Wow! It is officially here. I am very excited to announce my move to Europe. This has been a dream of mine for seven years now. Throughout my journey, I will be sharing my entire journey: my life abroad, all of the new things that come with moving internationally, the differences in European and American culture, the graduate school experience abroad, and so much more. I am moving to Europe as a first time Expat. I have Chosen Ljubljana, Slovenia for so many reasons, and I really break down in the video many of the reasons I chose this small unique country. Slovenia has so much to offer, and throughout my journey I will do my best to capture all that this country has to offer. Join me on my journey! Please follow the Linktree or my direct links below to keep up with my journey. LETS GOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
I picked up my life and moved to Europe. This video is dedicated to capturing how I packed to move to Europe, my travel to Europe, and my first experiences as an expat in Slovenian. I share a bit of my first experience of the lifestyle in Ljubljana, Slovenia, and a bit of my first impressions. As a first time Expat, this video is dedicated to my initial experiences of living in Europe for the first time as an American expat. Moving to Europe is such a new and exciting experience, and this is just the beginning of my journey. Together we will experience all of the firsts of an American living in Europe. I hope you enjoy. Please follow along with my journey. Cheers!
My first week after moving to Ljubljana, Slovenia was full of great food, great conversation, and a whole lot of figuring things out. I am officially moved into my flat in Europe. It is still hard to believe it is finally here. I have experienced numerous cultural differences, which I will happily share in the near future. Ljubljana has had very tumultuous weather since I arrived, but with the mix in temperatures and rain I have found it to be quite nice. I moved into my apartment, and I am thrilled with the unit and the location. My walk to the campus for my studies is a bit far clocking in at 30 minutes by foot. By bike the commute is much quicker, and it takes me only around 10 minutes. However, due to ever changing weather. I'm never truly sure what I'm going to get. I have several video ideas in the que including What makes Ljubljana, Slovenia, so special, How is the food in Ljubljana, A day in the life of an international master's student, among many others. My goal with this platform is to give you a genuine insight to the sights and sounds of the city. I want to share the real good, bad, ugly, and amazing things that make this city what it truly is. Thanks for tuning in! Cheers!
I hiked Šmarna Gora. Šmarna Gora is the closest hike nearest to Ljubljana, Slovenia. From the top, you can see the entire Ljubljana Basin as well as the surrounding mountain ranges and the Julian Alps. My friend and I tried to make the sunrise, but we missed it by about ten minutes. The hill itself is full of history, and the Catholic Church on top is a great representative of many of the Catholic churches in throughout the country. Slovenia is considered to be one of the greenest countries in the world, and this hike completed encompassed this fact. It was technically my first hike as a local to Slovenia. Every week I am more and more impressed with the hidden beauty that is Slovenia. Ljubljana has been absolutely wonderful.
This was an amazing visit. I toured Postojnska Jama. Postojnska Jama is a highly toured cave in the Postojna Region of Slovenia. It is about a forty minute drive out of Ljubljana, Slovenia. This cave was full of incredible stalagmites and stalactites. My favorite part of the experience was the train ride. During the ride into the cave, you see much of the cave at an accelerated pace which is very nice. The baby dragons were interesting little creatures. They remind me of a salamander, but it is very cool to see a creature that is only native to this small part of the world. I wasn't allowed to photo or video the baby dragon, but I think I break down the look pretty well in the video. Last week, I visited Šmarna Gora and had an amazing hike. I really enjoyed making the video for that hike as well. Šmarna Gora is great, because it is just outside of the city of Ljubjana, so it is quite convenient for everyone to visit the greenery of Slovenia. I also mentioned in the video my tour of Predjama Castle.
What an amazing visit this was to Pedjama Castle. This castle cave about an hour from Ljubljana, Slovenia was amazing. In the first video, I focused on Postojnska Jama, which is a highly visited cave in Slovenia. Their are many ticket packages to purchase a Postojnska Jama Park, but the most common option is Postojnska Jama and Prejama Castle. This is the selection we chose. The castle was amazing. I enjoyed every moment of this castle tour. Inside we saw all of the medieval weapons including swords, axes, and cannons from the time. It was also so cool to see how the nobles lived. The castle without electricity would have been incredibly cold and dark. I hope you enjoyed this video, and if you travel to Slovenia. I definitely recommend Predjama Castle. If you enjoyed the video, please like, subscribe, and share it with a friend!
This week I chose to dive into the Cuisine scene in Ljubljana, Slovenia. I didn't have the most traditional foods, but I did try a few of the local favorites. This video stands as more of a what I would eat in a day in Slovenia type video. The day always starts with a coffee and some form of pastry. Lunch is normally something quick like a grab and go sandwich or in my case a slice of pizza. Dinner/Supper is always something more filling and typical more traditional. I had a Jufka, which is actually a Turkish dish, but it is new to me so it fits. Almost all of the food I have had in Slovenia is great. There are a few traditional dishes that I really enjoy that I wasn't able to get into this video, but I will include them in the future. I did include the cost of eating the food in Slovenia as well. Overall, the food is very affordable. The day I filmed this video the weather was absolutely perfect. I even took a mid afternoon break and strolled to Tivoli Park where I walked to the top of the hill to find a hidden gym in the forest. There have been so many oh wow moments since I have moved here, and this video captures a lot of those. The food in Ljubljana, Slovenia is wonderful. I have spent my first month here trying ever food in sight, and I have really come to like it. If you come to Slovenia make sure to try the foods in this video. I know you will enjoy them. Cheers to Slovenia!
In this Video, I recap my first month in Europe living as an American Expat. I focus on a lot of the practical details on living in Ljubljana, Slovenia. I touch on the transportation in across the city of Ljubljana. I discuss my experience riding Bikes in the city, taking the bus, and walking around the city. Ljubljana is such a small and quaint city that it is very easy to walk around the entire city. It has such an amazingly relaxed and slow pace. It is amazing. The Pace of Life in Ljubljana, Slovenia is amazing. I talk in the video about many of the special things that make Ljubljana so comfortable. I also discuss who Slovenian people are from my experience. I have met many Slovenian people now, and I think I have a good sense of the type of people they are. In general, they are a lot more direct than the average American. However, they don't openly speak their mind like Americans but rather are only prompted into discussion if asked. In the video, I also speak on the language barrier here in Ljubljana. From my experience, I haven't had many issues having conversation or asking for direction and guidance at times. Everyone here, except for some elderly people, speak English very well. You shouldn't have any issues communicating with Slovenians if you are a native English speaker. Ljubljana, Slovenia is located in such an amazing part of Europe. From Ljubljana you are only a short drive from dozens of major cities around Europe including Venice, Italy, Zagreb, Croatia, Budapest, Hungary, Vienna, Austria, and Munich, Germany. Slovenia is a predominantly Roman Catholic country. On practically every hilltop you will find a Roman Catholic Church. As a Roman Catholic myself, Slovenia has been a very comfortable place to continue to practice my Christian values. Finally, I spoke about the prices of Ljubljana, Slovenia. Ljubljana is an incredibly affordable city. A very nice meal for two runs only about forty Euros, which is a wonderful price. #slovenia #ljubljana #american #expatlife #easterneurope
A couple of weeks ago I released a Slovenian Food video showing some of the food I would eat in a day in Slovenia. I had an overwhelming amount of comments suggesting that I try traditional Slovenian food so that it was I did. I visited several restaurants and pastry shops across Ljubljana, Slovenia, and I found a few of the traditional Slovenian food dishes including: Štruklji, Potica, Premurska Gibanica, and Jota. Since, I have been in Slovenia I have absolutely loved the food. The traditional food of Slovenia was no different. Of all the items that I tried, the Jota on the cold day was easily my favorite. It was quite filling, and the taste was wonderful. There was sausage and sauerkraut. It was absolutely wonderful. As far as the other dishes go, it still blows me away how a dessert here can be so unsweet. As an American expat, my expectations for dessert still haven't changed, and due to this every time I try a new dessert here I feel a bit underwhelmed. I simply think it is due to the fact that Slovenian dishes do not include an abundance of sugar like the American desserts. I think once I travel to America again I'll have a culinary shock. Overall Slovenian food is delicious. I would consider myself more of a meat and potatoes kind of guy, and I think that is what Slovenian food is all about. I absolutely adore vegetables, and the Slovenian's are no different. Every dish is served with a beautiful display of vegetables. Often root vegetables like potatoes, but as I said above I believe I will like most traditional Slovenian food as it generally fits into the type of food I like to eat. Of the desserts, I the Premurska Gibanica was definitely my favorite. I think it was a combination of the fact that is was served hot and almost melted my mouth. It reminded of childhood when I would rush to eat the baked good that just came out of the oven. As an American Expat living in Europe specifically Slovenia, I have been very comfortable with the food thus far. Often times, you hear Americans complaining about the food in Europe, but to me this honestly makes no sense. I genuinely enjoy the tender loving care that goes into all foods here. Again, it reminds me of childhood and all of the family gatherings we had to celebrate the holidays. As I was roaming the city for this video, I noticed that the Christmas trees in Ljubljana are popping up everywhere. The Christmas season in Slovenia is almost upon us, and I could not be more excited. Christmas has to be my favorite time of year. Everyone is joyous, the songs are merry, and the food. Oh the food is wonderful. Also, the mass in the church and the celebration of the birth of Jesus is such a beautiful time. In conclusion, I truly enjoyed the traditional Slovenian food that I tried. It was all delicious, and someday I will go to the Slovenian villages to get an even more traditional experience.
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