Spoiler alert: I left the country! I hope you enjoy the mixture of stories, travels, beautiful visuals, etc. Give it a thumbs up and have a peaceful week, everyone ❤❤
“These are people that allow me to be ME.” Can never be said enough. I wish more people understood this when it comes to finding meaningful friendships
i've been watching your videos for 7 years and i'm currently in the midst of my early onset quarter life crisis in college but somehow your videos always make me feel so calm and reassured that things are always gonna work out in the end
New Zealand has always felt like home to me, I studied abroad back in 2020 right before the pandemic hit and got to stay for a month before having to come home to the US. It was the only place I felt authentically me and I didnt pretend to be someone I wasn't. I promised myself once I graduated college I would move back to NZ and stay for a long period (3-5 years) fast forward three years, this year 2023, and I am now living in New Zealand, doing a graduate degree for teaching and then am going to teach here, dreams do come true😍
Fellow Minnesotan here! I can totally understand the feeling of home not literally at home. I am currently temporarily in Ireland for a little over a month and I also was here 3 years ago for a study abroad semester and there’s a reason I came back haha like I literally just feel so serene and at peace here and the nature and beauty of the country just always feels magical. ❤️
@@ConnorFranta Oh wow hi! 🥰I have been watching your videos on and off for years, I think actually since you moved to LA and I sadly drifted from TH-cam for a while and finally got back into watching my favorite creators and you have always been one of them and this makes me so happy you saw my comment! I hope you find peace in a decision whether or not it's time to move and hope for only the best life for you! 💗
I lived in London for just under 2 years and it was honestly the best time of my life. I made such great friends and fell in love with the city! Enjoy your time and if you do decide to up and move, you will not regret it! Just make sure to thoroughly read through the visa application because the refund process can take up to 3-6 months if it’s messed up. Oh and I did find using my debit card through contactless on my phone was much easier than an oyster card when using the public transport. ❤❤❤
Just to jump in - using the Oyster card can save you a lot of money! The rates are changing I think but you still get a cap on the Oyster you don't on cards
@@intercity125 Ooh interesting. I guess for Americans it might also be worth considering bank charges on their cards but if that's not an issue I guess you'd be right
One of my closest and longest friends I met via Tumblr and they live in the UK. It's crazy how moments of random connection can form friendships that are long lasting and wonderful! Glad you have been able to keep those friendships thriving!
I'm living in central London at the moment for uni :)! I moved from a small village a few months ago, I'm finding it quite hard adjusting to city life haha, but im slowly getting there. I knew it would be a big step and its difficult but I know when I settle in it'll pay off! My home is still the village I'm from but I'd like to think of london as my home too someday. I love your videos :)
I traveled to Switzerland over the summer and the people and views were unmatched. I just felt so calm and at peace. The cobblestone streets and the strangers speaking over the quiet lull of the stream that ran through the city. I have never felt more safe in my life. The old ferris wheel that was seen by all, over the small barren trees. The quaint chocolate shops and the way the aroma filled the alleyways. Perfection. Absolute perfection.
Connor! Over 10 years of admiring your work and now we're in the same country for a while 🥺 My best friend and soulmate lives in Poland, so long distance friendships are very understandable to me. It's both magical and disappointing when we travel to see each other around the world; it's such a beautiful and unique adventure but it always ends too soon 💜
My home away from home is Norway. Did my exchange semester there in 2019 and it was the most freeing 4 months of my life. Met people that will always be dear to me and felt like myself for the first time in forever. Every decision I made was for me and me alone. I found myself surrounded by like-minded beautiful people that also pushed my boundaries in the most sensible way and allowed me to be myself simply by them being themselves as well. Of course the situation of exchange semester is very unique and it will never be the same in Oslo when I come back because all these people are scattered around the world now, but I have so many wonderful memories.
I've never lived in London, but i'm from France so I can go there quite often and for some reasons I NEED to go to London at least once a year, it's for the well-being of my mental health because that's where I feel the most me, I'm at ease, my social anxiety is almost nonexistent when i'm there. Also when I'm travelling to London I love to tell my friends "I'm going back home! 🥰" because somehow that's how it feels to me, it feels like home even if I don't live there
I resonate with this so much ! moving across the world years ago was scary at the time but now I feel at home because of the friendships I've built. as you said, *"relationships are the most important thing in life,"* and sometimes life coerces you to step out of your comfort zone to make those lifelong memories 💖 loved this video, con (and uk men for the win fr ✊🏼😭)
it's so crazy to realize how I grew up watching your videos. I was maybe 10 or 11 watching your first videos in your college dorm, now I'm in my 20s and in college and still watching your videos. Truly you're such a comfort and inspiration for me. My little sister and I met you a long time ago for your Notes to Self book signing and meet and greet and you're genuinely the sweetest most kind person I've met. Thank you for being you.
Just finished your memoir. I have never heard of you before. Your book touched me. I'm also born and raised in Minnesota. Thought I'd come check out your TH-cam content and it translates beautifully from your book. New fan here!
the fact that you definetely walk past the restaurant I worked in for almost 2 years the day after I left makes me want to scream, but glad you enjoyed the city, hope you'll come back soon! It does wonder when you're lost and not sure who you are. Have a good day! Ciao for now
As someone from SoCal I don’t know how you lasted in LA for 10 years. I totally understand why you want to move and I definitely think you should! If you try it and don’t like it you can always find somewhere else but if it’s calling you go do what will make you happy!!
I absolutely LOVE and ADORE you and your videos ..so aesthetic, so cinematic, so therapeutic in a strange way..I love your dramatic self❤never change..hoping to see more from your london era✨️
First, love your style! So natural and so fitting to you! Second, i get the feeling, I’ve been to Toronto several times in the past and this 2023 hit me with a nostalgia that came out of nowhere. So here I am 1 month away from moving officially to Toronto. My advise, follow your heart, it never lies 😊
moving abroad, one of the best decision of my life, met the best people and most importanltly I remet me! :)) if you feel like London is your next home then go for it, you can always move again ;) I do believe home is where your people are, and it is hard when all of the are far away, so if you can move closer to them go for it. That way you will feel a bit more at home.
My number one dream is to be able to travel more, not being able to afford to leave my home much makes me feel so trapped. I feel like I won't start living until I get that freedom to see more of this world and experience it fully. I've wanted to move for as long as I can remember, I just hope I'll get the opportunity to do that and find a place where I belong. It's so hard being stuck in this limbo, but Connor's story makes me hope that there's more for me in the future after this confusing lonely stage of my life is over.
Ever since college, I haven't felt like I have been "home". Whether it was in my first dorm room, my apartment, or going back to my childhood house, I just haven't found that feeling in a place. What I realized was that my home isn't within a place but in the people in my life. That feeling radiates from a person now, and I can't wait to see all the other homes I will experience throughout this life.
I’m currently in a phase of life where I’m searching for a place that feels like home. I’ve visited North Carolina a few times. Raleigh a few times and then recently Charlotte. Visiting Charlotte only once, I fell in love. It’s been 7 months and counting since I was last in Charlotte and I think about living their constantly, even if it’s for a year. I thought I was crazy for falling in love so quickly, but now I know I’m not. Thank you for that reassurance
I have a friendship like the one you described! we met because I made a pack with myself the first day of college that I would talk to the first nice person I saw and she was it. she is from Iran and I always think, what if she didn't come to the US, what if I didn't introduce myself, etc. my life would be completely different. we live multiple states away now but her place feels like a second home because I know I am always welcome there
Hi Connor! The video was gorgeous! My favorite place I have been to was also London. I went there in 2014 with my girl scout troop. My best friend and I put a lock on the Tower Bridge while we were there and kept the key. Next year will be ten years and I am going to go back and couldn't be more excited. Love you and your videos 💙
i had a travel experience sort of like that!! i went on a two week trip all over northern italy and greece and fell in love with florence. i met some amazing people, and i miss them ALL THE TIME. i also went during a time in my life where i was doing the same thing. wallowing. hoping things would change themselves. i came back, quit my job, and have been doing so much better since then. love the video!
hey! just responding to your little prompt at the end of the video. i've been DYING for a change of scenery lately - i live in a very small rural australian town, i turn 20 in a few months and have lived in this town all my life. this year literally every single one of my friends moved to the nearest capital city and i literally have been feeling so lost. your hometown can really leave you feeling stuck and weighed down - it really doesn't help that i live in a dysfunctional household with my parents and am a closeted queer girl. i have to remind myself frequently that, on the bright side, this is only a season and one day i'll be living my best life in a town/city far away from here. (not bold enough to move abroad lol). anyway, love you connor and am glad you've had such a fun time in london
yeah, it's especially difficult making the leap the first time when you've lived in such "isolation". it's scary! there's a lot of unknowns. but, it always comforted me that I could always just... return. Anyways, sending you love! ❤
I also went to London in a desperate attempt to learn something about myself and feel like ME and it was amazing. I'm hoping to go back soon for even longer!
Honestly i feel like everyone is doing big change and moving and stuff and im just finally settling into my city after 5 years of being here. Finding new friends and community is so nice, i dont think im gunna leave anytime soon
I moved to London a few years ago & it was the best decision! I love it here! If you feel a pull towards the city, I think you should take the leap and move.
I’ve lived in London for 5 years now and I am really happy here! I definitely came to London when I needed a new start and it’s been a great new start!!
Dude, my sister and I were in London in March too. We were literally talking about the superiority of normal men in London verses American. It’s just….so much better
i had a similar experience but in spain!! i moved to valencia, spain from london (ironically) for my masters for a year from 2020 to 2021 and genuinely found myself there. my overall mood, my aura & my state of being did a complete 360. i met some of the loveliest and most creative people that I still consider friends and learnt a lot more about myself! i'm so much more sure of myself now after that trip, the city has my entire heart!!✨
It is an amazing city. I moved to London 6 years ago and don’t regret it. It been the one place where I felt the most free to be me, and finding that in one of the world’s greatest cities has been an absolute blessing
Damn, I wish you could know how much I love & appreciate your videos/content. It feels like a peaceful, nice catch up with a close friend. I'm so happy that once upon a time I found you!
it's so comforting to me to hear you say that things like home and where you belong make more sense as you grow older!! i am in my early twenties right now and moved out from my hometown (which i felt i was deeply rooted in and would never want to leave) to study somewhere else around one and a half years ago. and this year, i moved even further to the other side of the planet to study abroad for a year and its just. so! overwhelming! to switch between all these different places, getting used to new beautiful surroundings while missing my old homes and meeting so many new lovely people wherever i go that i will all eventually have to leave behind though. it's like you said, most of my closest and dearest relationships are long-distance now which keeps making me feel extremely torn apart and lost, yet also, i am somehow still doing fine?? it feels so scary, yet so good and exciting to explore these new places, continuously making me question where i belong and where i should go so it just feels so so reassuring and calming to hear that with time, it will all make more sense. thank you for that connor!!
c’mon con you’re making me miss london so much ;-; almost exactly a year ago I did my first solo overseas trip to the uk and maaaan that was so good for the soul. loved this beautiful lil video lots ❤
I’ve lived in Ohio my entire life and have been more than ready for a change for awhile now, though it seems like something always pops up that delays this plan. I feel happiest and most at home in Boston, and the entire New England region in general. There’s just so much to love about it❤
I moved to waterloo for university and it's a fairly unpopular opinion but it's so home-y to me, a lot of my best friendships and my first real romantic relationship happened a result of me moving here so I've had nothing but overwhelmingly good experiences in this city and it's so lovely- I used to be a lot more skeptical and anxious about the people in my life but I feel like I've been able to feel and express a lot more love since moving and it's 100% a better way to exist. University is beyond stressful but overall, I'm so very happy :)
Very grateful to have visited many parts of this world but it means my heart is set in SO many places. I graduated college in December so I am yet again in another transitory phase. Funny-- I started looking for apartments then went to TH-cam for some background and this popped up. I'm not sure if I'll ever feel "at home" or maybe home is a composite of many different things. But I can't imagine myself living somewhere for more than maybe a year or a year and a half, which is exciting but also heartbreaking. So, you know. We'll see where life takes me.
I love your videos so much, whenever you post it brightens my day so much. The vibe of your videos... immaculate. The style.... immaculate. This cinematography... immaculate. We are so similar and I just wish I could be your friend so bad omg.
i notice how there are so many ppl rn who are moving and making big changes in their lives (by ppl i mean youtubers i’m following 😂) BUT YES YOU SHOULD DEF MOVE!!! london looks good on you ❤ it’s been awhile since i’ve religiously watched your vids but it’s good to be backkk 🫶🏻
I met my long distance best friend on facebook in 2010, when I was 12. We talked every day online. Then when I was 16, our mums finally agreed to travel with us to meet somewhere in the middle (they were there when we met too to make sure it wasn't someone trying to kidnap their daughter but then they left us alone and went for a coffee). Now we travel a few times a year to see each other but still talk every day and I'm so grateful I accepted that friend request all those years ago
i don't watch you a lot anymore because its not my content but i stay subscribed so it reminds me to keep up. i know this video is 2 months old but hi glad to see you doing well
When I lived in Japan I never wanted to leave. Definitely why I stayed there for 5 years. Changed my life and experience so much and I can’t wait to go back and visit for additional time.
I had the time of my life when I visited India for a work trip. Met a new friend while I was there and he and I still keep in touch. I for some reason felt at peace/home while there. I totally get how you feel about London.
I just moved (for only three months) to a new state for school, and it was the first time I've ever left my home state. This video was exactly what I needed to feel comfortable. Excited for the experiences and the people I will meet here. Thank you :)
I went to the UK but as much as I loved London, the Yorkshire County is the best region to be in. Criminally underrated. Also, the scenic beauty is (chef’s kiss) Next time, try Leeds with an outing to Whitby.
I feel kind of in limbo, where I know I’m moving out of one city but the one I’m moving back to doesn’t feel like home. Well, it’s where I’m from so it will always be home but it doesn’t feel like current home like where I’m meant to be (if that makes any sense). One thing I do know is that a place doesn’t make a home, the people do🥰
I've lived in LA since moving from Boston after college in 1993. Long time. I'm over it. Although all my friends and social circles are in LA, I am seriously itching for a change. I'm over LA and California in general but it's harder for me to make the move than I thought, emotional anyway. I'm now retired and can move anywhere I want. Why the hesitation?!?!? Help! haha
Friends and weather. I'm an LA native (been to Boston, NYC, Denver, DC, etc.). Been considering a move since I've been overdue for change in my life. Problem is I haven't really fallen in love with any other city, except maybe San Diego--mildly. Either, cities are too cold, or too hot, too humid, don't have mountains, or beaches, or theme parks (not that I go much lately). LA seems to have everything material one wants, importantly the weather as well. Hard to find that low humidity 70s/80s temps year round--with the added bonus I live close to the beach, so always get that sea breeze. Aside from that though, I feel as if LA no longer has what I need. Problem is where to? What city out there has what I need? Hard to answer even if I know some specific things I want. What about another country? Don't mind me, I'm just venting my frustrations on these comments. Best luck on your retirement plans.
I’d love to hear more about the long distance… and even Arden and will’s side of this? I LIVE for your content when you show them visiting you in LA or you visit London, it’s something I relate to *so much*. I am currently not in a relationship, and my closest friends moved away last year to NM and CA. At 26, it’s hard to reconcile that distance, and I wish I could visit them all the time. I’m also considering moving to be closer. Only time will tell what will happen…
I'm from the Arizona desert, but currently I'm on the other side of the county in the rain and snow. I miss the sun on my face, but I am going back this summer so all is well
I went to a writer's residency for the first time and didn't know what to expect. It was only 5 other artists and me. We all became really amazing friends and I felt myself in away I haven't been able to feel in such a long time (and since!). Four of them live in Chile (I live in US) and I miss them soooo much!
Although I'm from Michigan and lived in big city Chicago for three years, I feel very much at home in the mountains of North Carolina. I found a small group of friends that has been fun to be with and supportive of my work and mental health. The two most important pieces are that it's not my hometown and it's sooooo much less stressful than Chicago!!
I went to England & Scotland for just over two weeks once & it rained literally everyday but it wasn't too bad. It didn't rain all day every day. I had a raincoat with a hood & I went to museums & castles & palaces & cathedrals. I wasn't going on a beach vacation. I also went in July so it wasn't a cold rain.
I went on a dream trip to London last year to visit some harry potter filming locations and I litterally had the exact same feeling you have, being there felt a bit like home to me. I also met up with a friend I got in contact with online, crazy experience! I would for sure would love to go back to London one day! 😊❤🇬🇧
I wish I had the ability to travel, however, I work a (very rewarding) job that barely pays me enough to cover rent and bills. I thankfully live in one of the coolest cities in the US and there is so much to do here (and much of it is free!), but I haven’t taken a proper vacation in over two years. My ups and downs with my mental health and my sleep issues made this harder, and I basically stayed inside for most of the winter. BUT, there is a beach two hours from here, and I have some free time next week, so I’m taking a beach day to decompress and be with myself. Oh, and I’ll be taking photos! (I also love photography). I’m so excited, and Connor, thank you for being an inspiration. Some days are hard, but merely existing makes it worse. We need to live our best lives.
I recently went on my first international trip to Roatan Honduras for scuba diving... It really changed me as a person. And now I want to go back and spend a couple months there... Its an incredible experience if you're wanting to learn more about how important our oceans really are to our planet. I've never been much of a go getter till now and all I have to say is: Live dangerously! :)) sending love and all of the positive vibes on all of your travels moving forward!
I spent 1 semester at uni in Porto, Portugal and since I'm coming back as often as possible. I'm a different person there and then whenever I'm back I'm implementing all the small things that make me happy in Porto into my life in Poland.
recently visited Amsterdam and i'd been trying to shake off the feeling ever since!!! it felt so much like home and i felt so at peace that i've been trying to figure out ways to eventually end up there. this video came at a very convenient time for me.
I'm from Munich/Germany, been living here since day 1 and this feels like my home. At least my geographical and cultural home. I'm not sure if I have an emotional home regarding relationships, I just don't have a friend group or a girlfriend that I would be attached to right now. My individual friends are in the general area of course but it doesn't feel like a place I'm attached to
I used to watch all the time but life got away from me but I saw your name on thread and was like what’s he up to and wow the progression you’ve made but also the familiarity of your humor is so conforming after all this time
I’ve lived in metro Atlanta for the majority of my life and i’m so ready for change. i spent last year traveling all over and i’m pretty in love with the Pacific Northwest. I feel so at home around the nature, cities, and towns small & big. Now I’m spending this year getting my finances in order so I can move next year or the year after 😁
I got to spend a month in England too last summer (and I'm also a fellow Minnesotan)! I spent the first 2 weeks with friends I met online, which included celebrating my 23rd birthday, and the rest of the time I stayed with a family friend in her gorgeous estate just outside of London! I fell in love with that city as well; however I had also fallen in love with nyc earlier that year, as well as Montréal when I was a teenager! While I still feel at home in Minneapolis, the city I was born and grew up in, I hope one day I can have more opportunities to travel to and live in any of those other cities I visited before, along with any other parts of the world I'd love to see!
it’s strange because i’ve never been there but south korean is my home, idk days when i’m watching kdramas and eating korean food it mades me so happy i can sometimes cry idk it’s so weird
WOWOWOW I FEEL THE SAME ABOUT NYC. being from paris, my time in new york and the people there made me feel the same about myself and my life. definitely need to go back. wish i could move there but... again, being from paris, visas are a BITCH
2:20 Narcissus did fall into a pond and drown while looking at his reflection. In your case, it’s a camera. Also, it’s your job to make it all about yourself.
OMG thank you for being so nice and open and just cool! Started watching this video, got inspired went for a walk ( I am currently in Glasgow for an exchange semester, but also been traveling a lot for the past 2 years and have lived in different places) and the feeling of home sometimes hits, it is like u don't know anymore where u belong. But at the same, I feel that it is so cool to have this opportunity now to just travel and live in different places. By the way, isn't London too much and overwhelming to u? Looking for more London videos or wherever you ll be xxx
I’m on the stunning Isle of Man (a short flight away - hint!) and I love London! A few days there energizes me. I’ve got two weeks off very soon and am seriously considering a short London trip. Enjoy your stay, Connor! 😁
LOVED EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS CON. I LOVE YOU 🌷📹 thank you for sharing your life with us. it's a blessing and LET THE RECORD SHOW THAT YOU DO LOOK ADORABLE IN THIS. so so adorable.
really lost right now, i’m going to London in June to visit my best friend, i hope this video is a sign from the universe and that maybe i something similar happens to me when i go there . loved the video as always ♡
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Spoiler alert: I left the country! I hope you enjoy the mixture of stories, travels, beautiful visuals, etc. Give it a thumbs up and have a peaceful week, everyone ❤❤
Lol you can always go back. Personally I live in two countries now so I can see my family and enjoy my time alone. but jetlag is real🤣
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Finally 🎉❤
I'm guessing you noticed the music was too loud during the voiceover parts.
You can come to Birmingham next time move in with me for a bit 😜 ❤️
“These are people that allow me to be ME.” Can never be said enough. I wish more people understood this when it comes to finding meaningful friendships
and, you dont know it's missing until you find it
I feel that too
You feel adorable? You ARE adorable!!! I love you! I miss you!! ❤
i love you & miss you too!! ❤
i've been watching your videos for 7 years and i'm currently in the midst of my early onset quarter life crisis in college but somehow your videos always make me feel so calm and reassured that things are always gonna work out in the end
aw im happy i can bring you peace and confidence!
New Zealand has always felt like home to me, I studied abroad back in 2020 right before the pandemic hit and got to stay for a month before having to come home to the US. It was the only place I felt authentically me and I didnt pretend to be someone I wasn't. I promised myself once I graduated college I would move back to NZ and stay for a long period (3-5 years) fast forward three years, this year 2023, and I am now living in New Zealand, doing a graduate degree for teaching and then am going to teach here, dreams do come true😍
Fellow Minnesotan here! I can totally understand the feeling of home not literally at home. I am currently temporarily in Ireland for a little over a month and I also was here 3 years ago for a study abroad semester and there’s a reason I came back haha like I literally just feel so serene and at peace here and the nature and beauty of the country just always feels magical. ❤️
kindred spirits! a lot of the UK has that familiar, comforting feeling for me as well❤
@@ConnorFranta Oh wow hi! 🥰I have been watching your videos on and off for years, I think actually since you moved to LA and I sadly drifted from TH-cam for a while and finally got back into watching my favorite creators and you have always been one of them and this makes me so happy you saw my comment! I hope you find peace in a decision whether or not it's time to move and hope for only the best life for you! 💗
Also a fellow Minnesotan here, just moved to Phoenix Arizona 6 months ago! It feels crazy!
I lived in London for just under 2 years and it was honestly the best time of my life. I made such great friends and fell in love with the city! Enjoy your time and if you do decide to up and move, you will not regret it! Just make sure to thoroughly read through the visa application because the refund process can take up to 3-6 months if it’s messed up. Oh and I did find using my debit card through contactless on my phone was much easier than an oyster card when using the public transport. ❤❤❤
Just to jump in - using the Oyster card can save you a lot of money! The rates are changing I think but you still get a cap on the Oyster you don't on cards
@@RB-747 oh! I left right before lockdown so I don’t doubt that stuff have changed
@@RB-747 On the contrary; the only time Oyster is worth it now is if you have a railcard. Otherwise the caps are the same.
@@intercity125 Ooh interesting. I guess for Americans it might also be worth considering bank charges on their cards but if that's not an issue I guess you'd be right
One of my closest and longest friends I met via Tumblr and they live in the UK. It's crazy how moments of random connection can form friendships that are long lasting and wonderful! Glad you have been able to keep those friendships thriving!
right?? connect with distance is a beautiful thing!
I'm living in central London at the moment for uni :)! I moved from a small village a few months ago, I'm finding it quite hard adjusting to city life haha, but im slowly getting there. I knew it would be a big step and its difficult but I know when I settle in it'll pay off! My home is still the village I'm from but I'd like to think of london as my home too someday. I love your videos :)
I traveled to Switzerland over the summer and the people and views were unmatched. I just felt so calm and at peace. The cobblestone streets and the strangers speaking over the quiet lull of the stream that ran through the city. I have never felt more safe in my life. The old ferris wheel that was seen by all, over the small barren trees. The quaint chocolate shops and the way the aroma filled the alleyways. Perfection. Absolute perfection.
Connor! Over 10 years of admiring your work and now we're in the same country for a while 🥺 My best friend and soulmate lives in Poland, so long distance friendships are very understandable to me. It's both magical and disappointing when we travel to see each other around the world; it's such a beautiful and unique adventure but it always ends too soon 💜
My home away from home is Norway. Did my exchange semester there in 2019 and it was the most freeing 4 months of my life. Met people that will always be dear to me and felt like myself for the first time in forever. Every decision I made was for me and me alone. I found myself surrounded by like-minded beautiful people that also pushed my boundaries in the most sensible way and allowed me to be myself simply by them being themselves as well. Of course the situation of exchange semester is very unique and it will never be the same in Oslo when I come back because all these people are scattered around the world now, but I have so many wonderful memories.
I've never lived in London, but i'm from France so I can go there quite often and for some reasons I NEED to go to London at least once a year, it's for the well-being of my mental health because that's where I feel the most me, I'm at ease, my social anxiety is almost nonexistent when i'm there. Also when I'm travelling to London I love to tell my friends "I'm going back home! 🥰" because somehow that's how it feels to me, it feels like home even if I don't live there
I’m having the worst week and getting the notification for this video was like a beam of happy light
hope you enjoy it angel ❤
@@ConnorFranta I did so much 😭😭 thanks pal
I resonate with this so much ! moving across the world years ago was scary at the time but now I feel at home because of the friendships I've built. as you said, *"relationships are the most important thing in life,"* and sometimes life coerces you to step out of your comfort zone to make those lifelong memories 💖
loved this video, con (and uk men for the win fr ✊🏼😭)
it's so crazy to realize how I grew up watching your videos. I was maybe 10 or 11 watching your first videos in your college dorm, now I'm in my 20s and in college and still watching your videos. Truly you're such a comfort and inspiration for me. My little sister and I met you a long time ago for your Notes to Self book signing and meet and greet and you're genuinely the sweetest most kind person I've met. Thank you for being you.
Just finished your memoir. I have never heard of you before. Your book touched me. I'm also born and raised in Minnesota. Thought I'd come check out your TH-cam content and it translates beautifully from your book. New fan here!
the fact that you definetely walk past the restaurant I worked in for almost 2 years the day after I left makes me want to scream, but glad you enjoyed the city, hope you'll come back soon! It does wonder when you're lost and not sure who you are. Have a good day! Ciao for now
As someone from SoCal I don’t know how you lasted in LA for 10 years. I totally understand why you want to move and I definitely think you should! If you try it and don’t like it you can always find somewhere else but if it’s calling you go do what will make you happy!!
I absolutely LOVE and ADORE you and your videos ..so aesthetic, so cinematic, so therapeutic in a strange way..I love your dramatic self❤never change..hoping to see more from your london era✨️
aw thank youuuu ❤!!
First, love your style! So natural and so fitting to you!
Second, i get the feeling, I’ve been to Toronto several times in the past and this 2023 hit me with a nostalgia that came out of nowhere. So here I am 1 month away from moving officially to Toronto. My advise, follow your heart, it never lies 😊
That music resolution on 2:35 with the word ✨sun✨ really hit me.
moving abroad, one of the best decision of my life, met the best people and most importanltly I remet me! :)) if you feel like London is your next home then go for it, you can always move again ;)
I do believe home is where your people are, and it is hard when all of the are far away, so if you can move closer to them go for it.
That way you will feel a bit more at home.
My number one dream is to be able to travel more, not being able to afford to leave my home much makes me feel so trapped. I feel like I won't start living until I get that freedom to see more of this world and experience it fully. I've wanted to move for as long as I can remember, I just hope I'll get the opportunity to do that and find a place where I belong. It's so hard being stuck in this limbo, but Connor's story makes me hope that there's more for me in the future after this confusing lonely stage of my life is over.
I relate so hard with this. I hope only good things happen from now.
People, who support you and hold your hand and accept you when you're in your lowest, are your besties. Its understandable. I am happy for you Connor
Ever since college, I haven't felt like I have been "home". Whether it was in my first dorm room, my apartment, or going back to my childhood house, I just haven't found that feeling in a place. What I realized was that my home isn't within a place but in the people in my life. That feeling radiates from a person now, and I can't wait to see all the other homes I will experience throughout this life.
I’m currently in a phase of life where I’m searching for a place that feels like home. I’ve visited North Carolina a few times. Raleigh a few times and then recently Charlotte. Visiting Charlotte only once, I fell in love. It’s been 7 months and counting since I was last in Charlotte and I think about living their constantly, even if it’s for a year. I thought I was crazy for falling in love so quickly, but now I know I’m not. Thank you for that reassurance
I have a friendship like the one you described! we met because I made a pack with myself the first day of college that I would talk to the first nice person I saw and she was it. she is from Iran and I always think, what if she didn't come to the US, what if I didn't introduce myself, etc. my life would be completely different. we live multiple states away now but her place feels like a second home because I know I am always welcome there
Hi Connor! The video was gorgeous! My favorite place I have been to was also London. I went there in 2014 with my girl scout troop. My best friend and I put a lock on the Tower Bridge while we were there and kept the key. Next year will be ten years and I am going to go back and couldn't be more excited. Love you and your videos 💙
i had a travel experience sort of like that!! i went on a two week trip all over northern italy and greece and fell in love with florence. i met some amazing people, and i miss them ALL THE TIME. i also went during a time in my life where i was doing the same thing. wallowing. hoping things would change themselves. i came back, quit my job, and have been doing so much better since then. love the video!
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LOVE LOVE LOVE the green color for the shirt! So so so pretty!!!! I did also really like the grey in the sweatshirt/jumper.
hey! just responding to your little prompt at the end of the video. i've been DYING for a change of scenery lately - i live in a very small rural australian town, i turn 20 in a few months and have lived in this town all my life. this year literally every single one of my friends moved to the nearest capital city and i literally have been feeling so lost. your hometown can really leave you feeling stuck and weighed down - it really doesn't help that i live in a dysfunctional household with my parents and am a closeted queer girl.
i have to remind myself frequently that, on the bright side, this is only a season and one day i'll be living my best life in a town/city far away from here. (not bold enough to move abroad lol). anyway, love you connor and am glad you've had such a fun time in london
yeah, it's especially difficult making the leap the first time when you've lived in such "isolation". it's scary! there's a lot of unknowns. but, it always comforted me that I could always just... return. Anyways, sending you love! ❤
I also went to London in a desperate attempt to learn something about myself and feel like ME and it was amazing. I'm hoping to go back soon for even longer!
Our high waisted king!! I will never give up my high waisted pants. NEVER
Out of all the places I’ve travelled, London is definitely my home away from home too🤍
have fun and peace in London lil bean! off to a new adventure ^^
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watching your videos cleanses my skin, thank you
Honestly i feel like everyone is doing big change and moving and stuff and im just finally settling into my city after 5 years of being here. Finding new friends and community is so nice, i dont think im gunna leave anytime soon
I moved to London a few years ago & it was the best decision! I love it here! If you feel a pull towards the city, I think you should take the leap and move.
I’ve lived in London for 5 years now and I am really happy here! I definitely came to London when I needed a new start and it’s been a great new start!!
Dude, my sister and I were in London in March too. We were literally talking about the superiority of normal men in London verses American. It’s just….so much better
you get it :')
i had a similar experience but in spain!! i moved to valencia, spain from london (ironically) for my masters for a year from 2020 to 2021 and genuinely found myself there. my overall mood, my aura & my state of being did a complete 360. i met some of the loveliest and most creative people that I still consider friends and learnt a lot more about myself! i'm so much more sure of myself now after that trip, the city has my entire heart!!✨
I'm so happy for you! Spain is gorgeous and I've only heard good things.
@@ConnorFranta it has such rich history & beautiful weather, i highly recommend visiting!
It is an amazing city. I moved to London 6 years ago and don’t regret it. It been the one place where I felt the most free to be me, and finding that in one of the world’s greatest cities has been an absolute blessing
Super cute! 🥰 Happy for you, Connor! ❤ Thanks for the update!!
Damn, I wish you could know how much I love & appreciate your videos/content. It feels like a peaceful, nice catch up with a close friend. I'm so happy that once upon a time I found you!
it's so comforting to me to hear you say that things like home and where you belong make more sense as you grow older!! i am in my early twenties right now and moved out from my hometown (which i felt i was deeply rooted in and would never want to leave) to study somewhere else around one and a half years ago. and this year, i moved even further to the other side of the planet to study abroad for a year and its just. so! overwhelming! to switch between all these different places, getting used to new beautiful surroundings while missing my old homes and meeting so many new lovely people wherever i go that i will all eventually have to leave behind though. it's like you said, most of my closest and dearest relationships are long-distance now which keeps making me feel extremely torn apart and lost, yet also, i am somehow still doing fine?? it feels so scary, yet so good and exciting to explore these new places, continuously making me question where i belong and where i should go so it just feels so so reassuring and calming to hear that with time, it will all make more sense. thank you for that connor!!
Connor jumping into every scene warms my heart
i only noticed that i did it for literally every. single. scene. while editing haha
c’mon con you’re making me miss london so much ;-; almost exactly a year ago I did my first solo overseas trip to the uk and maaaan that was so good for the soul. loved this beautiful lil video lots ❤
I’ve lived in Ohio my entire life and have been more than ready for a change for awhile now, though it seems like something always pops up that delays this plan. I feel happiest and most at home in Boston, and the entire New England region in general. There’s just so much to love about it❤
1:27 I’ve always been a fan of your eyes. They’re so bright and beautiful.
I moved to waterloo for university and it's a fairly unpopular opinion but it's so home-y to me, a lot of my best friendships and my first real romantic relationship happened a result of me moving here so I've had nothing but overwhelmingly good experiences in this city and it's so lovely- I used to be a lot more skeptical and anxious about the people in my life but I feel like I've been able to feel and express a lot more love since moving and it's 100% a better way to exist. University is beyond stressful but overall, I'm so very happy :)
The physical location doesn’t always matter as much as the people we meet at that place.
@@toroallin5734 I agree, sometimes people are so great
Very grateful to have visited many parts of this world but it means my heart is set in SO many places. I graduated college in December so I am yet again in another transitory phase. Funny-- I started looking for apartments then went to TH-cam for some background and this popped up. I'm not sure if I'll ever feel "at home" or maybe home is a composite of many different things. But I can't imagine myself living somewhere for more than maybe a year or a year and a half, which is exciting but also heartbreaking. So, you know. We'll see where life takes me.
i think a lot of us can relate, Pheobe :)
I love your videos so much, whenever you post it brightens my day so much. The vibe of your videos... immaculate. The style.... immaculate. This cinematography... immaculate. We are so similar and I just wish I could be your friend so bad omg.
i notice how there are so many ppl rn who are moving and making big changes in their lives (by ppl i mean youtubers i’m following 😂) BUT YES YOU SHOULD DEF MOVE!!! london looks good on you ❤
it’s been awhile since i’ve religiously watched your vids but it’s good to be backkk 🫶🏻
I met my long distance best friend on facebook in 2010, when I was 12. We talked every day online. Then when I was 16, our mums finally agreed to travel with us to meet somewhere in the middle (they were there when we met too to make sure it wasn't someone trying to kidnap their daughter but then they left us alone and went for a coffee). Now we travel a few times a year to see each other but still talk every day and I'm so grateful I accepted that friend request all those years ago
that's beautiful that you maintain the friendship still despite the distance ❤
i don't watch you a lot anymore because its not my content but i stay subscribed so it reminds me to keep up. i know this video is 2 months old but hi glad to see you doing well
When I lived in Japan I never wanted to leave. Definitely why I stayed there for 5 years. Changed my life and experience so much and I can’t wait to go back and visit for additional time.
I had the time of my life when I visited India for a work trip. Met a new friend while I was there and he and I still keep in touch. I for some reason felt at peace/home while there. I totally get how you feel about London.
I just moved (for only three months) to a new state for school, and it was the first time I've ever left my home state. This video was exactly what I needed to feel comfortable. Excited for the experiences and the people I will meet here. Thank you :)
I had the same feeling you have in London about New York. Two years in, it’s been fantastic.
I'm so glad you have a place like that!
I went to the UK but as much as I loved London, the Yorkshire County is the best region to be in. Criminally underrated. Also, the scenic beauty is (chef’s kiss)
Next time, try Leeds with an outing to Whitby.
I feel kind of in limbo, where I know I’m moving out of one city but the one I’m moving back to doesn’t feel like home. Well, it’s where I’m from so it will always be home but it doesn’t feel like current home like where I’m meant to be (if that makes any sense). One thing I do know is that a place doesn’t make a home, the people do🥰
Thus is soo much relatable!! Booked a ticket to Bangkok once and now more than a year later, I'm still there. The city just feel like home
Go with the heart and the dream
I've lived in LA since moving from Boston after college in 1993. Long time. I'm over it. Although all my friends and social circles are in LA, I am seriously itching for a change. I'm over LA and California in general but it's harder for me to make the move than I thought, emotional anyway. I'm now retired and can move anywhere I want. Why the hesitation?!?!? Help! haha
Friends and weather.
I'm an LA native (been to Boston, NYC, Denver, DC, etc.).
Been considering a move since I've been overdue for change in my life. Problem is I haven't really fallen in love with any other city, except maybe San Diego--mildly. Either, cities are too cold, or too hot, too humid, don't have mountains, or beaches, or theme parks (not that I go much lately).
LA seems to have everything material one wants, importantly the weather as well. Hard to find that low humidity 70s/80s temps year round--with the added bonus I live close to the beach, so always get that sea breeze.
Aside from that though, I feel as if LA no longer has what I need. Problem is where to? What city out there has what I need? Hard to answer even if I know some specific things I want. What about another country?
Don't mind me, I'm just venting my frustrations on these comments. Best luck on your retirement plans.
I’d love to hear more about the long distance… and even Arden and will’s side of this? I LIVE for your content when you show them visiting you in LA or you visit London, it’s something I relate to *so much*. I am currently not in a relationship, and my closest friends moved away last year to NM and CA. At 26, it’s hard to reconcile that distance, and I wish I could visit them all the time. I’m also considering moving to be closer. Only time will tell what will happen…
Paris for me, everything about that beautiful city was lovely. ❤
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I'm so glad you're enjoying yourself in London!
I'm from the Arizona desert, but currently I'm on the other side of the county in the rain and snow. I miss the sun on my face, but I am going back this summer so all is well
Every time you upload my day gets a bit better :) i hope London treats you well
I went to a writer's residency for the first time and didn't know what to expect. It was only 5 other artists and me. We all became really amazing friends and I felt myself in away I haven't been able to feel in such a long time (and since!). Four of them live in Chile (I live in US) and I miss them soooo much!
Although I'm from Michigan and lived in big city Chicago for three years, I feel very much at home in the mountains of North Carolina. I found a small group of friends that has been fun to be with and supportive of my work and mental health. The two most important pieces are that it's not my hometown and it's sooooo much less stressful than Chicago!!
I went to England & Scotland for just over two weeks once & it rained literally everyday but it wasn't too bad. It didn't rain all day every day. I had a raincoat with a hood & I went to museums & castles & palaces & cathedrals. I wasn't going on a beach vacation. I also went in July so it wasn't a cold rain.
I went on a dream trip to London last year to visit some harry potter filming locations and I litterally had the exact same feeling you have, being there felt a bit like home to me. I also met up with a friend I got in contact with online, crazy experience! I would for sure would love to go back to London one day! 😊❤🇬🇧
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I wish I had the ability to travel, however, I work a (very rewarding) job that barely pays me enough to cover rent and bills. I thankfully live in one of the coolest cities in the US and there is so much to do here (and much of it is free!), but I haven’t taken a proper vacation in over two years. My ups and downs with my mental health and my sleep issues made this harder, and I basically stayed inside for most of the winter. BUT, there is a beach two hours from here, and I have some free time next week, so I’m taking a beach day to decompress and be with myself. Oh, and I’ll be taking photos! (I also love photography). I’m so excited, and Connor, thank you for being an inspiration. Some days are hard, but merely existing makes it worse. We need to live our best lives.
I recently went on my first international trip to Roatan Honduras for scuba diving... It really changed me as a person. And now I want to go back and spend a couple months there... Its an incredible experience if you're wanting to learn more about how important our oceans really are to our planet. I've never been much of a go getter till now and all I have to say is: Live dangerously! :)) sending love and all of the positive vibes on all of your travels moving forward!
I spent 1 semester at uni in Porto, Portugal and since I'm coming back as often as possible. I'm a different person there and then whenever I'm back I'm implementing all the small things that make me happy in Porto into my life in Poland.
recently visited Amsterdam and i'd been trying to shake off the feeling ever since!!! it felt so much like home and i felt so at peace that i've been trying to figure out ways to eventually end up there. this video came at a very convenient time for me.
I'm from Munich/Germany, been living here since day 1 and this feels like my home. At least my geographical and cultural home. I'm not sure if I have an emotional home regarding relationships, I just don't have a friend group or a girlfriend that I would be attached to right now. My individual friends are in the general area of course but it doesn't feel like a place I'm attached to
I used to watch all the time but life got away from me but I saw your name on thread and was like what’s he up to and wow the progression you’ve made but also the familiarity of your humor is so conforming after all this time
I’ve lived in metro Atlanta for the majority of my life and i’m so ready for change. i spent last year traveling all over and i’m pretty in love with the Pacific Northwest. I feel so at home around the nature, cities, and towns small & big. Now I’m spending this year getting my finances in order so I can move next year or the year after 😁
Let's goooo. PNW is stunning. You're going to love it!
idk what you waitin’ for !
hahaha i thought about you the entire time i filmed and edited this
I got to spend a month in England too last summer (and I'm also a fellow Minnesotan)! I spent the first 2 weeks with friends I met online, which included celebrating my 23rd birthday, and the rest of the time I stayed with a family friend in her gorgeous estate just outside of London! I fell in love with that city as well; however I had also fallen in love with nyc earlier that year, as well as Montréal when I was a teenager!
While I still feel at home in Minneapolis, the city I was born and grew up in, I hope one day I can have more opportunities to travel to and live in any of those other cities I visited before, along with any other parts of the world I'd love to see!
it’s strange because i’ve never been there but south korean is my home, idk days when i’m watching kdramas and eating korean food it mades me so happy i can sometimes cry idk it’s so weird
Connor franta just has the greatest vibes :’)
I moved to London almost 4 years ago, best decision i made. I love it here. There’s always something to do.
London has always suited you! You need to move here and come up to Liverpool, and the north generally, to explore 🇬🇧
WOWOWOW I FEEL THE SAME ABOUT NYC. being from paris, my time in new york and the people there made me feel the same about myself and my life. definitely need to go back. wish i could move there but... again, being from paris, visas are a BITCH
im glad you found community there! it's such a unique, special place
2:20 Narcissus did fall into a pond and drown while looking at his reflection. In your case, it’s a camera. Also, it’s your job to make it all about yourself.
OMG thank you for being so nice and open and just cool! Started watching this video, got inspired went for a walk ( I am currently in Glasgow for an exchange semester, but also been traveling a lot for the past 2 years and have lived in different places) and the feeling of home sometimes hits, it is like u don't know anymore where u belong. But at the same, I feel that it is so cool to have this opportunity now to just travel and live in different places. By the way, isn't London too much and overwhelming to u? Looking for more London videos or wherever you ll be xxx
Connieee💕 I hope you’re having a great day ☺️
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I’m on the stunning Isle of Man (a short flight away - hint!) and I love London! A few days there energizes me. I’ve got two weeks off very soon and am seriously considering a short London trip. Enjoy your stay, Connor! 😁
LOVED EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS CON. I LOVE YOU 🌷📹
thank you for sharing your life with us. it's a blessing and LET THE RECORD SHOW THAT YOU DO LOOK ADORABLE IN THIS. so so adorable.
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I feel like this is a sign to finally go on that trip and i’ve been wanting to go on
really lost right now, i’m going to London in June to visit my best friend, i hope this video is a sign from the universe and that maybe i something similar happens to me when i go there . loved the video as always ♡
LOve London, too... especially now that they have limited traffic. I used to always get a "London sore through" from all the pollution, not anymore.
it's so funny because coming from LA, I feel like anywhere has better air quality hah
I’m in that just do it mode! Been in Sonoma Wine Country, CA for 13 years. Palm Springs has caught my eye! Enjoy London!
Beautiful, Connor, beautiful! I hope you don't move, but understand if you do!