Everyone Wants the Dream. This Is Mine. | The Idea Behind It All 🧭

Описание: Instagram 📸 :   / studentlifeinmexico  

This video is the idea behind this channel, why it exists, and how everything started.

A lot of people might watch this and think I just got lucky. That this opportunity somehow appeared out of nowhere. But as Seneca once said, luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity. And for a long time, I’ve been preparing myself, mentally and emotionally, for a life lived a little differently.

Around 2021 or 2022, I had my first opportunity to visit Mexico. I spent two weeks in Cancún, and I simply fell in love with it. The people, the energy, the food, the way time felt slower and fuller. However, two weeks didn’t feel like enough. That’s when I made a promise to myself: if I ever get the chance to come back and live here, I’ll take it.

In 2025, I had my second experience in Latin America with my friends in Colombia. That trip didn’t change my mind, it confirmed what I already knew. Latin America, with its food, people, weather, cultures, and way of living, is where I feel most alive. It felt right in a way that’s hard to explain, but easy to recognize.

At first, Mexico wasn’t even my top choice for studying abroad. Japan was first. Then South Korea. And somewhere further down the list was Mexico. Until I remembered that promise I made years ago. So I changed my decision. I put Mexico back in first place. And I haven’t regretted it for a single second. Knowing myself, I know I would have regretted not choosing it.

This channel is a wannabe cinematic vlog and an online journal. A place to document experiences, gather memories, and enjoy the passing of time. Here you’ll find a mix of cinematic shots and drone footage, journal-style weekly videos, student life in Mexico, traveling around the country, friendships, quiet moments, and reflections.

No perfection. No rush. Just life, as it happens.

This is the beginning.