DORM MOVE IN // My first days at RISD • unpacking, plant shop, errands & events around town • VLOG

hi guys~~
the first week of relocating to providence, there are a few days before school starts. I took the time to settle in, kind of explore providence and run errands before the busy school work began. I didn't really show the shops and boutiques that I went to, but the vlog was getting lengthy anyways. Since I'll be in RI for quite a while, there is no rush in showing you guys all the fun stuff here. So I hope you like what you saw here, and maybe if gives you some insight, for those who want to come to RISD. give it a big thumbs up for more content like this, and stay tuned. as always, love you, thank you so much for watching.
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[@poseliles6407]

I can’t believe I still come back to the video 5years later just cause I find it so relaxing 😊😊

[@imhesbutterfly]

Same

[@Acuraly]

"I had no money to buy food" Next day "I'm looking for a store that sells succulents cause Ima buy me some" Me af

[@mapostolidi00]

Akiralue *"I had no money on me"

[@serenaarcher1842]

lmao

[@stargirl7039]

Akiralue lol mwa too!😂

[@mslightbulb]

Do you magically generate money? Because if you can, I need 150€ for my school books.

[@aaliyahetc.6687]

just eat the succulents duh

[@charudebnath9604]

Stuck here in dry stressful med school, your artsy view is like entering a whole new world. Subbed.

[@aura6485]

charu I am studying computer science , so it's nice to have a break from all the logic.😊 I feel You though.

[@fakeusagininja]

engineering here --- I watch these to destress haha

[@elenakk9125]

im a sophomore in hs and i'm interested in going to med school to become a pediatrician.. is it rlly that hard?

[@diannangxyen]

Yup. I'm a pre-med undergrad & all I do is study.

[@fakeusagininja]

I'm pre-med, though my school doesn't have a pre-med major.... I think if you really want to become a pediatrician, the hard work will be worth it. It will be difficult, but not impossible!

[@lavendaire]

loved watching this and living vicariously through you :P

[@annaevora878]

Yes me too! I relived moving into college watching this. It was cool to see her experience because it was so different from mine.

[@danapasserman9819]

Hi Aileen! I'm one of your subscribers :)

[@solkai7575]

aren’t we all

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lavendaire❤️❤️ Yas both of you are inspirational queens 👌🏻✨🌹

[@bones0dance]

Deadass

[@lillianjagger1322]

Okay your mom is actually the cutest ever she dresses better than I do

[@MS-wg1zz]

Lillian Jagger Ikr 😂

[@ripairis2885]

ikr

[@amber_audrey444]

*****​ show me where we asked

[@seethetruth7427]

Amber Tracz that was such a cute comment but you gon ruin it

[@amber_audrey444]

ayy lmao it was @ the girl self promoting my dude

[@riceotter]

Your dorm is 1000x cuter and like 2x bigger than mine . Also your mom is so cute in her overalls

[@annabellegao]

😏😏well that's what happens when my school population is literally 1000x smaller than yours.. Probably even less loll

[@amirahrenee2130]

I like ur moms outfit she is stylish ❤️✨

[@carisma2426]

Claire L I read mom instead of dorm 😵😂

[@cantthinkofanamebrb5132]

+Kitty S same Hahahahah!

[@zoecanlas4974]

Liza soberano

[@norac5813]

That shop is my actUAL AESTHETIC OMG

[@panandpatch6305]

nora c plant mom

[@Kirbyakh]

her cheekbones are to die for !

[@uyduagat]

She really makes an effort. She should be appreciated.

[@jeweloh1537]

naber canım she is :)

[@leemander]

When I watched this video for the first time, I was starting my first year of high school. Now watching it again, I’m a third year in university studying character animation. It’s crazy how fast time flies. Thank you Annabelle for being part of this entire journey with me❤

[@annabellegao]

awww amazing! wishing u the best on ur journey. 💗 be patience w yourself and rest well in uni!

[@ellieo5451]

rewatching this years later

[@angelamonroy9839]

this is literally my comfort youtube video im always coming back lol

[@cupricks]

I love how you edited this, the chill vibe this gave off was really relaxing!!

[@rachellevin3614]

You're in RISD omg I'm so jealous😭 I do t even think I'm gonna apply there because it looks so intimidating but I do want to go to an art school. Congrats!

[@annabellegao]

DO apply! It doesn't hurt. I actually used that exact reason to not apply (but my sister talked me into it) hehe

[@767kgb]

Rachel Levin I'm sorry I'm Australian what does RISD stand for? I understand its a college just don't know the full name.

[@ookingdomstaroo]

Rhode Island School of Design

[@767kgb]

ookingdomstaroo cheers👍🏽

[@masterhide]

you should try..

[@jorgemartinez-jv8vx]

Wow literally when I saw the door open of that plant shop i knew I was going to like It literally everything in there I wanted even those giant terrariums. 🌵🌵 🌺🌹

[@jasminem8210]

That packing technique 👌🏾✨

[@ellaconnaughton8107]

could you please do a full dorm your? I'm really interested in risd and there are virtually no KZbin videos showing the dorms

[@StarstruckInReverse]

I 100% agree! I've been searching for RISD KZbinrs for a long time now, and the only videos I find are from years ago. Do the students still get to decorate the walls outside of their dorms?

[@OtakWho]

Sky C yeah we do

[@ellaconnaughton8107]

Wait that's a thing? Patriarchi​

[@StarstruckInReverse]

ella connaughton yeah! Apparently the students get to decorate the walls outside their dorms or something like that! :)

[@StarstruckInReverse]

Patriarchi that's so cool! You go to RISD as well?

[@activearchive]

i've come back here again and again over the years, wondering if i should go to art college ... wondering if i should apply to risd ... and wow now i'm back because i got accepted into risd! feels insane and honestly unreal. to everyone starting or in the middle of their journey, you can do it! it might seem intimidating or even impossible, but just keep doing what you love and pushing yourself to improve a little at a time and you'll get there

[@suwoo5118]

congratulations! :DD

[@ejsbxbeiaskd1770]

This is such a nice story! I'm also here after getting into my dream uni - congrats! I hope you're having a good time :)

[@jasminem8210]

Your moms outfit is hella lit like she has more swag than me 😭

[@yourlittelsister]

This was back then my first video of you. Like go back from time to time

[@Daytonadaisy-12]

This is my comfort video

[@crystalmarie94]

wow so weird seeing someone come to Providence! all the KZbinrs are always in big states.

[@annabellegao]

ikr! like LA is crawling with youtubers. but woohoo RI representt

[@PartyPosion7]

Lol, right?? People come to Rhody and it's so strange hahaa

[@CinemaDoll137]

EmbraceTheCurves I've always wanted to move somewhere like Rhode Island!

[@emilyn8903]

v tru

[@ashleyfitzgerald9997]

Yes that's what I'm saying

[@SuperKlizzard]

Beautiful room! When I first went to college I decorated my room all up too....by the end of senior year I'd gotten so sick of moving stuff from room to room that I was down to a bed, desk, chair, shelf, and lamp lol! Decorate while you have the gumption to do it!!!

[@irisbrezniceanu6700]

I first watched this in early high school and now Im in university...time does fly

[@katel9190]

I'm only a freshman in high school but I love watching these kind of videos! I subscribed I loved this!

[@elenakk9125]

Kate L same except im a sophomore lol

[@KawaiiKittenAJ]

min yoongi // They're is so many army's ;;

[@elianayvonne7386]

I’m in 7th grade haha

[@sunnysfelix7877]

I’m in 8th grade

[@elenakk9125]

@@emign3 yes i am! im gonna be a college sophmore this semester. i'm attending a community college & getting an aa in fine arts & i do wanna transfer to an art school to get my bachelors, but money is an issue i've become more aware of since then ://

[@christydimon3793]

I'm from Rhode Island! I don't know why I got so excited when I saw Providence lol. I was actually looking into RISD but I've gone a different route. Best of luck though!

[@annabellegao]

thank you :-)) good luck to you too

[@keepupwithannabelle2571]

Christy Dimon lol sameeee

[@allisonbutterfield7227]

us rhode islanders.. need all the attention we can get lolol

[@thenazly.]

this was my first annabelle's video that i've watched. 3 years ago i'm here again :')

[@charlimarie9003]

rewatching this video because you've finished risd and this was the first video of yours that i watched. it's crazy how far you've come, i feel so proud 🙏🏻

[@trinitylee]

Your college dorm is literally more aesthetic than my entire being. I am so in love with your room :)

[@serenshesien]

Rewatching this on quaraintine 2020 and I just realized this vlog has been here for 4 years ...

[@andrea-et3dw]

i remember watching your vlogs from your first year at risd and finding them so refreshing and unique, i truly think you were a catalist for this type of vlog format that’s so popular rn in the study/uni community

[@jazlynntoussaint11]

i cant believe time went by so fast

[@AngelinaNatalie]

I've lived in Rhode Island for almost my whole life, and I never see anyone from here on KZbin. Congrats on getting into RISD though, it's a dream of mine.

[@filmsbylina]

Είναι από την Ρόδο;

[@bug---5798]

How is your entire self aesthetically pleasing

[@catherinetran9291]

That's so smart of putting clothes in your fragiles!!

[@LaurenOrion]

Watched these as they were being uploaded in real time and they’re truly still my comfort videos

[@MaggieMagnoli]

Omg that succulent garden looks like a dream 😍

[@LeiizyVIP]

Watching this again during quarantine season when Annabelle had to go back home on her senior year and I'm feeling emotional for her! Aahhhhh 😭 (this was the first vid i watched!)

[@itsjure3348]

your dorm looks so cute

[@Jihanaldz]

Rewatching this & reminiscing when i first discovered you, also missing uni as well, im in my final year & still online (pandemic) 😢✌

[@oliviarainbow]

dude I love that your blogging art school. I remember when I was searching for art school ( 3 years ago?) and I would have loved to find a channel like yours back then :) still love it though!

[@sajini7925]

where do you go?

[@kurlykaitlyn]

I can hear Friends playing in the backround!!! "the breasts of a Greek goddess" lol

[@Juju2012ZA]

I just watched that episode 2 weeks ago haha

[@ellaking9565]

Your mum is so stylish and cute I first thought she was a fellow student 😂

[@fatukay1153]

I love watching people organize/clean and stuff like that

[@alannars2455]

The first cat creature video I ever watched :')

[@ncllg]

rewatching this vlog in 2020, i’m really grateful you started vlogging 🥺

[@brickkeavey6259]

I just watched ur most recent video and this popped up on my recommended videos, this was the first video I watched of you, I remember being nervous about moving myself and I instantly fell in love! It’s been a blast keeping up with your journey 💕💕💕

[@annawait5]

Came back to this video real quick before I watch your most recent video, your last days at RISD. Your art portfolio video was the first video of yours I watched, and this was my second. I can't believe how far you've come and how quickly time has passed. Nothing but love and admiration for you Annabelle!

[@katidid24]

It's so awesome watching this and knowing where everything is! I don't know many vloggers from RI so it's nice to see one! Hope you're enjoying RISD!

[@dinoatethesky]

I'm so invested into your videos! Especially because I really see myself in you since I'm soon going to be applying to art school and you're just amazing.

[@vishuBM]

Ahhhh this came up in recommendation...truly nostalgic ❤️

[@sincerelyreza.6623]

after i watched your last video and now i'm rewatching this one, it feels like i'm growing old with you, annabelle ! i'm proud of us ❤

[@jordankyanne2000]

omg i love this, it wasnt over edited with like background music etc. made me so excited for college!!

[@LayneFable]

you're making me miss college + decorating your dorm each year -- so so much!! xx

[@leslieku8335]

I know you from this video, and can’t believe it’s been five years passing by. Thanks for growing up with me Annabelle!

[@BubbleBeeTT]

This is one of my favorit videos of you. Not because it was the first of you I've ever seen but also because it gives me a spirit of moving on. Watched it like 5 times ♡ thx for beeing so cute

[@erikaslan]

wow is this a dorm for university ? caus your room is so big !

[@xanthe5960]

@Amy Sabpisal nope its huge

[@bumblebeeyellow1674]

@Amy Sabpisal it's really big compared to mine too.

[@bumblebeeyellow1674]

@Amy Sabpisal then again risd dorm fee is quite expensive so im not surprised

[@ugh9081]

Your mom is so stylish lol!

[@malakomar2192]

I am SO HAPPY your channel or better YOU exist!! I love painting and art in general! And seeing your art and beautiful life style makes me so pumped and excited to do more. You are seriously an inspiration. Also proud of you getting into RISD. WELL DESERVED OBVIOUSLY! Good luck! love youu :D

[@mondugibaby]

This came up on my recommendations. Can't believe this was only 2 years ago. I've been following you for so long. Your life has changed so much and so has mine. Thanks for sharing your story

[@cassiemarie859]

you're absolutely adorable, I hope the year is treating you well.

[@Mo-eb7ox]

I almost cried while watching this video because the views and scenes were so incredible. Keep up the great work!!

[@mikaylaangela]

I remember watching this video three years ago, and now I'm off to college i. A few weeks. It feels so nostalgic and amazing

[@SJHHESYay]

I love the way you packed everything by stuffing soft things in and around it, that’s actually so smart 💖

[@jamesharvey1652]

holy shit, I take some art classes at RISD and ive seen you in real life. O_O

[@annabellegao]

HELLO ;-)

[@issypaterson2258]

James Harvey ah i took classes there too!!

[@MusicdudeForever123]

do you use a stabilizer of some sort? when you were turning the turns were super smooth and fixed! not shaky at all

[@AdamG_]

Might have been that you were watching in 60fps

[@btarisetyani7411]

I'm watching this (again) after 3 years. This is actually ur first video that i watched back in my last year of college when i'm looking for study abroad, i found u. Subbed since then. Kind of nostalgic

[@tazmabegum7094]

Your videos just put at ease and are so calming to watch, love you 💗

[@sewergoblins4843]

ooh i thought the thumbnail was your dorm and I was so confused because why would you have so many freaking plants

[@rowanmorgan2369]

Can I just say that your mom is ADORABLE

[@monkhujinsaintsog6217]

It's my first video that i watched from her channel. I always feel like i studied in RISD with her ❤️ So 4 years later, it just popped up on my recommendation suddenly. Love you as always, Annabelle.

[@bimgimothegreat]

idk why every now and then i like to come back and watch this purely because the sound of you unpacking your glass items sounds so pleasant to me

[@mia-vy2ye]

I'm only in eighth grade so i don't have to be thinking about colleges too much right now but i always knew i wanted an art school. your video made me want to research RISD and now thats what I'm pursuing :) love your dorm!

[@shelleyshell2791]

TOO MUCH AESTHETIC I CAN'T HANDLE IT!!! 😍

[@ArtyCat]

It's been over a year but I forever return to this video. It was the first I ever watched from Annabelle and I'm so glad I did. May you live a long and beautiful life!

[@cristina-andreeafotopol9340]

this is so inspiring. im a freshmen in highschool and i'm already so concentrated on college, like sometimes i feel bad that i can't think further, i kinda stop at getting into college. but i do wanna move in with my friends from art school when we're going to college, travel, have fun and yeah.

[@lovefromisabel9223]

omg your succulents and air plants are so so cute!!!

[@asomiah32]

A friend of mine goes to RISD and he loves it, hope you love it there as well. Good luck at college ❤️

[@mariposawell6313]

Coming back to this video in my senior year of college. Her videos are one of the things that convinced me that I was smart enough to do college and that I should go to school for art and not something else that I didn't want to do. It's strange how her videos honestly gave me kind of a preview of what I would be getting into, at least in some ways. I am just really thankful.

[@idkanymore2522]

Aw this is so crazy. I watched this in middle school and now I’m a senior in highschool going to college in the fall!! Your dorm is super pretty and you have a nice voice.

[@majia]

I thought the airport was RISD and i was like....HOLY SHIT. xD

[@biquntan]

omg more vlogs!! luv itttttt!! wishing you all the best for your new semester!! i just started my first year in uni too and i'm still adapting hehe :)

[@Sophia-st3eo]

I second that!! More Uni vlogs pleassseee ^_^

[@annabellegao]

Sure thing !!! 🙂 tbh nowadays vlogs are the easiest content to make because of my busy schedule !

[@morganpayne4900]

this video is really cute. makes me happy. i love your sense of style. your cute quirks really come through your bedroom design and decor.

[@charlotteodea8217]

rewatching these videos as i work on my portfolio for CCAD. between you and conan, you two truly are the inspiration for me. i was going to be a doctor, then i realized that it just was not what i wanted to do. because of you and your art videos and vlogs, i think i have truly found my passion. i could never thank you enough, but i can try. so... thank you

[@maddierose9510]

Welcome to Rhode Island!! its so weird to see someone so excited about a place I've lived my whole life hahaha

[@QueenRexy]

You took up the whole window sill lmao. Was your roommate pissed?

[@aikaryna]

Queen Rexy I was wondering too! Haha

[@adaeeva]

That room was so small, no way she has a roommate??

[@QueenRexy]

1:37 lol

[@milakline]

ada eeva that's a massive dorm??mine was smaller

[@elianayvonne7386]

ada eeva um what? That is like the biggest dorm room I’ve ever seen

[@daniellemccormick9981]

Honestly the little tips and tricks you do for college are things I WISH I thought of! Amazing!

[@noya4714]

I've seen over 100 vlogs in my life. this is by far my favorite vlog video I had ever seen!!

[@jazlynntoussaint11]

I’ve watched this video a good 10 times Since you uploaded it 😅 and now I’m going to be a freshman in college!!

[@ghoulskate]

kinda sad watching this after so long it’s such a strange comfort for me

[@annabellegao]

omg same.. it feels like yesterday

[@bethiekart4317]

it is so STRANGE for me to watch this video now, im moving in as a freshman at sva in exactly a month, and you are one of the people who inspired me into applying for art school. so surreal that you were my age now in this video. thank you for providing fantastic content always!!

[@janes8714]

“Suddenly started raining really hard” lol that’s the east for you

[@youngsimba1770]

Omgg I love you taste in things!!

[@sum1thatlovesyouuu]

Ive watched you for so long. I've loved to see you change and grow and its so inspiring!!!! Love you!

[@bethellbeauty1013]

i love this video so much!!! this was the first vid of u i watched and im obsessed...thxs to u i wanna go to RISD when im older

[@parkdaniel456]

1) you're amazing at art 2) you're absolutely gorgeous and your aesthetic is like mine 3) YOU LOVE SUCCULENTS LIKE ME AHFIJPSAJHPFHWAPHJFOPHPO 4) you're just.. literally perfect I hope to see you next year! unless i decide to go to Parsons. I also have a question: "Should i actually bring my succulents up there by de-potting, cutting off roots, and stuffing them in my suitcase?" I've ordered succulents online before and they did that kind of method so---

[@eblemss7436]

Oddly satisfying to watch.

[@Sherry152098]

This vlog is so ascetically pleasing to watch i literally watch it on repeat all the time

[@lynkempa3415]

this is a comfort vid of mine :) love to rewatch

[@gmaine.tay00]

She looks like a chinese version of Bridget mendler (( no hate, just what i thought of the moment i saw her face. ))