Fwd: ICYMI: Starting a YouTube from Scratch in 2019 + A Notice to Unsubscribe

Hey,

Just sending this over again in case you missed the news: I have a special surprise for you... and I want you to unsubscribe.

Weird, I know, but let me explain it all piece by piece.

First off - as a fellow content creator, I'm sure you can relate to this... that feeling where you put something off for what feels like a million years because you're scared you'll completely suck?

I've been this way for a long time about a lot of things. YouTube. Consistent newsletters (lulz). Breakdancing even, for a time...

But guys, after 5 years blogging relentlessly, I've come to realize that done is far better than perfect... (also that it IS possible to drink 7 cups of coffee in a day without dying)

So in that spirit, I'm letting you know today that after months of shuffling my feet (years if you count the time I've been shower-thinking it to oblivion), I've finally started a YOUTUBE CHANNEL. Ahhhhh. If you, too, have one of those big projects you've always wanted to get off the ground but never did, then you get what I'm feeling right now... so ahhhhh with me. Ahhhhhhh!!!

Anyway, click here for my shiny 1st video where I get all travel-experty and break down my foolproof methods for finding the cheapest flights to Europe every time... or just watch for some delightful second hand embarrassment ;)

I have a big announcement to make, but first let me get REALLY whiny and desperate for a second. If you like this video, it would make my heart sing if you could click here to subscribe. Feel free to email me if you're in the same "beginner YouTube boat" and I'll return the favour.

Become one of my first subscribers on YouTube!

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Now… how ARE you?

This feels a bit weird, and I don't blame you if you if you have zero recollection who I am. Odds are it has been a long while since you've heard from me – I'm really not great at the whole newsletter thing, but here's a re-introduction… You are receiving this email because at some point you subscribed to my bloggers' mailing list at happytowander.com.

Back to the whole Unsubscribe thing - it has been a LONG time since I've emailed this list. In case you missed the memo, all my blogging content has moved over to a separate site known as Slaying Social, which you can find here. We haven't published in a while (turns out being a good travel blogger and a blogging about blogging blogger is not so easy to do at the same time) but we have big plans coming up, so be sure to mosey on over there for blogging-related content.

My big announcement is that I'm kind of disbanding this email list. Honestly, a few thousand of you have been sitting here unemailed in my list for an embarassingly long time, and I feel bad. After I moved all my blogging content to Slaying Social, I always had plans to just delete this list but I couldn't bring my heart to do it.

Buuuut since I've decided to start regularly emailing my new content (and new videos ahhh) to my list again, now feels like the right time for a fresh start. I won't be sending any blogging related updates to this list anymore, strictly travel and blog updates from my messy little life. If the sound of that makes you want to crumple into a ball of cringe and slowly roll away, I won't be offended if you unsubscribe. No hard feelings, you can do so below.

But if you wanna stick around... Weeeeelllll. *wiggles eyebrows* I promise I'll be mildly entertaining! You probably aren't in terrible need of travel tips or anything, but my life is a pretty messy comedy of errors so that might be fun to watch from afar. Anyways, for those of you who aren't totally mortified by the thought of sticking around, here are a few life updates, a lil Christina 101:

• After 10+ months of waiting, I've finally received my self-employed residence permit in Germany! You have no idea how thrilled this makes me. I love living in this country, especially when Christmas markets roll around... Click here for a roundup of my favourites
• This summer was a hectic one. I spent a month back home in Canada then came back to Europe in time for a 5 trip EU-sponsored campaign all about destinations featured in movies/TV. You can read highlights from these trips by clicking here, including stuff from Malta, Lyon, Tarragona, Genoa & Greece
• Fall was considerably more low-key, and I made the choice to take things slow and just enjoy life in Munich. The highlight of my month? I got to visit IKEA TWICE. Woo. Gotta love them hot dogs.
• BUT don't worry, my life will be getting much more interesting soon. This time next week, I'll be in Paris, followed promptly by a whirlwind tour of Europe's most amazing Christmas markets. Click here for live updates on Instagram

Phew! That was a highly condensed version of things, given I haven't sent an email in... oh I don't know, a year? Two? Ten? I've lost count.

Rest assured, I'll be popping in here more often from now on and if you'd like to stick around - awesome! If not, no pressure - the content you signed up for is waiting for you over at Slaying Social.

So, I guess I'll awkwardly shimmy my way out now... talk to you soon!!! (Hopefully)

   João A. Silva 

PS: Didja scroll all the way to the bottom? I like your style. Long story short: hi! It's been a while, but I've officially started my own YouTube Channel and you can click here to watch the first video. I won't be sharing blogging related stuff on this mailing list anymore because I have my other site, Slaying Social for that, so if you want to unsubscribe then no hard feelings. Otherwise, I've got more goodness coming your way soon!

Until next week,

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From: Christina Guan <hello@happytowander.com>
Date: Fri, Nov 15, 2019 at 5:54 AM
Subject: ICYMI: Starting a YouTube from Scratch in 2019 + A Notice to Unsubscribe
To: João <joaoa.dsilva2019@gmail.com>

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