“Marry a rich man” ~ THE SONDER SERIES EP.01

"Sonder - noun. the realization that each random passerby is living a life as vivid and complex as your own."
Welcome to "The Sonder Series," where I interview random people on the street with random life questions. The goal of this series is to uncover people's stories & to create time capsule of daily life in this era.
When I film these videos I imagine watching them fifty or one-hundred years in the future and seeing how much has changed. How have our clothes changed? How has our speaking style changed? What is happening in the world?
I hope you enjoy this series, please be kind in the comments as the people participating in these videos are likely to read them.
email: chelseaelizabeth.izmir @OUTLOOK. COM
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[@ChelseaElizabethIZMIR]

Hi friends! My soul has been craving making relatable, authentic videos lately so I’m starting a new series where I interview people on the streets and ask them real questions. Today’s video is a bit of a rough draft but I’ve already filmed episode 2 where I interview four people and I can’t wait to show it to you! Hope you like this series❤️

[@oliverread1060]

Londra'lıyım ve Türkçe öğreniyorum için 6 ay. Your video was great! Great confidence

[@ConstellationOrion]

It's amazing that you can understand the woman! She speaks in a rather informal Turkish accent but you understood everything she said.

[@ChelseaElizabethIZMIR]

My neighbors are all Bulgarian Turks…the Foça accent is a breeze in comparison😅😆

[@ZenTKM]

@@ChelseaElizabethIZMIR To be honest it is extremely hard for me to understand any accent except for Istanbul tongue as a Turkish xd but it could be just me i don't know.

[@emrehanboz]

@@ChelseaElizabethIZMIR I have been married for 10 years. I am turk and my wife is Bulgarian turk, but even I still don't understand some of her words. 😅 Congratulations to you Chelsea.

[@SiyanaIvanova]

Hi from Bulgaria to all Bulgarian Turks 🥰 🇧🇬 🇹🇷

[@iktibarrapkat893]

I like how she confidently said “ break up” 😆

[@guven_acar]

You can find many shoe repairers in Izmir.

[@zackmoly2636]

I love These type of people here in turkey , They are very real and good heart

[@BlackVenom229]

I remember when you were talking about changing your channels theme. watching it become a reality now is very inspiring, seems like it's true what they say - everything starts with a thought; the mind is a powerful place!:) your new ideas are fun to watch

[@BlackVenom229]

btw some videos on veganism would be interesting, like a food diary or grocery haul. being vegan in turkey is kinda hard imo

[@ChelseaElizabethIZMIR]

Thank you for the positive feedback!!☺️🙏🏻and yes I’d love to do some vegan content!

[@qqq3494]

i’m loving this new series !! i’m turkish but am from london so watching ur videos makes me miss turkey and it’s culture a lot

[@DECENTcrew]

We are dying bro...

[@ec2497]

I've been living in İzmir for about four months now and I can tell I'm going to really love this series 😁 I love seeing places I recognize in your videos hehe

[@suhaaksoz]

Abla İzmir'de ayakkabıcı yok mu? İki dakikalık iş. Yeni gibi olur...

[@hilaltugbauysal]

Loved it! ☺️

[@tuncayd.5777]

What a coincidence, I was framed at the beginning of the video. I was hoping to see you by chance, but I came out on your video. And I like this series; real questions, real answers...

[@ChelseaElizabethIZMIR]

Ah really😀 Must have been kismet!

[@otunca]

I really like this video, please do more Chelsea. LOVE AND KISSES FROM TEXAS

[@a_a2394]

bu seri çok hoş gerçekten devamını bekliyoruz

[@ComedyGold-ml8wc]

That's cool we also have a soul mate coffee shop near my house in istanbul. Their coffee is actually pretty good

[@sairsuphi5429]

Çok güzel vid. 3 defa izledim, next epizodu merak ile bekliyrm {virtual keyb ile bu kadar yazabildim ama} ayrıntılara dikkat edebiliyorum which is unusual for me.

[@mustafacemrea]

ı liked this series

[@burhancnar8776]

çok beğendim ya, nasıl başardınız bilmiyorum ama hem çok yalın hem de sanatsal bir derinliği var .) elinize sağlık

[@furkankaymaz1952]

btw i enjoyed watching your video. Regards fm Kadıköy

[@nisa_kbkk]

An Izmir from your perspective:)

[@vera-re1zq]

look for shoe hospitals! i mean literally i too once had the base of my shoe break and i took it to a ayakkabi hastanesi! and they glued and stitched it i would totally recommend it there are special shoe repair shops and i used my boot for three more years after that and had to throw it out because it was chipping sooo totally look out for that

[@ardaaksoy9161]

ayyy o kitapçıya gitmiştim ne güzel kokuyor eski kitaplarla 😍

[@ismeterencelebi]

kitapçının adı ne acaba?

[@oliverturk3068]

wise words froma a wise woman better listen to her chelsea

[@delphinegray7451]

When your shoe,bag etc. Break you can take them to little fixer places "Tamirci dükkanı" you can take your shoes to a "kunduracı"

[@atalaykaracaorenli7698]

İzmir yaşaması güzel bir kent, keyifli vlog tu…

[@heygidihey4649]

I can't believe how far your Turkish gone since we met wow.

[@drozcan]

Shoes are important, don't cheap out!

[@Alexxxxxxxx10]

ÇİÇEKLER ÇOK GÜZELMİŞ TEYZEM YA ÇOK TATLI

[@leomoon6672]

Chelsea çiçekli kadınla konuşman çok şekerdi hhhhhhhh zengin biriyle haa😂😂 ayakkabıcıya gerek yok al japon yapıştırıcı taş gibi olur.

[@metinkeman2988]

çatlak naciye 👍👍

[@machiavellian7490]

I like Kusadasi is Izmir worth a visit?

[@owindustry]

Just buy a shoe glue and glue it up or you can take your shoes to shoe repair shop thus it will be way more cheaper than buying new one.

[@MelissaGreenwood69]

That's what I was going to say!

[@ChelseaElizabethIZMIR]

I’ll look around for it! I have a new pair of Docs I’ve just been avoiding breaking in😄😄

[@ardaaksoy9161]

You got the Dr. Martens vegan shoes right? 😅 I had them as well, they did exactly the same thing, the soles just got seperated! And it happened right when I was visiting İzmir! haha They are not quite waterproof anyway... So I ended up getting quechua's vegan boots from Decathlon, it's been years and they are waterproof and everything! Not the best looking ones... but if you want performance and durability then that's the only vegan thing I could find 💞✨

[@zoa333]

+ “Onu bırak Türk al.” - Tamam. 😂😂😂

[@emirolgac3106]

Kitapçının adı nedir acaba ?

[@analavinia482]

Here are business men, marry one of them, lol 😂

[@gabircik]

There are cobblers everywhere in Turkey. Get them repaired. Don’t throw away your boots just because the sole came off.

[@EthemD]

It's so weird watching this right now, as I'm visiting the US (NYC) and am originally from Izmir. Sometimes it feels like two different worlds, but I think in the core people are still people. I do love and miss Alsancak and Kordon and the fresh Ege breeze and especially the food culture there. That being said, i totally cringed at what the old lady was doing, trying to convince you to stay by saying that you'll find a rich Turkish man, telling you to leave your bf, not cool 😑 this exact thing happened to me while I was visiting Antalya with my ex in the past... also, some guy just randomly taking photos is not okay either. Sorry for all that on behalf of Turkish people. I'm happy you can still see through such things. I think Turkey in general needs better education (both at home and school) on inidivual privacy and rights. The shoe culture is so huge in the US, I can understand why you got upset! Hope you managed to fix your shoe or find a new pair! PS: Very impressed by how much well your Turkish has become! Kudos on that 👏👏

[@erhansoyerli2025]

Tamam bazi yazdiklarin normal olabilir de . Niye herkes adina uzgun oldugunu soyleyip bir anlamda ozur diliyorsun sen ??? sürü psikolojisi mi var sen de ??? Mahallenin agasi sen misin ???

[@EthemD]

@@erhansoyerli2025 ülkene karşı sorumlu davranış budur diye. Başkası bir yanlış yaptığında, mesela yere çöp attığında, senin bunu eğitici şekilde düzeltmen, millete, ve gelecek nesillere borclu olduğun bir sorumluluk. "Nasılsa herkes yapıyor" "ne yarayacak" "şikayet etsen polis de birşey yapmıyor" diye diye ilerlemiyor toplum. Halk birbirini eğitmesi lazım. Ve başkasının özel hayatına istenmeden ya sözlü olarak ya da onlardan resim çekerek girmek doğru birsey değil.

[@erhansoyerli2025]

​@@EthemD Hahahaha ! Ne kadar da duyarlisin. Bence o kadar duyarlisin ki bu artik assagilik kompleksine girmeye baslamis..Yabanci kokenlilere yaranmaya yonelik bir tavir seziliyor. Cadde de uzaktan insan fotograf cekilebilir. Cunku cadde ozel alanin degil. Bak videonun 0.44 dakikasinda Teyze guzel soylemis. DEGIL BE YAA !!!! Hahaha !!! 1.46 dakikada'da guzel. var mi, var mi ?!!!??? Halk birbirini egitmesi lazim yazmis. Halk egitim uzmanimisin sen. Baska isin ,gucun yok mu ??? Insanlarin ozel alanina girmeye utanmiyormusun. Hahahaha !!!!

[@erhansoyerli2025]

@@EthemD Senin yabanci kokenli insanlara yaranmak isteyen biri oldugun her halinden belli. Sende assagilik kompleksi olduguna bahse girerim. Sana mi kaldi milleti egitmek.

[@EthemD]

@@erhansoyerli2025 Bir kere de hakaret etmeden, ya da kişisel saldırıda bulunmadan, medeni bir tartışmada bulun, seni de örnek alanlar olur. Belli ki kız rahatsız oldu, yoksa videoda "creep" demezdi, ve adam sırf kızdan resim çekmiş. Teyzenin de 'erkek arkadaşını bırak ve zengin Türk adamı bulursun' demesi söz konusu, '(erkek arkadaşın) var mı' sorması değil. Benden bu kadar yardım, size iyi akşamlar.

[@ulassoyturk6152]

Come to Foça

[@louloumcdo7066]

Maybe you can try getting your boots repaired. That would be a very ecological decision. I heard there are good shoemakers in Turkey.

[@-db4rf]

Selam Günaydın i have to say wow you speak very wel turkish bravo have a nice day..😃👏🏽⚘🥰

[@ceren4228]

ayakkabı tamircisine götürürsen düzeltirler bebişim, türkiye'de ucuz ayakkabı yok :)

[@murataydin4366]

Hi Chelsea, it is me Murat! :D I met you yesterday in Bornova. I hope you remember me, too. This time, (not in a short time), I invite you to Alsancak to talk and drink coffee at somewhere you want in your spare time. Take care of you....

[@saltadam]

It is a really interesting story that you live in Izmir when there are dozens of super cities in USA.

[@muyittin1098]

teyzeye sorsan haritada amerikanın yerini gösteremez gelmiş burda soğuk diyor

[@serkanozel0987]

What a violation of privacy, he should not have done that. Did you ask why he did that?

[@skinnypotato4452]

abe abla ne çeker durun bu videolari be?

[@ashvoj]

I'm not feeling Izmir. I get an industrial, cold vibe. Istanbul feels more warm, although it has a colder climate. But I'm curious about Eskisehir, Samsun and the Mediterranean coast of Turkey (Turkish Riviera). Will visit soon. Hope they have good energy..

[@ChelseaElizabethIZMIR]

I think the architecture has an effect, Izmir’s architecture is bleak at best but when you come you feel the energy 🌞

[@AL-grhvc]

@@ChelseaElizabethIZMIR it's the same ugly architecture in İstanbul..basically a tasteless stack of concrete more than architecture..Turks are known to muck up big cities without the slightest concept of urban planning. Everything is 'designed' to make money, be it through another tasteless apartment block or another needless store/cafe in the corner. Must take another level of sleaze to be able destroy the two of the most beautiful cities in the world like İstanbul and İzmir..

[@AL-grhvc]

Alsancak looks very lively, and I love the antique bookstore ⭐️ 4:57 nobody would notice the shoe break, so just flip it flop till home 😜 9:24 all those old Izmir houses 😍...and sorry but, I hate these idiots taking other people's photos and videos in public, like did you ask me if I wanted to be involved in your damn photo or video?! I actually show my reaction to it if I notice it..they can actually be reported for that..if he had done that to me, I would have literally reported him or just say: o resimleri hemen sil, yoksa seni police şikayet edicem. ✌️💯 But, he must have felt more comfortable realizing that you're a foreigner. Anyway, just another idiot in the wall 😏

[@hsncapriccioitalianchef4705]

Hello dear I hope you're enjoying turkey

[@dogukan463]

If someone is taking pictures of you in public you should call them out for it imo.

[@kimjongun3890]

read Turkish books¿

[@zackmoly2636]

Oh this is creepy 😂 ,mostly not everyone here got the meaning of this word LOL 😂

[@who511]

I was afraid you fell into denizi... Maybe the old man isn't right in the head (like innocent madness)... maybe he thought he did you a favor and wanted an excuse to send you and get your number (creepy non the less)

[@kimjongun3890]

onu bırak 🤣

[@mahmutceran3886]

today i have seen you from far but i was with friend couldnt come to say hi

[@ChelseaElizabethIZMIR]

Are you sure because I haven’t left my house today yet 😅😂

[@Alexxxxxxxx10]

@@ChelseaElizabethIZMIR :dDD

[@mahmutceran3886]

@@ChelseaElizabethIZMIR it was kinda so far but you always take video from alsancak i tho it was you in my opinion its still you -_-

[@metinmars]

evet bugün bahar gibisin amerikalı

[@cestmoidelavie]

Sorry for what happened to you, I mean the guy who took photos of you and dared to stop you afterwards to show them. Really disturbing. Believe it or not, something strange happened to me. While I was sitting at an LGBT cafe ("Defne") in a narrow street nearby Kordon, an older guy sat behind me and started looking at me disturbingly. A gay man, I ignored and continued drinking the wine. But after I left the cafe to go to the seaside, he turned out to have followed me and stopped me to introduce himself and wanted to get to know me. I rejected him but he insisted only to be rejected again and got lost. Some guys tend to be overinsistent buy thankfully so far no problem.

[@fikrier]

çiçek satan kadının tarif ettiği o iş adamı benim, hemen evlenelim. (I am the businessman described by the woman selling flowers, let's get married right away.)

[@SUNNYs3290]

😅

[@bibulursamvarya]

Çelsi bırak Alsancak'ı. Keko kaynıyor. Gel evlenip Amerika'ya yerleşelim. Beverly Hills'te video çekeriz.

[@bibulursamvarya]

Çiçekçi Fatma ablamı dinle Çelsi

[@muhsinider6181]

You got it all wrong. It is not insult or disrespect to take pictures of people in some ciltures like japan. Since you are celebrity in Turkey everybody knows you. There is a rumor that you have 78 million fans. Is that true? !!!!!

[@zackmoly2636]

Taking pictures of others is illegal in Turkey. A law was passed about a year ago about this