Can a City Girl Survive on a Remote Farm? I Moved from NYC to an Old Balkan Village. Живот На Село!

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Can a City Girl Survive on a Remote Farm? I Moved from NYC to an Old Balkan Village. Живот На Село!

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Күн бұрын

Village Life vs City Life…Which is better? This is an age old question with no clear answer. What I can tell you is the difference between village and city life is… enormous.
Can a New York City Girl SURVIVE and THRIVE in a Semi - Abandoned Village? Population: 38 and dwindling.
ABOUT ME:
Hi guys!
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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Пікірлер: 36

@karipreston1204 Ай бұрын

And you are providing a window to a way of life that is unimaginable to the vast majority of New Yorkers. Well done

@sistersofbulgaria9396 Ай бұрын

If only more people had the chance to taste this type of life! Maybe New York would lose a few residents haha 😃 Thank you so much for watching and for the encouragement!

@futurekron 2 ай бұрын

Laurie, you're the only woman on all of social media around the world who does NOT need one of those ridiculous beauty filters...you just come this way!

@sistersofbulgaria9396 2 ай бұрын

I was eating carrot cake when I read this and you just made my bite that much sweeter 😃. Thank you so much for this incredibly kind and lovely compliment! 😊

@VS-vk2ct Ай бұрын

Even the sheep are happy 😆

@sistersofbulgaria9396 Ай бұрын

😁🐑😁🐑

@eddiebirch2067 Ай бұрын

So relaxing to watch , a hard but good life , I think

@sistersofbulgaria9396 Ай бұрын

I’m so happy you found this video relaxing… that was the idea ☺️ A very beautiful life ❤️

@dk-ln6om Ай бұрын

You're undoubtedly living your best life without any regret and thriving even more than a New Yorker 😅❤🎉

@sistersofbulgaria9396 Ай бұрын

Well, this was very encouraging 😃. Thanks for this awesome comment! New York is interesting but life out here feels.. full 😊🌸❤️🌞

@derekbilston9290 Ай бұрын

In the part of England where Iam based, Sussex, many farms have become private houses and estates for the wealthy. And most of the wealthy do not farm or grow their own food etc. Its completely different to life in Bulgaria. But England was a bit like Bulgaria once upon a time, before the modern era.

@sistersofbulgaria9396 Ай бұрын

I have friends who work in Sussex and have told me all about it… it sounds like a blessing and a curse

@sistersofbulgaria9396 Ай бұрын

I have friends who work in Sussex… it sounds like a blessing and a curse

@ninetpetersons6272 Ай бұрын

Love the background music, too.

@sistersofbulgaria9396 Ай бұрын

Ooooo thanks for noticing it! I thought it gave the video some more character 😃

@SalPane1224 Ай бұрын

Glad to visit home I'm sure

@sistersofbulgaria9396 Ай бұрын

So glad! 🇧🇬🌞😊

@gerokostadinov4355 22 күн бұрын

Keep it up girl! Your content is magnificent as you are too

@sistersofbulgaria9396 22 күн бұрын

Awww thank you so much for this SUPER MOTIVATIONAL comment! To tell you the truth I had a rough past few days and really needed to hear this! You just gave me a boost of energy and motivation 😊😊😊😊

@gerokostadinov4355 22 күн бұрын

@@sistersofbulgaria9396 you are a great example for what is happening and is going to happen in the future. We need our young people back here. The western world is going backwards and if nothing changes will collapse. So you’re on the right place and the in right time creating the path for many other people. Never give up and know your genes are sacred. Господ е българин.. 🫡

@sistersofbulgaria9396 19 күн бұрын

ГОСПОД Е БЪЛГАРИН! 🇧🇬

@mikemetzger8539 2 ай бұрын

Още едно страхотно видео! Продължавай в същия дух! 🐑

@sistersofbulgaria9396 Ай бұрын

Благодаря Майк! Смело напред 😃

@edlayton4202 2 ай бұрын

Continue to admire and love your excellent videos. They are high quality and wonderfully informative as well as very interesting. Your videos are also preserving a history that needs preserving. Best wishes and Warmest Regards.

@sistersofbulgaria9396 Ай бұрын

Thank you so much for this comment! Truth is it’s been a rough month and I’ve been feeling a bit down the past few days. Your words gave me such a boost of energy and encouragement. It means so much to me that you are enjoying my videos! Best wishes to you and your family!🐞🌞🐞🌞

@slimdusty6328 2 ай бұрын

So cool. Do you need to use sheep dog to round up the sheep,to bring them back in from the fields in the evening. Or are they pets and so tame they'll come back in own their own, when you call them?.

@sistersofbulgaria9396 Ай бұрын

Great question! We always have a dog that help round up and guide the sheep from behind. The dog also protects the herd from predators. There has been an increase in wolves over the past few years and I even remember finding a dead half-eaten sheep by the river when I was little. The wolves and jackals usually come out at night but if they are hungry enough they will stalk the heard so a guard dog is always necessary (to act as a deterrent).

@slimdusty6328 Ай бұрын

@@sistersofbulgaria9396 oh ok. Thanks. I was interested to learn how it works over there as i had used to work as a shepherd on sheep and cattle stations when i was young. The country here is different to there. I will share a link to a video of the first placed i had worked on . I loved the job as we would get to ride horses almost every day of the week, all year round. But thankfully we don't have wolves or jackles here.No predators for the sheep unless the wild pigs get to a stage where there's large numbers of them. Which is seldom. Or else when dogs escape and turn into wild pack. Which is also not common. But i noted how you bring the sheep home every night. So i wondered if you would need to use sheep dogs, to assist. Here is a video of the country on the very first place that id worked on when i was 16. Which is nearly eons 🤣ago now kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Y7CqoqeJs5ircXk.html

@Daytona2 2 ай бұрын

Beautiful life 😊

@sistersofbulgaria9396 2 ай бұрын

I love it ❤️🐞🌞

@RaniVeluNachar-kx4lu Ай бұрын

I go to Sliven each year. How far are you from there?

@sistersofbulgaria9396 Ай бұрын

Nice! I haven’t been to Siven recently but it’s beautiful there. We are pretty far from Sliven- around 4 hours away. Do you have family there or do you just go to visit?

@partho100 2 ай бұрын

Wow! I saw a nice video. Even after making videos with so much effort, you don't get many views. I was very sad to see it. Do you know why you get so few views on your videos?

@sistersofbulgaria9396 2 ай бұрын

Thanks so much! I think I confused the KZfaq Algorithm because I post a range of videos on different topics. They are all village and farm life related but the style and topics range. I used to get a lot more but I trust that with time and persistence they will go back up. I have a lot of fun making them so whatever happens is fine we me 🙂

@antoniodelrey164 2 ай бұрын

I don’t know anything about how those algorithms work but if it is subject based then perhaps adding your videos to topics such as travel or retirement may generate more viewers or add them to as many topics as you can. Your videos are the best and so is what you have and are doing. I wish you continued success and happiness!