WE TRAVELED TO THE LARGEST BOLIVIAN COMMUNITY OUTSIDE BOLIVIA
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Originally from Nashville, Tennessee, we got married June 2013 and quickly caught the #travel bug! We started “travel hacking” & finally decided we wanted to go travel for one year. After 2 years of saving $ and over 2 million miles and points, we sold our cars and apartment and left home January 10, 2016. We started this #travelvlog to share our experiences with friends and family, then decided we really liked vlogging and traveling, and we didn’t want to stop after just one year! After achieving our new goal of 100 countries and then all 7 continents (check out our documentary here: • 100th COUNTRY DOCUMENTARY , we had no plans to slow down, until 2020 decided to force us to ;) which is when we bought a converted Sprinter van to start exploring our own country for the first time. #Vanlife was a major adjustment and so different than flying every week like we were used to, but we are incredibly thankful to be able to continue doing something we love every day. 😊🎥🌎
Hi Kara and Nate. My name is Mounir and I live in Allentown Pennsylvania. After watching this video which led you to visit a Bolivian community in Virginia, I wanted to extend an invitation to come visit Allentown Pennsylvania, home to one of the biggest Syrian communities in the US! Since you guys weren’t able to visit Syria due to the war in the past couple of years, I thought it would be a great idea if you would be willing to give the Syrian culture a try lol. My aunt has owned/ran a Syrian restaurant in the heart of Allentown for more than 30yrs, we’d love to have you over for some great middle eastern food. It would be nice for ppl to learn about our culture, which has been covered up by the war. I really appreciate everything you guys do, hope to speak with you soon!
Syrian are very different than other arabs i guess yall immigrated much earlier than others steve jobs is half syrian too
Yes! Good idea!
I would love to see more videos about other communities in the USA. The Syrian community would be really interesting... go for it Kara and Nate!
signal boooost this comment!!
I never knew that about Allentown and I’m from PA as well! Hopefully Kara and Nate take you up on this offer!
This should become a series, international travel within the US.
Totally agree
For sure!!
bolivia isn't US
@@lolollol7553 did we watch the same video?
@@yventurajr bolovia is a country, US is a country
nothing makes me happier than a community that supports one another.
But not America, they send there money back to Bolivia. They need to learn to integrate into American culture.
Kara and Nate - International communities in the US - what a brilliant idea! Can’t wait to see more of this and whatever else you may be planning. Never a dull moment.
Try Sacramento, a huge Ukrainian population there.
people sell "secret food" out of their homes everywhere. It's usually the best food lol.
This happens in black communities as well. It pays the rent!
That's horrible that it happens.
Yup in Happens in Mexican communities too! ❤️
@@joannemcmillan9201 p0⁰0⁰⁰⁰
RIGHT
Someone else may have said this already but it would be cool if Kara and Nate did a whole series like this. Seeing the communities that people build here in the US that bring bits of their ancestry and homeland here. It helps to show that these people are just normal people enjoying life and combining their native cultures with what we have here. It helps to enrich everyone.
The community bond there is beyond awesome. I love how they all come together to help people they don’t even know back in their home country. I also thing it’s wonderful they invited you along to take a peak inside their world.
The DMV area is also home to the 2nd largest population of Salvadorians outside of El Salvador. First being LA. We also do these community meetups to raise money for either community members in need or mainly to send back home to fix the infrastructure in their respective villages or Cantons as we call it. Like running water to homes, electricity or create schools.
Omg....send me a link or something, I'm from Philly and first generation El Salvadorian......I'll totally figure out how to support my peeps!!!!
omg where i am from el salvador and i will so soport k viva el salvador!
They should go to Cerritos Pupuseria they’d be amazed!
My son was born in El Salvador, I have walked the mean streets, love SAL
Yeah this threw me off cuz I was like wait… I live in Falls Church but I’m Salvadoran
Bolivian here watching from Bolivia!!! 🇧🇴🇧🇴🇧🇴
Thank you for showing my country and giving us exposure!!! You are welcome anytime and if you ever come back to Bolivia Don't forget to visit Santa Cruz, I can give you a tour if you guys are up to
And I can show you Cochabamba, Bolivia 🤪
and i can show La Paz
These immigrants are good, decent, hardworking and industrious people and are deserving of our love, respect and support!!! You really do not know people until you sit down and share a meal with them! Kara, Nate, thanks for showing that.
What a great idea to visit communities in the US that originate from countries y’all have visited internationally.
Yes!!! I love it, appreciating and highlighting our culture!!!!
This is one of the best K+N videos in a while. I love the Bolivian people, their culture and the warmth that runs through their lives. Super interesting and some good old fun too.
Definitely warmed my heart today!!!
I'm glad you guys enjoyed NOVA but as a NOVA native, I have to say NOVA is SO much more than just this also...you guys just scratched the surface...You should do a Mini-Series on Northern VA. You'd be surprised how many different ethic groups live here. You can do your entire world tour within a 50 mile radius of Washington DC. You guys HAVE to come back!
As a bolivian i can't express to you how happy I am to see positive Bolivian content online! I cried when I watched this haha i really miss my country
There you go! A new twist on "International" travel, within the United States. Lots of ethnic communities to visit - China town, little Italy, etc
As someone who has been binge watching your “Watch from Beginning” playlist (I’m currently at Galapagos cruise), it’s so fascinating to see how much your channel has grown.
The way this community support each other is so wholesome ❤️
Honestly the more we explore new places, especially in the US, the more we realize that there's little versions of other countries all over! It's been fun realizing how much 'international' travel you can do, without the international part 😉
It's so true. We just found out there is a huge Laotian population like in the town next to us! Who knew?
Hey Lost are you by any chance in NW Arkansas?
K&N, to be very honest when you guys asked us on Instagram whether or not you should go to Italy, I was one of those who said that "No, please take us through US first". But after this video, I honestly can't decide which is better because it brings back so many fond memories of your international travel (And struggles and honest opinions).Anyway, I know whatever will be the decision, we'll be definitely entertained 😍 ♥
totally agree, so hard to decide what we'd rather watch
I thought you went to the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah when I saw the thumbnail.....haha. glad you addressed it first thing in the video!!
Also, the DMV has the largest Ethiopian community outside of Ethiopia! I lived in Ethiopia and now that I live here in DC, I can say with full certainty the food is just as good and the Ethiopian community is very close-knit. Hope you're able to experience more communities like this within the US! I would love for this to be turned into a series.
We live in Virginia and no idea an amazing community like this was right around the corner!
It’s a special place for sure 🇧🇴 ❤️
@@KaraandNate the food looked amazing and everyone was so friendly even though they didn't want their identities revealed. You can tell they're all really close too.
@@KaraandNate im reporting this. Supporting tax evasion is terrible.
@@jf9457 you seriously need to look into your heart and ask yourself why in the world you would do that. (And I'm trying really hard right now to not be nasty.) This world is difficult enough without people adding to it.
@@jf9457 do you get your rocks off on reporting something that is not directly affecting you? Who is to say that they are supporting tax evasion? They do not have the means to run a restaurant and they are sharing their amazing food for a good cause. Everyone is winning.
Loving the idea of your visiting different ethnic diasporas in the US of international places you’ve experienced in the past. It shows how diverse America really is.
You know the food is good when there are no words. Just "mmms"
None of it looked good.
@@thegreatest3371 Look good to me so 🤷🏿♂️. Funny thing about people. They all have different tastes. Go figure huh.
And I officially love this video for the fact that they were playing Selena Quintanilla alone. The food looks amazing though and now I want to go to Bolivia.
I grew up in Northern Va and still live nearby in Maryland. My wife and I go to Eden center all the time. There’s another area nearby called Annandale which is full of Koreans. There are lots of Korean restaurants, stores, and bakeries. It’s not quite like Eden Center where everything is in one shopping center, it’s more spread out, but definitely worth a visit.
Correction: Cuñape comes from the phrase “Little Girl” (pequeña niña) in Guarani, dialect spoken by Tupi-Guarani tribes origin from southeastern Bolivia (near the Amazon) and surrounding countries like Paraguay & Argentina. Next time you’re in Bolivia make sure to visit this region where I’m sure you guys will be astonished by the diversity of amazing natural landscapes, food and our amazing people!
It makes my heart happy with how open you are to eat items that others may turn their nose up at. It’s such a sign of respect! Anthony Bourdain once said to treat the world like you grandma’s house and eat what is put in front of you! Y’all are living that advice!! ❤️❤️
This video was so beautiful!
This is the happiest I have seen y’all since coming back to the US. This video was so so special!
Amazing! The Bolivian people are so welcoming. Has anyone travelled there? We did and loved it!
You are always welcome back.
As a native Virginian, welcome! I live in Northern Virginia and it's really awesome here. SO many cultures.
Nate and Kara That's what makes United States of America GREAT International is right here. Every state has it's own Flavor.
It's some boring states out here but I'm not going to name them though lol ....
Love this!!! As I am Bolivian but was adopted as a baby and lived in the US all my life !!
After only 1 minute up I cicked like already, and not because I have any idea what's in the video but just because Kara and Nate have another video up for me to live vicariously through, and after traveling from KY to FL just to lay some flowers at my Mother's grave for her birthday this gives me another reason to smile today! Stay safe K&N!
I do that too, hit like right away!
We lived in the DC area for years and didn't know there was such a large Bolivian community but loved how international the whole area is. There seems to be a little bit of everything. Loved your insight into the community.
My surgeon is from Bolivia. What a wonderful caring person.
A Bolivian here writing super excited to see our country again in your videos, really interesting idea and entertaining way to take. Love your videos, keep it up and thanks again for the love to our people and our country!
Ps: in the future you gotta visit the other side of Bolivia that is filled with more and completely diverse beauty.
Is it just me or do you set a alarm just to watch Kara & Nate adventure
I happened to be on my computer 1 minute before go-time, so I was all over it!
Please keep these videos up. I know you love international travel, but there is SO much to see and so many stories to tell just like this in the states that so many people don’t get to see. Be the voice for these stories, use your platform. I appreciate your storytelling.
I love how Kara and Nate find the coolest places anywhere they go!! Their dedication to research is the best! I haven’t watched it yet as I’m road tripping with friends but I will watch as soon as I get home today!!
Virginia girl here. Now I want to go visit all the Bolivian restaurants. Thanks for sharing such a unique part of our state.
Go to luz marrys and order a pique or silpancho . Very good stuff
It would be amazing to see you all do a few days in Amish country
Me, a native Northern Virginia resident knowing exactly where y'all are: 👀👀👀👀👀
Same
Aye aye
Right haha. Grew up in Springfield so I when I saw the highway signs I freaked out haha
@@CcSnipess same i am like yes i know that place
I’m in Richmond :)
Bolivia looks like such an incredible country to visit 😍
It is
Wow, this brings back so many memories! I really loved your Bolivia vlogs, especially the incredible salt flats. It was like heaven on earth and I loved it so much. It's great to see such a lively & thriving Bolivian community right here in the US. I really hope your travel to all 50 states uncovers more hidden international communities like this one! Lots of love from PA!❤️
When coming to Illinois, Chicago is known as the biggest polish city outside of Poland, definitely check out all of the polish restaurants our in the suburbs
They should total check out Staropolska and the amazing cathedrals built by the Polish around our city!!
And one of the largest Lithuanian populations outside of Lithuania! There are Lithuanian restaurants, churches, museums, and even a plaque in Midway International Airport commemorating the first transatlantic flight between Lithuania and the U.S. :)
Such a cool way to appreciate the cultures in our own backyards.
Kara and Nate supporting "an underground food business"... Is 100% ALL THAT!
We just left the US for the first time since the pandemic. It is such a great feeling. Can't wait until you guys are out there internationally traveling again!!! We love love love your videos
I would very much enjoy watching you visit ethnic communities around the country. This episode was fascinating. The more we learn about our neighbors in this country the harder it is to hate. I felt very enriched by this episode!
So beautiful that their community are so tight kitted and help each other. Awesome people.
Kara’s accent in Spanish has gotten a lot better! Please tell me, where did you learn it?
Why thank you!!!💁🏻♀️❤️
@@KaraandNate hey if you guys go to Paterson New Jersey which is the heart of the peruvian immigrant community in the united states of america, you will feel like you are in Perú, even in the district of little lima, what I heard is awsome, just my opinion as a peruvian, greetings from lima peru, big fan of your vids
Awww... you guys were literally within minutes of me!!! I wish I had known! Glad you got to showcase one of the awesome communities of Northern VA! It's something unlike anywhere else I've lived!
The sudden rain storm is definitely a normal occurrence 😆Virginia is very fickle with the weather, so glad y’all made it here 💖
Can't wait for you to feature the Filipino community. ❤️ So obsessed with your vlogs! More power to you Kara and Nate!
instead of getting back on planes, you should try and drive from Alaska to Argentina in your van.
Sadly there’s no roads connecting Panama to Colombia
This is why I love the US. Truly is such a beautifully diverse place 🥰
Please go to more international areas within the U.S! I’ve heard of Little Lima in New Jersey which is a big community of Peruvians! 🇵🇪🇺🇸
I seriously cannot believe I have been watching you guys for more then 4 years its insane, you guys have grown so much and have done so many things, and I'm glad I am able to say I was able to watch it all happen! keep up the amazing work you guys! you never seem to let us down with your content. I hope you guys are able to do international travels soon I bet its killing yall! I have an amazing rest of your day Kara and Nate!
It’s crazy seeing Kara and Nate adventuring in the area that I grew up in! Super cool love the content!💕
I'm just a regular person with no wifi or cable who watches utube exclusively. Kara and Nate are the nicest people on Utube. ❤ these kiddos
Yeah the "illegal" restaurant is in that grey area where, yeah, they are breaking the law, but their actions are understandable and ultimately not harmful, so it's the type of thing I'd turn a blind eye to.
Americans could learn what "community" actually means from people like these. Thanks for doing this with the brothers and sharing; I love to learn about other cultures and the love they have, just like all people.
Is there a way to donate to that community?
Being from Northern Virginia… it made me cry a little seeing the signs from 95.
💙💙💙
When I see anything from my hometown on social media or TV I immediately get depressed ...
Yo, I watch your videos because I like them, not for the clickbait.
You are one of the most entertaining and relatable couples out there.
Knock it off. You don’t need it.
First time I can watch a vlog in a long time without stressing about exams , love u guys 🥳🥳
omg love this for you!! I have one more week of exams and can't wait!! xx
@@lilystokes5857 😊😊
Me tooo!!!!! Stress free rn until next week .
I was born and raised with walking distance of that Luzmary, and I have to say this video is so Northern Virginia. It truly captures how the world comes to you when you live here. I've been at a shopping center in Northern Virginia that had restaurants from 5 different continents. You two should hop on the Metro (the underground stations are very photogenic) and do D.C. for your next video. Check out the free museums and the Kennedy Center. Sometimes the military bands do free outdoor concerts, too. Also, the area around Great Falls (back in Virginia) has some of the greatest kayakers in the world.
Wow😭it’s the fact the you drove by my house. I feel so special!
I just love the community with them all and how they were coming together to help and fundraise. This was interesting, and educational.
12:23 "cuz we don't even have an ocean"
I'm really concerned on how I know the history and geography on all that but I failed a simple math test yesterday. 😂
Supporting their community by any means necessary is as American as apple pie. Good for them!
Hi kara and Nate I think that it is great that your visting all 50 states! but virginia being my homestate I feel like there are so many culturally virginian things to do here. Don't get me wrong that bolivian community was awesome. But virginia is just packed with Virginians own style of adventure. Like the truly louisanan crawdad farm. Sorry if i come across as critical but that is not my goal. Keep sending us adventures thanks ps. If you do decide to go to anywhere else in virginia i recommend grayson highlands campground.
Love those brothers. Love their community. And the videos.
‘It tastes like Bolivia!’ I can feel the passion of your love for this country Kara!!! Yum!!!😂😂
This bought back such a wonderful memory of when I dated a Columbian girl in Queens NY, we went to 6 different authentic Columbian markets and she bought a few things from each one. Then we went to a park and sat by the lake, she fed me a small piece of each and explained the history of it, such an awesome day, Thanks for sparking that memory :)
Couldn’t sleep but now I get to watch Kara and Nate 🥰 12am here in Australia 🇦🇺
Same here 😁
I would recommend going to southern virginia at some point. I've never been before, but NoVa (everything between Richmond and DC) is so vastly different from the rest of virginia, it's like they're two different states.
If anyone snitches on the salteña guy. How Dare You!
💯 there is a special place in hell for people who report this.
@@riaavelar8491 of course. There has To be.
Seeing that a Karen already ratted them out with regards to the national parks situation, YOU can be guaranteed the Karens are foaming at the mouths. Shame on those pathetic people
For real. My family orders from them. 😂😌
Nice. I really want to try it
I live in the DMV area & we are full of all cultures/ethnicities & religions and that’s what makes us great. I hope they do more of various communities in the states!
That Vietnamese area is called Eden Center. There's a really good fried tofu place in there that's super popular
Kara and Nate! Thank you so much for the recommendation to check out Saigon East and Luzmary! We live 10 minutes from there and never checked out this part of town until your video. Bummed we didn't run into you two while you were in VA but thrilled to have you in our back yard giving us recommendations all the same. Best wishes as you head up North to finish off the U.S.!
Hey guys, you are breaking the UA-cam..... Good times equal to great memories on this video!!!!!
oh my gosh i was watching gettysburg last night and all i had in my head all day is "OLD VIRGINIA!!!! awesome to see the modern day of virignia and how it changed.
I can’t wait till you guys come to New Hampshire! I feel like it’s so underrated but I love living here!
I can’t believe you haven’t been to upstate New York yet!! NY is so much more than the city, upstate is all about forests & nature & beautiful sight seeing ! You guys would love it!
When you're in Michigan you could spend time in Dearborn with the largest Middle Eastern population in the US!
I was just about to suggest this! I’m from Detroit, grew up a block away from Dearborn.
@@joygirl09 love!! You certainly can’t get better hummus and falafel anywhere in the states 😋
I really loved this video. I’m Colombian and I very much related to Bolivian culture. So beautiful. Community is everything, especially right now.
I am Bolivian and live in France ❤️
This video makes me very happy
I miss the food soooo much 🥰
It was SO YUMMY
Hi Nate and Kara I’m a Native Bolivian as well but living in Utah. Totally living on the wrong side of the world. Thank you for loving my culture. And sharing my heritage. Also totally excited to head to Virginia and meeting my people I’m living on the wrong side.
Guys I miss international travels too! I live in UK and it rains here every day so even if I go out it is not enjoyable. You have such a big area to exlore! I'd be lucky to be stuck in your beautiful country of USA 😁 I love your vlogs, keep up the wonderful work and dont worry the pandemic will be over at some point x
Same! At least we have sunshine this bank holiday weekend!
It ain’t raining now haha 😉
I would love to go out with rain out there everyday 😂
Possible fun fact: I come from a town in North Carolina called Bolivia. The popular theory is that it was named after the country in South America because so many boxes addressed to Bolivia were transported through the area since it's near some major ports. There's nothing to do there so I don't necessarily recommend visiting it but there's other towns nearby that are pretty cool.
we stayed in that same spot on our van Omg!
You guys need to keep this up. What a fun way to show off others cultures! I had no idea!!!!
hahahah I can't stop laughing at the clip where Kara goes this is "helado de canela" which literally means cinnamon ice cream and she says "this tastes like a cinnamon ice cream". Great vid guys! Hope you guys find an Argentine community out there and pay them a visit!
🤣🤣🤣🤣 whoops...
Great to see this channel trying to show some human interest/ social reality once again. For a while that part of the narrative was lost in the shuffle and now it's pretty cool to see them leaning into it again given the current conditions people are in.
When kara and nate come to Northern virginia but you dont get to see them in person😢😢😢😢
You’ve made viewing your U.S. travel as new, interesting, beautiful, and fun as your international travel. Kudos to Nate’s research and travel planning and to Kara’s superior filming and editing skills. The U.S. is such a beautiful land and wonderful melting pot of beautiful people!
My family and I went to Florida recently and it was a great experience I felt safe and good taken care
Love how you guys are in a restaurant listening to Selina in the background!
Lol I havent eating yet and I'm really hungry just watching this makes me even more hungry because all this food looks so delicious!!!
Yay they finally went to Virginia!
This is one of my favorite episodes! I love seeing all of this culture inside the U.S.!