We Reunited After 15 Years 

I love the idea that growing up is like adding layers to your childhood self - perhaps we only get closer and closer to our final form the older we get

As someone who struggles with the dynamic nature of friendships this was a breather...so wholesome and heartwarming:)

I've merely stumbled into this channel today and boy oh boy the joy it brings me. i hope you never stop making videos and you, you absolutely incredible person, you i hope you get everything you wish for and then some. your films make me warm and fuzzy inside, i can finally tell people that i was here before someone incredible was spotted by the rest of the world!

Wow that puzzle looks like the tiny Christmas village from Your recent trip to Sweden!! It’s like a foreshadow episode 😭

Omg i love this!!!. The winter cabin, the puzzle making, the home videos :’)

love your videos. i'm starting to marathon all your videos. watching your videos gives me inspiration to be better in filming.

This was so beautiful! I'm also at a point in my life where I want to embrace my inner child and stop hiding away parts of my personality. Looking forward to seeing more of your videos!

this video reminds me of old friends who haven't been in touch for a long time. thank you for sharing your beautiful story :)

as someone who lost his childhood friend "as i remember he was the only friend i went through most of my life and i knew that no matter when that it will come a day that we we go a different ways but i never did except it will be "death" and everything does remind me of him. "i have no idea why im writing this in this youtube video. anyway i loved the video.

i love your channel so much, love the way you're being you

Such a beautiful video! There's always that one childhood friend that's just so important and will stick around for life. Excited to see what's next 🙌

Absolutely beautiful Kariza as always!! Brought tears to my eyes 💕

Lovely video + vibe. Reminds me of a quote from the School of Life (re: why old friends matter): "We experience life from a succession of very different vantage points over the decades, but tend - understandably - to be preoccupied only with the present vista, forgetting the particular, incomplete but still crucial wisdom contained in earlier phases. Old friends are key activators of fascinating and valuable parts of the self that we need, but are always at risk of forgetting we need, in the blinkered present."

When i was four years old, i got my first friend. We often went playing outside and having fun. But after three years of having fun together, she had to move away. She doesn't even moved that far away. It was only 15 minutes away from there we lived, but as a kid i thought it would be universes away from us. So we never heard from each other for 11-12 years. The last summer had changed my life. I begun to have more fun with my friends and went more often outside. And i did one important thing. I cleaned my room because it was filled with dust. But in the moment, where i grabbed my book to clean it, there felt a picture out of the book. It was me and my childhood friend. And in the moment where i saw the picture, i promised myself to find her again through the internet. So i spent 4 hole days of my summer to find her. But after the hard work, i found her on Instagram. This was one year ago. Now i have a important friend again by my side. And the best thing is, she also dont forgot me and she also said that she already tried to find me but doesn't found me. But that also makes sense because I haven't given any private information about myself anywhere on the internet. At least the one you can see online. This was my little story. Im sure that nobody will read this, but i just wanted to write my story here. So if you read all this, have a nice day and live the life that you want to live. Peace out

I also reconnected with an old friend since the pandemic, haven't talked in almost 10 years. however it's only online and haven't fully caught up. I'd like to meet her again someday :+) this video made me happy

I always get inspired after watching your videos💯. You deserve more people to watch your videos and be a part of your journey.Will always keep supporting your channel!😆

omg love your friendship and your childhood videos 🥺let’s recreate this video soooon 😚 P.S. your voice is soooo soothing (as usual), please don’t stop talking

Thank you so much for this beautiful video. 🤍🤍 Thank you for sharing your life with us. Since finding your channel, it helps make me feel so calm and relaxed. It's this kind of peace I appreciate in my busy life. I needed this because it reminded me to take time for me and to also not forget the child in me who loves to play and color outside of the lines. Thank you Riza. 🙏🧁

This is soooooo beautiful to see and I am so so happy for you guys!!

This is such a beautiful video and story. 😭

What a pleasure and pride it is to listen and watch to a Filipina abroad who happens to be a niece of a BFF back here in the Philippines. At a very young age, she already has a lot of contributions here at RU-vid which will make one proud to be a Filipino. I admit I am already a fan of this young girl, and I am proud to identify (as a defense mechanism for my felt intellectual inadequacy) with her as a daughter of a "kababayan" I was so close to, and still is, when they were still living here in Calaca, Batangas, Philippines and even when they migrated abroad.

This feels like a warm hug

As always, I loved this video!

Hi Riza how does your Setup look like when you are traveling? 😊 thx

incredibly beautiful video!!!

This is beautiful 😭

The unacknowledged privilege of being able to say that your childhood was your happiest, truest self. Wow. That is not the reality for a lot of us.

Beanies look soooo cute on you kariza

Pure magic!!

"You always go back to who you were as a kid... eventually"

Hi riza

Getting a new job? Going house hunting? I think Kariza is about maybe 25 in this video? You know how expensive real estate is in Canada? Not sure what kind of job she did before YouTubing full time but it seems there's some money here somehow behind the scenes before RU-vid. Maybe her parents appreciation on their house? Not that there's anything wrong with it (more power to her) but I'd like to know about that. Because I've had trouble finding the time and energy to live MY life after paying for all my dependants. Maybe supporting other people IS my life I guess. I've been to the Philippines (where her folks are from) and the poverty there is crushing. Maybe that's why Filipinos are one of the most successful immigrant populations in the US. I wonder if most of Riza's viewers are from the PH. So many there, trapped in brutal tropical poverty long for the "Life of Riza". The icy cold of wealthy Canada must look to them as the warm beaches and palm trees look to us who grew up in the north. And behind the scenes of Riza's videos, I can't help but imagine the most compelling story, is how her parents escaped the Philippines to provide such an abundant, comfortable, middle-class home for her to grow up in, and have the luxury to create such beautiful art. What an achievement! So many stories to tell here. Anyway Kariza, thank you for all your hard work. You are a beautiful woman and a very talented filmmaker and storyteller. I'm grateful for your gorgeous cinematic videos. Thank you for having the courage to put yourself out there. You are a powerful example for creative people like me! You go girl! Your work is inspiring!