The Faroe Islands - Joys & struggles of returning Home

This is a story I have been wanting to tell for years - I just didn't know how it went, because I was still in the midst of it.
Now I am ready to go back home for real - for a longer period of time - to face my shadows on these dark and rainy islands.
Who wants to live in a place, where it is always stormy? Where you can't make a garden, because the strong winds will tear it apart? Where the water is freezing cold?
In this video I experience my childhood home from a whole new perspective. Like a foggy pair of sunglasses lifted from my eyes, as The Faroe Islands become so beautiful and full of warmth and loving people ♡
I know this is not our usual content - but stick around for more renovation videos in Sweden, AND please let me know if you would like to come on more adventures on The Faroe Islands in the future.
Until next time,
lots of love!
Annie

[@Nick-13]

Would love lots more videos of the Faroe Islands - please !

[@AnnieJulian]

Alright! Thanks for letting me know, Nick :D Love, Annie

[@edwardsimon2827]

Annie. American author Thomas Wolfe famously said: "you can never go home again". What he obviously meant is that you can physically return, but it will not be the home of your remembered youthful past. So very true!

[@AnnieJulian]

Aww, I get it. Thank you ❤️

[@emmanuellefay3090]

It was really nice to see your video , to see the faroe islands … it’s really beautiful !!! For me , it’s a little bit difficult to go back home since my father is not here anymore ….. everything , everybody make me realize how much I miss him

[@AnnieJulian]

Aww, that makes so much sense, I get that. Sending lots of love to you. May you find peace with your home eventually. Love, Annie

[@Beanbugging]

Your home is absolutely stunning! I can see why tourism has increased. A good and bad thing depending on how you look at it. Thank you for sharing 😊

[@AnnieJulian]

Yes ❤️ Exactly. It is so strange to see so many people here all of a sudden. Hotels and tourist attractions… Not bad, just very different. I’m glad more people get to experience it 🇫🇴 Love, Annie

[@PaulKellyMacLeod-db9be]

I’m visiting Faroe Islands for the first time right now and can’t imagine a more beautiful place to call home - you are lucky and I hope you find your home again to be as comforting as you need

[@AnnieJulian]

How cool 😍 Then we were there at the same time. I would love to hear about your favorite experience there. Thank you ❤️ Love, Annie

[@PaulKellyMacLeod-db9be]

@@AnnieJulian my favorites were touring Vágar the waterfall and the lake above the ocean and dinner at Raest! I was going to suggest to meet up for coffee at Paname but thought that would have been too weird so didn’t. Hope everything is going well.

[@allenjamison-nm7pn]

Your beautiful smile fully expresses the joy that is in your heart as you experience this beautiful time.

[@MooseBluewin]

100%

[@AnnieJulian]

Wauw, thank you 🥹 Love, Annie

[@SnorttheNorth]

Yes please, love to see more of your homeland. Thank you for sharing❤

[@AnnieJulian]

Thanks for letting me know 😍 more is on the way actually ❤️

[@vbjarnecat]

Det var virkelig en vakker video. På alle måter. Du er så god og ekte. Tusen takk.❤

[@AnnieJulian]

Tusen tusen takk ❤️

[@stayalivenow]

Been looking at Faroe islands for a while now, it's a place I would plant roots if I could. You have a new subscriber. Be well.

[@AnnieJulian]

Amazing! Have you seen other local stories about it? I'm just curious :) Thank you so much! Love, Annie

[@stayalivenow]

@@AnnieJulian yes I have. Quite a few over the years.

[@AnnieJulian]

Can you show me some? 😍 I have been looking.

[@stayalivenow]

@AnnieJulian sure, you can check addy goes places, willow y, DW, west goes east, I am sure other channels will pop up. Let me know what you think. Be well my lady.

[@KillerRabbit1975]

Last year I found out I have DNA ties to Iceland, Faroe Islands, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, and the Baltics. It was supposed to be all German. Thank you for sharing the Faroe Islands.

[@AnnieJulian]

How cool! Thank you for watching and sharing ❤️ Love, Annie

[@gravellegb]

I have visited the Farose twice in the past two years and enjoyed it very much. One of the many talented people from the Faroes is the singer/songwriter Eivor. She is astonishingly talented.

[@AnnieJulian]

Aww that sounds lovely! Thank you for sharing. Yes, Eivør is magical!

[@csilviageo]

Que legal voltar a terra natal. È maravilhoso. Também vou fazer isso no próximo dia 05 de outubro. Vou visitar a família e amigos.

[@AnnieJulian]

How wonderful. Thank you for sharing

[@teresapittman8354]

At 69 I would advise you to go home to the Faroe Islands. You will never get the time with people you love back.

[@AnnieJulian]

Thank you for the advice 🥰 I will 🫶

[@damianp.584]

a journey back to the storms and shadows of the past can be challenging, but you seem to do it just right :) being raised on such a beautiful island is a true privilige. i'd love to see more videos of faroe islands! thank you and all the best for you!

[@AnnieJulian]

Thank you ❤️ Lots of love, Annie

[@cosmiccat777]

So funny, yesterday I was just thinking we had not seen a video from you in a long time and today your video pops up. Your homeland is so very beautiful. I feel like as we get older we tend to appreciate things more. I know I have. But also, as our world is changing, people are going back to their roots and really trying to figure out where we come from. Lots of people getting back into holistic and herbal medicines and just back to Mother Earth. Thank you for sharing your beautiful home with us! I would love to see more of your islands!

[@AnnieJulian]

I love this comments! Couldn’t agree with you more ❤️ In Sweden we really love getting back to nature, getting my hands in the soil 🌱 feeling the seasons change. And yeah, coming back to my roots this time was really special. Thank you so much for watching ❤️ More videos from Faroe Islands coming up 🙏 Love, Annie

[@saraanson8917]

The Faroe Islands is such an interesting place - living in Western NY it isn't a place on most peoples' radar. Please do share more of your life there :)

[@AnnieJulian]

Thank you! I will. Lots of love, Annie

[@taniahawken7585]

Would love to see more of the Faroe Islands What a beautiful place of natural beauty 😍

[@AnnieJulian]

Wonderful! More videos coming up then

[@maitebilbao1133]

Hello Annie!!!, I just loved your video!!!!, and yes!, I would love to see more llke this!

[@AnnieJulian]

Hello!! Thank you so much

[@lucasfranca1899]

This is a paradise! I'd love to see more about it

[@AnnieJulian]

Thanks! You got it! Love, Annie

[@lolalove9999]

❤

[@AnnieJulian]

❤️❤️❤️

[@IanTransue]

SO very happy to see this. All my best to you and Julian and this new step in your life. Follow your heart ... and speak to you soon!

[@AnnieJulian]

THANK YOU IAN. All the best to you ❤️ See you soon 😊 Love, Annie

[@GuyHaalebos]

Dear Annie! I loved watching your video about the Faroe Islands. I find it very beautiful and I hope you will release more video's in the near future about the island you were born and grew up. The Faroe Islands is definitely a destination on my bucket list. Do you have some go-to spots I can't miss if I be there? Already looking forward to your next video (as always!)😘

[@AnnieJulian]

Hi Guy 😍😍😍 Thank you for your comment 🙏 Great question (and a hard one) 😅 I answered it yesterday, and it will be in my next video about Faroe Island - after a few videos on the way from Sweden. Thank you! Love, Annie

[@dominika1203]

Hi Annie, the nature in your home country looks amazing! 😍 Glad you like it there more now again and that you visited your family and friends there 😊 Would love to see more videos from The Faroe Islands ❤ Have a wonderful day and weekend ❤ Dominika

[@AnnieJulian]

Hey Dominika 😍 Thanks for being here and sharing your words with me ❤️ More videos from Faroe Islands (and Sweden) coming up 😘 I hope you are well and enjoying life 🩷 Lots of love, Annie

[@marinka001mandarinka]

Hi, Annie 👋 Happy to see you and your smile again 😍 I have one question about your home, where did you study, I mean in Faroe Islands have school, this question come ro me few times while I watching this video 😉

[@AnnieJulian]

Hey 😍 Aww, thank you! Good question. Perhaps I will include it in my next video about Faroe Islands 😊 Thank you for asking! Love, Annie

[@lauralassen]

Hi Annie :) Long time no see I love your video! I was visiting Birita two weeks ago and got to experience your amazing country, and some of the traditional food items like grindehval and dried fish. Hope you're well :)

[@AnnieJulian]

Hey Laura!! Hvor skønt! Ja, jeg har lige været deroppe igen og fik hørt fra Birita om jeres uge sammen, så fint

[@renedeville7765]

Votre île est d’une grande beauté sauvage. Quelle chance de venir d’ici. Beaucoup d ‘espace. C’est un vrai luxe. Pratiquez vous le tricot ? Bravo pour la vidéo et merci pour le partage. Marie-Christine une française qui vous suit

[@AnnieJulian]

Hello Marie-Christine, thank you so much for writing ❤️ I know how to knit the basics, but I don’t knit. The knitwork on Faroe Islands is so beautiful, I love it. Lots of love to you, Annie

[@aularound]

Vackert på Färöarna 😍 Det är nog nyttigt att skapa fred med sitt förflutna/sina rötter!

[@AnnieJulian]

Ah tack so mycket. Ahh ja, so nyttigt 🙏❤️

[@poodlegirl55]

That was a lovely video of a rustic and beautiful place. I have lived in the same midwestern state in the US for 69 years. I have moved many times to different towns but never left the state. It starts getting busy where I live and I move. I like it calm, guess I am not very adventurous. The US is a very big country and I have seen many different climates and cultures without leaving the country. We are retired and we have a goal of seeing all the states. My daughters live in the far North and the far south, 1700 miles apart so I see a lot of the country when going to visit them, but I am always glad to come back to my stone house in the central plains.

[@AnnieJulian]

Hello dear! Thank you for sharing ❤️ Love, Annie

[@jimjohandes]

Annie so good to see you again. What a treat while I drink my morning coffee! Thank you for another video. Perhaps your best. Jim in California

[@AnnieJulian]

Hello hello dear Jim! I'm glad I could join you at your morning coffee. My best?? Oh dear. Thank you! Love, Annie

[@valdemarmikkelsen9830]

Wov stuttligt at sìggja video frá Føroyum. Eg havi ikki veri heima ì Føroyum eftir at pápi mìn doyði ì 2012. Orduligani stuttligt at sìggja 🙂

[@adineatha9766]

Jøss, Færøyisk er lettere å forstå for en nordmann enn dansk.

[@AnnieJulian]

Áhh, tað er hent nógv í Føroyum síðani tá. Deiligt tær dámdi video 😊 Eg havi upptikið eitt sindur meira nú her í august, sum kemur einaferð ❤️ Alt tað besta.

[@lindahill9215]

When we are young and coming into your own the first thing you want to do is flee. In the end you end up back HOME.😊

[@AnnieJulian]

Exactly ☺️❤️

[@lindajones16]

more videos Please I love the waterfalls we in Wisconsin USA have small ones nothing like that it is beautiful place Blessings

[@AnnieJulian]

Great! You got it ❤️ Love, Annie

[@rikbennik01]

Hi Annie, good to see you again in a video. Did you already tot married this year? Hope to see also movies again from Sweden. Rik

[@AnnieJulian]

Hello Rik. Thank you ❤️ We postponed the wedding, so not married yet 😊 All is good. Movies from Sweden on the way! ✌️ Love, Annie

[@Ernzt8]

What an amazing place! Glad you found your home that way.

[@AnnieJulian]

Thank you so much ❤️ Love, Annie

[@gartenbuddeleianja2564]

This is wonderful!!! ❤❤❤

[@AnnieJulian]

Thank you so much! More coming up ❤️ Love, Annie

[@TheJimcrooks800]

What a wonderful video Annie. I knew you were from the Faroe (a previous mention of this and we exchanged comments). I am not from the Faroes but my son married a lovely girl from Kalback (not too far I think from your own home village) and after completing studies in Aberdeen they returned there in 2013 with my grandson Benjamin. They now have three children and I visit them twice per year - but I can say that a large part of my heart is there with them. I love the Faroes in all its guises - even the wind and weather. More than that, I love the culture of the Faroes and especially the 'can-do' attitude I see in abundance there. I love the knitting, the drekkamun, the informality and the humility of the Faroes even although its accomplishments are way beyond its size and population. I have been on every island except Littla and Storra Dimnun - yes, even Kolltur, Hestur, Sandoy, Nolsoy, Kalsoy, etc. It is not my home town or home country - this is in the call fields on Lanarkshire in Scotland - but your video resonates with me in having a resurgent pride in my childhood and all its difficulties, joys, thrills. I so enjoyed the video and your reflections on being home. I loved the undersea roundabout closing as I have now driven there many times in wonder and joy on a bilker with my grandchildren. Beautiful.

[@AnnieJulian]

Dear Jim, Thank you so much for this comment, for sharing your story and connection to The Faroes. I already see there are SO many more things to tell about these magical islands. I'm glad you share a fascination for them. That is impressive, that you have visited all of the populated islands (almost). And I'm glad it also resonated to your story, back in Scotland. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. Sending lots of love to you and your family! And yes, Kalbak is the neighbour village to mine. Well seen! Love, Annie

[@TheJimcrooks800]

@@AnnieJulian Maybe you know Osla Andreason in the village? She is a very dear friend of my son and daughter in law.

[@AnnieJulian]

Hm. Maybe my mom knows her…

[@myriamsanto]

❤❤❤🎉

[@AnnieJulian]

❤️❤️❤️🙏

[@tomrasmussen1]

awesome

[@AnnieJulian]

Tak! 😍