I Dropped Out of Uni and MOVED TO BALI, but Was it Worth it?
It’s been almost 3 years since I moved to Bali but has it been worth it to change my whole life basically to be able to live in Bali I even dropped out from uni and had to find ways to make money Online first I want to talk about relationships and friendships since I moved to Bali so basically all of my good friends of course are in Finland where I’m from where I live my whole life so that is of course a little challenging but for me what is awesome here that I have been
Able to meet so many people that are likeminded that I learn so much from I saw what is possible in life when it comes to business like networking in Bali like in changu it is the best ever like it’s pretty awesome but of course it has been quite lonely sometimes
Because those like really good friends you can always trust they have not been here I made so many friends that I’m still friends all these years but they’re not always here people travel people go to other places but the reason this hasn’t been so problem for me is
That I found my dream girlfriend in Bali and that’s something of course you can find a girlfriend in any country but I I felt like when I moved here there’s so many more like-minded people here I was able to find someone who’s like exactly want the same life than I do so it’s
Really awesome and we just really click and connect so well so in this case it’s not so problem that I don’t have my good friends around me because I can still see them every summer and also call them any time and T so yeah it’s not too bad
For me but I can imagine that if you don’t have a partner while you are here it can be quite lonely sometimes even if you make a lot of friends because they might not be so close or they might leave but of course if you’re lucky you
Can make friends who also want to live here long term and that would be of course optimal to have that community of people around you but yeah if you followed me for a long time you know who girl I’m talking about and it definitely hasn’t been easy always like you see my
Breakup video it has been quite tough sometimes these two years I’ve been with her but what result did from that is that I learn so much about myself so much about relationships how to be a like the real man in the relationship so from being with her I grow so much as a
Person and if you seen the last few videos you probably seen that yeah we are back together I’m super happy about that and uh yeah we are doing so much better now but yeah it is of course always challenging when you are together with someone who is from completely
Different culture so that’s the challenge that can come if you date the local people in Bali or in Southeast Asia but yeah I learned so much it’s totally worth it in my opinion like she’s amazing person so of course if you can find someone like that it’s really
Awesome here so yeah I would say back home in Finland or in Europe I would say that it could have been almost impossible to find a person who’s as good for me as graci is so in that case and also we had some amazing times like
So awesome times these last few years we have so much fun together I finally came to check the most famous coffee shop in changu pgs so we’ll see how the coffee is but yeah the second thing is my career before I moved to Bal I was studying Engineering in University
In Finland I almost even finished my masters actually and even if the topic is interesting I really hated the studying and I didn’t really see myself working in that field like in an office job and even starting a startup in that area didn’t really seem like it would be
What I want to do in my life long term it’s really good but not sure what the hype is about I guess it’s just a why we play and since I moved to Bali I I saw all these different ways to make money online and have so many different ways
To build my own business and everything and what I have now what I learned is that what I really enjoys making YouTube videos but I really enjoy to have my own business so I have my own freedom and everything so that’s what I’ve been building for the last few years and I’m
Really grateful that I moved to Bali and I started this what I found the last few years that one of the most important things about my job and career is that I needed to be meaningful so I feel motivated and excited to do that job for
Long term and also I think it’s quite good AI proofed career because so many jobs going to be lost the next 10 20 years because of AI but personal brand and sharing your experience on YouTube I think that’s probably never going to go Away on the way home I got quick Ginger shot I’m doing this one meal per day fasting thing and today I just need some energy from the coffee and some health from the ginger shot but yeah when you start this completely new life it can be very hard mentally at times and that’s
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Stress this last few years I realized it recently because I was just feeling really bad as I often do just I couldn’t really explain I just like I’m trying to meditate and do all these things and sleep well and exercise and eat well but still I just I just was is n feeling
Great at all so I remember hearing about ashaka I I I got it here for you so I can show uh but yeah I remember hearing about ashanda from Andrew huberman a neuroscientist and uh basically it’s for stress like if you have anxiety and stress a lot it can lower it quite well
And holy moly like it actually kind of changed my life because I I think coming to Bali and not knowing about income and friends and everything like it was quite challenging time as I said earlier like I I I needed a lot of help with that in
Many ways and even when my business was doing better I still kind of like that stress never went away even when things were better I still I guess it’s just too much for my body and mind back then so I never really recovered from that naturally so actually with ashanda I was
Able to feel more peace and actually I realized that oh this is how I’m supposed to feel like I didn’t even remember it feels to be not stressed like I was stressed so long so all the time because of everything that came with this move that I yeah I didn’t even
Realize that I’m stressed because it’s just my basic emotion and I have to say that these extreme conditions these last few years they definitely led to a lot of personal growth learning a lot about life and about myself and how I can manage my emotions and how I can deal
With many situation like learning so many tools or just just general so much personal growth that I definitely would have missed out if I just living in Finland or Europe like my normal life and of course there’s so much still learning to be done and growth to be
Done and of course this life I love that it really gives you opportunity to do that a lot so yes like this video if you’re liking so far and subscribe if you want to follow my digital Nomad and life journey and just quick tip if you
Want to stay in Jungle and you don’t care to be super close to beach this is quite nice area it’s really peaceful it’s really beautiful rice fields but it’s still close to jangu and it can be much more affordable in this area than in the center of jangu or Baran where I Live I came to this local cafe for coconut and Sunset and it’s really amazing view to the rice fields and even ocean view from this place and yeah like that’s one thing that has been of course amazing also this two years I experienced so many amazing amazing
Things had so much fun so many experiences like it has been crazy because of course when you live in Southeast Asia or in Bali like there’s so much close by so you can see so much there’s so much to do so many activities so many sports so many everything
There’s so much like your life is so full of everything and of course also it’s really affordable to live here so you basically end up spending probably less money than you would back home but your life is so much more interesting and you do so many nice things and your
Lifestyle is so much better like you eat out every day you you just have a really awesome life here and yeah life still definitely feels very uncertain and stressful at many times here but I would say it’s definitely worth it for the growth and experiences and everything
And of course if you’re like me that you just really don’t see yourself being happy and like leaving your best life back home or just doing a traditional path when it comes to career and school and everything definitely it’s at least worth a try at least you always I can
Always you can always probably go back home and live that life again if things don’t work out here but yeah if that’s your thing like you’re like me I definitely like go for it like I wasn’t I wasn’t like I didn’t really when I came here I didn’t have income I didn’t
Know how to make money I was just grinding for a few years it felt like impossible to be able to move to Bali that was always my dream but yeah somehow when I just keep working and keep learning every day then suddenly I was here and then suddenly after a few
Months I actually had an income already and yeah it’s going better and better every month and every year so yeah you can do it also so yeah I hope this video was helpful I hope to see you one day in Bali or anywhere in Southeast Asia I
Hope you live your best life and see you next week
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Happy to find your channel! Natural and interesting life story 🙂 inspired me a bit to start mine project here, as I arrived in Asia 8 months ago. Good luck!
if i want to move bali so how much is it enaught per month
Great video, Joose! Always like your perspective on Bali and on staying there long term 🙂
great video mate! keep going!
8:04 Babakan area?
Happy to hear about your progress. I have followed your journey from the beginning. Hopefully we can meet sometime in Bali. Coming there for sure as a digital nomad in 2024.
Good stuff. Good on you. BALI IS AMAZING AND STAYING LONG TERM IS THE BEST SINCE YOU REALLY ENJOY THE CULTURE AND SLOW LIVING.😂
Happy New Year to you.
Bali is the best decision ever mate! 🏖️
Your channel is great Joose! your videos are helpful, keep it up🙏 I plan to try & live in Bali as a digital nomad, as soon as possible.
great honest video as always 🤙🏼
You need more money to stay more
Hey man. Just conparing with Vietnam. Do you just go to expensive cafe and restaurants in Bali or is the price the same everywhere.
$3.60 us for a coffee is probably the same price i pay for coffee back in Australia.
Seems Bali is a bit overpriced however it is cool place
Thanks great way to end the year. Happy new year to both of you 🎉😊
Is you girl balinese or thai? Where did you meet her?
nice video, you seem like a great guy.
when you talk about feeling stressed or uncertain about living in bali what do you mean? is it bali itself like the traffic or something else?
i've moved from my birth city to another one (although in the same country – australia) and now moved back but i feel really unsettled now, like theres so much more out there in the world. i travelled overseas twice last year and loved it, but i'm always bored within a month coming back home.
thinking about giving Bali a try for a month next year and working remotely. i can't ride a scooter though so hoping i can get a place walking distance from the beach. maybe some other countries too. any other remote working spots you recommend?
can u talk about visa validity and renewal, also what do u do for living?
welcome in Indonesia, 17,000 islands, have a nice holiday, feeling our hospitality, enjoy your vacation on the beach, rice terraces, active volcanoes, tropical forests, beautiful waterfalls and subsea panorama, amazing villas, hotels and beach clubs, surfing and diving, minimart open 24/7, etc❤
Man it must be nice to have e a rich family to drop out of college and move to a tropical island with no income.
My God
You are an earth angel and so is your gf.
May God bless you , may all your dreams come back and come true .
Happy New Year 🎉
U back with your GF ?