Eco-activism in Georgia: Tbilisi Clean Ups, picnic and wonderful polyphonic singing!

In this video I'll tell you about eco events, organized by Tbilisi Clean Ups in Georgia! We will visit beautiful natural sights and clean them from trash. What item will be the most interesting? Then we will reward ourselves with a picnic and a masterclass of Georgian music, celebrating the beauty of both the environment and the culture!
Channel of the polyphony singers who performed a masterclass for us: youtube.com/@martokatsi?si=_x...
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  • @PaulFrank_paz
    @PaulFrank_paz7 ай бұрын

    I really liked the idea of "Thanking Georgia" for taking in the refugees.

  • @PLdemorygray
    @PLdemorygray7 ай бұрын

    I love that the "small moon" you found turned out to be inhabited! This was a fun video.

  • @FinUgShiet

    @FinUgShiet

    7 ай бұрын

    And to think, that the inhabitant might've been living in that same spot it's entire life (for like a week?) And suddenly everything it knew was uplifted, I bet it'll remember that day for the rest if its life! :'D

  • @sherrillwhately7586
    @sherrillwhately75867 ай бұрын

    Natasha looks at life through such a unique and interesting lens.

  • @mistersquare7327

    @mistersquare7327

    7 ай бұрын

    Usual lens of a young naive pro-Western Russian liberal, bгаinwashed by the US propaganda.

  • @frankb1
    @frankb17 ай бұрын

    You are inspiring me to do volunteer work. Thanks for posting!

  • @user-oj5bw7sl8p
    @user-oj5bw7sl8p7 ай бұрын

    It's so nice of you to help keep Georgia clean! Eco activism is very important! Also, you grow all the time as a successful KZreadr. Your cheerful videos make us happy. You help so many people with your work! We are so proud of you!

  • @waynegouin939

    @waynegouin939

    7 ай бұрын

    Hi. Yes, we are very proud of Natasha.

  • @erikpeterson25

    @erikpeterson25

    7 ай бұрын

    Yes 💕

  • @clarepotter6736
    @clarepotter67367 ай бұрын

    We also do roadside trash cleanup and recycling here in our small Maine town. It's also just volunteers from the community.. Same the world around.

  • @audiogear474
    @audiogear4747 ай бұрын

    I was sick having a bad day but now I see video of the lovely Natasha. I'm much better now. That's great work you are doing Natasha.

  • @MatthewBishop64
    @MatthewBishop647 ай бұрын

    In Australia we have "Clean Up Australia Day" every year. It's a similar community event.

  • @JakeandAnnie
    @JakeandAnnie7 ай бұрын

    The earth is thankful to have people like you Natasha. It will motivate others to do the same.🌎♻️

  • @gregmuon
    @gregmuon7 ай бұрын

    That's what I like about Natasha. She's most interested in the unusual trash she might find. It's so easy to overlook the minutiae of life, but it tells you a lot.

  • @ZemplinTemplar

    @ZemplinTemplar

    7 ай бұрын

    Any archaeologist will tell you that the trash and detritus of past civilizations, or our own, is often one of the most interesting and telling things to study. ;-)

  • @esalehtismaki
    @esalehtismaki7 ай бұрын

    Beautiful place. Especialy after cleaning.

  • @IzzyOnTheMove
    @IzzyOnTheMove7 ай бұрын

    i like cleaning up around my neighborhood. It always makes you feel so good afterwards. Especially with good music in the headphones. I,m rocking the t.A.T.u in 2023 🎶 💜

  • @dougsrepair1060
    @dougsrepair10607 ай бұрын

    It looks like a wonderful summer day in the hills with like minded people.

  • @mingmiao364
    @mingmiao3647 ай бұрын

    What a wholesome event!

  • @1206anton
    @1206anton7 ай бұрын

    Your video' s always inspiring Natasha.

  • @bryansmith1920
    @bryansmith19207 ай бұрын

    Thank you Natasha that was a feel good vlog, interesting, I maybe a 69yr old Brit but, I am a big time recycler I even take the paper lables off the outside of tin cans, and the sticky lables off plastic containers b4 I put them in my recycling bi which is collected by my town council trucks every fortnight, And the Singing I would love to hear more, Maybe you could use some as a backing sound track, Thank you again for that which you do, for all of us that want peace and understanding between all the Worlds Peoples

  • @dylaneveringham4271
    @dylaneveringham42717 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much for promoting events like this! In almost every city I've lived in there have been local cleanup groups, and they are usually filled with wonderful people. I hope some others are inspired to take part :)

  • @tmcdanl1
    @tmcdanl17 ай бұрын

    Hi, I have been enjoying your videos for many years. It's nice that you have a pleasant perspective on things. Wishing you the best every day and want you to stay safe

  • @larrydavid1132
    @larrydavid11327 ай бұрын

    Beautiful countryside, very nice to keep it clean, nature is the best. 😊🙂😃

  • @bhuddy1832
    @bhuddy18327 ай бұрын

    In what can be a sometimes cruel and terrible world, there really are always a few good people, who do what they can to try to make a little bit better world place... Thank you.... Only love can conquer hate...

  • @ChrisKrolak
    @ChrisKrolak7 ай бұрын

    Good work Natasha. I'm not much of an environmentalist, but I would have participated in that cleanup if I was there.

  • @johnbaker1256

    @johnbaker1256

    7 ай бұрын

    Chris, Your challenge is to clean up a public area near where you live.

  • @unconditionallove3820
    @unconditionallove38207 ай бұрын

    If I make it I'll lend a hand too, thanks for making Georgia more beautiful. Christ be with you all.

  • @rowaystarco
    @rowaystarco7 ай бұрын

    You are awesome Natasha! If you ever end up in western Europe, I hope you end up in my country. Because you would be a valuable person for any country you end up in!

  • @archlich4489
    @archlich44897 ай бұрын

    You look healthy and beautiful. Have a safe trip, Natasha.

  • @dnmurphy48
    @dnmurphy487 ай бұрын

    It was very interesting, all of it, but especially nice to see you looking quite cheerful.

  • @keonikaig9247
    @keonikaig92477 ай бұрын

    proud of all of you...thank you....🙏😍

  • @MichaelLlaneza
    @MichaelLlaneza7 ай бұрын

    Good works are the only hope for the future. Thank you for doing this.

  • @jefftarwood4594
    @jefftarwood45947 ай бұрын

    Natasha, I would bet you would fit in anywhere. You seem very personable.

  • @sasan727
    @sasan7277 ай бұрын

    Well done for keeping Georgia such a beautiful and tidy country. It looks like there is quite a lot of trash in nature

  • @kingdomofgeorgia1751

    @kingdomofgeorgia1751

    7 ай бұрын

    No... not everywhere. This place very tourist attraction area. People come from all over the world since the small church you see in this video has been build in 6th century. During the Soviet era, we did not have trash because we did not have tourists from foreign countries.

  • @kitrichardson2165

    @kitrichardson2165

    7 ай бұрын

    That’s completely thoughtless to litter a place like that I don’t have any place in America where you would see it other than in the poor impoverished areas were people hate their community. You will never see people throw trash like that on the lawn of a church or synagogue in a rural community But I see it very commonly on the streets of Baltimore in front of the churches there

  • @IchKomentiereNur123

    @IchKomentiereNur123

    7 ай бұрын

    ​@kingdomofgeorgia1751 georgians also throw trash everywhere people don't have respect for their own land, kartveli var btw

  • @solconcordia4315

    @solconcordia4315

    6 ай бұрын

    @kitrichardson2165 How I feel about a pristine or a trashed place depends very much upon what I perceive the culture of that place to be. A trashed place may signify that the people there can *afford* to throw away stuff which is usually a better off place than a pristine place where every scrap is used up so there's *nothing* left for trash. In some places, being really clean simply means a coercive government has forced the people to clean up assiduously so that it can be mistaken as a nice place. I prefer the places where people can *afford* to trash profusely and yet *choose* not to, for the sake of the others' enjoyment of nature areas. (It's unnerving to find artificial things when one goes to nature areas expecting to get away from an artificial environment).

  • @ftumschk
    @ftumschk7 ай бұрын

    Why isn't _everybody_ like this? Hugely inspiring.

  • @ZemplinTemplar

    @ZemplinTemplar

    7 ай бұрын

    They've had clean-up traditions like this in various regions of my country for two or three decades now. I'm glad people are also doing it in Georgia, improving the appearance of public spaces, lowering physical pollution, and spending quality time together doing something nice for society. Hopefully other people learn from it and there'll be increasingly less littering in Georgia, or in my own country, and a number of other countries.

  • @aquilapetram

    @aquilapetram

    7 ай бұрын

    @@ZemplinTemplar Same thing here in the San Francisco area, where we've had events like this since the 1980s. For example, there's an annual Bayshore Cleanup Day, when citizens of the 30 or so cities that line San Francisco Bay come down to the shoreline and pick up the trash. In addition to garbage that's been dumped there by people walking through the area or thrown from passing cars, there's also a fair amount of junk that washes up from the bay. A lot of it is thrown off the cargo ships that go in and out of the various ports around the bay, and some of it is swept in from the Pacific through the Golden Gate. Once it's in the water, the tide can wash it up anywhere along the 210 kilometers of shoreline.

  • @vclamp
    @vclamp7 ай бұрын

    Thank you for helping Natasha! That artificial grass would look great in your living room! 😂 2 hours before this was posted, I had finished a 2 mile, 3Km, walk along the river. There was no trash to pick up which I could access. Usually I can fill up 2/3rds of a plastic grocery bag with trash & recyclables. The spot where the empty beer cans left by teenagers would be as a kid is now always littered with empty energy drinks. Why are kids sneaking around with energy drinks? 🤔

  • @mh-qq2hj
    @mh-qq2hj7 ай бұрын

    Natasha, keep doing what you’re doing! The world needs people like you and your friends now more than ever!

  • @TheGnewb
    @TheGnewb7 ай бұрын

    This is terrific, and so clean. Thanks You!

  • @dickcoriell9286
    @dickcoriell92867 ай бұрын

    A very pretty setting and you are doing a good thing getting rid of all the trash

  • @fr57ujf
    @fr57ujf21 күн бұрын

    You have such a soft way about you. You are so active and interested in life but you are also so laid back. What a great combination. This is the second reference to SpongeBob Squarepants I've seen in your videos. I'm a fan too. What a wonderful person Sergey is. Helping people adjust and saying thank you to Georgia. You and he have both had to leave your home but you are making the most of it. The singing was wonderful. Your life is so cosmopolitan and interesting. You embody the phrase "life is what you make it".

  • @John777Revelation
    @John777Revelation7 ай бұрын

    Hi Natasha, It's nice to see you helping the environment as well as your host country. Glad to see that everyone made a joyful event, to include language and culture lessons as well as a picnic, out of an otherwise mundane task. Thanks for sharing your adventures.

  • @JAGzilla-ur3lh
    @JAGzilla-ur3lh7 ай бұрын

    This is a really cool way to thank Georgia, helping keep their country clean. And it really is a beautiful country, so it's worth protecting. The singing demonstration made my dogs howl.

  • @ivanjevtic2084
    @ivanjevtic20847 ай бұрын

    Natasa could be great housewife in kitchen and outdoor...Very hardworking girl...Great!👍

  • @gregbromberg5427
    @gregbromberg54277 ай бұрын

    Great episode. The before and after shots show nice progress.

  • @OW79
    @OW797 ай бұрын

    Georgia is gorgeous!

  • @spacemanspiff3052
    @spacemanspiff30527 ай бұрын

    What a beautiful location! So nice!!!

  • @georgiancrossroads
    @georgiancrossroads7 ай бұрын

    This is excellent. I have been saddened by the trash found on my random walks through the nearby mountain sides. But this provides a bit of hope.

  • @gloriahoulihan8717
    @gloriahoulihan87177 ай бұрын

    Hallo Natasha. It is lovely to see you. I enjoy your droll humour 😊 Cleaning up that mess must have been very satisfying, congratulations for a job well done. Please continue to post videos of your life in Georgia. The singing was exquisite.Take care.

  • @wimalky1
    @wimalky17 ай бұрын

    Thank you, needed a good pick up today and your new video's always deliver!

  • @pauld2810
    @pauld28107 ай бұрын

    Thank you for keeping the world informed about these types of events.

  • @ZemplinTemplar

    @ZemplinTemplar

    7 ай бұрын

    I'd like to thank her too. It's not every day I get to see what civic volunteers, Georgian and non-Georgian alike, do for improving Georgian public spaces.

  • @Quazlor
    @Quazlor7 ай бұрын

    I think that you are shaping up to be a brilliant documentary maker, travel vlogger, journalist. Great things ahead.

  • @harrydecker8731
    @harrydecker87317 ай бұрын

    Sergei is a really smart and nice guy. It's so good of all of you to pitch in and help clean the country--and thank Georgia for hosting you.

  • @peterhelm6003
    @peterhelm60037 ай бұрын

    Good to see that you have found a safe place, nice friends, and a useful application of your KZreadr skills.

  • @joelpayne1193
    @joelpayne11936 ай бұрын

    Natasha, you are doing great job to clean up lots of rubbish and educated people about recycling and take care of environment issues. Please continue with your more adventure and entertaining us soon as possible 😊🎉

  • @KingHuang970
    @KingHuang9707 ай бұрын

    I’ve been doing weekly community cleanups in Calgary (Canada) with a group called Keep the Earth Fresh and also a Redditor on r/Calgary, but we don’t have polyphonic singers! 😂

  • @stephenlightfoot9627
    @stephenlightfoot96277 ай бұрын

    As an Australian the most disconcerting thing in this video was no one wearing hats while outside all day. Haven't you people heard of skin cancer! Great work just the same. We have these clean-ups here too. Though not as many as we probably need.

  • @bvanderford

    @bvanderford

    7 ай бұрын

    Lot’s of hats to choose from and branding opportunity

  • @teamachinr

    @teamachinr

    7 ай бұрын

    The sun was not that bright when Natasha was filming, but our general advice is to always use an SPF creams and wear hats.

  • @ivanmatveyev13

    @ivanmatveyev13

    7 ай бұрын

    Are you afraid of the sun, haha?

  • @LukaMamukelashvili

    @LukaMamukelashvili

    7 ай бұрын

    In Georgia we rarely have such heat that we need to wear hats. even in peak Summer months/days temperature hovers around 33-35C.

  • @ellenorbovay5226
    @ellenorbovay52267 ай бұрын

    Wow that looks like a nice place. Thats a great idea cleaning it up, they should really appreciate you there. We need people that do that in the US. Unfortunately, that is not common here, we are kind of like a bunch of slobs.

  • @robbrike4619
    @robbrike46197 ай бұрын

    Nice video. Beautiful nature; very positive work, Natasha, you are the best! 👍👍😊😊❤❤

  • @user-David-Alan
    @user-David-Alan7 ай бұрын

    You did a great job. It looks so much better cleaned up. Take care and be safe.

  • @zoltronr6
    @zoltronr67 ай бұрын

    Thank you for all you do. You are making the world a better place.

  • @MrFotoka
    @MrFotoka7 ай бұрын

    It looks like the Rhein in Germany without the trash. Sergei I do love. He is awesome! p.s. I love Georgia! @ georgia: We love you here. Most beatiful country ever!

  • @gunnandersen7412
    @gunnandersen74127 ай бұрын

    Such a pretty place. Trash will be dirty if the community do not care. Nice that you went there to work with the trash. Fresh air for you, and you did a great job. An important issue.

  • @Mattjl824
    @Mattjl8247 ай бұрын

    My favorite Russian this is why I call you this, you have a heart of gold. It is very nice to see you.

  • @Bllackstaarr
    @Bllackstaarr7 ай бұрын

    I wish we had an organisation like this where I live it seems so fun : )) maybe it's time to start one lol

  • @JimScholfield
    @JimScholfield7 ай бұрын

    Another interesting post Natasha! You are a good soul.

  • @marlene6489
    @marlene64897 ай бұрын

    Bravo Natasha! You are a beautiful light in a dysfunctional world. By that I mean your videos bring hope to your viewers, teaching us that by simple acts of kindness we can help make the world a better place for all. Your videos are creative, beautifully conceived, and never fail to brighten my day. 😊❤ Loved the sweet ethnic singing.

  • @oktan375
    @oktan3757 ай бұрын

    ❤bravo Natasha and dear Friends.Your Videos and working in Exile also so good Art of Natasha from Khabarowsk..Keep Always Strong and healthy.This world needs GOOD HUMANS as YOU....oktan from Didim/Türkiye until in Germany...thank you 🎉🎉❤❤❤Poka poka 😂

  • @PV1230
    @PV12307 ай бұрын

    Natasha, thank you for being so civic minded! such a good person! 😍😍

  • @katharine5606
    @katharine56067 ай бұрын

    Thanks for showing us your good work helping out the Georgian environment. It’s great that the organization includes instruction in how to say simple phrases in Georgian. Attempting to speak in the language is appreciated by locals anywhere a person goes. Plus, you love languages - a win, win! 😊

  • @hermandegroot1946
    @hermandegroot19467 ай бұрын

    All the best from the Netherlands to Georgia and the Georgians to give so many refugees a home. Well done you all by cleaning up nature. It's a shame that it is necessary. We were once able to save a squirrel that had stuck it's head in a plastic cup and couldn't get out. Those guys can sing well.

  • @garlicgherkin
    @garlicgherkin7 ай бұрын

    That is so you Natasha, to be excited at the prospect of finding unusual trash. Warms my heart.

  • @tekpic04
    @tekpic047 ай бұрын

    Having worked in parks and green spaces here in the UK, part of the job is the try and keep the environment as clean as possible and everyone muck, that includes management. I am surprise al you did not use litter pickers, instead bending over all time. Anyway, Natasha...well done for keeping part of lovely Georgia spotless. Thanks and see you in the next, Natasha report.

  • @gabriellagirardi4741
    @gabriellagirardi47417 ай бұрын

    Very kind of you Natasha to help keep Georgia clean!. Eco activism is very important and people like you are really a great treasure for our poor earth! Thank you very much. The video was so nice and take care.

  • @1ouncebird
    @1ouncebird7 ай бұрын

    This is a fun yet informative video Natasha. It's good of you and your fellow Russians (and others) in Georgia to make this effort to help clean up the natural areas. Loved your story about cleaning up trash when you were a kid. "They just wanted to use child labor" - Hah-Hah! I love your sense of humor. Best wishes to you.

  • @dorcassefton1511
    @dorcassefton15117 ай бұрын

    Very moving and beautiful Georgian polyphonic singing ❤ And wonderful Tbilisi recycling organization ! Such a beautiful country.

  • @josephhalligan1712
    @josephhalligan17127 ай бұрын

    wow yea that's just great super...just super... Amazing how great a place looks -trash and such nice land too. 😊

  • @christinawrobel4869
    @christinawrobel48697 ай бұрын

    Good video to show another aspect of life in Georgia. And gives you a chance to meet so many other people, enjoy nature, and learn some Georgian. Great positive experience.

  • @vannk73
    @vannk737 ай бұрын

    What a great way to get involved! Almost anyone can pick up some trash, and it helps everyone.

  • @Clwr_Romeo
    @Clwr_Romeo7 ай бұрын

    Great Video! I love the music you chose to use, it went well with the video! Love your work keep it up and hope you are doing well!

  • @arthurmcgee4746
    @arthurmcgee47467 ай бұрын

    It's nice when people get together and help each other and the planet. 😊

  • @paulaw3399
    @paulaw33997 ай бұрын

    Natasha, You are such a good person. I so enjoy your content. I have been watching you for almost 3 years now and have enjoyed your journey. And what a journey you have had. So.etimes sad but mostly so upbeat. I learned a lot from you about Russia before the war. You had me wanting to visit there. Now things have changed for sure, and you have had to leave and I am so glad you did. I wish you all the good things in life. You are special to me. Do you still have your bird?

  • @McTroyd
    @McTroyd7 ай бұрын

    While I'm hardly a naturalist, it stuns me how much trash can propagate so quickly. Every developed country has systems to deal with this, yet people seem to continue chucking it aside. Thanks for being willing to help do the dirty work, and spreading the good example around, Natasha. 👍

  • @GeraldBeagan-ee6se
    @GeraldBeagan-ee6se7 ай бұрын

    Look at you giving back. You make Georgia proud they let you in. Well done

  • @allanmorton6022
    @allanmorton60227 ай бұрын

    Great to see you helping the local environment and being so interested in the type of rubbish to be found!

  • @waynegouin939
    @waynegouin9397 ай бұрын

    Hi Natasha. Georgia looks very beautiful. I been waiting for you to show us more about your new home country. The singing was wonderful, Thank You, for helping to clean up the country, and for sharing it with us.✌️

  • @livinonmybike3424

    @livinonmybike3424

    7 ай бұрын

    Yes, makes one think of how many beautiful voices are now laying deceased in the fields of Ukraine ( sorry about my happy thought for the day)

  • @phantomapprentice6749

    @phantomapprentice6749

    7 ай бұрын

    Forgot to say Natasha is also beautiful

  • @mathedguy
    @mathedguy7 ай бұрын

    So nice to see you helping on these community volunteer efforts.

  • @meursaultscourtroom8886
    @meursaultscourtroom88867 ай бұрын

    I love how Sergei said it was a thank you to Georgia. Good job all of you.

  • @ttrguy9952
    @ttrguy99527 ай бұрын

    Natasha You, Lady are an Angel from Heven. Bless you beautiful Girl!

  • @chevychase
    @chevychase7 ай бұрын

    Wonderful video, Natasha! I would love it if you taught us a few phrases in Georgian!

  • @bvanderford
    @bvanderford7 ай бұрын

    The thing about Natasha is you couldn’t make this up. Long time watcher here and she is a natural. Nothing forced just authentic her. Its fascinating

  • @sheilahenderson5973
    @sheilahenderson59737 ай бұрын

    Thank you for this great video. I've just watched you on Niki's video. Good to see you happier than when you were in Russia 🙏 🤗 🇬🇧

  • @tastiger91
    @tastiger917 ай бұрын

    Doing a lovely activity for society. ⭐️ A gold star for you.

  • @kirkevans4544
    @kirkevans45447 ай бұрын

    Lovely video, and the singing was so beautiful. It's amazing how a small group of people can completely restore an area so plagued by trash. Taking small steps like this to both heal the planet and the humans living on it is so important. This video is a small but potent gift of beauty, on many levels. Thank-you!

  • @CaptainGyro
    @CaptainGyro7 ай бұрын

    Your services are needed here in California.

  • @fred993a
    @fred993a7 ай бұрын

    Natasha - you always educate me and make me happy - thank you.

  • @nickvasilakis
    @nickvasilakis7 ай бұрын

    Thank you Natasha! For your activism, and your honesty! I wish you only success!

  • @MichaelLlaneza
    @MichaelLlaneza7 ай бұрын

    Good works, good planet.

  • @lexluthor6497
    @lexluthor64977 ай бұрын

    When I was a kid in school one day every spring we were cleaning up the sides of the highway.This was a very smart thing to force us to do because I learned there and then not to ever leave any trash anywere.And our country is very clean.But more can always be done.paka paka from Finland

  • @lapurta22
    @lapurta227 ай бұрын

    We had trash clean up day in elementary school, too. In 6th grade I found a letter opener shaped like a little dagger near the fence. My friend wanted to take it away, and lunged at me. He impaled his thigh on the point and got a stab wound. I was horrified. I was in big trouble and got kicked out of school for the day. Luckily my friend told the truth and admitted it was an accident, or I would have been expelled from tne school system. So trash pick up day is traumatic for me.

  • @tonybaker55
    @tonybaker557 ай бұрын

    It makes me angry that people carry their packaged food out into the countryside, consume the contents and then think it is okay to throw the wrapping onto the ground. If they brought the food in a backpack, why not take home the rubbish in the backpack. I was taught this simple method of keeping the countryside litter-free when I was a child. Parents, please take time to teach your children. Fantastic work by you, Natasha and the other people with you.

  • @Dave-he7js
    @Dave-he7js7 ай бұрын

    I'm impressed by your kind, compassionate, and friendly heart during your travel time. Keep up the great worked 🥰

  • @anthonyfowler8634
    @anthonyfowler86347 ай бұрын

    What a wonderful open minded action to take. More people should be selfless even though the leaders of our nations may not be so.

  • @bglrj
    @bglrj7 ай бұрын

    Thank you for sharing this experience! Keep shining the light!

  • @hyperchannel4048
    @hyperchannel40487 ай бұрын

    ❤Yes, keep it clean, green and sunny!

  • @neilrobinson7965
    @neilrobinson79657 ай бұрын

    Great job Natasha!

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