you Lorrie! You will get there too!
This is so inspiring I could cry happy tears for you. I hope I find my way soon.
THANK YOU!!! 😭
Filming my first few videos for my channel.... so this makes me hopeful. Been loving your transparency. Love seeing a fellow Canadian Asian women follow her dreams :)
Thank you so much Catherine!!!
Thank you for sharing it is really powerful and inspiring to listen to your way! You walk the talk!
You are so welcome. Thank you so much!
Hello Ms. Dina! 👋😊 I'm sooo happy for your journey 💖
Thank you for sharing your inspiring story 💕 Hoping to meet you in my country! 😊
Thank you so much! ❤️
Congratulations Dina! Thanks for sharing your journey. I hope to be a digital nomad too, sharing my experience in lawyering and finance along the way.
Thank you! And that's awesome! I wish I had more legal knowledge lolol I will always be lost in that area
OMG! Congratulation! Love your channel and you are such an inspiration of doing several thing to find my path 😊
Aww thank you so much!! ♥️
So exciting im 33 and finally decided im going to pursue this dream! Uploading everyweek! I will be a digital nomad too!
Omg that's awesome congrats!!!! 🙌yesss let's do it together
I just found you and I’m so excited! I’m going in for the deep dive and watch a lot of them now. Congrats!!! 🎊
Thank you Roxanne!!
So happy for you Dina! So well deserved! Enjoy some Buko Shake (Coconut Shake) for me in the Philippines!
Thank you MIKE!!! I WILL!!!
Congratulations 🎉🎉🎉
Thank you!!
Wow, you are so inspirational, Dina!
Thank you Jess!
Congratulations Dina! You deserve and don't dare to doubt yourself. You can do anything girl.
Thank you so much!
I love the story. My dream is freedom! I have a lot of freedom with a work-from-home job but I also have a POD etsy shop with printables. It's definitely more of a hobby at this point, but I enjoy experimenting with it, and it's growing slowly, so who knows??
Exactly! Who knows right? All the best to you! 🙌
❤we need more people like you. you are literally a living inspiration!
Awwww thank you!🥹❤️
Hello from Hong Kong! Happy for you Dina! See if I will bump into you here in the city later this year! 😉
Maybe!!! 😊
This is the video I needed to see! Thanks so much for sharing this video❤
Thank you Tess!! ❤️
So cool Dina! Love the journey 😊
Thank you!
I will suport you ! Its also my dream. Good job girl 🙂💛
Thank you so much!! 💖
Congrats! Keep good job I love your story❤❤
Thank you so much!!
I recently stumbled upon your channel and I love it! I can't wait to see where your journey takes you!
Yay! Thank you♥️♥️
Just subscribed & binging your videos! Thanks for sharing your journey. ❤
Awww thank you for subscribing! Glad you are enjoying the videos ♥️
Hey Girl! I literally just watched you blow up so quick and hearing your full story and all the work you put in to get here is so inspiring. Im so happy you popped up on my home page because on some of the bad mental days you are an awesome pick me up. Thank you so much for this video!!!
Aww Alyssa thank you so much!!♥️♥️ I'm so happy to hear that my videos are helping you
ahhhh i love this!!!! you're literally my inspiration im so happy i found this channel! I'm heading off to Japan, Thailand, and Laos in september!
Awwww Miranda!!! Safe travels ❤️
I am so happy for you Dina , keep us up to date on your journey 💕 cheers !
Thank you!! 🙌
@@DinaLu You're welcome 🐱
gosh, please go to the Philippines, hopefully, we can meet!
congrats! on your journey...I stumbled on your video last month because of your Etsy video. I am planning on opening one and have been thinking about where would I start but thanks to your video. Continue doing it. Have a blast! 🎉
I think I actually might go to the Philippines... Which city are you in? Can you message me on instagram dinadlu with your city? If I go to philippines, I will go to Manila for sure
I love your journey. Thank you for sharing !
Awww glad you're enjoying my content ♥️
So exciting!!! 🎉😆
🥳🥳🥳
Omg! I'm excited to see your vlogs in Philippines!!! I miss home so much, sure you will love it there as well.
Hehehe cant wait to go there!
Congratulations Dina you deserve more and thanks for sharing your story🥳 I have similar goals so this was helpful ❤️
Thank you so much! Cheering you on 💪
Came across your video, I'm planning to start my side hustle business and I was touched by your videos seems that It was created for me🥺 Thank you Dina, I will look for your video update travelling in the Philippines
Thank you so much!!
You inspire me so much! glad I found your channel
Thank you so much!!
I watched your video 'cause youtube recommended and the title and thumbnail was about my dream it was you reaching my dream I watched the video with smile on my face all the way through while i was imagining myself to share a similar video one day, 'cause even your path to reach it was the same as mine!
right now I'm where you was when starting this channel .
I'm at the start of the correct path for me after lots of errors exactly like you: selling goods and another wrong youtube channel...!
Your video gave me the hope I needed to continue...Thank you for that🌱🙏
Awwww thank you Taraneh!!! Your comment is so sweet. I LOVE that you say you're going to make a similar video. If you write out a video outline for it, it may happen faster for you since it'll feel "closer" and it's as if you've already achieved it :)
@@DinaLu good Idea🌱.
Im gonna write it on my journaling thing that i do for motivation 🙏😊thanks💚
Really happy to see this video!!! I hope to see u when u visit PHILIPPINES. I'm hooked with your videos! As for me, I've been trying to have passive income too and hopefully manage my own social enterprise. I am doing it by watching some of your videos❤
Aww thanks Jean! Actually I'll be going to Manila in May. If you're in the Manila area, feel free to mesage me on instagram dinadlu because I'm hosting a Manila subscribers meet up :)
Congrats on 20k 🎉! I love watching your videos, they give off lifestyle vibes and provide lots of value , I hope to get to where you are soon, it’s also my dream to be able to travel freely and earn passive income 🙌
Thank you so much Dom!!! Cheering you on ❤️️
truly inspiration! I hope one day to be a digital nomad too!
You got this! Thanks!
I find this really inspiring. Finally a story about becoming a digital nomad that is realistic and attainable. Even better that you're documenting the entire journey. Thank you for sharing!
Thank you so much!! Glad you enjoyed it 🙌♥️ I will keep documenting!
@@DinaLu I am watching this again for inspiration
@@michaellim7635 awww!!
Congrats Dina 🎉🎉🎉🎉 so happy for you! You’re truly inspirational!
Thank you so much Kimi!! 🥳
I cant explain why but right now for me you are the most inspiring person on the platform. I found your channel by accident while I was searching how much TH-camrs make. You always giving me good vibes about life and dreams. I hope one day I can achieve my goals through TH-cam like you :)
Ps: I also enjoy learning new languages (like English), one of my biggest dreams is to travel to America . Maybe one day…
Omg thank you 😭 your comment made my day! 😭♥️😭♥️😭 Keep going on your goals! And hey your english seems really good already! What languages do you speak?
@@DinaLu My main language is Hungarian, but I speak in Slovak, English and now I want to learn in German :)
Congratulations Dina 🎉🎉 thanks for sharing your story 😊 my dream is to become a full time artist and be able to have the freedom I always wanted by becoming my own boss ❤️ Good luck to everyone pursuing their dreams ☺️
Thank you so much Mariger! ❤️
Pop off sis!!! So inspiring
Thanks Tori!!
Im so happy for you 😅🎉
Thank you ❤️
Thank you for sharing your journey! I found you while researching a bit on passive income opportunities and opening an Etsy store. I'm currently studying towards my MA in Performance in the UK (dream!) but of course the question of "what happens after this?" is a big one! I'm trying to find ways to travel by applying for writers and artist residencies, applying for opportunities I wouldn't usually go for, planning towards a possible blog and finding out more about passive income streams to be able to fund my freelancing gaps and travel dreams. Someway somehow we shall find the right combination. 🌞Enjoy Vietnam and all your upcoming adventures! Congratulations on your journey so far. More light ahead✨
Thank you so much! So awesome that you're researching other ways to make money so you can fund your dreams, while also studying for your other dream!!! Sooo many ways to make this happen 😊
It’s fun watching. Feels like a FaceTime update. Dream is travel and stay living as an expat 😊
Aww YAY so happy you feel like it's a facetime update! I'm glad you feel like we can connect in that way!
Oh my gosh, this is my dream as well (digital nomad) and I’m so happy to see all your hard work come to fruition overnight! Of course it only looks like overnight, there were years of hard work that led to it :)
YESSS let's do this together Sara! And yes, many years in the making hahha
I am so happy for you! I know this wasn't easy. I wish everyone reaches their dreams!
Thank you so much!!!
I'm so happy for you and this is such an encouragement! Love that this video is realistic as well and not hiding the struggles. Keep up the good work 🥰🙌
Thank you!!
I love this video. You are an inspiration.
Thank you Kath!!
So happy for you! I started watching you like literally two three weeks before you started to blow. Congratulations! Thanks for the inspiration!
Aww thank you so much! ❤
You deserve over 100k subs, amazing content, quality channel, genuine person. Thank you for a great video and your honesty!
Aww thank you SO MUCH TAYLOR!!! ❤
@@DinaLu no problem! ❤️
Thank you so much for making this video. It inspires many teenagers and in 20's like me to go after our dreams or what we love and eventually figure it out.
Im so happy to hear that!!!
"Use the Weekend to Build the Life you Want, Instead of Trying to Escape the Life You Have" - somebody from internet. Congrats!
Love that! And thank you!
Good for you! Persistence pays off 👏🏻
Thank you Dan!!
I look forward to your videos. I like seeing your Etsy progress and I like seeing your honesty. This was a great story you shared with us. Here is to a wonderful 2023 🎉
Thank you! I'm so happy to hear this ❤
Love your journey Dina ❤ and thank you for sharing it! Are you also from Montreal? I’d love to learn more about the business backend side of things like how you open a business account, taxes and everything. It would be greatly appreciated 🥰🙏
Thanks! I'm from Vancouver! Someone else asked that so I put it on my list of future videos :)
You rock
Thank you 🥳
Rooting for your lasting success 💜
Thank you! ❤
Comgratulations!! :) That's amazing
Thank you!
I'm so happy for you!! You are such an inspiration, I love to have found your channel. I hope your goals continue to come true. Greetings from Spain.
Gracias!!! Estoy feliz que tu ves mi canal ♥️♥️
Congrats Dina! My dreams are literally exactly the same 😂 it’s funny how close our experiences and goals are and I’m so glad I discovered you early to see it unfold. Makes me believe I can achieve it 😊 good luck!
Omg haha that's so awesome!! And thank you ♥️
Loved hearing your story! I resonate v much with it, because I also love to travel, have big dreams to be a polyglot, and happen to be working in the gov in International Trade as well. Yet a constant question for me is what my dreams even are - so I admire how you were so sure this was what you wanted even from such a young age! :’) let me know if you’re ever in Singapore, would be happy to show you around!
Hey Victoria, thank you so much! Sometimes, we figure out our dreams along the way (or we forgot what our dream was and we revive it)! Send me a DM on instagram @dinadlu, I'm actually planning to go to Singapore
This is all so interesting and exciting, I'm super happy for you! But of course it's not always easy. I have a dream that is very similar to what you talked about in this video, I'm hoping I can make it come true in the next few years. Thank you for sharing your journey and your tips and tricks :)
You'll get there too, Oti! Thank you!!
Hi Dina, thank you for this amazing video! It is really inspiring to see someone achieve their dreams but also be so transparent about the struggles! I have been doing youtube for almost 2 years and am looking forward to hitting 1000 subscribers but it seems like forever! I hope to be a digital nomad one day like you too and am working towards achieving that!❤️
Thank you ZOE!!! ❤ Keep goingggg on your youtube! If things are not working out, try something a bit different. Get 1% better with each video and you will be blowing up in no time :)
Omg welcome to Vietnam
Thank you!!! I'm loving it so far! Which city are you from?
Hi Dina, I'm living in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. I'm planning to open my first Etsy shop and by chance I came across your video tutorial few days ago, It was useful to me and it's very familiar to me. Waiting your next video in Vietnam and Etsy tutorial videos..Hope to have a chance to talk with you in future directly with your advices...You can open the workshop in Vietnam for training courses, who knows...:D
Hey Anh! 😊 I don't think I'll come back to Ho Chi Minh City for a while, so I'm happy to meet sometime before I leave. If you want to meet, DM me on instagram! I have met one other subscriber already and it was so fun haha
Such an inspiring video! My dream is so similar to yours! I want to stop running in person art workshops this year and be a full time digital artist and youtuber so when my kids finish school in a couple of years I can travel and work
Thank you Rondelle! AND YESSS LOVE THAT!!!! Here cheering you on ❤
So inspiring😊✨ My dream is so simple to established my own business in the Philippines so I dont need to work far from my family.
That sounds amazing, hope you can accomplish that soon ♥️🙌
Hi Dina, a Saigon (Ho Chi Minh) -ese here. So glad I found this video of yours that makes me feel motivated to try different things apart from having a normal 9-to-5 in Canada. Hope you will have chances to try a ton of dishes, visit hidden-gem places (oh we have a lot) and continue what you're doing!
Anna thank you so much!!! Aww I love Vietnam so far! Lol I can literally go to any street and I will find something interesting. Vietnam is beautiful so far from what I've seen and everyone is so nice.
thank you for inspiringgggg ❤
Thank you for watching!!!❤
@@DinaLu 💕💕💕
Heyy Dina great to hear things are tracking well on your nomadic journey 8 years in, and you’re starting to reel in more fish. For longevity in the game, remember cash is still king (so keep a lot of that around), and diversify outside of digital streams like buying commodities (gold, silver, real estate if you can) so you can navigate the twists and turns. I’d be weary of investing in markets unless you have experience there.
Thanks so much!
Congrats Dina! I've followed you since the very beginning of your calligraphy videos and it's so inspiring to see you achieve your dreams! Your success is beyond well deserved, can't wait to see where you go from here! 😄
Lisa OMG that's so crazy! Thank you so much for sticking around this whole time ❤
Thank you Dina! I don’t even know you but I’m so proud of you and couldn’t help smiling throughout this whole video 😁 my dream is to make passive income as well. Lately I’ve lost motivation to work on my Etsy shop but this video helped spark that motivation again. Thanks again for being YOU and being transparent with your journey. ❤️
Thank you so much Vee! And I'm so glad this motivated you. 💖
Your journey is very inspiring!! I hope to someday become a digital nomad and sell artworks on Etsy, but my ultimate dream is to have an animation studio and make my own cartoons(and have a farm ;] )! So far I'm researching everything needed to run an etsy shop and what artworks would sell, and also doing side gigs on fiverr, AND then hopefully self-teach myself more animation and about running a studio. I'm going to get off my butt and finally put this dream into action. I've procrastinated for TOO long out of fear!
Thank you! And wow look at you hustling!!!! 💪 Keep going and you'll get there!
Hi Dina, I just came across your video and I loved every second of it. I have the same dream like yours and have also tried a bunch of stuff in order to make passive income. I have a blog, a youtube channel, and also trying to make it on Tiktok but it seems to be too far off to get where you are. I easily get discouraged if I don't see the results immediately, and would stop doing it. Even if I was advised to just keep writing and making videos and posting them, and would eventually see the results. But I will try again and again as you did until I also make it. much love
Thank you so much for watching and commenting! I'm so happy to hear you enjoyed the video. You are SO far ahead of so many people who have the same dream - keep going and you will get there :) 💪
Hi Dina! I normally don't comment but thank you for sharing your journey! It's been inspiring to see your road to success. I too would love to be a digital nomad and am working towards my passive income streams (Etsy & TH-cam as well) whenever I can to reach the dream haha I hope you enjoy when you visit my country (PH)😄
Thank you so much Katrina!!! And it means a lot to me that you commented when you normally don't comment ❤I will come to PH soon :) Are you in Manila? Send me a message on instagram @dinadlu because I'm planning on hosting a meet up
@@DinaLu I'm in Cebu 😊
Oh my goodness I LOVE Disney! This video spoke to me for sure!
My dream is to be my own boss and be able to work online whenever and wherever I want. I’m currently doing TH-cam, KDP, and a few other online websites for income. I’m making like $200-$300 a month right now and need to make about $2,000 a month to do this full time. That’s the dream!
You are 10% of the way there and it'll only get easier ❤ Keep going!
@@DinaLu thank you so much! ❤️
If you come to Chengdu, I would love to meet you😆
And the better it gets, the better it gets... 😊
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You are so inspiring! ❤❤
Thank you Tamara! ❤❤
Loved the video!! My goal is pretty similar to yours, so happy that you finally achieved, it is very inspiring!! :) I also have a TH-cam channel, what is growing but pretty slowly and trying with Etsy as well, but still at the beggining.
Thank you so much! And wishing you all the best with your youtube! 🙌♥️
Hi Dina, I would love to see your journey in Vietnam or whichever country you head to! And my dream is like yours, to be financially liberated, to travel anywhere with passive income, except I want to go to Korea/Japan and write a book someday without having to worry about a job or a supervisor...
I'll keep sharing my journey :) and that's awesome!!! Cheering you on with your financial freedom goals 💪