Alex Gilbert
Alex Gilbert
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An Adoption Story: Ekaterina's Emotional Journey and the Search for those Birth Family Links
*S2 EP1 (2024 Series) An Adoption Story:*
Ekaterina Clark's journey began in Syktyvkar, Russia, where she was adopted at the age of three. Raised in New Zealand, she shares her experiences from childhood to discovering her roots and birth family, connecting her past with her present.
This is her story.
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An Adoption Story (2024 Series) Episode One Preview - Coming Soon
Просмотров 2,4 тыс.Месяц назад
Welcome! Here on my channel I share my journey, topics for adoptees, my vlogs, and support for others adopted, including their stories and journeys with my An Adoption Story series. As a Russian-New Zealand adoptee, adopted at the age of two from an orphanage in Arkhangelsk, Russia, I share what I've been learning on my journey with my upbringing here in New Zealand, my current life, and how I ...
This Week - Filming The New 'An Adoption Story' Stories - Back Soon!
Просмотров 1 тыс.2 месяца назад
Welcome! *Find Me on Social Media:* - Instagram: alexgilbert - Facebook: nzalexgilbert Here on my channel I share my journey, topics for adoptees, my vlogs, and support for others adopted, including their stories and journeys with my An Adoption Story series. As a Russian-New Zealand adoptee, adopted at the age of two from an orphanage in Arkhangelsk, Russia, I share ...
Visiting The Markets & Apple Orchards in West Auckland | A Vlog
Просмотров 1,1 тыс.2 месяца назад
Welcome! *Find Me on Social Media:* - Instagram: alexgilbert - Facebook: nzalexgilbert Here on my channel I share my journey, topics for adoptees, my vlogs, and support for others adopted, including their stories and journeys with my An Adoption Story series. As a Russian-New Zealand adoptee, adopted at the age of two from an orphanage in Arkhangelsk, Russia, I share ...
Another Piece of My Journey - Doing The Final Touches to My Kazakhstan Story
Просмотров 1,7 тыс.2 месяца назад
Welcome! *Find Me on Social Media:* - Instagram: alexgilbert - Facebook: nzalexgilbert Here on my channel I share my journey, topics for adoptees, my vlogs, and support for others adopted, including their stories and journeys with my An Adoption Story series. As a Russian-New Zealand adoptee, adopted at the age of two from an orphanage in Arkhangelsk, Russia, I share ...
It's Been Busy Lately
Просмотров 1,5 тыс.4 месяца назад
Welcome! *Find Me on Social Media:* - Instagram: alexgilbert - Facebook: nzalexgilbert Here on my channel I share my journey, topics for adoptees, my vlogs, and support for others adopted, including their stories and journeys with my An Adoption Story series. As a Russian-New Zealand adoptee, adopted at the age of two from an orphanage in Arkhangelsk, Russia, I share ...
Tracing My New Zealand Family History!
Просмотров 1,6 тыс.4 месяца назад
Welcome! *Find Me on Social Media:* - Instagram: alexgilbert - Facebook: nzalexgilbert Here on my channel I share my journey, topics for adoptees, my vlogs, and support for others adopted, including their stories and journeys with my An Adoption Story series. As a Russian-New Zealand adoptee, adopted at the age of two from an orphanage in Arkhangelsk, Russia, I share ...
Welcome 2024!
Просмотров 7225 месяцев назад
Welcome! *Find Me on Social Media:* - Instagram: alexgilbert - Facebook: nzalexgilbert Here on my channel I share my journey, topics for adoptees, my vlogs, and support for others adopted, including their stories and journeys with my An Adoption Story series. As a Russian-New Zealand adoptee, adopted at the age of two from an orphanage in Arkhangelsk, Russia, I share ...
Thank You 2023!
Просмотров 5075 месяцев назад
Welcome! *Find Me on Social Media:* - Instagram: alexgilbert - Facebook: nzalexgilbert Here on my channel I share my journey, topics for adoptees, my vlogs, and support for others adopted, including their stories and journeys with my An Adoption Story series. As a Russian-New Zealand adoptee, adopted at the age of two from an orphanage in Arkhangelsk, Russia, I share ...
My Recent Update with My Birth Father and Connecting More with My Roots
Просмотров 3,1 тыс.6 месяцев назад
Welcome! *Find Me on Social Media:* - Instagram: alexgilbert - Facebook: nzalexgilbert Here on my channel I share my journey, topics for adoptees, my vlogs, and support for others adopted, including their stories and journeys with my An Adoption Story series. As a Russian-New Zealand adoptee, adopted at the age of two from an orphanage in Arkhangelsk, Russia, I share ...
10 Years Since Meeting My Birth Parents - Looking Back
Просмотров 6 тыс.6 месяцев назад
Welcome! *Find Me on Social Media:* - Instagram: alexgilbert - Facebook: nzalexgilbert Here on my channel I share my journey, topics for adoptees, my vlogs, and support for others adopted, including their stories and journeys with my An Adoption Story series. As a Russian-New Zealand adoptee, adopted at the age of two from an orphanage in Arkhangelsk, Russia, I share ...
Meeting Fellow Adoptee Valentina on Morning TV After Helping Her Find Birth Family
Просмотров 3,1 тыс.7 месяцев назад
Welcome! *Find Me on Social Media:* - Instagram: alexgilbert - Facebook: nzalexgilbert Here on my channel I share my journey, topics for adoptees, my vlogs, and support for others adopted, including their stories and journeys with my An Adoption Story series. As a Russian-New Zealand adoptee, adopted at the age of two from an orphanage in Arkhangelsk, Russia, I share ...
What Happened Today & Those Weeks Before I Met My Birth Family 10 Years Ago
Просмотров 2,6 тыс.7 месяцев назад
Welcome! *Find Me on Social Media:* - Instagram: alexgilbert - Facebook: nzalexgilbert Here on my channel I share my journey, topics for adoptees, my vlogs, and support for others adopted, including their stories and journeys with my An Adoption Story series. As a Russian-New Zealand adoptee, adopted at the age of two from an orphanage in Arkhangelsk, Russia, I share ...
When I Revisited My Birth City and Orphanage with My Birth Father
Просмотров 8 тыс.7 месяцев назад
Welcome! *Find Me on Social Media:* - Instagram: alexgilbert - Facebook: nzalexgilbert Here on my channel I share my journey, topics for adoptees, my vlogs, and support for others adopted, including their stories and journeys with my An Adoption Story series. As a Russian-New Zealand adoptee, adopted at the age of two from an orphanage in Arkhangelsk, Russia, I share ...
Embracing My Identity as an Adoptee - This is My Language Progress Now
Просмотров 1,7 тыс.7 месяцев назад
Embracing My Identity as an Adoptee - This is My Language Progress Now
Exploring My Bloodline DNA as an Adoptee
Просмотров 4,2 тыс.8 месяцев назад
Exploring My Bloodline DNA as an Adoptee
The Challenges and Reality of an Adoptee's Search for Birth Family
Просмотров 4,7 тыс.8 месяцев назад
The Challenges and Reality of an Adoptee's Search for Birth Family
An Update From Me, My Birth Parents and Behind The Scenes of an Adoption Story
Просмотров 2,7 тыс.8 месяцев назад
An Update From Me, My Birth Parents and Behind The Scenes of an Adoption Story
Some New & Exciting Chapters Ahead
Просмотров 1,5 тыс.9 месяцев назад
Some New & Exciting Chapters Ahead
An Adoption Story (S1): Felicita's Journey from Odesa, Ukraine to Southern Italy
Просмотров 10 тыс.10 месяцев назад
An Adoption Story (S1): Felicita's Journey from Odesa, Ukraine to Southern Italy
The Reality of My Birth Mothers Life
Просмотров 15 тыс.11 месяцев назад
The Reality of My Birth Mothers Life
An Adoption Story (S1): Marina's Adoption Journey from Crimea to Italy
Просмотров 15 тыс.11 месяцев назад
An Adoption Story (S1): Marina's Adoption Journey from Crimea to Italy
An Adoption Story (S1): Iván's Discovery of His Birth Family Links in Russia and Armenia
Просмотров 36 тыс.Год назад
An Adoption Story (S1): Iván's Discovery of His Birth Family Links in Russia and Armenia
These Past Two Weeks
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These Past Two Weeks
Why This Has Been So Difficult - Back From Kazakhstan
Просмотров 8 тыс.Год назад
Why This Has Been So Difficult - Back From Kazakhstan
I have finally made it to Kazakhstan! Here with Vera and My Girlfriend
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I have finally made it to Kazakhstan! Here with Vera and My Girlfriend
Meeting Ukrainian-Italian Adoptee Felicita for Filming of an Adoption Story in Italy
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Meeting Ukrainian-Italian Adoptee Felicita for Filming of an Adoption Story in Italy
Hello from Italy! Filming for an Adoption story with Marina who was adopted from Crimea
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Hello from Italy! Filming for an Adoption story with Marina who was adopted from Crimea
See you soon Europe!
Просмотров 616Год назад
See you soon Europe!
When I Met My Birth Parents for the First Time in 2013 (The New Remastered Footage Version)
Просмотров 6 тыс.Год назад
When I Met My Birth Parents for the First Time in 2013 (The New Remastered Footage Version)

Комментарии

  • @mimundo4872
    @mimundo4872 2 часа назад

    Hola, nací en Rumania en el año 1973 y fui adoptada. Vivo en cuba desde mis 2 años y busco a mi madre biológica. La historia es un poco complicada. Si pudiera contar mi historia tal vez puedo acercarme un poco a mi búsqueda. Gracias

  • @mariaokotkoffm8619
    @mariaokotkoffm8619 18 часов назад

    Very nice history I am glad you found him

  • @hughphillips1427
    @hughphillips1427 День назад

    You have a lovely relationship with your birth father, you seem so similar in your personalities. Makes you wonder about the Nature vs Nurture debate. Well the simple answer is we are both.

  • @sasharemez7459
    @sasharemez7459 День назад

    She resembles my cousin a lot

  • @hughphillips1427
    @hughphillips1427 3 дня назад

    Your a wise man Alex, I am 60 and live in the UK and traced my birth family in 1994, it has been bitter sweet. It is good to do though and I don’t regret it. Take care.

  • @htx_enrix1931
    @htx_enrix1931 3 дня назад

    I was born in 2004 in Krasnodar Russia and adopted at 11 months and raised in Texas, USA. Now at 20 I very recently started thinking abt my roots and birth family heavy. I have my birth mom’s full name, birthday, and birth city. It’d be a dream of mine to be able to meet anybody in my family whether it’s my actual birth mom or cousins or just anything. I’ve been very emotional recently thinking about it

  • @clarecampbell4481
    @clarecampbell4481 3 дня назад

    Soooo sweet! 😍😍

  • @Fegga1955
    @Fegga1955 4 дня назад

    Thank you

  • @ttv.s_cb6263
    @ttv.s_cb6263 6 дней назад

    Love you work, inspiring 😊

  • @kvartira1836
    @kvartira1836 8 дней назад

    Папа был гораздо больше рад встрече с сыном, чем мать. Кажется, что отец искренне рад, что у него есть прекрасный сын, хоть он и живёт в другой стране )) Алекс очень похож на своего настоящего папу!

  • @PipoGirlTv
    @PipoGirlTv 8 дней назад

    Hi Alex! I remember I had followed your discovery journey some years ago but somehow I didn't think of you in years... until today. I was on the bus on my way home after work and I thought about your birth mother and the time you met your birth father and I hoped you all are okay and enjoying life. Greetings from Mexico City!

  • @muller3641
    @muller3641 9 дней назад

    So beautiful, following Alex life story for years. I live in Wellington NZ. ❤

  • @JyrgalOmurkulov
    @JyrgalOmurkulov 11 дней назад

    Alex, sometimes the unfamiliarity with cultural peculiarities which may lead to the precondition of a child being left in the orphanage is really a bliss. As the one who is closely acquainted with Russian culture I can say that not only economic conditions of these biological mothers and the whole razzle-dazzle in the country at the time contributed to their decisions to give up their kids, but also their utter sexual promiscuity. As alcoholism is much more pervasive in Russian and Ukrainian society than you can even imagine, even more than in warped Maori communities, the thing described in Russian with the verb "perepikhnut'sya", meaning "to have a coincidental sexual intercourse" is quite prevalent in the cases filmed in your videos. These women didn't contracept properly or just had hooked up under the influence of booze or something else, and then fobbed their kids off to orphanages, not necessarily because of dire life circumstances. When the reconnection takes place they expectedly don't want to show themselves in such a unmeritorious light and proceed to tell another story that might somehow justify their past move regarding the child. I see that just like your biological mom, the mother of this girl still struggles with alcohol addiction. It's what you can see and hear from her voice and the indicative face structure she got in the course of the years-long abuse. I know so many kids who were born "by accident" in a drinking spree, or those having been conceived as a result of rape, and whom mothers shuffled off to foster care institutions. Sorry for speaking my mind, Alex, but I think that even some of the health issues you might've had as a child you inherited because of your mom's excessive drinking or smoking during pregnancy. Good that she gave birth to you though, and that you've forgiven freely. Once you learn Russian and live in Russia for a longer while, you'll see how alcohol and spiritual vacuum ruin the life of the whole nation.

  • @RuthJoss-cp4yv
    @RuthJoss-cp4yv 12 дней назад

    your mother is full of trauma. but she is loving. that's great

  • @RuthJoss-cp4yv
    @RuthJoss-cp4yv 12 дней назад

    you're soooo respectfull and loving as a character!

  • @hughphillips1427
    @hughphillips1427 15 дней назад

    Lovely lady. I used to imagine being a twin when I was a child.

  • @hughphillips1427
    @hughphillips1427 17 дней назад

    Interesting that Victoria’s birth mother says her birth father is not a nice man, saying don’t go and see him. Wonder if the birth mother has stated why the birth father is not nice? If she has not said why, then I would take what she says with a pinch of salt.

  • @hughphillips1427
    @hughphillips1427 17 дней назад

    You’re a good man Alex, keep up the good work you are inspirational.

  • @hughphillips1427
    @hughphillips1427 18 дней назад

    Your a good man Alex, good for you for supporting your birth mother, I am sure you being in her life has given her both love and hope. I am adopted also so I understand your reasons. Best wishes, Hugh in England.

  • @hughphillips1427
    @hughphillips1427 18 дней назад

    There is always a love for a birthmother.

  • @daynight4902
    @daynight4902 18 дней назад

    BEST WISHES TO YOU

  • @parparit59
    @parparit59 18 дней назад

    Your Russian has definitely improved

  • @donnakebab8882
    @donnakebab8882 19 дней назад

    Usually you release a preview not long before the episode is ready to be aired….

    • @alexgilbert
      @alexgilbert 18 дней назад

      Hello! Yes it was expected for late May but the circumstances has changed with the series which I will be announcing soon. Thank you! 🙏

    • @donnakebab8882
      @donnakebab8882 14 дней назад

      @@alexgilbert thank you!

  • @hebneh
    @hebneh 21 день назад

    And now Russia is a nation becoming increasingly aggressive and threatening. This will make Alex's connections more difficult to maintain.

  • @Sharmajikibeti444
    @Sharmajikibeti444 23 дня назад

    You were so cute as a chubby child! 😍 This is the first video of yours that I've stumbled upon and I'm wondering about that tein story. Looks like I'll have to scroll back to a few years ago and look for that story.😅 Your lovely personality and kindness make me want to adopt babies lol. ❤😂

  • @GeeB1
    @GeeB1 25 дней назад

    Hi, Alex...why do you always go to Russia and the USA in the winter time? LOL! You should go in the summer, which would be winter in New Zealand. I see that you're in middle-class America. Do you think middle-class America is much better than middle-class Russia? It certainly looks like people live better in America than Russia. The homes look much nicer in America than those small apartment flats in Russia.

  • @GeeB1
    @GeeB1 25 дней назад

    Alex, you look more like your biological father than your bio mother. You really do! Greetings from the USA! 😃🖐🏻

  • @alexgilbert
    @alexgilbert 28 дней назад

    Hello everyone! For an exciting reason, I have to put the release date of the 2024 series on hold. As soon as I can share information, I will here on my channel. Apologies for the wait but it's all worth it. I am out filming these stories at the moment and I am looking forward to sharing them to the world. (Just some exciting changes on the series with its development) Thank you!

  • @carolbain
    @carolbain 28 дней назад

    You have the same smile as Misha!

  • @tatp571
    @tatp571 Месяц назад

    В Архангельске живут добрейшие люди. Я там провела свое детство, а теперь вот живу в Новой Зеландии. Спасибо за вашу историю.

  • @tatp571
    @tatp571 Месяц назад

    She probably never knew real love from her parents and she's desperate for being loved and not judged. Amazing that you Alex have a massive heart like a real Russian. ♥️

  • @KK-rc5ds
    @KK-rc5ds Месяц назад

    My nephew was adopted in 1998 from Ulynovsk, Russia. I was fortunate to travel there to meet him and bring him to his home in California. How can he start the research? We have all papers in both languages!

  • @neonray88
    @neonray88 Месяц назад

    My mother was adopted her last name was lewis anybody out there😢

  • @raquelcuello5683
    @raquelcuello5683 Месяц назад

    I can feel the love your father has for you❤

  • @josephhetherington7318
    @josephhetherington7318 Месяц назад

    Like two peas in a pod😁😁😁😁

  • @jeffpagan7735
    @jeffpagan7735 Месяц назад

    Hope you find her Sasha

  • @angelaberni8873
    @angelaberni8873 Месяц назад

    He looks so very Spanish.

  • @heatherd5609
    @heatherd5609 Месяц назад

    Love watching your videos

  • @keb5793
    @keb5793 Месяц назад

    I hope your parents are okay now, with the sad things happening in Russia.

  • @cal205
    @cal205 Месяц назад

    Another very articulate adoptee!

  • @cal205
    @cal205 Месяц назад

    Alex (Kuch’s) command of English is so good. With a slight German accent. Complimenti also to the Italian girl. Very impressive.

  • @HoneyHoops-ig9ws
    @HoneyHoops-ig9ws Месяц назад

    I remember watching years ago and wondering why your birth mother was so cold towards you. But now that you explained it, i feel sad for her.

  • @cal205
    @cal205 Месяц назад

    What a pleasant, thoughtful young lady. Marina, quanta lei è dolce e brava. Anche il suo inglese e formidable !

  • @lonelyrider606
    @lonelyrider606 Месяц назад

    We are all waiting for these stories

  • @studio95951
    @studio95951 Месяц назад

    Waiting for this new episode. 😊😊

  • @GODLIKESUPPORTER
    @GODLIKESUPPORTER Месяц назад

    Okkie 😊

  • @J-S.I
    @J-S.I Месяц назад

    Every time I watch the story of an adopted person the verse from the Quran comes in my mind. My father was adopted… long story. He never had chance to find out who his real parents were because didn’t have the courage to ask his adopted parents for the information. He didn’t want to seen ungrateful or come across as disrespectful to them. Very sad . In the name of Allah the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful . Did He not find thee an orphan and give thee shelter (and care)? And He found thee wandering, and He gave thee guidance. And He found thee in need, and made thee independent. Therefore, treat not the orphan with harshness, Nor repulse the petitioner (unheard); But the bounty of the Lord - rehearse and proclaim

  • @janicem4382
    @janicem4382 Месяц назад

    I love that he knows everything about his history. A sign of great parents. They treasured and remembered everything and passed it on.

  • @janicem4382
    @janicem4382 Месяц назад

    I am surprised that they only had to jump through all the hoops when they adopted overseas. Why don’t they have to do these things in the US?

  • @sonyasassy5900
    @sonyasassy5900 Месяц назад

    Ivan really resembles Carlo from @Carlo&Sarah blogs. Really thought it was him.