This might be a lengthy and weird comment but here goes - I was homeless around the same time that you were also struggling to find a home. So I felt a weird connection to your experiences and your struggle that you documented on your channel that really helped make me feel less alone during that difficult time for me. So thanks for that! While I obviously have no window into your state of mind or personal life, I know for me personally, it was once I finally got a place, had settled down, made it my own... THAT was the moment where I began struggling with my mental health more then I ever had during the homeless period. Almost as if my brain was like, "hey you can relax now! .... how bout' we process all that stress and trauma now, huh?" and its been really tough and really frustrating, looking at your life and for the first time in a while, seeming like, in comparison, nothing is 'wrong' but you still feel so rough. So I hope you know that after struggling with something so integral to the self as the concept of 'home' in both a physical and mental sense, a period of reflection and mental funk is perfectly normal. Wishing you all the best!

I care about watching you get bagels. I can’t speak for all disabled people, but I think a lot of us appreciate having content where we can see people going about their lives on the days where we can’t get out of bed, even if it’s just normal stuff. I don’t know what it is about you, you just have a safe aura. Please do what makes you happy. It’s okay to fall apart sometimes. We support you.

I'm late to the party again, but my first home was in Bethnal Green, and although we moved away, we would go back to visit family, and my uncle would take me to Brick Lane to buy beigels. This was back in the 1950s, and you would have been shocked to see what the beigel shop was like ( if it was the same one) back then. Charles Dickens would have felt at home there. For example, you could see into the bakery from the shop. The beigels were left to cool off on old floorboards balanced between two wooden chairs. The floor looked like the last time it had been swept was about 1890, but the beigels were delicious. It rose to notoriety in the 60's when the Cray twins who lived around Vallence Road used to frequent it. I love your videos so please make more.👍

Sending you lots of love! I think everyone watches blogs because they really like the person. It really doesn’t HAVE to be « content » 😌❤️

Doing photography on the go is such a joy. One thing I did that gave me a reason to do so was creating a surname photo display for my sister when she got married. Always looking out for letters in the real world in unconventional ways (overlapping branches, hand rails with specific curves, etc.) kept me present in a way that I wasn’t usually other times. Happy to hear others find joy in that.

We all love you, Evan, and as with all good friends, waiting a while to see you makes our reunion all the sweeter. Take care of you xx

am 65. want you to know it never gets easier really. just grant yourself grace to just try and try again. Glad you are letting yourself have fun, is the lubricant of life.

Good to see your unfiltered self and I hope life sorts out for you and you feel better!

Evan, I liked this video more than your typical ones. Your life in britain is becoming so normal for you but for us Americans, it is still fascinating.

I care about your little adventures as much as the big ones! But being present is important too. And if that means setting down the camera, or your phone, or your headset, then do that. You are more important than any content you could create. We are not defined by the things we give to the world, simply by being in the world (I know I know, I cringe from that too. It's hard to release the pressure). Do what's best for you. We'll be here. Also, Idea, (although I still love photographs on Insta,) perhaps you could incorporate more of the pictures you take in photo-shoot vlogs like this, so they aren't lost, if you do feel like sharing them. But not everything has to be shared, hobbies just for us are good too. Can't wait to see what's next!

As someone that dreams of being a recovering perfectionist (a term I picked up from CosTube), I felt a lot of what you said. Those wars with yourself are painful, even though you rationally know it's good to let go, and I hope the best for you.

Loved the clips and shots of Shoreditch and Liverpool St. It's one of the parts of London I know best from my 9 years living there, and since moving overseas for awhile, I've found I really love watching videos of places I know back home.

Your photos look great! You’ve such a good eye 👍👍

I gave up game streaming ages ago because it was taking away from my enjoyment of just playing games. I totally understand not wanting to get back into that grind after having stopped for a month or more.

A London legend, very jealous, always fresh. Great curry houses too.

Sounds like photography really grounds you in the moment. I recently started doing pottery and it's something I can be completely focused and present in. It's been helpful to have that break from my brain and the stress I put on myself. Hope things get better for you! Also, love all the home makeover/interior design content you've done. Really interesting to learn from!

mmmm, I've had a bagel from Brick Lane Beigels!! wonderful!

Evan "I don't own any vintage things." walks into vintage shop and is shocked to find a rack of his shirts have been stolen and taken to the vintage shop.

As someone that will be travelling to London later in the year I'm putting this place on my itinerary.

Oh hey, you said shorditch and bagels! I've been there. Was part of a food tour I took a few years ago.

I feel you with the bad self talk when stopping projects. I'm really bad at letting things go and get a wave of these thoughts and emotions from time to time. I don't want give out unasked advice, I'm sure you know how to handle those. Just wanted to let you know, you're not alone.

I‘d love to watch just videos of you going to bagel places 😅 I don‘t think it has to be travel abroad related, maybe a series of „traveling“ to food places or photography spots in London you enjoy? that would be fun to watch

I only knew of Brick Lane because of it’s famous Curry Mile.

I spent about 6 months working on Brick Lane and doing night shifts on occasion. The 24 hour opening of the bagel places was amazing when you needed a 4am snack.

Evan, you need to come back to Wales and try out the New York Deli in the High Street Arcade. Their hoagies are amazing, as are the bagels 🥰😋

Would you consider occasionally streaming photo editing as opposed to games? Something that shows your process. Looking forward to the next round of prints. Hope you're OK, life sucks sometimes.

Maybe it's a case of spreading yourself too thin or that you've just outgrown that particular avenue of interest, we all do it. You should always when possible do what you enjoy otherwise as you say it'll be a grind and content for content sake, which isn't a great recipe. Loved the Bagel review, as someone who lived in London for years and now moved way it's nice to see some authentic parts of London on KZfaq than just the regular tourist attractions.

You can't please ALL the people, ALL of the time! Ya got to do whatever makes you happy! 🙂

I enjoyed brick lane on the weekend as well as a friend and I visited the Van Gogh and Dali immersive events they have going on and then took a lot of photos of the graffiti/street art ,

Thank you for making this, many years ago a good friend of mine used to get beigels from Brick Lane and they were on another level! I've been meaning to make the trip that way to visit Slam City Skates (I'd normally buy online but I need to try on a few helmets) and I've now realised I can kill two birds with one stone 👍

Don't be so hard on yourself. Live your life for you & what you find interesting. That is how you have always been & that is why you are seen & enjoyed by thousands of people each week. No one can do everything always, all the time. Take a deep breath. Remember what you have accomplished. Survey your landscape & smile.

Big hugs, I feel ya. That is all. ❤

On one of my London vacations I stayed in a Hotel at the corner of Brick Lane. Went out for drinks and saw a huge crowd in front of that Bagel place. Decided to check it out and I’m still dreaming of that salt beef bagel 😍 Will have to return there next time!

I've been there regularly, over 35 years ago. When I worked off Brick Lane. Probably very different today.

Hey instagram still has great photography. Just ignore the other stuff! Glad to hear the bagels are still great in Brick Lane. Not been there for 20 years.

From the perspective of age, there are times when everything is screaming at one, ‘move forward’. I’ve found it useful to listen to that.

I give a crap 🥺 Honestly not coming here with any high expectations. Ive never been to London nor will I ever be so its just cool to see places, especially from your point of view. Also even if you went no where its nice to check in and hear youre feeling better :)

OMG you can't say you have a big sad and expect us to wait! I hope everything is ok with you and I hope you and Heather are ok.

Don't take life too seriously - focus on fun and enjoyment. You only live once - don't waste it.

Haha been watching your content for years and it's funny seeing you cover the side of London near where I work (Aldgate). I LOVE Spitalfields! That vegan stall you pointed out are incredible, and I'm not even vegan :)

I enjoyed listening to your shows, so I am going to miss you. See ya later, Evan! Hopefully you'll be back before too long even if it's sporadically.

Looks like I'm back in Brooklyn wait'n to get some Craft Beer !!!

Yes it is soooo good 👍

PS Now I've my own place I'm REALLY looking forward to this round of prints to hang up on the bare walls. Please do let us know closer to the time (sure you will😁)

Vero is the new instagram for photos

if you go down brick lane try to see "the cauliflower artist" he spray paints cauliflower florets and sticks them to shoes,canvases,etc. It's weird

As the sign says, they're not bagels, their beigles (by-gael). That's how we pronounced them when I was growing up. (and my parents, grandparents....) Also, funniest story when I was there late one night with some friends (so very many years ago). A couple of 'skin-heads' where complaining that there where so many jews there....🤣

As a twitch mod, I suggest turning on emoji only chat during game play and then doing like 20 mins of play and 10 mins of chatting on rotation. I know streamers who do this and it works well.

Travelling with Kristen went to Madeira

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hate to say , you went to the wrong beigel shop, Brick lane you always get salt beef beigel at the shop with the yellow frontage, 2 doors down

my favourite alt beef

Coming up with ideas for your channel can be difficult. Well at least your doing better than me. 😉👍

sometimes i forget you know people like vergard and then he just pops up out of nowhere 😭

It does look a rough area.

Never been to Brick lane. ???? I don’t even live in London but I know about Brick Lane.

As someone who wears a backpack almost everywhere but barely knows London - is it normal to wear your backpack while sitting in a cafe and eating or just an Evan thing, or a London thing? I'd normally put mine under my table or chair, but is it too risky to do that in London? Feel like it would be uncomfortable to sit on a stool wearing a full bag and try to eat a big bagel. Sorry, weird question. :)

Not everything needs to be work, my dude. Just play your games and enjoy them.

Why do they spell bagel "wrong"? So weird. I hear you on the quitting = failure thing. I used to feel if I didn't finish a book I started, it was wrong and tons of guilt. But ... if you're doing something for enjoyment and don't enjoy it anymore, then just stop and that's totally fine.

BEIGEL NOT BAGEL!

I'm not sure what you're doing but it's a big no no buying food in one shop and walking down the road and eating it in another you only eat the food you buy in the shop if you are sitting in that shop

It’s OK to just play a game for yourself for the sake of playing the game.

Why do you keep calling it a Bagel? It's in their name "Beigel". It's pronounced differently, because it is different.