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@HughMadBro

Жыл бұрын

Can you make some Svalbard shirts that we can purchase to contribute to something cool? I need a Svalbard shirt, since I won't be visiting anytime soon since prices are up since you made it so famous. Heck we can even try to pay for the kids schooling for awhile & he can do your next project for the cabin on him 😝🤷🏼‍♀️😆💯

@inspectorvoid

Жыл бұрын

Hey Cecilia, I thought about your dark day issue. kzread.info/dash/bejne/aJalpNWBg9q2l9o.html This would be interesting for you guys to build

@shayni99

Жыл бұрын

What kind of doggo do they have? Given the cold temps, shouldn't she have a coat and booties when she's out? She doesn't look like she has the kind of fur that Grim has that keeps her safe in such cold weather.

@simonadobre7100

Жыл бұрын

You kids don't get sick often? My son doesn't like wear scarf and in Alberta is very windy and frozen whether..-40 usually in winter..winter more that 6 month

@simonadobre7100

Жыл бұрын

And very dry air...😢

Cecilia, please let Arvydas and Agne know how grateful we are for showing us their daily life and opening their home to us. A very beautiful family!

@BeautyByHan

Жыл бұрын

what a lovely comment & I very much agree

Can we take a moment ☺️ and appreciate that Cecilia kept the makeup on ☺️ that was so sweet ❤️❤️

@seanjones2456

Жыл бұрын

I thought that was her normal makeup? 😉

@felicitaschofield252

Жыл бұрын

It was so cool hearing about the family life with kiddos. Thanks for sharing

@Roswell123

Жыл бұрын

❤️❤️😊

@barbaramoitoso8567

Жыл бұрын

Gabby did a really good job😃

@loopylou

Жыл бұрын

It was an impressive unicorn in fairness

The whole family including the dog is absolutely adorable.

@athorpe1937

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely agree. What sweet little girls.

@joribeiro6999

Жыл бұрын

Yeah! So lovely ❤️

@lynnwalton814

Жыл бұрын

100% agree

@pamalawashington9371

Жыл бұрын

​@@athorpe1937 so sweet and so smart!

@michellesmith702

Жыл бұрын

The random husky howling totally stole my heart. 🤭❤️

I love that the parents had to go to a fourth language to communicate in secret, wow, that is amazing!! Great video, so interesting and the kids are adorable.

@MsStina84

Жыл бұрын

I think the kids will learn russian sooner or later though.

@cliffontheroad

Жыл бұрын

@@MsStina84 True. My folks would spell words since we were uni-lingual.

@deivis1091

Жыл бұрын

@@MsStina84 I'm Lithuanian but I can't agree with this. My parents or friends' parents would do the same just because they're older, grew up in a different time and because of it they know that language. Now that I'm an adult neither me or my friends understand that language so it will be very unlikely for them to learn Russian as well.

@0000asdfasdf0000

Жыл бұрын

That is actually quite normal as for South Asian people we usually end up being tri-lingual when we are born and brought up in the West. In my case it's English (my first language), Tamil (my mother tongue, I can only speak this, I cannot read or write it sadly), French (my second language), Hindi (enough to scrape by but if I tried I could pick it up), Spanish (its similar to French and English so if I really wanted to learn it, it is super easy.) Hope this helps :)

@pamalawashington9371

Жыл бұрын

​@@deivis1091 IDK. She is such a bright little girl. I have a feeling she may go our of her way to learn it lol.

That little girl is like a miniCecilia, so full of energy and talkative. I was so impressed not only by the girl but also her parents, so they speak Lithuanian, Norwegian, Russian and English😮 Many thanks to this family for agreeing to share their daily life with us❤

This is great!!!! Those kids are so adorable and living an awesome life. I would love to hear what a teenager thinks of living on Svalbard and what they do for fun as well!!

@Lilly-hh9es

Жыл бұрын

Freezin 😅😅

@spiritofanu3112

Жыл бұрын

Me too. My sense is the children of long term residents are introduced to a lot of outdoor activities there while very young so they may be mostly engaged in their own interests by then as well. As a retired teacher, I would like to hear some teachers talk too. Especially high school. Thank you.

@davidwyman6412

Жыл бұрын

Stumbled across this channel while watching videos of Svalvard. The channel is "UNISinfo" ran by students at the school in Svalvard.

@raydziesinski7165

Жыл бұрын

A yes to the teenager vlog!

@pamalawashington9371

Жыл бұрын

I'm curious as well. I do think that there are some teens who would love it, if they're outdoorsy and adventurous. I would have loved to have been on a snowmobile as a teen, as well as the cabin trips. It would be difficult if their aren't many teens, but I can imagine that the ones who are there are close.

I'd love to see you do the same thing with older kids. As a teacher, I'm super interested in how the primary/secondary schools work.

if you could, pass best wishes from Lithuanian viewers! :) I showed it to all my friends, we love your content, and this triggered our "small country syndrome" where we get very excited to hear about Lithuanians doing well in remote places!

@arctic_desert

Жыл бұрын

haha! never heard this phrase, that is so sweet

@laurenepema3552

Жыл бұрын

This is so sweet! They have a cheering section back home that they've never met ❤

@jbre7233

Жыл бұрын

My aesthetician is Lithuanian (former ER doctor who didn’t get recertified in canada, bought a Laser clinic instead) and her daughter works at Harvard in USA. So add them to your list because they’re both super successful (and LOVELY people).

@wannabekingpin

Жыл бұрын

@@jbre7233 I'm so happy to hear that, thank you so much for sharing such a positive story!

Arvydas has a beautiful family. Seeing Aila pull Gabija on her little snowmobile was just adorable. What a wonderful memory for a child. Oh, and that unicorn makeover is so you, Cecilia 😜.

Wow what a loving relaxed family. Their apartment has everything they need to function and is so cozy. I love how they have the small bedroom and their daughters have the big room. Please thank them for sharing a bit of their lives with us.

@manfredfails7485

Жыл бұрын

I thought it was a house. That’s a nice apartment.

As a Lithuanian, I'm so excited to see fellow Lithuanians in your vlog, Cecilia!💙Greetings to Arvydas and Agnė and their beautiful kids.☺️Keep up the amazing work that you do dear Cecilia!🌼

@rix_s4112

Жыл бұрын

me too. 😄🟡🟢🔴

@mindajuk

Жыл бұрын

Cecillia fan klubas! :)

@Audrey.17

Жыл бұрын

So cozy wasn’t it!!! Did you hear the little one say ( while her sister was feeding the dog) “done yet” lietuvuškai? Lol 🇱🇹

@daliak1057

Жыл бұрын

To be honest, I was really caught off guard when I heard their lithuanian names :)

@junonyte

Жыл бұрын

Arvydas and Agnė ;)

What absolutely beautiful children and such lovely parents. I think Scandinavian people in general seem as though they live such active, healthy lives that seem very tied to nature. And I envy the long maternity leaves and support the government provides to families pre and post birth of babies. Svalbard seems a wonderful place to raise children.

I *LOVE* this video! The Meet the Locals videos are such a joy. I absolutely loved hearing "it doesn't feel that dark." Kids are so adaptable, and adults often forget that. We assume because something seems intimidating to us, it must be for children. But they're so happy, loved, well taken care of. This is their home and that's what they know!

@Karools_Scribs

Жыл бұрын

Exactly! Their lives are still stable, which is the important part.

I agreed with dad that the bundling up in all the clothes is a lot of work. My kids were Michigan babies and it was a chore. I remember bundling up my toddler son in all his gear to have him say, "I peed." 😱

Wow.. thanks to the family for giving us a peek into their lives. The kids are completely adorable and this video just confirms that kids adapt to whatever is around them.

@cliffontheroad

Жыл бұрын

Siberian nomads living in tents had contented children. I echo your sentence Jessica

What a great family! It’s so kind of them to share their daily adventures with us! When the parents say that they speak in Russian to communicate without their trilingual daughter understanding I laughed & thought- that clever girl is going to be speaking Russian soon!! 😜

Loved this one! It's really fun to see what lifestyles are like on Svalbard. Would love for you to do more of these.

Loved this episode! So sweet with the girls! Hopefully in the future you could find a student who is in high school/university so we could hear their perspective about living there! Thanks to the Arvydas and his family for sharing ♥️

This family is precious. How fun is the tiny one bobbling around in her super puffy suit? 🥹 Seems to me that they're giving their children an amazing life and that is such a beautiful thing. Also, how beautiful is Agne? A timeless natural beauty with an incredible attitude (and those blue eyes, my gosh 😍). ❤ Their Svalbard anni. is my bday 😄

There is so much to love about this video. 😍 How multilingual Gabija is. Gabija giving the home tour. Gabija applying 'makeup' to Cecilia Medeina feeding Aila, and of course treating herself (I knew it was going to happened, and laughed hysterically) Aila towing Gabija on her 'snowmobile' (They both enjoyed it) How multilingual Arvydas and Agne are. (As an American who only speaks one language, I'm super jealous of the ability, and regret my education didn't include another language until I was in high school) Kristoffer 'reading' to Medeina. Most of all, I loved how you can see the love this family has for each other. Thank You Arvydas and Agne for giving us a glimpse into your beautiful family. God Bless You. 🙏🏿

I love their polar bear head and the other one on your friends wall!! It's hilarious and great to see Cecilia go on and interview the family w such serious tone and the 3 year old baby has done her makeup for a unicorn lol.

As a mum from Australia, I love your content and I’ve always wondered the kids routine situation. Such cute kids!!!!! It blows my mind how many other people from other countries speak more than one language. ❤❤❤

@RafaelW8

Жыл бұрын

It's pretty common in the EU to speak 3 languages from a very young age. In high-school we usually have mandatory extra language, apart from English and our own

@FionaEm

Жыл бұрын

​@RafaelWhite88 A lot of ppl here in Australia speak two languages bc they come from overseas or have overseas-born parents. Speaking 3 or 4 languages is pretty unusual though.

@RafaelW8

Жыл бұрын

@@FionaEm interesting! Thanks for sharing

What a stark contrast to bringing up children in a busy town or city! Very few safety worries and so much more laid back schooling allowing them to just be kids. No worries about the polar night or polar bears even. What an insightful video! Thanks Cecilia

What a lovely family, those wee girls are the cutest!

Christoffer looks like he's had enough babysitting for a lifetime. 😂 Even the family dog is like "does Grim have a quiet corner I can share?". The kids are so sweet!

Too much cuteness it melts the snow💕

Them speaking the secret language (Russian) around the child would be a bad idea ... Soon she'll become a linguist. She'll be too powerful to hide secrets from 😂😂😂😂

@mhmoore007

Жыл бұрын

She’s very sharp

@carochan86

Жыл бұрын

At such a young age too. I'm so jealous

@ghosterytza

Жыл бұрын

@@KatrinVB89 she said in the video that they speak russian when they don't want kids to understand

@ismaela.6973

Жыл бұрын

@@KatrinVB89 hmm...did you watched the whole video? Lol

@Nallisn

Жыл бұрын

@@KatrinVB89 she said she speaks Russian around her kids lol

Gabija's Makeup job is on point. 😂

@CeciliaBlomdahl

Жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣 Great decision to do it so early in the evening as well, I had to be a unicorn for half the video 🤣🤣

@carlacarpenter7341

Жыл бұрын

But a very beautiful unicorn 😂😂

Yay! I’ve been so excited for an episode like this 😄 curious what it is like for the kids as they get older too. I grew up in the middle of Maine and was so ready to get out by college but am so grateful for where I grew up now that I’ve left. ❤

what a safe and beautiful place to raise a family

This was so cool, seeing another perspective of life with children there. The family is adorable. And there house is so cute and cozy. It would be interesting to next see how teenagers fare there on Svalbard.

That snow machine pulled by the dog is so cool. I would have loved that when I was a kid!

@carochan86

Жыл бұрын

Same. I asked my mom why didn't we have one.

What a unique and amazing place to spend your childhood! Similar routines to what I had with my kids, just in a stunning location!

What a great family. It seems everyone who lives on Svalbard is happy and content with life. TFS

This might be my number one favorite of all your videos (and I have seen all of them). Those children are too precious; my heart is bursting with love. Thank you for sharing this with us. ❤️❤️❤️

Very interesting, it must be hard to know if small children are cold in those temperatures. Aila pulling Gabija's snowmoible was so cute.

@deniseunterman9652

Жыл бұрын

I doubt it. Small children have their ways of letting us know when they're uncomfortable. Plus you can see and feel their little bodies.

Cecilia, please let Arvydas and Agne know how precious this was and how much us viewers appreciated them inviting us all in for a day! My husband and I are planning to try for our first kid soon and we are also planning on moving from Arizona to South Dakota, so cold-weather tips for babies are super helpful!! ❤

What a wonderful family! The dog.. Wooooouh! She has a say in things for sure! So cute! I really like this, when you go out and meet people living on Svalbard. I also find myself really tempted to try living at such secluded area. One thing i really love, that i have seen in your recent videos is the twilight. It is so gorgeous! That ambient light on the mountain sides.. I just find it mesmerising.. Looking forward to part two of this series! Tack Cecilia för att du delar med dig så generöst, och tack till familjen som ställer upp! ;)

I love that no matter where they're from, kids do the same thing when a guest comes over. You walk in, they take you around and show you all their stuff.

I've always been curious about what life with children would be like there, so excited for this series! They are such a sweet family

Hi from New Zealand. Thanks to you and your lovely friends for a great upload. Sweet kids living a very interesting life.

Christoffer (aka Father Svalbard) reading to Medina was so sweet! He looks like such a gentle giant beside such a tiny human 🥰 and of course Cecillia was awesome with the kids!

Love that they opened up their lives to us all. And their children are absolutely precious---and SO SMART!!!

As a parent this was an especially lovely video. That's a pretty awesome family. How cute was the baby feeding the dog! Looking forward to next week's video. Thank you ❤️

Thank you for introducing us to Arvydas and his family. This was wonderful. So life is the same there as around the world (minus the cold weather gear) when you have children. Having a child that has abilities to speak 3 language is a blessing for her adult life. Thank you for the series.

Their kids are so adorable! I think it would be awesome to be raised on Svalbard.

I live in New Zealand, so very far away. I started watching your videos as one of my very best friends online is Norwegian. He had told me a little bit about your island and now I enjoy learning more each time I watch. I hope to see a polar bear one day (froma distance of course!) in one of your videos. Thanks so much for showing us your home.

Great idea for a video series. I am certain a lot of your viewers were wondering about what it's like to raise a family in magical Svalbard. Cheers! 👽✌️

Would love to see the different age groups and each of their perspectives of living on the mainland. Very interesting content!

Oh my Cecilia ~ this video is wonderful! Spending time with a beautiful family, who speak multiple languages…many of us would dream of such a childhood. I’m blessed to be bilingual, but I think the world is a better place when we share our language, culture, cuisine, etc. This is one of the many things I appreciate about Canada…we are multicultural and proud to be so! Makes for some wonderful opportunities to learn about history, culture, politics, religion, family life, etc., over some delicious food. THANKS for sharing this delightful video! Cheers🇨🇦☺🇳🇴 P.S. I grew up in the Canadian Arctic. It’s a fantastic place for families to do so outside, as well as it’s very safe compared to metropolitan cities. I only wish more children/families were adventurous and not think of the Arctic as some frozen wasteland, full of igloos! It’s beautiful place to live!!

I think this is really enlightening for any parent that would like to move there. It educated myself quite a bit and I’m looking forward to part 2.

Beautiful family ! Thanks ,for inviting us to your home. 💙🥶🤍🧊💙🐻‍❄️

What a lovely family. Wasn’t sure if I’d like this video as much as your usual ones as I don’t have children and am not really a kids person, but I found it really interesting, and the family were so nice. Great to see another part of Svalbard life 👍👏

Loved seeing how a family with little ones handles polar nights. In Canada, we get similar winter temps and wearing layers is definitely key. I loved your makeup that Gabija did! She definitely has a future in cosmetics. You had said there is a high school and a folk high school, I believe. What is the difference between the two? Loving all of your videos. ❤️

I pray it will stay so safe. A child that grows up feeling secure and safe is a healthy child.

@waterfallsandrain

Жыл бұрын

The dog is precious, talking and howling away! ❤

Great video. Many thanks to the family for sharing their life with us. All of those languages. What a gift to their children. Cecelia the spokesunicorn. Just adorable. Gabia looks so serious and professional doing your makeup.

What adorable children! Christoffer looks pretty natural with the baby😊 Thanks for sharing!

The good morning in the circle hole will never get old

Thank you so much for showing how a little family is living there. The kids are so cute with such great and lovely parents. It seems like a normal life with kids anywhere ;-) It is so kind of Arvydas and Agne to get us a little insight their private life. Thank you for that too. Lovely greetings from Berlin

Kids in Scandanavia are so much more appreciative of the outdoors and aren't glued to their phones and babied like they are elsewhere.

That was so nice of them to share their daily lives with their beautiful children! It’s so cool to see how locals and their families go about their daily lives in such an interesting environment.

What a wonderful little family at the top of the world. God bless them.

Oh thank you so much for this video. I was expecting for this kind of videos. And it was worth it 100 % Very interesting and informative I'm waiting for the second part now as well. Thank you again 🙌 You are doing a great job!

this one ended so quickly! looking forward to the next one!🥰

Thanks so much to all yall! This really was so interesting and informative! I really enjoyed it!!

I couldn’t wait for this video!!! Thank you 😊. Love this ❤

The seven sisters is my favorite constellation too.❤

I had been wondering about this as well- thanks for another great video! I love your content. That is such a lovely family.

They are all so lovely!!! Thanks so much Cecilia for all your videos!

Oh my heart 💜 😘🥹🥹💕 Thank you for posting this video.

Such a beautiful video ❤️ thank you Cecilia for making this video and thank you to the family for taking part in it! ❤️

You keep coming up with new ideas. Amazing. The children are so happy and smart. Looking forward to next week.

It was so interesting you would come out with this video! My wife and I were literally talking about what life was like on Svalbard with kids! Looking forward to part 2!

You have such a wonderful family - these kids are such sweethearts! Thank you so much for sharing a window into your life.

I've enjoyed this video sooo much!!!- I'm waiting for the next one.

What a sweet family! Thank you for sharing your world with us!!!

OMG what adorable kiddo'! Great video, can't wait for the next one :D

I love this video! I’ve always been curious. Thank you!

What a lovely family! Thanks to them for sharing a bit of their life with us. 🥰 Have a great week everyone!

I love this!! It’s amazing to see how families live here thank you for doing this!

What a beautiful family❤️ This was such a wonderful video to watch. Thank you!

I love your channel thanks for making the videos! ❤such an adorable family.

Such a great video! Love to see how the locals live 🥰👏👍

This was awesome! I love seeing family life in different parts of the world!

This was so awesome! What a wonderful family and thanks to them for willing to share a peek into their lives. Fascinating! Love your videos!!💕

Love this type of video and you did such a good job! Thanks to this adorable family for sharing with us! I look forward to Part 2!

What an amazingly heartwarming family :) and such smart kids. Can't wait for episode 2 of this!!

Amazing videos as always!!

How lovely!! Thank you so much for this video and for the beautiful family willing to share their lives with us. I love this story . How fun.

Absolutely adorable wee little ones and family..thank you all for sharing a wonderful 2 days..

Really enjoyed the video and loved their dog pulling Gabija on her sled!

I really enjoyed this video. It was so awesome to meet this family and get to know them! Please thank the family for allowing us to enter their space. I can’t wait for part 2!

Thank you for such a wonderful and special video! The kids were so sweet and wonderful and put a huge smile on my face 🥰💕

This was an awesome way to show how family life is like on Svalbard. Thank you to you all! Cecilia, you have a talent at putting such a good flow into these videos. I truly look forward to every Sunday’s video! 😊

Thank you, Cecilia, for sharing an aspect of another culture in a place so different to my own. That is such a delightful video.

Found your channel last December, just because I was always fascinated the Northern Lights and Polar Day/Night, and somehow stumbled upon your channel, which is amazing because your channel has all three of what I found fascinating, but even more, especially seeing how different life loves in the North! I've been so obsessed with watching your videos every week! I hope I can truly visit and experience this wonderful place one day! Literally going to be using your this video as a motivation, so that I can study and review extra hard before my test in a few hours, to reward myself to watch, after trying my best on my test later today. Keep up the wonderful and beautiful videos and hope you're having a wonderful day Cecilia!

This was a great video. I look forward to Part 2!

The cute little baby Medeina looks like her dad. The older daughter Gabija like mommy. 😄 Polar bears do venture down to Longyearbyen. I hope the kindergarten is well protected.

This was wonderful, thanks for sharing!