Draw My Life - Coming To America
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- I was born in Russia in 1989. It was the only world I knew. When I turned 6 my parents told me the next day we would be moving to America and leaving Russia behind forever. I've resisted going into detail about this story because it's so personal to me, but I finally decided to share it so you all can get to know where I come from and what shaped me. What better way to do that with a draw my life/animation video? The journey wasn't easy. Along with navigating the complicated process of immigrating to the United States, I didn't speak a word of English, had to go to a new school, and assimilate to an entirely new culture, all while both of my parents worked nights and weekends to keep food on the table and create a better life for me and my sister. It was hard but I'm grateful they took the leap, as everything I have now is possible thanks to them.
Animation by Hootan Poorzaki
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Everytime i hear Mike mention his dad doing med school twice, i get inspired to keep going.
Hes truly the best inspo!
Yeah hearing that makes me thinking like " whatever your condition now keep going".
@@DoctorMike if u don't minded me asking, what made your dad want to go through med school again?
@@a_cubedd cuz he had only done it in Russian, once in the us he needed to do it again in English
@@a_cubedd oh so basically, he went to med school in Russia, and you can’t like- transfer that to the USA so he had to redo the course
I can only feel the horror you father must have felt when he has to go to medical school for the second time and on a different language, yet his done just that to support his family,what an absolute legend.
1sv reply Hombre came back with la leche
Doing Med school twice, that is the most painful thing I could imagine!😬🤒😵
@@cheryl-lynnmehring8606 cancers, stroke, seizure,... I can name more painful things
@@ponalvsiki2254 🤓
@@tulenich9948 🤡
Wow. Kudos to your dad. He did med school twice, could only afford budget stuff for you guys, could barely afford electronics and yet you managed to come out a successful, educated young man with a refreshing, contemporary view on life stuff. He must have felt like he was failing u so often, must have been so tired of struggling, must have wanted to quit so often. But he pushed thru it all and raised a great kid that's helping the world. That's inspiring.
Очень вдохновляющая история! Мне 12 лет, 2 месяца назад мы переехали в Нидерланды. Я сейчас очень боюсь идти здесь в школу, будь то международная или региональная. Но видя тебя, который в 6 лет переехал в Америку, НЕ ЗНАЯ английский (у меня В2 сейчас), я чувствую что смогу найти в себе силы! Кстати, я вообще представить не могу, что ты из России, по твоей внешности и американскому акценту. Круто!
Как человек, который ни разу не жил заграницей, но знающий много о лингвистике и усвоении языка человеком, смело могу сказать, что учась в школе, где все говорят на английском: твой уровень будет расти невероятно быстро. А скоро тебя вообще нельзя будет отличить от носителя английского. Поэтому, не бойся, всё получится! Удачи тебе🥳
@NevDaPotato11 No its Chinese ffs
@NevDaPotato11 yes
@NevDaPotato11 THAT'S RUSSIAN DUH
@@user-km2mn6rh7x Не уверена то это так быстро. Мы в Германии с мая, дочка до сих пор не может уверенно говорить - скорее еще потому что она хочет домой, а не вот это вот все.
Kudos to Rita and Rosa and the fact you still remember their names.
To this day, I still remember the name of my preschool teacher.
@@ImHappy_yippeesame
just shows how very important these were for you at that moment in your life. Litterally the means to express yourself and be understood. I'm not surprised you remember their names.
It would be really cool if those girls appeared on the show sometime :)
he should invite Rita and Rosa on this CZcams channel
Let's just take a moment to appreciate the editor of Mike's videos. People barely notice this but apart from Dr. Mike's sense of humor and educative information the edits play a huge role in making the video what it is.
Edit: as well as Sam and Dan goddammit 😂❤
Yup
yessir
EXACTLY. periodt.
theres 2 editors
@Repent and believe in Jesus Christ nobody asked
Im ☪️
I had never heard another "coming to America" story so similar to mine and I came from another continent. Not understanding the concept of moving, same age, same issues not understanding the language, ESL, crying because it was all so new and scary, payless etc. I appreciate you sharing your story!
I mean it rang a bell with me too I was seven/eight thought.
Same my story was almost too similar I was like omg is he me?!😭😂
Ha. I knew it. Russian doesn't have to sound aggressive. The Doc is perfectly able to speak it so it sounds friendly and nice.
yes, it is not inherently angry as a language, but is scary if you yell. russian has subtle tones that are often left unappreciated because people think that all russians are loud and belligerent
I haven’t seen a draw my life video in awhile and this is the BEST way to bring it back. It’s so cool to see one of my favorite CZcamsrs origin story. Love you Dr. Mike 😊
I know right? I think joey graceffas was the last one i saw lol
Yes, same!
Me too
Same! I don’t even remember the last draw my life I watched!
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If there's anyone's life i wanna know about, it's Dr Mike's. You have seriously inspired me so much!!
SAME HERE!
@DreamSMP Footage ur mom is better than anything
me too!
@YоuTubе 🅥 shh bot
Dr. Mike inspires you to be a better person --- that is a rare trait these days 👌
The “game” of window shopping with his dad brought tears to my eyes. Definitely part of the immigrant experience and remember doing stuff like with my dad too after we moved to the US
I’m a teacher for newcomer kids. Your story really resonates with me! I find people choosing to leave their country are so courageous! Love to hear your story!
Haven't seen a "Draw My Life" in quite a while, I do hope you will do another one about you getting older, your medical journey, and just everything that led up to now! 😊
This draw my life is an upgrade because the really old ones looks like a timelapse
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well he hearted your comment so maybe
I hope he does another as well!
He has a few videos on his medical journey with residency etc. They are fab, he really has worked SO hard to be where he is now and thinking that his poor father had to go through medical school twice is absolutely insane 🙀
Greetings from Ireland ☘️😀
It's insane how flawless your English is when you couldn't speak it at all when you were 6. It's better than mine. I honestly didn't know you were Russian until I saw your name was Mikhail on your shirt.
And he can speak fluent Russian too.. 😯
He grew up in an English speaking country from a young age, it's not impressive that he can speak English cause children absorb languages and accents better than adults 😂
what. he literally grew up and spent his schooling years in US, obviously he would be flawless.
If you think that's impressive, look up NFKRZ (Roman). He's a Russian CZcamsr who has never even stepped foot into an English speaking country, yet he's incredibly fluent in English with a slight lisp-like accent. And I believe he also said he never talked to anyone in English, in person, until like 2019.
I once read a study that said if you end up in a different language community before the age of 10 (approximatly) you won’t have any accent in the new language. After that age, the parts of your brain responsible for languages is not flexible enough to avoid having an « accent ». We have to keep in mind that it is an approximate and there is probably variations among people.
Moved to the US with my mom at 12 years old,I wanna work as a police officer because It’s my dream job and I know 3 languages(English,Russian,Romanian)and this gives me a lot of bonuses.God bless America🇺🇸
in us, very useful to know spanish too, would definitely recommend learning. удачи в карьере в полиции, ¡y debes aprender español también! :D
I bet that you are from moldova or romania
This made me emotional for some reason. Really happy to how far you have to come
Wow, immigrating to a different country is really hard, especially when you have to live dollar-to-dollar. Props to your parents for working so hard for you and your sister!
It mustve been really hard to immigrate for sure! The challenges that come along with it are tough
I agree!
@DreamSMP Footage says the one that has only 1.22k subs
My family immigrated to the states from Russia when I was 8. The culture shock bits are so relatable. Hearing Doctor Mike speak in Russian is so wild! Also…when you realize that in Russian, Doctor Mike and Bear have kind of the same name 😄
Mishka. 😄
Teddy bear in Polish is misiu. Bear: niedzwiedz Michael: Michał
@@happiness839 cool! We russians often drop "i" vowel from "Mikhail" in informal speech and ONLY when the name is followed by patronym: Mikhal Nikitich.
And also calling person by his patronym (I think that's widespread) - Mikhalych. But the coorect and formal ona would be "Mikhaylovich"
@@GrafMKristo cool
it's Michał (the "i" makes a "ee" sound and the "ł" makes a "w" sound)
@@GrafMKristo you aren’t a Russian if you’re a filthy liberal
Your family has a really inspiring story and you’re such a singular person. I’ve just watched 3 videos of your YT channel and didn’t know you before. Loved your sense of humor. Thanks for the laughs today
Mike, thank you so much for this. What an amazing journey your life has been thus far. I would say your experiences help keep you humble (likely also your sister 😆. I appreciate all the work you do to combat misinformation and making it normal to talk about the human body and when some people can be incredibly embarrassed to speak about issues they may be having. Keep up the wonderful work.
As a person who grew up on welfare as a kid, seeing kid Mike get excited about things that I got excited about as a kid (was made fun of for at school) really does my little kid self some justice. Payless was dope, dollar tree was necessary, sales are mandatory and just doing your best to have a better future was always the goal. I think people see those who are on welfare as almost weak without realizing that, to the kid with welfare, that is a stepping stone for going places you didn't know you could dream of ❤️ thanks for sharing Mike ❤️
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agreed! this is so wholesome !
So well said. =]
If Med school wasn't already hard enough, Dr Mike's dad going twice is absolutely insane! Props to him! I'm also so glad that you decided to follow the footsteps of your Dad Dr.Mike, or else we wouldn't have had the amazing doctor we have now!
I absolutely love this! I’m a teacher and our school has many ENL students so it’s interesting to hear your personal thoughts as a child.
You STORY IS INCREDIBLEDr. Mike !!! This is what inspires us. Especially me and my fellow developing country people to go on and continue pursuing the future ! God bless you
I feel like I hear this a lot
“If you were born in a poor but supportive family you’ll make it far, but if you were born in a wealthy country doesn’t always mean you’ll be successful in life”
It haunts me to hear that since I was born in a pretty wealthy family, but they’re not really supportive in anything I do. It means I can’t get support when I’m trying something, which can cause me to give up easily. And all my friends say they have supportive families but doesn’t have a lot of money, and they are either the sportiest, smartest, artistic people I know and it haunts me to know that I might not be good at anything special in life
Personally and I know you might not hear this but, the truth is that everyone has a purpose whether or not they were born in a wealthy family. What affects your purpose is your mindset. The reason why people think what affects it is wealth is because wealth in some cases affects your mindset eg. When someone has grown up in a poor family, they learn to support themselves from a young age so if you decide to use the wealth that you've had from a young age well, then I don't think you will fail in life. Try your best, love and God will handle the rest.
CallMehAugust47 You can be good at being the best version of yourself
If you want to be successful you always have to have faith in yourself, being born in a poor or a wealthy family doesn't matter, if you believe in yourself and believe that you can achieve something than you can!!
that’s a scary thought but anyone can be good at something. for example, Giannis Antetokounmpo was born extremely poor, but grew up to be one of the greatest basketball players in the world. but michael jordan was born rich and then found his passion for basketball and turned out an amazing basketball player too! as long as you find your passion (and work at it), you should turn out amazing! 😁
I was born in a poor family that never supported me in anything I did and still don't and yet I'm the most successful kid in the family. You don't need support from people in your life to achieve your goals, find that support within yourself, their opinions don't matter. Try to find something you're good at or something you're passionate about and work on that. Everybody is good at something so don't give up.
The way he speaks Russian is so cute, he sounded like my old manger who was a tip top boss. I do hope he's well, thinking about it. Wishing you the best Dr. Mike, love that you manage to stay so positive and show that everything is possible.
Well in my opinion that's just Brooklyn Russian kind of thing. I moved from Russia to United States in 2014 and I still maintain my Moscow kind of dialect but whenever I go to Brooklyn I can definitely hear the difference
yes omg! i totally melted when he started speaking russian!
better call saul
I love the level of passion you have in all of your videos but the transparency and depth you convey in this one truly shows why you are the amazing person you are 💕
My family and I actually immigrated to the US from Armenia when I was 4 and I also have memories of crying the first few days of school. My parents also had to get their degrees again and I can relate to the culture shock. Your story is so relatable and inspiring to me.
I'm not a child of recent immigrants, but it really warms my heart to hear stories like this. The fact that your parents gave you and your sister the only bedroom in the apartment is so sweet. Thanks for sharing, Dr. Mike. Much appreciated. ❤
All the white people in this country are the descendants of illegal European immigrants.
this is very common in my country. i recently saw someone saying its an issue for a parent to give the master bedroom to their kid, and that confused me greatly.
Whenever we think of someone as an overnight success story, remember that “night” came with years of sacrifice, tears, failure, discipline, perseverance, and hard work.
Thank you Dr. Mike for continuing to share your inspirational story to light the path for future “overnight” success stories.
Nice words you have
I truly enjoyed this video so much! I really like your channel and you explain things so well and make it so much fun but that just gives me a deeper understanding what you came from and went through turned out just absolutely beautiful
❤ this story! I think it’s amazing what you go through as a kid grows you so much and rarely people don’t know unless they “really” know you!
I always tell my kids ….this journey are on with mommy and daddy has a purpose for who God wants you to be in this world! 😊
The thought of that little kid crying every day at school breaks my heart. I'm so glad that you and your family got through it all.
I think every immigrant family went through something like this.
Your story about going to school is so similar to mine, as a first generation Australian my parents never taught me English and I had to school. They even brought a Russian translator because they thought I was special.
I was the same, my cousin in primary school was the only mentor and translator. I eventually became a translator to other Chinese migrant children, good times.
OOOFF, same. Ugandan immigrant who moved to Canada at 5 years old. While I knew some english, I wasn't fluent at all and had to take ESL classes my first year at a Canadian school
This was such a inspiring video to watch and it definitely helps put things into perspective. You are such an inspiring person and whenever I'm down or in need of some laughs and positivity you are the person I go to. You've done so amazing in becoming who you are today and I am so greatful to have the privilege to be able to watch your videos and learn amazing things at the same time! I cannot thank you enough for that. Keep being great and doing amazing things! Love ya Doc :]
Dr. Mike…..I enjoyed this so much! Very inspirational! Congratulations on your success….your Mom and Dad must be so proud! 💕
I remember him saying in a video from like ages ago that he wanted to do a draw my life -- finally did it! I am from another country too, moved to the US as a little kid. I totally relate to a lot of what you experienced coming here, but I'm glad our family did come. Great video.
I literally watched the video yesterday that’s so funny
What country are you from?
@@cameronbrown9424 I’m from Belize 🇧🇿
So many follow up questions!
- Do your family call you Misha?
- Do you still have family/friends in Russia? If so, how are they doing with what's happening? We've lost contact with a few friends in Moscow, but others have gotten VPNs and can talk again.
- Was it weird switching from Grandfather Frost (I don't love transliteration and I don't have a Cyrillic keyboard) to Santa Claus, or from New Years to Christmas? Or is your family Jewish, and got to stick with Hanukkah? Weird, but I really am curious
- What were some culture shocks for you or your folks? A few friends talk about the cereal isle being overwhelming
- Have you ever been back to Russia? Was it uncomfortable, or did you feel like you could find your way? We lived in Moscow for a few years about a decade ago, and I'd like to go back someday...it just makes me nervous with how much language I've forgotten and how quickly the city changes.
These are all wonderful follow up questions! I hope Dr. Mike answers them!
Good questions! Hope he reads this BOOST!
Love these question! Boosting!
Beautiful questions!
He's way too coward to talk about those
It gives me great joy to hear the whole story of your video from when you were a child to now as an adult
Thank you for taking us to a little journey, to show us your full circle Dr. Mike.❤"Love & laugh"😂 on the part of the Chicago Pizza, & how your love started with basketball. Thanks for showing that through hard work, dedication, commitment, love, & support of your family anything can be accomplished. You have beautiful morals, & values. It's nice to see how you embrace your roots, & the gratitude you have towards your new country. Thank you, for your time, & all the hard work you & your team put towards these videos. I really enjoyed them. ❤
Mike you are the Perfect example and product of “American dream”
What is the American dream?
The one that turned out great not everyone is that lucky
@@juhbenward18 A lot of hard work was put into that as well
@@juhbenward18 And our corrupt government is why not everyone is lucky.
@@malakabaroui6935 But what exactly is the American dream?
I dare you to speak Russian for a whole entire video!! PLEASE!!!!
Even though he's Russian you can clearly tell by his American accent (while he's speaking Russian) that he's not comfy while speaking it. It mostly like a foreign language for him, because he grew up in the US
@@user-km2mn6rh7x wow he has an American accent when he speaks Russian? I figured he'd be fluent in both since his parents didn't speak English when he was growing up. I would think they still speak to each other in Russian since it's harder for adults to learn foreign languages than it is for kids. At least that's how it was for my gf in high school who came from Chile with her parents. Her dad's English was decent but when speaking amongst themselves it was almost always in Spanish
@@EpiphoneShredzzzzz It's probably because he came to America so young so his new English accent started to influence his Russian accent compared to if he came at like 12+ it probably wouldn't have affect his Russian. Also he spoke English outside of the home so even if his parents only spoke in Russian as a kid your outside of your house normally more than you are home so he has a lot more real world practice with English rather than Russian because he only speaks it with his family and nobody else.
@@cameronmk4398 yeh my dad moved to Australia early but now he forgot how to speak tagalog even though his parents still speak ot
◦•●◉✿Yes! ✿◉●•◦
You are a good story teller! I loved to listening everything without getting bored
I am an elementary ESL teacher. This episode touched my heart. I'm so grateful to be one of the first educational relationships they build when coming to a new country. It's not just language, it's a huge difference in culture and societal norms.
I was 4 years old when I moved to Singapore and went to international school.
It was truly a scary experience because I just started learning and speaking Japanese. And j didn’t understand anything. What was difficult was there wasn’t someone who knew Japanese until the next grade,
I am so glad now I can speak English and I’m bilingual now. Thinking now it was a very special experience!!
Doctor Mike, I’m Bulgarian and came to the US at 6 years old and we literally have the same immigration story. Like identical lol
Ехе супер. Не знаех че има българи който го следят. Мислех че съм единственият
@@kingkiller_bg428 Е как иначе, пичът е огромен, пък и ние сме навсякъде 😁
@@kingkiller_bg428 лол :Д
Hay 😭 aquí muchas madre nos indetificamos con tu historia, hace 35 años en República Dominicana cuando llevaba a mi hijo Miguel al colegio, se quedaba llorando, eso rompió mi corazón de madre , creo que hoy día el ha entendido, que era necesario, aquí en los estados unidos, hace 19 años mi segundo hijo Anthony, también lloraba , estamos separados desde que tiene 6 años, ver este es duro como madre, doctor tiene una hermosa 👪 🙏❤️✌️😇
I really understood him when he said "what you think is bad here could be way better than what's in other countries" I'm from Zambia and I really understood that after going to congo.
I remember hearing Mila Kunis’s story on her Soviet refugee immigration and American assimilation. It’s a great story and I have immense respect for those who are brave enough to leave their homeland and start a new life somewhere else.
fr. that is real bravery 🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗💕
Wow. ill have to watch that one
@@DynastyTrickDogs I believe it was on Howard Stern
Calling it a story implies it did t happen, please rephrase it.
@@sorasong9708 no it doesn't? stories can be true. that's common usage.
My brother’s currently in his last year of Med school. Swap out Russia for China and he basically had your exact childhood it’s crazy
I hope we get more stories like this one, this was really fun to hear 🤗🤗
This video was honestly really beautiful and made me cry at the end. I come from a low class family in a big city. We've struggled my whole life and honestly I've always thought that maybe we were never meant to be successful or have money and that I was destined to live terribly forever. I used to have to skip meals to make sure my brother ate, take care of my knocked out drunk parents, and I used to have to do and see so many things a kid should never have to go through.
Now I'm in college (2nd year) for psychology and english and I want to live abroad afterwards and open the world up for myself, because if I don't- who will? Getting more and more successful makes me realize that I can go against the system that made my family poor and come out as a winner. You inspire me so much with your story and I hope one day I share a story as impactful as yours.
Рады за тебя, Миша. Рады, что ты нашел себя. Рады за все жизни, что ты спас или сделал лучше, неважно, чьи.
Can you tell me what he said in Russian at the beginning of the video, please?
@@jsoulas "It's true! I was born in Russia and I had moved to the US when I was only six."
Миша... Необычная адаптация
@@manidact8905 Is that a thing like Bob for Robert or Peggy for Margaret? Cuz Mikhail to Misha doesn't look as simple as Michael to Mike to my American eyes.
Translation: "Happy for you, Misha. Glad you found yourself. Happy for all the lives you've saved or made better, no matter whose." - Google Translate
I love an immigrant story. My husband has been an immigrant twice over (first from Afghanistan to Pakistan and then from Pakistan to the US) due to religious persecution. Nobody is braver than someone who has to start all over. Props to you and your family. 👏🏻
What religion?
@@elin_ chiaa islam i think but i could be wrong.
I am thinking of doing my masters abroad, but even the thought of that is scary to me. 😔 I don't know how I'll be able to adjust with strangers + tech difference + language barriers
@@elin_ We’re Shia Muslim. There’s been a lot of sectarian violence in both Afghanistan and Pakistan. My husband was a victim of targeted sectarian violence in Pakistan and that’s why he’s in the US. :)
Hey Mike what's up, I love your vids. You make great educational content while keeping it fun and interesting. I just wanted to say that I really connect to your story. I'm currently 15 and I moved to the US when I was 8. It really was a culture shock and I feel like me and you had similar experiences even though we were born many years apart. Anyways just keep up the amazing content, you really are an inspiration. Thank you for everything you've done on and off this platform. Pewoop! :)
Dr. Mike! This is maybe my 14th time watching this video! The animation and your storytelling blend together like cookies and cream. Please do more videos on your past with this animation? Doesn't have to be personal stuff, but more animated story times would be sick!
I bet your mother is very proud of your success in life. She's probably looking down and with a beaming smile.
Unfortunately, his both parents are now dead.
shes alive
@@Izzy10k she actually passed away from bood cancer, he talked about a few times, especially in his mother's day video.
The person who animated this, has a special kind of appreciation for for his sister's hair! 😍
But still choses a different colour even though Dr Mike even refers to the video with his sister 😄
Whenever I feel down, I watch Dr. Mike and he inspires me to keep following my passions. Keep following my dreams, and that I will always get ahead in life.
Your story is so inspiring I learned so much watching your life then and now all because of u and your hard work
We all needed this. Yet nobody needed this. We love you Mike. Спасибо за весь отличный контент, Майк.
@DreamSMP Footage that’s your opinion, and please stop saying this
puck spambot
@DreamSMP Footage stop using tecnoblade, it’s pretty rude
@YоuTubе 🅥 😂😂😂
я не знаю русский я только что перевел это на русский
Hearing Dr Mike speak Russian was a nice surprise. Despite all the flaws with the country, they do have a wonderful language and it's a shame we don't hear it more often.
There are many other wonderful countries where russian is spoken.
I know. I was always interested in Russian language. (Even though its pretty much gibberish for me). And its so sad About whats happening right now.
There are plenty of places in the states where you can hear it 🤷🏼♀️ Just go to a Russian area 🤷🏼♀️🤷🏼♀️🤷🏼♀️🤷🏼♀️ One of my family members lived there for a few years and keeps up with the language (and our heritage is western/Northern European, not anywhere near Russia really)... many places also offer classes in it- if you’re near a uni you could probably ask to audit Russian classes (which basically means you take the class with no credit/grade) or find a Russian to do a language exchange with... I would say writing it is more difficult than speaking it as the alphabet in Russian is nowhere near a Germanic (English and German) or Latin (Spanish, Italian, French, etc) alphabet 🤷🏼♀️
I live in Washington state and we have a large Russian community. I’ve learned a handful of phrases. Please and thank you go a long way. If you can’t speak the language at least you can be polite lol. If you can find a Russian bakery I highly recommend their treats. Вкусно!
@@randomperson6433 i should look for that, it sounds cool!
Wow that’s an incredible story! I’m so glad you guys moved here. ❤
This was such a lovely video! It’s wonderful getting to know more about your upbringing. Keep up the great work, you’re awesome!!
0:03 For anyone wondering he said: "It is true, i was born in russia and came to america when i was only 6 years old"
And then in the subtitles it says speaks and foreign language
Thankyou!!!🥰🥰
I can completely relate to this. Me and my family moved to US 2 years ago as refugees from Ukraine. Going to school not knowing the language was very tough. But we're doing ok at the moment, my parents still learn english but my brother and I speak pretty fluently. I speak russian, ukrainian, and armenian as well since I I'm Аrmenian, and was born in Ukraine. Спасибо, что поделились своей историей:)
I'm so glad you escaped the war, it's terrible what's happening there.
It is hard. I am a Chinese migrant, my uncle was the one who've picked me and my dad up from Melb airport, we lived in his house with my aunty, my cousins, grandma and grandpa.
Also Ukrainan! Although I’m not from Ukraine, I have Ukrainian blood.
@@SkepticalTeacher thanks:) I still have friends there though
Being a polyglot is a great advantage and will help you. I am glad you are doing well and I hope things keep moving up for you!
Congratulations on how far you have come it is very inspiring for all us living life wondering where we will go.
You've had an amazing life! I'm rather envious lol. Keep the videos coming, they're great!
This was nice, we need a draw my life part 2
Your Russian is great for somebody who left the country at 6.
My parents moved from Azerbaijan to Russia when I was 6 so I also had similar story - running away from poverty, going to school and not knowing the language, living in a small apartment with mice but now it's a lot better. I love Moscow and Russian people.
I just wish things will get back to normal as soon as possible, for all people in the world including Ukrainians, Russians, Syrians, Afghans and everyone who is struggling and whose country is struggling.
@@CalmoOmlac People in these situations, especially forced in certain housing, live in enclaves with Russian-owned shops and the like.
@@user-eqwd bullshit propaganda
The way it’ll go back to normal is if the West fucks off and stops messing with everyone’s affairs
@@Saber23how?
@@bigfloppa9594 how? Because like always he paints America as heaven on earth, which is BS
That's an inspiring back story. Thanks for sharing Mike
I love how you put a positive spin on things.
I was born in Moscow and adopted by my parents at 5 months old. I never really got to experience Russia but I still am vastly aware that what I have here in the US is better than what they have in Russia (my mom grew up in Belarus so she could always tell me).
my dad's family roots are from Ukraine and Belarus during the Russian empire and so are mine and I agree it's better here than in a dictaorship in Belarus and a war in Ukraine Long live Ukraine
My mom and I constantly talk about how much we miss Payless 😭 this was an incredibly personal, vulnerable video. Thank you for sharing with us!
I have many memories going to payless, was our go to. Even as an adult I would go even though I have more money. Sadly the ones where I live now have all closed.
@@StellarisIgnis we always did our shoe shopping at Payless until the day the closed all the stores. Other shoe stores didn't even exist to us haha
Yeeeeees!! I miss Payless so much 😫😫😫
Amazing family history. No wonder you're so proud of them and of your family's accomplishments. Спасибо, что рассказали нам.
I didn’t know this about you! Thanks for sharing!!! My family also came to America for similar reasons (my mom’s side.) If it weren’t for her parents coming here, I surely wouldn’t exist because my dad is American. He’s Native American and my mom is German. Pretty cool when you think about it. I’m glad you got to come here and got all the opportunities you did! Bravo to your parents doing an amazing job getting themselves, you, and your sister here safely on such short notice. Your entire story is so inspirational!! 😊
LETSS GOOO!!!! I REMEMBER HIM TALKING ABOUT WANTING TO DO ONE OF THESE!🔥🔥🔥🔥💯💯💯💯
When he mentioned Payless. I was literally flooded with memories of my parents who happened to me immigrants would always take me to buy shoes at Payless. Literally Payless carried my childhood 😂
ESL classes tho… I hated that. Every time I thought I was getting better at English. ESL proved me wrong.
lol, same here
I was ESL too 😭
I think it does that to native english speakers too. Just saying, You're english seems pretty great through your comment.
Dr. Mike,God bless you always. What a great humble story. Sounds like you had great parents. So happy for you,to get to your dream.wish I had a Dr. Like you, .you are always so interesting to listen to. Take care.
You know it’s a great day when Doctor Mike posts 🙌🏼🙌🏼
TRUTH
спасибо за весь этот удивительный контент, доктор Майк!
@DreamSMP Footage чем докажешь?)
btw here's a translation:
Thanks for all this amazing content, Dr. Mike!
я знаю хаха
он делает меня таким счастливым!!
@DreamSMP Footage всем всеравно :/
You are a great storyteller, with a fascinating life story.
I'm very impressed. Thank you for sharing your story.
My jaw dropped as he just started speaking fluent Russian.
native russian :D
(sorry if thats a bit rude lol)
@@claranoelle1111 Nah, you're good.
He's saying: "Ето правда, Я родился в России и приехал в Америку когда мне было только 6 лет - It's true, I was born in Russia and I came to America when I was only 6 years old."
This story is so relatable. Came with no English. Got education in both countries. Shopped at 99c store and Payless.
I am so glad that some people still appreciate the opportunities that really do exist in America.
One of my 3rd grade students transferred from Brazil earlier this year and spoke absolutely zero English (same went for his parents). I knew some Japanese and Spanish, but that wasn't close enough to Portuguese to help him out... Fast forward a few months later, and he's crushing every subject, including English
Never imagined Doctor Mike making a draw my life, your so inspiring man!
I've just finished football training and came back to my car to find this video, put a smile on my face. Love your content Mike, this is the best draw my life I've ever seen 👍
What an amazing story… your parents were brave to make the move, they got 🍀.
This was the coolest, sweetest story ever! I loved hearing about this! As a child of an immigrant parent and native Brooklynite, I’m so proud of my city for giving so many immigrant families this opportunity
The fact that this video has been up for less than ten minutes and already has over 350 comments, blows my mind.
Haha love the sibling rivalry. “Even though all she was saying was Coke. Pepsi. I was like, okay, that’s not really…you don’t get credit for knowing how to say brand names.” 😂🤣🤣😅
Thx for sharing Dr. Mike
I came from very humble beginnings as well and now I’m an aerospace engineer and I feel like I appreciate it so much because I was happy then when I was little and super poor but never even realized how happy it is possible to be.
I'm so glad there were two girls at school who spoke Russian and could help you!! Poor little baby Dr. Mike
Baby?
0:03 he basically said "its true, i lived in russia and came to america when i was only 6 years old"
Thanks for sharing your story. The financial situation was not the best when you came to America but you had very rich in mind childhood. Growing up looking wonderful hardworking parents, you may learned a lot from them.
Children do not need fancy birthday party, fancy cloths or even ipad, iphone. Your parents gave everything what you need in your life. Very inspirational video.
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Thanks Mike for sharing your life story
this is such an inspirational video, it makes you think "I can do anything"
I was initially attracted to Dr. Mike because of his intelligent, humorous, and wholesome content featuring his dog Bear.
Now I’m inspired, have much respect for, and a newfound appreciation for the man behind the dog.
Thank you Bear for continuing your predecessor’s work and introducing us to Dr. Mike. We need more people like him in ALL our lives.
I agree I'm 60 and a wounded Iraq Combat Veteran with PTSD when I see DR Mike with Bear I love my service dogs Lucky and Brandi even more and also I know its a little late but Welcome to America lol.