Village Life in Rural Bulgaria - Supporting the Local People in an Eastern European Village | Село
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 12 ก.ย. 2024
- Welcome to our Rural Bulgarian Village…stuck in the past. Today we help out the locals on this old Balkan farm and see what life was like 200 years ago!
ABOUT ME:
My name is Laurie and I swapped city life (Manhattan, New York) for a simple life in a semi-abandoned village (Село) in the Balkan Mountains (Eastern Europe).
I literally woke up one morning and realized NYC wasn’t for me. I booked a ticket (the same day!), packed a little suitcase, and moved to my beloved teeny-tiny Bulgarian farm… lost in time. And when I say lost in time I mean LOST-IN-TIME. No time-crunching jobs, no watching the clock, hardly any internet service at all, really. Imagine a village from the Middle Ages… that’s pretty much what you get here. And I’m loving every second of it!
I went from living in a city of 8 million to living on an old, historic farm… population: under 40. From skyscrapers to crumbling abandoned houses. From fast food takeout to barrel grill cooking. The advantages of village life are endless…
Update: My boyfriend and I have saved up and begun renovating our abandoned ancestral homestead (farmhouse). It hasn’t been easy but definitely interesting and extremely rewarding. There is nothing better than farming, harvesting and foraging for our own food… and keeping tradition alive. 🌱
ЗА МЕН:
Здравейте!
Аз съм Лори, на която всички се чудят как замени градския живот (Манхатън, Ню Йорк) със спокоен живот в малко полуизоставено село в България.
Събудих се една сутрин и осъзнах, че Ню Йорк не е за мен. Купих си билет (същият ден!), стегнах си малкото куфарче, и се завърнах в България… в бащиното ми селце, там, където животът е спрял, и там, където разбираш кои неща наистина имат смисъл! Забравих какво е стрес, напрежение и нареждане на деня спрямо часовника! Часовник, какво е това? За да ползваш телефона си, отиваш до специално място, където има обхват, и така говориш! Чувстваш се така, сякаш живееш в годините от Възрожденския ни период! Обожавам и ценя всеки миг, прекаран тук!
Всички се чудят не е ли трудно да живееш в село с по-малко от 40 души, отчитайки, че идвам от град с 8 милиона жители! От небостъргачи до рушащи се изоставени къщи…От доставки на бързи храни до готвене на жар и весели чевермета! Предимствата да живееш на село са безкрайни... На първо място трябва да осъзнаеш какво дава то на душата ти, защото тя е най-важна! След това да забравиш за клишето, че няма реализация!
В момента: Моят приятел и аз обновихме изоставената къща на предците ни! Пригодихме я така, че да не ни липсва каквото и да е удобство! Не беше лесно, но определено интересно и изключително възнаграждаващо. Няма нищо по-добро от земеделието, отглеждането и търсенето на собствена храна... и поддържането на традицията жива. 🌱
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A way of life that needs preserving. 😊
So well said in so few words 😊🌞
What a wonderful service to provide to the elderly, and as always, I really appreciate you documenting beautiful BG in a way that most Westerners would never see.
And I appreciate you watching and enjoying my videos all this time 😊 It really means the world to me ❤️
@@sistersofbulgaria9396 You do a terrific job with these. Such a lovely life! But, my only complaint is you've never done a full video on your interesting history with your BF! So curious!
Sisters of Bulgaria, wish you all the best!! greetings from your brother in Kyrgyzstan !!
Hello brother from another mother! 😊😃
@@sistersofbulgaria9396 Hello sis from another sis )))
Fair play for supporting the elders !
Thank youuuu! They deserve it! ❤️❤️❤️
,,Very beautiful
Thank you so much! 🌻 🌞
Please GO ON with your viedeos ! Like you I love Bulgaria !
I plan to! Comments like yours give me a burst of motivation to keep filming. Thank you for this❤️🇧🇬
Alhamdulillah.. ❤
Just lovely video
Thank you so so much ❤️❤️❤️
"" For what wealth do i have if not time for those in need "", Commendable that you took the time for those in need , something that many would turn a blind eye to .
O but to stand still and become unseen , where once laughter resounded now silence speaks louder then those moments ......again to only once more return as one with all ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Still in awe of the stone work and precision that they used to get the walls so perfect , and the color of the stones , .....when the sun shines on them they must be a sight , they look so vibrant here but i imagine in real they are even more stunning ..........Bravo , well done
Such beautiful words… thank you so much, as always 🌹
I love your videos - just out of curiosity: is there are a reason why you did not mention the name of the villages?
Wonderful. Truly heartwarming to see . Well done 👏👌👍💞 . Lovely scenery and people and all too
Thank you so much for this encouraging and lovely comment! It fills me with so much joy to hear from you again! ❤️💞💫
@@sistersofbulgaria9396 same here.I enjoy to see the young people taking an interest in rural life and their families
@@sistersofbulgaria9396beautiful vidio
❤hello.very nice👍❤🌐🇵🇭🇵🇭
Thank you so much! I’m very happy you enjoyed 😊🌞
@@sistersofbulgaria9396 ❤hello.yes am watching your vedeos that very nice and enjoy..then more beaytiful view in your place nice❤👍🌐🚴🏻♂️🇵🇭🇵🇭
Good work by the Red Cross ♥
Love the retro/antique display on the house - they have taste - it's like a Bulgarian village version of the V&A museum in London 😂 (art, culture, social history stuff)
I'm interested in economics and I saw some figures that said that the Bulgarian pension is 3 times the average salary, but the salaries are very low. (If interested Google "2024 Pension breakeven index: How does the UK state pension compare to the rest of Europe?")
Haha they definitely do have taste! I love old Knick knacks like these and have filled our house with stuff like this as well 😃. I can’t tell you how much I want to visit London! I love museums, history, art, culture etc and there seems to be so much to see in England. Hopefully one day soon ❤️
It’s really strange that you are seeing this info because the pensions in Bulgaria are tragically low. They are definitely not higher than the average salary. To give you an idea, the lowest pension was 350 leva ($195 USD) a month until just a few years ago. Now, I believe it is around 600 leva ($335 USD). The average salary is around $2000 BGN (1,113 USD). The sad truth is both the salaries and pensions are tragic.
Bulgarian pensions are 4 times lower than the average salary of 1175 Euro for last month (checked the national statistics).
Thank you for the meaningful video.
I hope everyone is healthy and happy.
Thank YOU for watching! It makes me so happy to see people from all around the world being a part of our little village ❤️
Health and happiness to you and your loved ones!
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❤ Look at you being a социален помощник! So proud to call you my friend! I'm loving the малка къща с веранда! Много антики! My kinda place. 🎵Бихте ли ми били съсед? 🎵😁
I’m so proud to call you my friend as well! ❤️
Missing you this past month!
@@sistersofbulgaria9396 I'm usually easy to find 😁
Beautiful video..................❤❤
Thank you so much ❤️❤️
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Thanks for watching!
@@sistersofbulgaria9396 ты очень хорошая)
We're considering relocating to Bulgaria too. Do you know if you can home school?
Homeschooling is not widely accepted in Bulgaria and I don’t know of anyone who does homeschooling, unfortunately. The best I can do is google the topic but I’d just get the same info as you. I’ll ask around to see if anyone has any info
@@sistersofbulgaria9396 thank you so much for your reply! I don't think the information I find in the uk is accurate... would love to find a better life and community for raising our little girl.
Công viêc của bạn thật ý nghĩa ❤. Cảm ơn video của bạn. Tôi xem nó từ Việt Nam
Wow Vietnam!! It’s my DREAM to visit Vietnam. I visited Thailand and fell in love. Ever since then I have wanted to visit Vietnam & Indonesia. You are very lucky to be from such a beautiful country ❤️
Thank you so much for watching!
@@sistersofbulgaria9396 chào đón bạn đến với Đất nước của chúng tôi. Việt nam cũng đẹp như Thái Lan. Có nhũng địa điểm du lịch nổi tiếng như Hà Nội, Đà Nẵng, Nha trang , đà lạt. Hẹn 1 ngày gần nhất được gặp bạn tại Việt Nam. Tôi vẫn mong được xem video tiếp theo của bạn . Love you!❤️
Why are the young people abandoning the villages? Is it simply a matter of there being no jobs available?
First not all villages are like this there are villages that look like monaco but fair amount are like this, people leave for the city or immigrate(not that in the other country they will live much better). Jobs, lack of infrastructure, no schools for their kids, no hospitals, problems with gypsies and generally not much to do if you dont want to work on the land. If the village is close to a city they will survive people buy a house and spend weekends, summers there but more secluded once dosent have this future.
I think it’s a mix of no well paying jobs being available and a desire to live in the hustle and bustle of a big city. For example, in these little villages there are no restaurants, no salons, no shopping malls etc. I think young people gravitate towards the “excitement” of city life and the promise of more money.
@@sistersofbulgaria9396 Do you conider moving back to new york or in a big city here.?
Явно обичаш да е шарено, но контраста на цветовете ми идва в повече. На снимка изглежда добре, но видео почва да изглежда странно. Зеленото почва да синее, кафявото става червено и като цяло всичко изглежда преекспонирано и нереално.
Прави сте, обичам да е шарено.
Не знам дали сте гледали “Survivor”, но точно така снимат и на мен много ми харесва 🙂
Това казано, ви оценявам мнението. Ще си помисля и може малко на намаля контраста. Клипа ми за тази седмица вече е снимана, но за бъдещето ще помисля. Благодаря за коментара! 🌻
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Greatly said! 😌