 Anyway, so today's live stream good to see you format today's live stream Like I said, I don't know if you guys heard me earlier, but we put hold on our live streams For the last two or three weeks So I'm really happy to be doing this one Today, we really just wanted to to come in Alex is not here. He Sadly was not able to make it. He's still working but I'm gonna keep this short 30 minutes, maybe even shorter but just wanted to Pretty much celebrate our milestone of being two years on YouTube creating content and then also this will technically be our send off The last live stream before we travel to Africa, which is happening in a week Can't even believe we are going this this soon So really just at this point of time. We're just getting things ready and squared away for the trip I am definitely way behind when it comes to packing and making sure that I have all of the gear for the climb I have a long long long list of things to do just earlier today I started my process to apply for an electronic visa for Tanzania I don't know if you guys know already but Tanzania is one of the countries that requires a visa in order to enter So us citizens are expected to apply for visa before getting to Tanzania Well, actually you don't have to do it before going to Tanzania But it's visa upon arrival So when you get to the airport usually people before getting to the when they get to the airport They would fill the paperwork share their information Think photos obviously passport return tickets and stuff like that and then they would pay $100 and get the visa approved right there So it takes some time for the paperwork to be filled and approved by an officer But there's also an option to do that online. So that's what I was working on earlier This morning and I suddenly see my visa application So Very excited I Have You know, I just can't believe that it's happening this quick and I have a long list of things to do and prepare and pack but I know that I've been falling a little bit behind with content here on youtube It just has been a little bit difficult with the traveling because every weekend we've been pretty much traveling every thursday and then Training during the weekend and then come back around monday or tuesday And it was really difficult for me to make content on the road or at home So I kind of have to put that on hold for a little bit. Maybe even during our trip. So it's going to be Most likely Livestreams and then I'm going to be sharing some short videos here and there But yeah, we are very excited for the trip So let's see Let's see if we've got any any questions I hope people are not going to the to the previous live stream Because I have the link in the in the community tab shared there But it's not the one that we are live on right now Just because it didn't want to work for me. So I've been reading a bunch of books that uh, alex's dad gave me One that I was reading the other day on my way to the dentist was a book about tanzania. So just It's an old book. It even looks It's an old edition, but It has a lot of useful information about you know traditions in tanzania the tribes wildlife It's very very useful. So whenever I don't have much going on. I would sit and read a little bit Savvy calm. Hello. I am wondering why the viewership is so low Yeah, so I was saying earlier that the link that I kind of not promoted But the link that I put out there for folks to join the live stream is not the same as the one that I'm live on right now Uh, because I was just having a lot of problems With the the connectivity on the previous link. So I just started this one immediately. Maybe that's why the viewership is low Maybe people are still busy. I don't know Um, I think it's so awesome that you took the swimming lessons. Oh my god, that was the highlight of my week um Yeah, I've been always scared or intimidated by deep water And so I found the adult swimming school here and it was amazing. It was really It was really worth the time and the money too to do so I spent friday saturday Of last week friday saturday sunday and then monday morning And saturday sunday was six hours a day And then I think friday was probably four five hours after work And then the last day was pretty much just two hours But I really feel like i'm in a better place right now. I feel more comfortable in deep water Um, I really want to start training more because when when we get to tanzania Which also just about getting to tanzania. I am watching the news and just seeing the state of the world I'm starting to feel nervous Because a lot of countries are closing right now or they have restrictions And i'm just worried that this is not gonna happen. So I don't know But if we go if we go or when we go there's definitely a lot of opportunities for snorkeling I don't know if I have the opportunity. I have the confidence to swim in open water yet But I will give it a try and maybe in the next few days. We'll just go to the pool and practice more Yeah, but that's being the the big thing that happened To me this week. I was really happy with it Yeah, so that's that Hello. Hello everyone. If you guys are Watching please give this live stream a thumbs up. This way it's gonna show up on Other people's feed or at least people who follow us so that they can join in as well We went to la last weekend and you can tell that covet 19 is shutting things back down there Yeah, so that's why I'm Every time I talk openly about going to tanzania or even in these live streams I'm always thinking in the back of my head. What if it doesn't happen because you never know I mean if if they say you can't go to tanzania anymore. You just can't go to tanzania anymore, but I hope that Tanzania has been open for a long time right now It's been one of those countries like turkey at some point Croatia some some of the countries were open for for a long time. So I hope nothing changes by then Where else vaccine I got my first dose probably three Weeks ago and then the second shot. I have my second shot actually on monday of next week Which is going to be pretty exciting. I get the shot and then just two three days later I'm gonna be on the plane. So I don't know if I will have the most comfortable flight, but I have to be vaccinated. It's just gonna make a lot of things easier Yeah, I was also told that the the second one is not as pleasant as the first one. So we'll see how that goes Cool, cool. What else did I have any side effects with the first one? Uh, not much the first one my arm was I think once I took the shot three hours was just fine four hours But towards the end of the day I took it around noon I just you know, my arm was sore And then when I went to bed or when I was about to go to bed I just can't lift my arm. It just felt so heavy And I think the day after I had just a little bit of you know, soreness and feeling tired overall, but it wasn't upsetting My second was worse than the first. Yeah, that's what I was told to So but that's fine My goal is before Monday because I'm getting the shot on Monday I should Finish up all of my packing and shopping and getting things ready so that if I have to rest for a day or so I can do that, but I'm really still behind with the with packing We've been doing a lot of trips to REI go back and forth go back and forth order stuff return stuff just to make sure it's the right Size and make sure everything fits. Well You can come to Canada when you get double Vaccinated you mean? Yeah, I would love to go to Canada The West Coast definitely want to go to the West Coast and then At some point in the future. I want to make it to Banff Canada that will be nice or Jasper National Park. It's definitely on the list It's funny because the year we were in Glacier National Park You could literally drive to to Canada from Glacier National Park, but we didn't have much time to do that Yeah, but it's definitely in the plan So that's that I got new hiking shoes I got new hiking shoes, which was the pretty Pretty exciting for me. I got Solomon shoes And I took them when we went hiking pike speak in Colorado But right now actually my phone is on top of the box right now If I move everything To show you the shoes that's gonna probably destroy my setup here But they really fit very well. I'm probably gonna do a review about them in the future But they are so so comfortable You know how usually have to break in new shoes and then walk in them and until you know You feel more comfortable in the shoes. I didn't have to do that with these shoes The only thing is the one that I ordered was half a size up to what I usually wear So I had to order a second pair So now I have the nine and then I have nine and a half and I'm yet to try both of them And see which one works better and then I will just return the other pair Talking about REI, I went to two of them today Yeah, we've been going to REI pretty much every day just to make sure that we you know get all of the stuff that we need The problem is they close by the time we finish our work day and then go there and then just like walk around for one hour or so And get stuff that we need they are about to close. So we have to keep going back every day really I've been searching their garage sales trying to find a good deal Yeah, they always have good deals in their garage sale And also if you go online to their website REI.com and then you go In the tabs and you click outlets They have more options than what you would normally find in their Stores or in their garage sale. So that's what I've been doing lately Just go into their outlets online and then see what options they have right now I'm pretty much focused on base layers for hiking and then I'm also looking at some Base layer pants because the ones that I have are either not too warm They're not going to be perfect for summit day when it's going to be super cold at the top Or you know, I've been using them for more than three four years and they're not as warm as they used to be So kind of need new gear there But these are the major things that I'm looking at feel like hiking pants I have plenty jacket down jacket. That's squared wear already Yeah, what time is it now? Hey google. What time is it? 416. Okay, because I have to go I have to go 4 30. I have a meeting at 4 30 But anyway, so What else I've got five people watching Hello everyone. Hello. Hello everybody Yeah, so That's that for the planning we obviously the the climb itself is the is planned The the safari is also planned But then the last seven to eight days in Tanzania. We haven't planned them yet There's just so many things to plan So I'm just gonna leave it up in the air and once we get there we can figure out what we want to do The last days there Mm-hmm What else what else what else? I don't think I skipped any comments. I'm just looking at the comments to make sure I didn't skip anything Yeah, so that's that It's trekking pals birthday today. This is the first the august 11th is when I first Created the youtube channel two two years ago So now I have to put it on my calendar. It's a date that I should remember last year we Alex and I we got a cake and then we had a mini celebration at home took some photos and shared them to to social media but this year we're just So busy that we didn't have you know, we're not gonna be able to do that But instead I wanted to come in live and say hello and chat And enjoy my uh-huh Uh-huh sparkling water I've been enjoying this drink Okay, so I'm gonna see if there are any questions if you guys have any questions or you want to share anything with us Let me know if not Let's just give it two More minutes or so and then we'll just wrap up for the today Oh, yeah, and then if you guys have any content ideas that you want to see in the future Obviously when we're gonna be there It's gonna be hard to find time To sit down and make videos and obviously we're gonna be filming But we're not gonna be able to sit and edit But I will definitely do that once we are back to the States Tell Alex. I said hi. I hope you all Excuse me Hope you all have a fun and safe trip. Thank you so much formats I saw your format on instagram So definitely the best way to stay in touch over the next few days few weeks Actually, it's gonna be up to a month. The best way to stay in touch will be On instagram because we try to share Stories I would say on a daily basis. Obviously it depends on whether we have access to the internet or not If we will have access to the internet on the mountain, I will share updates every now and then on the phone Um, and then also we'll try to post more to to the community here on youtube And if I have a chance, I will definitely do a live stream there as well It all depends on how much time and if we have a reliable connection Okay awesome guys thank you so much And really excited to share this adventure with you Thank you format for joining and savvy com. Thank you for joining And we'll catch up with you guys later Have a great day