Please take care of yourself first and foremost. Take however long you need away from TH-cam. I only just stumbled upon your channel after looking up Yekaturinburg. A lot of what u touched on and are interested in resonated with me. I hope your adventure will continue and I will be one of the many following closely :) Thank you for sharing , Elena.
You remind me of my older brother, he has no permanent home, like a gypsy, actually I tell him he is like a leaf that blows around in the wind.. but he is the most happy person I know because he lives how he wants to live every day. Money is not important to him, and somehow he still lives a very good life and a very active social life. he has hundreds of friends from all over the world, when he comes to my mothers for Christmas, always cooks a foreign dish he learnt on a travel somewhere. I used to say to him, you do realise a rolling ball gathers no moss (material possessions) but later in life I understood that these things are meaningless to him. So what I am trying to say is just continue to do what you love, we only have one life! BTW you have a beautiful soul, I can feel it :)
Best of luck in Texas! I live in Florida (Floriduh). Just today, I was joking with a co-worker (we're from NY)... I said "Our first mistake was coming here... Our second mistake was staying." 🤣😆🤣 I drool looking at the metro stations of St. Petersburg, RU. I miss the hustle and bustle of NY, but I'd never go back.
So many of the Russian bloggers I follow have moved to Georgia and have continued to post from there. So I am sure you will make some good connections. Best of luck, and glad to see your videos again!
I guessed Georgia! You are very brave Elena making such a big move but it will pay off for you and I hope you make genuine friends soon. We all look forward to seeing how you get on. All the best from the UK.
Thank you. You have a beautiful outlook on life and are an inspiration. I admire you being brave enough and open minded enough to do this. Everything will fine. I wish you happiness and good luck
Just found your channel, Elena. Be patient, be cheerful, and enjoy the moment. What comes next will come, maybe your next trip could be USA 🇺🇸, you never know 😇 hugs, and warm wishes.
I can only offer my encouragement to you for having the courage to take this step to explore and pursue enlightenment outside your comfort zone. Age, or consideration of it, is merely what exists in your own consciousness. Thank you for your honesty in sharing your hopes and dreams with us. Continued very best wishes in overcoming your fears as you enter this voyage of discovery.
Great video Elena. We missed your videos. Georgia is a beautiful country - you will love it. I was there 3 years ago. Wishing you amazing adventures and experiences ahead ✨ Best wishes, Matt, England
I enjoyed your positive, helpful message and will be sharing it on Facebook. Although I've visited many countries other than my own, I've only moved within my country 🇺🇸. So, I empathize with you and it sounds like things are working out for your highest good! Be well, Elena!
Hello here. I wish the best and pray all goes well. Right now I am at Stone Mountain Park just out side of Atlanta. Make sure you visit this as it is amazing. Ride the gondola to the top and enjoy the views.
Love seeing the universal truth that dogs can't contain the ecstatic joy of going to the park! I hope everything pans out for you in this new chapter of your life, it's always nice to catch up with whatever you've been up to.
Seeing you again Is a pleasant surprise. You've acquired relevant knowledge and experiencie through your open heart and mind. The Dreamer You vibrates and creates worlds to enjoy and grow in Peace. Much Love surrounds and reflects as a beam. Be and live Elena, fearlessly.
Hey Elena Glad to hear about your experience. You still have a lot of life ahead of you, I promise-you are extremely young. In order to meet people right away, you could join a group or community.
Elena you are an attractive woman and smart one at that. You are brave to step out as you have to face a challenging world to seek new ideas and adventures in a new environment. I commend you on your move and sometimes envy you. I started working when I was eleven and saved my money to go to college which I double majored with a minor. I worked so hard to get to where I am at today. I feel sometimes I forgot how to live. So bless you on your new journey in life and LIVE !!!
Thank you for your kind words, Bob! Sounds like you're a brave person as well 🙂 Please, don't envy me. We are all humans with our own unique paths. Everyone has their own ups and downs, including me 😉
I appreciate your response. You seem to be a sensitive person with a huge heart and that is why I love your videos. I do hope you keep in contact with your parents. Family is very important. I lost my parents several years ago and I still miss them terribly. You're right about life having its ups and downs. Life brings many tears and also much joy. , I am very appreciative of the people around me where we can both laugh and cry together without the worry of what anybody else thinks. This is our journey in life. This is our story.
My 30th birthday was difficult too. You are not twenty something anymore. That's a strange feeling. But don't worry, you are still young and you have a beautiful attitude. That is verry important. Forget about your age. And just enjoy your life. Don't look behind you. Just focuse on what is in front of you I am proud of you for taking such a big step in your life. I did the same thing and I am happier than I have ever been. Take care, and don't look back
I so like the way you think and your adventurous soul! I understand the excitement of learning a new language and experiencing a new culture having done it myself. At 78 I still feel that excitement when visiting a new country. A Belated Happy Birthday to you and best wishes for all your future adventures. Life is a gift.
So happy to see you on your post-30 journey. Georgia is such a fabulous country. The latest troubles with the Foreign Agents law must have alarmed you but I think the mindset will continue to be rebuffed. Good luck yo you. Have been to Tbilisi three times and adore everything there. The history, the food, the wine, the people.
Surprise, the NGO/agents law has today become law. Passed by veto proof majority. The EU backed protests have had no effect and elections are coming. Clear that color revolution is being attempted by foreign interests. All of which makes this a rather odd choice to seek peace and personal growth . Difficult and unstable times ahead for Georgia.
Hi Elena! It's really very nice to hear from you again, and see you on your channel! I'm glad you've had some time to yourself, and had a chance to establish yourself in Georgia. I sincerely hope it's everything you've been hoping to find. I'll be looking forward to seeing more of your travels around Georgia, and hear how it's working out for you. Good luck Elena, and, Happy Birthday!!
Hi Elena hapy birthday hope you had a nice day ,wishing you all the best in your new country,good hear your doing well and look well ,always nice to see you and will be nice to follow your travels you soon make friends ,take care 🤗
Рад за вас, Елена! Сам в возрасте 24 лет ломанулся в Индию изучать философию, и вот, 12 лет спустя, я по прежнему здесь, заканчиваю 16-летний курс обучения. Несмотря на то, что уже достаточно долгое время я очень хочу поскорее вернуться домой в родной прекрасный Питер - всё-таки жить в чужой культуре для меня трудно - эти годы были отличным опытом, и я рекомендую каждому попробовать нечто подобное, если к тому будет лежать душа. Ждём дальнейших видео! С прошедшим днём рождения, и всего вам самого доброго!
Спасибо ☺ 16-летний курс обучения философии в Индии? Вот это интересно! Желаю вам поскорее вернуться в Питер. Согласна, надо пробовать, если к этому лежит душа. И вам всего самого доброго!
What a nice video Elena, your soul is so adventurous, i am impressed!! follow your dreams, dont stop 🙂 for me, watching your video and listening to you (being so genuine) it feels like i am in there, Georgia look very beautifull, best energies from Perú 🇵🇪🙂
:-) Ever since I was a teenager, I wished one day I could live abroad, just for the experience, and I had set a “limit” on how old I should be; 30. :-) So, actually, when I was 29, I left everything behind, and sort of moved to Melbourne. Turned out to be a failure of epic proportions, hahahaha, returned home a few months later with my wings smashed, told myself “oh well, at least I gave it a try. I’ll just have a ‘normal’ life until I die”, but five years later, when I least expected it, I was given again the chance to leave home, pretty much for good, and I grabbed it. Have been practically moving from one place to another ever since. Bottom line, as you mentioned yourself, age IS just a number. Things happen when you least expect them, and when the opportunity arises, you just need to be open to go for it, whenever it is, doesn’t matter if you are… 27, 34, 39, etc. I’ve met people who changed their life com-ple-te-ly after their 50s, some even after their 60s. Just numbers...
Thanks for sharing your story, it's really interesting! Where did you move to Melbourne from? Haha, failures are part of life, I've also had some big ones 😅 You're so right about age 🙏
Yes! My friend would often tell me "you're not dead yet!" I moved across the country once, and it wasn't what I thought, but at least I could say I did it. I realize we just out-grow people, places and things. All the best to you!
Very nice and inspiring. I am retired myself, so I travel. I would rather stay in one place; settle down, get some pets, permanent friends, etc. Traveling can be fun and interesting, but also a hassle as I have to start from scratch every time I move to a new place. One must be careful and weary of strangers. It takes a while to establish true friendships. Loneliness is part of the process one has to deal with. Enjoy your journey; blessings and safe travels.
I agree, it's all about balance. I do appreciate home and stability as well, but sometimes I feel the need to leave the comfort zone and explore 🙂 Thank you for the kind wishes 🙏
Welcome back and s dnem Rozhdeniya Eshchye Molodaya Lenochka! I always thought that the climate and culture of Georgia would be one to be able to embrace for a while. Coming alone will benefit you in the long run, as you will be forced to immerse yourself into Georgian culture, language and society sooner than later. I do look forward to your future discoveries in this beautiful country and look forward to continuing to follow you😊!
Thank-you for another excellent vlog. As a Canadian, it would be nice to watch your future vlogs from our large country with our beautiful Rocky Mountains in the background... with open arms & ❤😅😊 From Ottawa 🇨🇦 🍁 🇨🇦 😊
Wowwww, hello again. I hadn't seen you in so long. Then POOF, younre appear. Always did like that smile. 😊 Summer of 24 hopefully would be 👍 good for you. Dont run off again.
interesting to hear you speak about these topics. and congratulations on this new phase of your life! this all sounds very familiar to me... I moved from Canada to Mexico 3 years ago. I think I cried within the first few weeks being totally alone. but soon I moved past that phase. I have had a few friends here and there along the way, but everyone including me is always moving on to new places so you lose touch with them. in my case I was lucky that afetr 6 months I met a Mexican girlfriend who happens to be an English teacher. so it's easy to talk to her and she can help me a lot with my Spanish also. now we have been together almost 2.5 years. this summer I will take her to Canada for the first time.
Listening you, i feel bad, i feel you are in problem but turning it in happiness. I hope you have everything, that you can pay rent fee and food without problems. I understand what mean going to other country, i was in Vladivostok.
I wish you the best of luck with your new home, Elena. Now, correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't there a large expatriate community of Russians living in Georgia? People like yourself, I mean. Figured might be worth trying to get in contact with them if you've been lonely (if that's what you wanted). I always look forward to your videos. Thank you again.
Thank you so much 🙂 You're right! But finding good friends sometimes takes time, it doesn't happen overnight... There are many communities here - expats, digital nomads, hikers, etc. I am sure with time I will get to know some amazing people 🙂
Happy birthday 🎁 belatedly. I find your decision in favour of Georgia exciting. I've never been there. But it's still on my list. Not yet this year, but probably and hopefully next year. I've been following your channel for a while now. I wish you all the best, health is the most important thing and the necessary luck. Servus from Bavaria
Wow!! First of all, as a 49-year-old guy, I can safely tell You: *AGE IS MEANINGLESS.* 😀 And, of course, I completely agree and identify with all Your messages here - well, apart of the minimalism part: I do still greatly lament the tragic loss of all my stuff (especially my 300 Books, some of which very rare, though not only), which I was forced to abandon forever upon leaving israhell exactly 10 months ago. But, aside from this, I completely agree with You in all these points... Please, make vids about the technical and practical aspects - with which bureaucratic (and other) difficulties has it been either essential and/or difficult to deal? Which _objective_ challenges are there? Would You recommend Georgia as a migration destination? I was quite surprise, to hear You can stay for a year straight - it sounds *_SO_** MUCH better* than practically *anywhere* else I know. Which are the requirements, for example, for getting stuff like money transfers - do they require some special bureaucratic nonsensical documents (and other such pains), in order to receive it, or is it simple and straight forward, as in the west? Do foreigners need to be officially register there, as it is in Russia and Belarus? Please, elaborate. Thanks!! 🌺🌹🌳 And, of course, also seeing vids about the place would be Great.🙂
@@elenastravels Thank you Elena, for making this video. I have shared it with a friend who lives in St. Petersburg. We connected in a language exchange group on Facebook. We have become good friends, and talk for hours like sisters. I often try to explain to her about my feelings, and the very things you addressed in this video. I realize that Russia also has problems, but when it comes to family, friends, and cultural aspects, I would love to experience it. There is no way I could've known what would come when I was your age. I would've run, while I was still young. I am truly grateful that you did this. I follow a few Ex-pats and I envy them. Keep us posted and best wishes for your happiness in life!💕
About fear: "So, first of all, let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself--nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror which paralyzes needed efforts to convert retreat into advance. " (President Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1933)
A little surprised to know you're 30. I thought you'd be around 25. Anyway I'll miss the Russian videos. But good luck with your new chapter I'll be keep watching.
Getting older doesn´t mean getting more mature. You always have your same mindset, although you may change in your adult behavior as you are not a child any longer..
the first thing to be young is to think that you are young and your body responds to that. Just take care of the food you eat, sleep longer, do some exercise and stay free from stress. I find that people realise they are old when other people remind them of their age.
Hello Elena from Hungary, Udmurtia is an interesting place,for me,our ancestors lived there, 1600 years ago, but there is no possibility to go there, perhaps after this awful war. A question arises in my mind: how on earth can you live in Gruzia (ex URSS)where you moved? I have lived in Hungary all my life, but I don't have the money to live in Croatia for a month, for example.Happy Birthday to you. Greetings, Üdvözlet, Zoli :-) Z !
"Everyone can only be completely themselves as long as they are alone: whoever doesn't love loneliness doesn't love freedom either; Because only when you are alone are you free." Arthur Schopenhauer - German philosopher (22.2.1788 - 21.9. 1860 )
Wonder how they will do with the new NGO/foreign agents registration law passed today. Seems some may have difficult decisions . EU backed demonstrations and elections coming up make this a far from peaceful refuge.
Several years ago you hooked up with the content creator of "Yeah Russia ". You both were exchange students to the US. I remember posting a comment about this and the increasing questionable content on the mega subscribed "Yeah" and that exchange students are often groomed by Intel agencies for future use. You replied that you were not aware of this.. Fast forward, "Yeah" creator flees Russia for..... Georgia, a hot bed of NGO /Intel activity. Your departure to this destination with one suitcase, "No friends " is curious. There is so much beauty in your home country, your excellent videos barely scratched the surface of. Why Georgia ? Not Turkey, Dubai.... Hope an NGO not involved in enticing you to this curious decision . Best of luck on your choice but am unsubscribing after these many years.
@stevenaleshire7941 Wow. Incredibly ungracious contribution.... The myth of recruitment etc is so much BS. This level headed young lady moved to Georgia to flee things back 'home' which no longer align with her values. So many have done that. Georgia is a superb base and springboard to a new life.@
@@GTasOz Totally disagree which is why I posted my logical comment. The coincidence of the content provider of "Yeah Russia " adds just one other layer to this saga Leave everything behind with just one suitcase ? Not have a contact or friends in your new "hone " ? With dozens of other countries available to start a new life choose one antagonistic to your own and a hot bed of intrigue Yeah 😁
Please take care of yourself first and foremost. Take however long you need away from TH-cam. I only just stumbled upon your channel after looking up Yekaturinburg. A lot of what u touched on and are interested in resonated with me. I hope your adventure will continue and I will be one of the many following closely :) Thank you for sharing , Elena.
You remind me of my older brother, he has no permanent home, like a gypsy, actually I tell him he is like a leaf that blows around in the wind.. but he is the most happy person I know because he lives how he wants to live every day. Money is not important to him, and somehow he still lives a very good life and a very active social life. he has hundreds of friends from all over the world, when he comes to my mothers for Christmas, always cooks a foreign dish he learnt on a travel somewhere. I used to say to him, you do realise a rolling ball gathers no moss (material possessions) but later in life I understood that these things are meaningless to him. So what I am trying to say is just continue to do what you love, we only have one life! BTW you have a beautiful soul, I can feel it :)
That screen shot oic of Elena is a very beautiful one. Caught me off guard. Watching TH-cam leaving California heading to Texas tonight.
Best of luck in Texas! I live in Florida (Floriduh). Just today, I was joking with a co-worker (we're from NY)... I said "Our first mistake was coming here... Our second mistake was staying." 🤣😆🤣 I drool looking at the metro stations of St. Petersburg, RU. I miss the hustle and bustle of NY, but I'd never go back.
you are an excellent filmmaker and your passion comes through your work! keep up the great work elena!
30 is still tadpole phase. Enjoy your life and try not to worry - all that matters are the good things.
You're right, thank you 😊
Yeah and its all down stream from here.....
So many of the Russian bloggers I follow have moved to Georgia and have continued to post from there. So I am sure you will make some good connections. Best of luck, and glad to see your videos again!
I guessed Georgia! You are very brave Elena making such a big move but it will pay off for you and I hope you make genuine friends soon. We all look forward to seeing how you get on. All the best from the UK.
Thank you so much, Mark! 🙂
Good luck. ❤ Living alone is the best thing in world.
Well, there is some beauty in it, sure 🙂
And Happy Belated Birthday Elena!!! May have many more happy and healthy ones to come! 🤗💖
Thank you. You have a beautiful outlook on life and are an inspiration. I admire you being brave enough and open minded enough to do this. Everything will fine. I wish you happiness and good luck
Thank you so much for the kind wishes 🤗
Just found your channel, Elena. Be patient, be cheerful, and enjoy the moment. What comes next will come, maybe your next trip could be USA 🇺🇸, you never know 😇 hugs, and warm wishes.
I can only offer my encouragement to you for having the courage to take this step to explore and pursue enlightenment outside your comfort zone. Age, or consideration of it, is merely what exists in your own consciousness. Thank you for your honesty in sharing your hopes and dreams with us. Continued very best wishes in overcoming your fears as you enter this voyage of discovery.
Thank you for the kind wishes, Chris! 🤗 Yes, age is a strange concept...
Great video Elena. We missed your videos.
Georgia is a beautiful country - you will love it. I was there 3 years ago.
Wishing you amazing adventures and experiences ahead ✨
Best wishes, Matt, England
Thank you so much, Matt 🤗
Well, Happy Birthday and all the best Elena!
Georgia has gained a Star. Share the sites and atmosphere of Georgia in your unique style. Very pleased to learn from you. Grow, Elena Love, grow. ❤
Thank you 🙏🏼
I enjoyed your positive, helpful message and will be sharing it on Facebook. Although I've visited many countries other than my own, I've only moved within my country 🇺🇸. So, I empathize with you and it sounds like things are working out for your highest good! Be well, Elena!
I'm glad you liked it! And I really appreciate you sharing it with others 🤗 Be well, too!
Hello here. I wish the best and pray all goes well. Right now I am at Stone Mountain Park just out side of Atlanta. Make sure you visit this as it is amazing. Ride the gondola to the top and enjoy the views.
Sounds great! One day hopefully 😉
Love seeing the universal truth that dogs can't contain the ecstatic joy of going to the park! I hope everything pans out for you in this new chapter of your life, it's always nice to catch up with whatever you've been up to.
Animals are the best teachers 🤗 Thank you so much!
Seeing you again Is a pleasant surprise. You've acquired relevant knowledge and experiencie through your open heart and mind. The Dreamer You vibrates and creates worlds to enjoy and grow in Peace. Much Love surrounds and reflects as a beam. Be and live Elena, fearlessly.
Thank you for the kind words, Gerard 🙏
You're still so young to start new chapter for you life so good luck and wish you the best, please don't worry, you can manage this😊👊
Thank you so much 😊
Hey Elena Glad to hear about your experience. You still have a lot of life ahead of you, I promise-you are extremely young. In order to meet people right away, you could join a group or community.
You're right, thank you ☺️ Yes, that's a good tip - I've joined a couple already!
Elena you are an attractive woman and smart one at that. You are brave to step out as you have to face a challenging world to seek new ideas and adventures in a new environment. I commend you on your move and sometimes envy you. I started working when I was eleven and saved my money to go to college which I double majored with a minor. I worked so hard to get to where I am at today. I feel sometimes I forgot how to live. So bless you on your new journey in life and LIVE !!!
Thank you for your kind words, Bob! Sounds like you're a brave person as well 🙂 Please, don't envy me. We are all humans with our own unique paths. Everyone has their own ups and downs, including me 😉
I appreciate your response. You seem to be a sensitive person with a huge heart and that is why I love your videos. I do hope you keep in contact with your parents. Family is very important. I lost my parents several years ago and I still miss them terribly. You're right about life having its ups and downs. Life brings many tears and also much joy. , I am very appreciative of the people around me where we can both laugh and cry together without the worry of what anybody else thinks. This is our journey in life. This is our story.
My 30th birthday was difficult too. You are not twenty something anymore. That's a strange feeling. But don't worry, you are still young and you have a beautiful attitude. That is verry important. Forget about your age. And just enjoy your life. Don't look behind you. Just focuse on what is in front of you I am proud of you for taking such a big step in your life. I did the same thing and I am happier than I have ever been. Take care, and don't look back
It is a strange feeling indeed. You're right, thank you 😊
I so like the way you think and your adventurous soul! I understand the excitement of learning a new language and experiencing a new culture having done it myself. At 78 I still feel that excitement when visiting a new country. A Belated Happy Birthday to you and best wishes for all your future adventures. Life is a gift.
Thank you so much 🙂 Life is a gift - you're so right!
That's wonderful! Thanks for sharing. How encouraging. Thank you!
So happy to see you on your post-30 journey. Georgia is such a fabulous country. The latest troubles with the Foreign Agents law must have alarmed you but I think the mindset will continue to be rebuffed. Good luck yo you. Have been to Tbilisi three times and adore everything there. The history, the food, the wine, the people.
Surprise, the NGO/agents law has today become law. Passed by veto proof majority.
The EU backed protests have had no effect and elections are coming.
Clear that color revolution is being attempted by foreign interests.
All of which makes this a rather odd choice to seek peace and personal growth . Difficult and unstable times ahead for Georgia.
Thanks for the kind wishes! Yes, Georgia is a beautiful country 🙂
Note, fortunate the Foreign NGO law is now law. 10,000 NGO'S in a nation of just 4m....who is kidding who what they are actually doing there ?
Hi Elena! It's really very nice to hear from you again, and see you on your channel! I'm glad you've had some time to yourself, and had a chance to establish yourself in Georgia. I sincerely hope it's everything you've been hoping to find. I'll be looking forward to seeing more of your travels around Georgia, and hear how it's working out for you.
Good luck Elena, and, Happy Birthday!!
Thank you, Richard! I am glad you're excited about the upcoming videos from here ☺
Welcome back Elena! Happy birthday. You are just starting, very young yet. Follow your bliss.
Thank you 🤗
Enjoy your new adventure! You've been doing great videos. 😎
Thank you! 🙂
Hi Elena hapy birthday hope you had a nice day ,wishing you all the best in your new country,good hear your doing well and look well ,always nice to see you and will be nice to follow your travels you soon make friends ,take care 🤗
Thank you so much 😊
your calming voice, reflecting on this stage of your life, feels so genuine.
😌
Рад за вас, Елена!
Сам в возрасте 24 лет ломанулся в Индию изучать философию, и вот, 12 лет спустя, я по прежнему здесь, заканчиваю 16-летний курс обучения. Несмотря на то, что уже достаточно долгое время я очень хочу поскорее вернуться домой в родной прекрасный Питер - всё-таки жить в чужой культуре для меня трудно - эти годы были отличным опытом, и я рекомендую каждому попробовать нечто подобное, если к тому будет лежать душа.
Ждём дальнейших видео! С прошедшим днём рождения, и всего вам самого доброго!
Спасибо ☺ 16-летний курс обучения философии в Индии? Вот это интересно! Желаю вам поскорее вернуться в Питер. Согласна, надо пробовать, если к этому лежит душа. И вам всего самого доброго!
@@elenastravels благодарю вас 🙏
I wish you also, the best. What a great conversation I could have with you about your studies and experiences. 🙏
@@Luva-_- thank you, dear stranger 🤗
I wish you all the best, too!
What a nice video Elena, your soul is so adventurous, i am impressed!! follow your dreams, dont stop 🙂 for me, watching your video and listening to you (being so genuine) it feels like i am in there, Georgia look very beautifull, best energies from Perú 🇵🇪🙂
Thank you ☺️ Glad you liked the video!
@@elenastravels 😊
:-) Ever since I was a teenager, I wished one day I could live abroad, just for the experience, and I had set a “limit” on how old I should be; 30. :-) So, actually, when I was 29, I left everything behind, and sort of moved to Melbourne. Turned out to be a failure of epic proportions, hahahaha, returned home a few months later with my wings smashed, told myself “oh well, at least I gave it a try. I’ll just have a ‘normal’ life until I die”, but five years later, when I least expected it, I was given again the chance to leave home, pretty much for good, and I grabbed it. Have been practically moving from one place to another ever since.
Bottom line, as you mentioned yourself, age IS just a number. Things happen when you least expect them, and when the opportunity arises, you just need to be open to go for it, whenever it is, doesn’t matter if you are… 27, 34, 39, etc. I’ve met people who changed their life com-ple-te-ly after their 50s, some even after their 60s.
Just numbers...
Thanks for sharing your story, it's really interesting! Where did you move to Melbourne from? Haha, failures are part of life, I've also had some big ones 😅
You're so right about age 🙏
Yes! My friend would often tell me "you're not dead yet!" I moved across the country once, and it wasn't what I thought, but at least I could say I did it. I realize we just out-grow people, places and things. All the best to you!
Very nice and inspiring. I am retired myself, so I travel. I would rather stay in one place; settle down, get some pets, permanent friends, etc. Traveling can be fun and interesting, but also a hassle as I have to start from scratch every time I move to a new place. One must be careful and weary of strangers. It takes a while to establish true friendships. Loneliness is part of the process one has to deal with. Enjoy your journey; blessings and safe travels.
I agree, it's all about balance. I do appreciate home and stability as well, but sometimes I feel the need to leave the comfort zone and explore 🙂 Thank you for the kind wishes 🙏
Absolutely true. Great perspective and advice.
Welcome back and s dnem Rozhdeniya Eshchye Molodaya Lenochka! I always thought that the climate and culture of Georgia would be one to be able to embrace for a while. Coming alone will benefit you in the long run, as you will be forced to immerse yourself into Georgian culture, language and society sooner than later. I do look forward to your future discoveries in this beautiful country and look forward to continuing to follow you😊!
Thank you 😊 Your support means a lot!
Thank-you for another excellent vlog. As a Canadian, it would be nice to watch your future vlogs from our large country with our beautiful Rocky Mountains in the background... with open arms & ❤😅😊 From Ottawa 🇨🇦 🍁 🇨🇦 😊
Glad you enjoyed it 😉🇨🇦
Every place on earth has a unique culture to be proud of. I think growing up we tend to take our own culture for granted.
I agree. I'm glad I have been able to explore my home country 🙂
I look forward to seeing more videos and especially, just listening to your soothing voice. There is such a unique quality to it. :)
More videos coming soon 🤗
Happy belated birthday, dear Elena! 🎂Wishing you good luck and all the best and show us more of your life in Georgia, please!
Thank you so much 🥰 I will!
Good to see you back, hope all goes well.
Thank you 🙂
Hi Elena 👋. It's great to see you in video again. Looks like you're very relaxed there. Please 🙏, more videos👏👏👏
Hi Kevin! I'll make sure to make more soon 😉
Wowwww, hello again. I hadn't seen you in so long. Then POOF, younre appear. Always did like that smile. 😊 Summer of 24 hopefully would be 👍 good for you. Dont run off again.
Thanks! I hope so, too 😄
interesting to hear you speak about these topics. and congratulations on this new phase of your life! this all sounds very familiar to me... I moved from Canada to Mexico 3 years ago. I think I cried within the first few weeks being totally alone. but soon I moved past that phase. I have had a few friends here and there along the way, but everyone including me is always moving on to new places so you lose touch with them. in my case I was lucky that afetr 6 months I met a Mexican girlfriend who happens to be an English teacher. so it's easy to talk to her and she can help me a lot with my Spanish also. now we have been together almost 2.5 years. this summer I will take her to Canada for the first time.
Thank you for sharing your story. It made me smile, I am happy for you 🙂
Always nice to see you Elena ))
There are many expats in Georgia. One is Natasha of Natasha's Adventures. Wishing You all Happiness, Safety and Prosperity.
Right, there are many people from all over the world here! Thank you 😊
Prior name of channel, "Yeah Russia" . Interesting content also history of a US foreign exchange student.
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Listening you, i feel bad, i feel you are in problem but turning it in happiness. I hope you have everything, that you can pay rent fee and food without problems. I understand what mean going to other country, i was in Vladivostok.
I wouldn't say so 🙂 It was my conscious choice and I'm enjoying it, even though it's not the easiest path sometimes
@@elenastravelsI hope that you have job, and obtained resident permit and permit to work. I was in many countries and I know it's not easy.
Good luck in Georgia. We needed you in Australia though.
Indeed.
Adorable ! Ilysm.
I wish you the best of luck with your new home, Elena. Now, correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't there a large expatriate community of Russians living in Georgia? People like yourself, I mean. Figured might be worth trying to get in contact with them if you've been lonely (if that's what you wanted). I always look forward to your videos. Thank you again.
Thank you so much 🙂 You're right! But finding good friends sometimes takes time, it doesn't happen overnight... There are many communities here - expats, digital nomads, hikers, etc. I am sure with time I will get to know some amazing people 🙂
Happy birthday 🎁 belatedly. I find your decision in favour of Georgia exciting. I've never been there. But it's still on my list. Not yet this year, but probably and hopefully next year. I've been following your channel for a while now. I wish you all the best, health is the most important thing and the necessary luck. Servus from Bavaria
Thank you so much for the kind wishes, Servus 😊 All the best to you, too!
Wellcome back Elena
Thanks!
Thank you 🙏🏼
Good luck with this!
good luck, and i look forward to your future videos!
Thank you! :)
I think the phrase is a rearrangement of F.D.Roosevelt inaugural speech....we have nothing to fear but fear itself....
Wise words 🙂
Yessss!!!! What a great post!👍👍👍
Wow!!
First of all, as a 49-year-old guy, I can safely tell You:
*AGE IS MEANINGLESS.* 😀
And, of course, I completely agree and identify with all Your messages here - well, apart of the minimalism part: I do still greatly lament the tragic loss of all my stuff (especially my 300 Books, some of which very rare, though not only), which I was forced to abandon forever upon leaving israhell exactly 10 months ago. But, aside from this, I completely agree with You in all these points...
Please, make vids about the technical and practical aspects - with which bureaucratic (and other) difficulties has it been either essential and/or difficult to deal? Which _objective_ challenges are there? Would You recommend Georgia as a migration destination? I was quite surprise, to hear You can stay for a year straight - it sounds *_SO_** MUCH better* than practically *anywhere* else I know. Which are the requirements, for example, for getting stuff like money transfers - do they require some special bureaucratic nonsensical documents (and other such pains), in order to receive it, or is it simple and straight forward, as in the west? Do foreigners need to be officially register there, as it is in Russia and Belarus? Please, elaborate. Thanks!! 🌺🌹🌳
And, of course, also seeing vids about the place would be Great.🙂
I guess you're right about age 🙂 I'm sorry you had to leave the things valuable to you behind...
@@elenastravels ❤️
most important thing about this new place if is you can found perepechi there .... ;)
Not sure about that... There is khachapuri though 😅
Life is exciting, embrace it. Number 1: Learn the language!!!♥
You're right 🤗
New Subber - Nice to meet you!
Welcome! 🤗
@@elenastravels Thank you Elena, for making this video. I have shared it with a friend who lives in St. Petersburg. We connected in a language exchange group on Facebook. We have become good friends, and talk for hours like sisters. I often try to explain to her about my feelings, and the very things you addressed in this video. I realize that Russia also has problems, but when it comes to family, friends, and cultural aspects, I would love to experience it. There is no way I could've known what would come when I was your age. I would've run, while I was still young. I am truly grateful that you did this. I follow a few Ex-pats and I envy them. Keep us posted and best wishes for your happiness in life!💕
You speak English with great fluency!
Thank you! 😃
About fear: "So, first of all, let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself--nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror which paralyzes needed efforts to convert retreat into advance. " (President Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1933)
Love these words. Thank you for sharing 🙏
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You are welcome to Sweden. 🇸🇪 I know your russian passport is not legal for travelling in Europe. Hopefully things will change for the better. 😊❤
A little surprised to know you're 30. I thought you'd be around 25. Anyway I'll miss the Russian videos. But good luck with your new chapter I'll be keep watching.
I'm sure I'll be making videos about Russia, too. I will be visiting 🙂
You look like18 .. and I have a good eye.... Iwish you have a fantastic good life!!
Getting older doesn´t mean getting more mature.
You always have your same mindset, although you may change in your adult behavior as you are not a child any longer..
I think you can always change/improve your mindset 🙂
You're a gorgeous 30 yr old - you should not be alone... ❤
❤Замечательно и познавательно!!!
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I am 70. To me you are just a young girl.
Right 🙏
the first thing to be young is to think that you are young
and your body responds to that. Just take care of the food you eat, sleep longer, do some exercise and stay free from stress. I find that people realise they are old when other people remind them of their age.
Wise words 🙏🏼
30 is old?
I am 57, am I near death?
I found you're canal by a recommendation of Natasha.
Did you met her already?
I panicked when I turned 30 and I haven’t married yet.
I think many people experience this...
Oh! Я 30 лет сегодня тоже!
Поздравляю! 😉
@@elenastravels спасибо большое. Вы тоже!
You should visit Angkor Wat in Cambodia, there are lots of Russian there.
I have seen that DAWG running behind you a dew times. Tell Fido to go sit down or get away. Shooo Dawgyyy shoo
Hello Elena from Hungary, Udmurtia is an interesting place,for me,our ancestors lived there, 1600 years ago, but there is no possibility to go there, perhaps after this awful war. A question arises in my mind: how on earth can you live in Gruzia (ex URSS)where you moved?
I have lived in Hungary all my life, but I don't have the money to live in Croatia for a month, for example.Happy Birthday to you. Greetings, Üdvözlet, Zoli :-) Z !
U can go to Russia with electronic visa I suppose.
"Everyone can only be completely themselves as long as they are alone: whoever doesn't love loneliness doesn't love freedom either; Because only when you are alone are you free."
Arthur Schopenhauer - German philosopher (22.2.1788 - 21.9. 1860 )
One of the worst philosopher for me
Come here to Serbia, visa is free, here in Serbia we love and support Russia.
what country
Please come to Canada friend, we here love Russian civilians who embrace peace. :)
It's on my list 😉
Age is just a number 😅
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Good luck in Georgia, just hope Putin doesn't head in your direction, particularly as his hero was born there.
Piensas que la Biblia es util en nuestros dias?
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Maybe you are aware more Russians are there including Natasha adventures channel on TH-cam. All the best.
Wonder how they will do with the new NGO/foreign agents registration law passed today.
Seems some may have difficult decisions .
EU backed demonstrations and elections coming up make this a far from peaceful refuge.
Several years ago you hooked up with the content creator of "Yeah Russia ".
You both were exchange students to the US. I remember posting a comment about this and the increasing questionable content on the mega subscribed "Yeah" and that exchange students are often groomed by Intel agencies for future use. You replied that you were not aware of this..
Fast forward, "Yeah" creator flees Russia for..... Georgia, a hot bed of NGO /Intel activity.
Your departure to this destination with one suitcase, "No friends " is curious.
There is so much beauty in your home country, your excellent videos barely scratched the surface of.
Why Georgia ? Not Turkey, Dubai....
Hope an NGO not involved in enticing you to this curious decision .
Best of luck on your choice but am unsubscribing after these many years.
My decision is based on personal reasons. This political comment is irrelevant. Thank you for your time and good bye 🙂
@stevenaleshire7941 Wow. Incredibly ungracious contribution.... The myth of recruitment etc is so much BS.
This level headed young lady moved to Georgia to flee things back 'home' which no longer align with her values. So many have done that. Georgia is a superb base and springboard to a new life.@
@@GTasOz Totally disagree which is why I posted my logical comment.
The coincidence of the content provider of "Yeah Russia " adds just one other layer to this saga
Leave everything behind with just one suitcase ?
Not have a contact or friends in your new "hone " ?
With dozens of other countries available to start a new life choose one antagonistic to your own and a hot bed of intrigue
Yeah 😁
@@GTasOz I haven't "fled" my country. I talked about the reasons why I moved in the video - they have nothing to do with politics.
@@elenastravels Cool. Sorry. I could have used 'left' but you join a throng of young Russians who have left. All good and the best of luck to you.