Why I Returned to Albania 🇦🇱
Global Sketch Wear: globalsketchwear.com
(For orders inside Albania, DM me on instagram.)
Finally returned home to Albania! And the first thing I had to do was make sure I have a local solution for Global Sketch Wear. So after getting that sorted I headed back to Pogradec to spend time with friends and to get back to work.
0:00 - Local solutions for Global Sketch Wear
0:27 - Return to Pogradec
1:47 - Taking care of my houseplants
3:16 - Announcing Global Sketch Wear
4:37 - Tino's apartment
6:37 - Back to the gym
7:16 - Spikeball
8:38 - Winter swim in Lake Ohrid
9:35 - Van issues... again
11:47 - Revisit Sam's permaculture farm
13:35 - Playing football (soccer)
15:00 - Feels good to be home.
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Welcome brother everyone is welcome
Single mom here living in Hawaii. On my way with my son this summer. Your videos Has helped me a lot. Thank you
@JamesLeithart
4 ай бұрын
no way!! i lived on Maui for a year back in 2014! hope you have a wonderful time here. DM me on instagram if you need anything or have questions
@albania8982
4 ай бұрын
Your so welcome in Albania 🇦🇱
@Talkwithtina808
4 ай бұрын
@@JamesLeithart will do! Thank you
@larglind
4 ай бұрын
Welcome to Albania
Good to have you back
@JamesLeithart
4 ай бұрын
it’s good to be back!
It’s funny, I grew up in Pogradec. Now I found my second home in Virginia, USA. 🇺🇸 Had my best time in Pogradec during my highschool. Most of my Highschool best buddies are in USA and Germany. We all love the idea of getting back together and start a textile manufacturing business in Pogradec so we can create some jobs and find an excuse to come back and feel like kids again.
@Eraaaa-302
4 ай бұрын
Keni lindur në parajse!!Pogradeci është një nga vedet më të bukura në Shqipëri!!Uroj të ktheheni !!
@RM10345
4 ай бұрын
@@Eraaaa-302patjeter qe do kthehemi. Por po pergatitemi qe kur te kthehemi te nisim disa biznese aty. Te punesojme rinine qe te mos na ikin te gjithe jashte. Skemi pse punojme per boten neper shtete te ndryshme kur mund te punojme sebashku ne bizneset tona ne Shqiperi.
@CrazYFroG99
4 ай бұрын
@@RM10345 po lexoja kometet tuaja dhe shpresoj te te plotesohen deshirat
@TheCouncil-bg2sv
4 ай бұрын
Sa interesante! A mund te me lini nje forme kontakti ju lutem? Do doja te flisja privatisht me ju. Faleminderit!
@Eraaaa-302
4 ай бұрын
@@RM10345 🤍👍👍👍
I am a little jealous...tried a couple of things in Albania but nothing has worked out yet. Your videos do manage to show the ordinary side of Albania. Less sensational but realistic and respectful. Love it and wish you well
@JamesLeithart
4 ай бұрын
thank you! that’s the part i’m trying to show - not just a tourist passing through, but my normal every day life
@RM10345
4 ай бұрын
Best way to learn cool hidden gems in Albanian cities and towns is to make some local friends first. They know all the cool spots. In cities like Pogradec, the fun is indoors during the winter. People gather in coffee shops and spend time together. They organize house parties, join reading clubs, hike etc. Summer is more lively because of much more tourists.
Welcome back
@JamesLeithart
4 ай бұрын
thank you 🙏
@soudagar5573
3 ай бұрын
Are you in Albania?
Incredible clothes ❤
Welcome back my brother 🤗
Your videos are soothing and just a pleasure to watch. Thanks for supporting our country and definitely great to have you back :) P.S. Those plants may look alive, but definitely need more love now that you're home.
@JamesLeithart
4 ай бұрын
Oh they definitely do! And since being back they’ve perked up nicely.
Another awesome one I really love it❤
@JamesLeithart
4 ай бұрын
I'm glad you like it
Hey bud, welcome home. I'm so happy for you. All the best with the new venture. I love them!
@JamesLeithart
4 ай бұрын
thank you sir! hope all is well for you.
Glad to see you well back to Albania. Good idea of your t-shirt business. Friendly suggestion Albania's map on the back you may want to make different sizes not just that small size and some can write Albania inside the map. I plan to come to Albania this summer and hopefully will make it to Pogradec and buy a couple of your t-shirts. That splash on the lake priceless. Know that feeling as I've done it too. Don't forget to buy that fishing gear and go fishing sometimes as it is very relaxing and fun experience. Good luck kid.
@JamesLeithart
4 ай бұрын
I’d love to fish! Just need to learn how first haha. You can buy the shirts online, actually. I don’t sell them from Pogradec. globalsketchwear.com or instagram.com/giftmark.al (if you’re in albania).
@albusha5150
4 ай бұрын
@@JamesLeithart It's as easy as casting that line from the rod. You will need though to go with a Pogradecar fisherman for a couple of times and he will help you master fishing. No rocket science. Where do you plan to sell them? Tirane?
@JamesLeithart
4 ай бұрын
They are shipped anywhere in Albania. I’m just not the one that does the fulfillment. I have a print partner that does that. Or if people in the US want one they can order on the website.
@albusha5150
4 ай бұрын
Got it.@@JamesLeithart
My own country ❤❤❤ thank you james You made me miss my home again ❤ regards from Michigan❤❤❤
Welcome back to my country James and hope you make a happy, content life in there. You deserve it
@soudagar5573
3 ай бұрын
Hi are u from Albania Love this country I'm planing to visit and Setteldown there could you guide me though❤
cozy place ! enjoy !
Love the gear! Awesome!
@JamesLeithart
4 ай бұрын
thank you man! hope you’re doing well
Welcome back legend!
Great video brother. Love the tshirt plug. Also loved seeing Tino!! Miss you bro!
@JamesLeithart
4 ай бұрын
Appreciate it!!
I’m so jealous! I’m an Albanian living in the US and I wish I could move back. It just feels hard completely changing your life, finding a new job, etc. What do you do for work besides KZread?
@JamesLeithart
4 ай бұрын
marketing for a nonprofit organization, and some freelance video editing work
Great content, good luck on your wornderful journey and your business!
@JamesLeithart
4 ай бұрын
Thanks so much!
welcome home
@JamesLeithart
4 ай бұрын
good to be back
Tirana my love how much I miss you . ❤from Detroit
❤❤!!🎉🎉🎉
Thanks
@JamesLeithart
4 ай бұрын
No, thank YOU! Wow! I appreciate it.
@aureliogj7966
4 ай бұрын
@@JamesLeithart it’s nothing, just a very small token of appreciation
@JamesLeithart
4 ай бұрын
it means a whole lot to me, though. it validates what i’m doing.
nice..
I enjoyed your video as usual. Yet, I seemed to have missed the answer to the caption. I always wondered what drew you to Albania specifically, and why you decided to make it your home. Growing up, we had a few Albanian friends, and a childhood contemporary decided to return to his motherland after marriage many years ago to assist local congregations of our faith. I personally always found travel enthralling in even the simplest detail. Taking up residence in another country must be a very special experience, though.
James why do i think you are so cool ?
yes i enjoyed your video, go to north of Albania, you will enjoy itt
@JamesLeithart
4 ай бұрын
haha it’s like you can tell the future! i’m here now, and the next video will be my experience in Valbone
@pecasstories4233
3 ай бұрын
@@JamesLeithart that's great, have a wonderful time, let us know next video.
Who are you using for screen printing in Tirana? I need some company merchandise printed up, and those looked nice.
@JamesLeithart
4 ай бұрын
instagram.com/giftmark.al they’re great! Not sure how large of orders they can produce though.
Go and visit Rubik in Mirdita and do one t-shirt design with the Church of Rubik.
@JamesLeithart
4 ай бұрын
thanks for the suggestion! i’ll look into it
@albania8982
4 ай бұрын
Yes Rubik where I grow up and have a lot of memories in that beautiful church. We were so silly in the communist days we used to destroy all the beautiful pictures on the walls of the church ⛪️...Shame really..But that's how much we knew them days
Hi James, Can you deliver them in the UK?
@JamesLeithart
4 ай бұрын
if you order through the website, delivery to the UK should be possible!
Well Done, good idea, Albania is playing in Euro 2024 in Germany, so perhaps some fan shirts will be good idea ?
hello bro how are you? i have several questions to you. if i come in albania with visit visa and then would i able to buy property there ? and if i buy a property will i get residence permit ? i have spent 32 years in my country now rest of my life i want to live in this peaceful place. and if i buy property will they allow me to bring my wife and son? can i mail you ? i really need to know.
@JamesLeithart
4 ай бұрын
these are not questions i can answer, unfortunately. i would contact a lawyer that either practices in, or knows the laws of, albania
😀👏👏
@JamesLeithart
4 ай бұрын
🙏
Albmania is real
Hi James what is the minimum price of apartment in Albania. Me and my family interested to live in Albania. Please reply.
@user-cm8fe1pc9z
4 ай бұрын
I am waiting your reply
What is the minimum price of apartment in Albania.
@JamesLeithart
4 ай бұрын
i don't know. depends on the city and the apartment.
I have to give USA 20 more years and go back to Kosovo. I miss my place where I was born and grew up.
very nice video, but Albania, the most beautiful country in the region and wider, suffers from massive depopulation. In Tirana only 50% of residents remain, including newcomers & students
@aureliogj7966
4 ай бұрын
I predict in 10 years time if we have a responsible government 10% of them will have returned. Guri i rend në vëndin e vet
@kreshnikhamitaj6716
4 ай бұрын
Very difficult, Depopulation and population with people from the Philippines and Africa, the construction of refugee camps, Albania resembles Gaza,
@illyrianhylli192
4 ай бұрын
Mire ke i fol te dy ,por me ato bij kurvash sbohet,shqiperia ka nevoj per politik te re djem e vajza te reja qe e duan memedheun,ku ka mo bukur se vendi jone,klima ushqimi mikpritja ajo energjia pozitive,se kam gjet askund,kam qen itali greqi angli france belgjike,Zoti e ka beku ate vend ,insha Allah nje dit shqiptart kudo jan kthehen ne memedhe,e ne rinia do ta bojme ate vend
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You belong in Albania
Welcome back