This is incredible! Yes, it's hard to leave family and friends behind. But, the wonderful thing is that you two BOTH want this. I LOVE watching your videos!
Guys! Thank you for posting this video. My wife and I moved to Alberta, Canada from Orlando, Florida 3 years ago. We have been doing research on New Zealand for the past year and we are working on moving to New Zealand soon! Thanks again!
Have watched and read most of your videos and blog on this amazing country, exceptional photography, nice commentary... Wonderful enthusiasm and energy !!
My big move from Halifax to NZ is fast approaching (Mid-May!), thank you for posting these videos, it makes me feel a lot more comfortable with starting a new chapter in my life!
Was brought here by funforlouis. firstly congrats on the move to our/your small little country lol and I hope you guys are enjoying your move here. Secondly thank you for promoting new Zealand and it's beauty through your vids to the rest of the world, cheers.
I moved to N Z in 1973 . From the UK , although my family are still back in the UK , I return regularly to visit my family there. And I don’t regret moving here , especially with Covid 19. To many people back in the old country, makes living hard unless you are wealthy and can own large plot of land . But for those people who want to emigrate , better if you are younger as you can adapt easier, older people find it hard to change their ways and attitude and a long way from family and friends. Although Skype helps a lot. But what you gain is less population, more outside activity, dryer weather, and good positive attitudes.
This is amazing! I did a trip to NZ (just the North Island) back in May and it was beautiful. I plan to move there one day but that's after school and saving some money. It's so weird to see other people from Guelph have made that move! Great vlogs, I'll definitely be checking out your blog!!
Thanks Carly! Very cool that you're from Guelph, I miss riding my bike through the trails at Guelph Lake. We're actually living in Nova Scotia now (after 2.5 years in NZ). You won't regret going back to NZ if you decide to move their someday. The more difficult decision is whether or not to stay forever ;)
+aimstrt thanks. We did love it in NZ which is why it was hard to leave (we just moved back to Canada after 2.5 years in NZ). MIGHT move back again one day, we'll see.
I wonder if you both regret your decision in hindsight, considering that you have had some amazing experiences in En Zed and Oz, I can appreciate the difficulty in moving to the geographically the opposite side of the globe, but for what it's worth, the world has gained by your amazing video's you have both posted. THANK YOU.
Thanks +cuteprincess441, Jenna and I both went to school for Engineering but were working in a business capacity a in Canada (project management and supply chain). Jenna found work really easily when we arrive and it took me about a month. We've written a bunch of blogs about it on our website: The Job Journey Blog: www.stokedforsaturday.com/2013/12/the-job-journey/ 3 Part Series on Moving to NZ: www.stokedforsaturday.com/2014/07/moving-to-new-zealand-part-1-preparing/
A very inspiring story from cool neighbors in Ontario (I'm from Montréal) hehe I really enjoy your video and plan to do the same one day I move in South America. Don't know where yet hehe. Continue your splendid work! :)
+MaximumDiver always great to see some fellow Canadians enjoy our videos. South America is so awesome, I've only been to Peru but really want to explore the rest of that continent.
I will, when I get my ducks in a row as they say. Congrats on making it!.. You should make more videos about actual life in NZ, how the commutes are, places to eat, you know.. some of the day to day stuff. Best of luck over there!
***** I am no RUclips expert but from watching other RUclipsrs, having an identity is really important, and your videos definitely have a feel and a flow to them that works. I would love to see you do this lifestyle stuff though, so have you thought of a second channel for those?
Hey randomjasmic, really appreciate the comment. It is a bit of a conundrum for us as I don’t really want our videos to become vlog style where we talk to the camera a lot. It doesn't come naturally to Jenna or myself to talk to the camera and we struggle with it. I enjoy filming epic scenery and action more than I like sharing my personal thoughts on camera. But I agree with you we need to weave in more identity into the videos and I want to work on that more by incorporating a little more narration/personality into future videos. This upcoming winter we are going to work on some mountaineering ones which I think will involve a lot more identity and talking because it’s more difficult to film those in an epic way (I can’t carry a glidecam when I’m on an ice pitch). Mt Fyffe although one of our least viewed videos is still one of my favorites because it incorporates a combination of epic shots and some talking. In terms of having a second channel for the lifestyle stuff I've thought about it but managing content for 2 channels + blog and social media on top of taking time to do all the adventures and work full time I think would be too much and it would hurt our existing channel which is challenging enough to build an audience for. Watch the Mt Fyffe video (ep 13) and let me know if you have any feedback on that style as a happy middle ground for our channel. I’ve also considered trying to mix it up more frequently like having one video with little to no talking (e.g., Abel Tasman Canyoning) and another with more talking like the Stunt Plane video. We filmed a Feijoa picking video (a funny sour New Zealand fruit that is famous here) which has a lot more talking but I haven’t edited it yet. Do you think it would be good to have a mix on our channel or keep them all very similar? Obviously our earlier videos started off with a lot more narration and evolved into little to no narration/personality, but the videos with little talking been some of our most successful ones so I’m often torn. Now my brain hurts from thinking too much… I always appreciate feedback so thank you for that! Any other thoughts you have just let me know! :)
Hahaha! Feel you on the brain hurt. Right, I feel that people like Ben Brown and Louis deserve everything they get as talking to a camera especially while you are out and about, is really difficult. I have tried it and I just cannot get used to it. They seem to be able to make going for a coffee seem exciting so yeah, I totally get how you find that hard. That said I do think you both come across really well on Camera. You sort of remind me of Louis South African friends Nick and his wife Ang. I have seen her talk about how uncomfortable she feels talking on camera, and Ben Brown's girlfriend has also said this. And by the way if you have an iPhone I totally recommend the Storie App that Nick has developed, that might be a way to get your channel out there a bit more and combine it with the lifestyle stuff. All the editing is done in phone, so no worries about workload. There is no doubt that you are better at the wide panoramic, swooping glidecam and epic scenery sort of shot. I cannot remember who it was or where I saw it, but I do remember hearing an established RUclipsr say that having an identity and sticking to it is really important. so I would never advise you to risk messing with what you are obviously good at. I also think the fact that you include yourselves in the shots is a good touch, it really makes it personal. I am guessing that you have a good long list of things you want to do in NZ? Enough to keep the channel ticking over for a while to come? Maybe the lifestyle stuff can come later. Actually, I am going to be free in about four years time when my wife's contract in Germany runs out. Hmmmmm....
randomjasmic Louis was talking about the Storie app a lot, we both have an Android phone so might have to wait until it's available on our devices to try it out and yes there is lots more to do in NZ but we also plan to branch out and do some other countries. We are going to Tasmania soon and then Indonesia. Also have a bunch of stuff filmed and sitting in the queue for Tonga. Too much to do - so little time! :P
Magic Heats it guess it depends on how you measure "better". NZ simply because it's known as an outdoor paradise and because it seemed like a cool adventure to embark on together. We talk a little about "why NZ" in Episode #1.
***** I always thought highly of Canada I've never been there but I always thought highly of Canada as the silent assassin far better than its neighboring counterpart. But i understand what your saying enjoy New Zealand!!
So awesome.. You guys are so awesome :D ! I found you through Devin's adventures, I am admin of his "official" fan group if you ever want to join it ;) ! You guys deserve more views than that.. I am totally going to go through all your videos, I just watched "The Best of New Zealand's Great Walks" and sharing it right now ! Congratulations for so amazing videos, so much walking and making us discover New Zealand :D ! New Zealand is definetely on my list of places to go and visit :D ! Also, very important thing.. you are ADORABLE, your couple is one of the cuttest :D It feels very good to see you both enjoying your life and living the adventure.. I am soon leaving France to America and it's a big jump too even if it's less further so this video was very touching and meant a lot.. Almost cried with you in the end.. Lol. Anyway.. I wish you the best and a lot of hapinness ! Bye.
Elodie Chapus Thanks for the great feedback and awesome comment! I didn't know there was an official fan group but I’m going to send a join request now. There’s a lot more NZ videos to come, I’m got quite a big backlog and future videos will start incorporating more complex video work. We’ve got a pretty cool hiking one that will be published in 5 weeks (Cape Brett Track) that I think you’ll like. It’s the first hiking one where we’ve managed to get great drone footage, motion controlled time lapses and of course glidecam all in one video! All the best of luck with your trip to America! I can’t say I’ve explored much of the US but from what Devin told me Utah seems like a pretty cool place with tons of outdoor adventure stuff to do.
***** That's awesome, I am at the 18episode and I can already see that your way of filming got better ;) And yes, Utah look beautiful, I was also interested in Montana, I guess we will see where the job take us :) !
Ramiro Perez I was a Six Sigma Black Belt (Project based job) in Canada and Jenna was a Manager in Supply Chain. I'm in a similar project based role here (Business Solutions Manager) and Jenna is a Project Manager. It wasn't that difficult to get a job here. You can read more about all the details on our blog "moving to NZ" section here: www.stokedforsaturday.com/category/moving-to-nz/
ROTFL..!!!........... At MYSELF !! Okay, I really should have watched This video FIRST... lol...because for the last... Year.?....I've thought Jenna was Jordan, and all the comments and replys, I assumed I was talking to a " Girl Jordan "..lol. But, I'm glad I now know hehehe😊 As well, I had no idea you guys did such an incredible Move ! People always dream about such things....but rarely ACT upon them. How did you guys summon the courage to literally Drop your entire life, and move permanently to New Zealand.?? Not gonna lie, ......I'm a little jealous.. lol.😆 This could be a movie....pretty awesome actually.!! And your videos are SO Amazing.... So happy I subscribed, because they are the One video I really look forward to watching. Take care guys...Jordan and Jenna😆..cheers
Wow....just read your blogs, and I have to say..." Good on ya Guys "! The little video attached." New Zealand Youngest Country " ....is in a word, Tempting😊. Unfortunately at this particular stage in my life ( single Dad, two kids, lost my beautiful wife and trying to give as much security/routine as possible ), it is Not in the cards. But....😊....I've always wanted to visit NZ and fantasized about living there one day. ( I'm sure that is How I stumbled upon your videos in the first place ). When my kids are older and settled , I really Might just DO it. And if you two are still making these videos and I'm still watching....That will only Fuel my fire to make the Leap ! I truly don't know IF I could be as courageous/Free Spirited as you guys, ...but I now know Where to look for encouragement thanks to your story ! Thanks again for taking the time to respond and I look forward to seeing Whatever you guys post Next😆 Cheers from Canada
check out the first episode of the the "living a kiwi life" series and we talk about it a bit. But to sum it up New Zealand just seemed like an outdoor activity paradise. Much more so than a lot of other places in the world.
maybe this is too private a question, but when you moved to new zealand did you have jobs lined up? or are you just living on the money you made from selling everything in canada?
We didn't have jobs lined up and lived off some saving for a couple months until we found jobs. You can read about our whole experience and strategy for getting jobs once we got to NZ on our blog: www.stokedforsaturday.com/2014/07/moving-to-new-zealand-part-1-preparing/
+stocked for saturday you guys are doing exactly want to do in my life !! :) I live in curacao a insland in the caribean is pretty nice island and amazing place to life .But i really want to explore more i'm 20 years old What you guys just did is exactly what i want to do. I actually just want to find a job save money then move i know is not going to be easy but that is exactly what i want to do.One problem that i have where i live is that the curency is actually lower then usd so lets say 1 usd =FL 1.82 that is local curency and since everything needs to be imported its a little bit expensive for me especially when buying equipment like just imagine Canon mark 5 mark 3 that is $2,499.00 to my local curency that is = fl 4550 Just imagine that or glidecam . So that is my chalange right now or when i move where i'm going to live and what am i going to do ?? And since i'm allone is eveno more difficult. But i'm really happy of what you guys did and i really wish to me to NZ . I want to do the exact samething you guys did :) .
+G4merIr0nicTV I wish you all the luck in pursuit of your dream. You've got lots of time, I didn't make the move until I was 30 and had some work experience under my belt so I could get a better job in NZ. And yes the 5D is a expensive, but now it's actually a pretty old camera and if I was buying another camera today I wouldn't buy it. It can't even shoot 1080p in slow motion which is a real annoyance. Most other cameras can do that these days.
Hello! im very entertained with your videos, they are very informative too! But i hope you don't mind me asking, why did you leave your cat in Canada? I want to move to new zealand too, and i have a guide dog and i've asked and i can enter with my dog to the country, but she (my dog) has to stay from 10 to 30 days in quarentine. So i don't see that as a problem.
+MrBetoTap we have friends that have brought in their dog with no problems. We didn't bring our cat because we didn't known how long we would be in NZ (maybe less than a year) and knew we would be living out of a car for periods of time and going on multi day hikes leaving our car parked somewhere. It would have made having a cat for that period of time pretty difficult. It is staying with friends back in Canada right now but will get it back next week when we return to Canada.
Thank you very much for your quick answer, if you don't mind me asking again, could you please tell me about your friends experience with their dog? and another thing i'm planning to send an expression on interest to get a visa, according to my professional skills, how it is to find professional work in the land of the kiwis?
+MrBetoTap the only thing to think about is the attitude towards dogs here is a little different as they are seen more as working animals (farm culture). They aren't allowed in many national park areas because of the risk they will kill indigenous flightless birds like the kiwi. However lots of people still have dogs, especially in the cities. We lived on a dog beach on Wellington and lots of people brought their dogs there. Your best net to gauge the job market is to check seek.co.nz or trademe. We have a 3 part blog on moving to nz, vissa etc. On our website that should help.
+MrBetoTap the only thing to think about is the attitude towards dogs here is a little different as they are seen more as working animals (farm culture). They aren't allowed in many national park areas because of the risk they will kill indigenous flightless birds like the kiwi. However lots of people still have dogs, especially in the cities. We lived on a dog beach on Wellington and lots of people brought their dogs there. Your best net to gauge the job market is to check seek.co.nz or trademe. We have a 3 part blog on moving to nz, vissa etc. On our website that should help.
Thanks, Jenna will be happy to hear that. NZ is more expensive for most things and cheaper on a few others (cell phone and insurance). Overall the cost of living is higher here but not enough that's it's impacted our lifestyle at all. You tend to just adapt to your new environment.
+Celebrity Pets she is getting taken care of by a friend back in Canada. Bringing pet into New Zealand is a little complicated for bio-security reasons. It would have also been a little hard having her with us when we were living out of our car for a while so we left her. I think Jenna misses her cat more than anything.
+murat dogusan they need to go in quarantine for a while but it's not impossible, lots of people do it. We just weren't in a position to have a cat considering we were living out of a car for a while and going on multi-day hikes and not knowing anyone in NZ we could leave the cat with.
***** I completely understand your position but I knew you would know the procedure. Thanks for the info. These are great videos thanks for making them
I'm from Canada and have been seeking out people that live or have lived in NZ. Canada has become, well, rather annoying when it comes to the ability to start a company or create opportunity. I find it is a little too socialist here. (Too many regulations that actually protect monopolies, instead of allow me to take market share away from them). As you know in Canada they have us locked into this 'debt based' society where you are not allowed to be a mechanic unless you have gone into debt for 4 years to get a paper that says you are a mechanic.... well, not only am I mechanically inclined, but I also brew my own beer, do CNC work, as well as I'm a Politician. What are taxes like? How easy is it for someone to setup a car repair business, or lube change place? Can I brew beer and sell it to the pubic? If so, how? How easy is it to trade outside of NZ? Is there strict regulations that drive up the cost of doing business? These are all things I'm interested in. Not to downplay your videos, but anyone can be a Tourist, I'm looking to create an opportunity so I can create my dream job. I find that very difficult in Canada now. I was looking at couple US states, as well as NZ. If I sell both my properties I'll have $400k Canadian, and that can jump start my dream job pending the country doesn't suck. Does it suck? Thanks for any tips James Walper, Libertarian Party of Canada PS, I also do photography and video (walper photo archives : Facebook)
+walperstyle wow, I certainly don't know the answers to most of your questions. But I will say this. New Zealand is a very easy place to do business. They are far less obsessed with the concept of liability and suing each other which results in a lot less bureaucracy. I don't even need to have car insurance and if you don't want to. A government entity called ACC which basically insures everyone for personal injury helps eliminate the necessity for everyone to have insurance for everything. That being said there is still bureaucracy like any democratic country. Probably just less of it because new zealand is small, very entrepreneurial and do-it-yourself type people. Look up a story about John Britton and his V-1000 motorcycle. You'll love it. Hope that helps. You can also check out our moving to New Zealand blog series which will give you a little more info on the process, culture etc related to moving there. Here's the link: www.stokedforsaturday.com/2014/07/moving-to-new-zealand-part-1-preparing/ NZ often makes in on the list of easiest countries to do business in.
When I read the words "They are _FAR_ less obsessed with the concept of liability & with suing each other...", from one fellow North American to another, I hope that I'm not the only one that sighed with relief and got oddly excited. Much respect to the Kiwis of _NZ_ for knowing how to let bygones be bygones and for allowing others to live & work without being sue happy, unlike many in this continent.
This is incredible! Yes, it's hard to leave family and friends behind. But, the wonderful thing is that you two BOTH want this. I LOVE watching your videos!
Guys! Thank you for posting this video. My wife and I moved to Alberta, Canada from Orlando, Florida 3 years ago. We have been doing research on New Zealand for the past year and we are working on moving to New Zealand soon! Thanks again!
Have watched and read most of your videos and blog on this amazing country, exceptional photography, nice commentary... Wonderful enthusiasm and energy !!
My big move from Halifax to NZ is fast approaching (Mid-May!), thank you for posting these videos, it makes me feel a lot more comfortable with starting a new chapter in my life!
Was brought here by funforlouis. firstly congrats on the move to our/your small little country lol and I hope you guys are enjoying your move here. Secondly thank you for promoting new Zealand and it's beauty through your vids to the rest of the world, cheers.
Thanks rameka1303 we love showing off NZ, it's a pretty special place!
I moved to N Z in 1973 . From the UK , although my family are still back in the UK , I return regularly to visit my family there. And I don’t regret moving here , especially with Covid 19. To many people back in the old country, makes living hard unless you are wealthy and can own large plot of land . But for those people who want to emigrate , better if you are younger as you can adapt easier, older people find it hard to change their ways and attitude and a long way from family and friends. Although Skype helps a lot. But what you gain is less population, more outside activity, dryer weather, and good positive attitudes.
Watching this video while I'm in NZ! Wop wop! Great videos btw, been binge watching this playlist of yours 😆
Thanks, Have fun in NZ!
I know how hard it is to move to nz. And I move here with my family almost 2 years ago. And love it so much.
that's awesome jp, NZ is a hard place not to love.
This is amazing! I did a trip to NZ (just the North Island) back in May and it was beautiful. I plan to move there one day but that's after school and saving some money. It's so weird to see other people from Guelph have made that move! Great vlogs, I'll definitely be checking out your blog!!
Thanks Carly! Very cool that you're from Guelph, I miss riding my bike through the trails at Guelph Lake. We're actually living in Nova Scotia now (after 2.5 years in NZ). You won't regret going back to NZ if you decide to move their someday. The more difficult decision is whether or not to stay forever ;)
ohh! you make me cry!...I feel the same way. ..God bless you guys and enjoy you new life. Big hug from Orlando.Florida. US
Thanks, have only been to Orlando once on our way through. Would like to go back again
Stoked for Saturday ! you guys are more than welcome here! Big hug...
:)
Awesome video! Awesome story! You made my day ! Thumbs up!
Thanks +Vincent Price
I hope you luv it here in NZ. Awesome great courage.. Good luck guys👍👍
+aimstrt thanks. We did love it in NZ which is why it was hard to leave (we just moved back to Canada after 2.5 years in NZ). MIGHT move back again one day, we'll see.
wow i felt your sadness saying goodbye to friends coleagues... i'll also be doing it in a months time. nice video!
thanks, it was sad but well worth the short term pain.
wow this is a pretty cool watch!, so interesting and i love that you recorded everything!
lol the crying part felt like a movie scene.
I wonder if you both regret your decision in hindsight, considering that you have had some amazing experiences in En Zed and Oz, I can appreciate the difficulty in moving to the geographically the opposite side of the globe, but for what it's worth, the world has gained by your amazing video's you have both posted. THANK YOU.
+Jon Winters we definitely don't regret the decision. Perhaps one of the best decisions we have ever made.
Nice to watch your journey. How do you feel now that you've made the move? Any regrets?
ash3rr no regrets, one of the best decisions we've ever made and we're still here almost 2 years later.
You guys are so cute, love your videos.
Awesome video series! Hope you don't mind me asking, what careers did you have before new Zealand, and did you find work fairly easy when you arrived?
Thanks +cuteprincess441, Jenna and I both went to school for Engineering but were working in a business capacity a in Canada (project management and supply chain). Jenna found work really easily when we arrive and it took me about a month. We've written a bunch of blogs about it on our website:
The Job Journey Blog: www.stokedforsaturday.com/2013/12/the-job-journey/
3 Part Series on Moving to NZ: www.stokedforsaturday.com/2014/07/moving-to-new-zealand-part-1-preparing/
Okay awesome I'll check those out!
A very inspiring story from cool neighbors in Ontario (I'm from Montréal) hehe I really enjoy your video and plan to do the same one day I move in South America. Don't know where yet hehe. Continue your splendid work! :)
+MaximumDiver always great to see some fellow Canadians enjoy our videos. South America is so awesome, I've only been to Peru but really want to explore the rest of that continent.
Guys your amazing i have 16 years old and i hope i can have that live im gonna move new zealand keep doing videos i love you guys 👍👍👍👍👍
greetings from fellow wannabe adventures in London, Ontario =) been loving your NZ videos. Did you guys get jobs when landing in NZ or just travel?
yay! new zealand!
You beat me to this.. I wanted to make a video series like this too, when I got to move to NZ.
I will, when I get my ducks in a row as they say. Congrats on making it!.. You should make more videos about actual life in NZ, how the commutes are, places to eat, you know.. some of the day to day stuff. Best of luck over there!
***** I am no RUclips expert but from watching other RUclipsrs, having an identity is really important, and your videos definitely have a feel and a flow to them that works. I would love to see you do this lifestyle stuff though, so have you thought of a second channel for those?
Hey randomjasmic, really appreciate the comment. It is a bit of a conundrum for us as I don’t really want our videos to become vlog style where we talk to the camera a lot. It doesn't come naturally to Jenna or myself to talk to the camera and we struggle with it. I enjoy filming epic scenery and action more than I like sharing my personal thoughts on camera. But I agree with you we need to weave in more identity into the videos and I want to work on that more by incorporating a little more narration/personality into future videos. This upcoming winter we are going to work on some mountaineering ones which I think will involve a lot more identity and talking because it’s more difficult to film those in an epic way (I can’t carry a glidecam when I’m on an ice pitch). Mt Fyffe although one of our least viewed videos is still one of my favorites because it incorporates a combination of epic shots and some talking. In terms of having a second channel for the lifestyle stuff I've thought about it but managing content for 2 channels + blog and social media on top of taking time to do all the adventures and work full time I think would be too much and it would hurt our existing channel which is challenging enough to build an audience for. Watch the Mt Fyffe video (ep 13) and let me know if you have any feedback on that style as a happy middle ground for our channel. I’ve also considered trying to mix it up more frequently like having one video with little to no talking (e.g., Abel Tasman Canyoning) and another with more talking like the Stunt Plane video. We filmed a Feijoa picking video (a funny sour New Zealand fruit that is famous here) which has a lot more talking but I haven’t edited it yet. Do you think it would be good to have a mix on our channel or keep them all very similar? Obviously our earlier videos started off with a lot more narration and evolved into little to no narration/personality, but the videos with little talking been some of our most successful ones so I’m often torn. Now my brain hurts from thinking too much…
I always appreciate feedback so thank you for that! Any other thoughts you have just let me know! :)
Hahaha! Feel you on the brain hurt.
Right, I feel that people like Ben Brown and Louis deserve everything they get as talking to a camera especially while you are out and about, is really difficult. I have tried it and I just cannot get used to it. They seem to be able to make going for a coffee seem exciting so yeah, I totally get how you find that hard.
That said I do think you both come across really well on Camera. You sort of remind me of Louis South African friends Nick and his wife Ang. I have seen her talk about how uncomfortable she feels talking on camera, and Ben Brown's girlfriend has also said this. And by the way if you have an iPhone I totally recommend the Storie App that Nick has developed, that might be a way to get your channel out there a bit more and combine it with the lifestyle stuff. All the editing is done in phone, so no worries about workload.
There is no doubt that you are better at the wide panoramic, swooping glidecam and epic scenery sort of shot. I cannot remember who it was or where I saw it, but I do remember hearing an established RUclipsr say that having an identity and sticking to it is really important. so I would never advise you to risk messing with what you are obviously good at. I also think the fact that you include yourselves in the shots is a good touch, it really makes it personal.
I am guessing that you have a good long list of things you want to do in NZ? Enough to keep the channel ticking over for a while to come?
Maybe the lifestyle stuff can come later. Actually, I am going to be free in about four years time when my wife's contract in Germany runs out. Hmmmmm....
randomjasmic Louis was talking about the Storie app a lot, we both have an Android phone so might have to wait until it's available on our devices to try it out and yes there is lots more to do in NZ but we also plan to branch out and do some other countries. We are going to Tasmania soon and then Indonesia. Also have a bunch of stuff filmed and sitting in the queue for Tonga. Too much to do - so little time! :P
Looks like you guys had it better in Canada & why New Zealand??
Magic Heats it guess it depends on how you measure "better". NZ simply because it's known as an outdoor paradise and because it seemed like a cool adventure to embark on together. We talk a little about "why NZ" in Episode #1.
***** I always thought highly of Canada I've never been there but I always thought highly of Canada as the silent assassin far better than its neighboring counterpart.
But i understand what your saying enjoy New Zealand!!
Magic Heats we love Canada, it's actually very similar to NZ. NZ is just a more compact Canada.
So awesome.. You guys are so awesome :D ! I found you through Devin's adventures, I am admin of his "official" fan group if you ever want to join it ;) ! You guys deserve more views than that.. I am totally going to go through all your videos, I just watched "The Best of New Zealand's Great Walks" and sharing it right now ! Congratulations for so amazing videos, so much walking and making us discover New Zealand :D ! New Zealand is definetely on my list of places to go and visit :D !
Also, very important thing.. you are ADORABLE, your couple is one of the cuttest :D It feels very good to see you both enjoying your life and living the adventure.. I am soon leaving France to America and it's a big jump too even if it's less further so this video was very touching and meant a lot.. Almost cried with you in the end.. Lol. Anyway.. I wish you the best and a lot of hapinness ! Bye.
Elodie Chapus Thanks for the great feedback and awesome comment! I didn't know there was an official fan group but I’m going to send a join request now. There’s a lot more NZ videos to come, I’m got quite a big backlog and future videos will start incorporating more complex video work. We’ve got a pretty cool hiking one that will be published in 5 weeks (Cape Brett Track) that I think you’ll like. It’s the first hiking one where we’ve managed to get great drone footage, motion controlled time lapses and of course glidecam all in one video!
All the best of luck with your trip to America! I can’t say I’ve explored much of the US but from what Devin told me Utah seems like a pretty cool place with tons of outdoor adventure stuff to do.
***** That's awesome, I am at the 18episode and I can already see that your way of filming got better ;) And yes, Utah look beautiful, I was also interested in Montana, I guess we will see where the job take us :) !
Elodie Chapus yah I was learning for a lot of the first 30 episodes, I hope the improvement shows as you get on the newer ones.
Nice vid!... what were your jobs in Canada? and what are they now in New Zealand? was it hard to get a job in NZ?
Ramiro Perez I was a Six Sigma Black Belt (Project based job) in Canada and Jenna was a Manager in Supply Chain. I'm in a similar project based role here (Business Solutions Manager) and Jenna is a Project Manager. It wasn't that difficult to get a job here. You can read more about all the details on our blog "moving to NZ" section here: www.stokedforsaturday.com/category/moving-to-nz/
ROTFL..!!!........... At MYSELF !! Okay, I really should have watched This video FIRST... lol...because for the last... Year.?....I've thought Jenna was Jordan, and all the comments and replys, I assumed I was talking to a " Girl Jordan "..lol.
But, I'm glad I now know hehehe😊
As well, I had no idea you guys did such an incredible Move ! People always dream about such things....but rarely ACT upon them. How did you guys summon the courage to literally Drop your entire life, and move permanently to New Zealand.?? Not gonna lie, ......I'm a little jealous.. lol.😆 This could be a movie....pretty awesome actually.!!
And your videos are SO Amazing.... So happy I subscribed, because they are the One video I really look forward to watching. Take care guys...Jordan and Jenna😆..cheers
Wow....just read your blogs, and I have to say..." Good on ya Guys "! The little video attached." New Zealand Youngest Country " ....is in a word, Tempting😊. Unfortunately at this particular stage in my life ( single Dad, two kids, lost my beautiful wife and trying to give as much security/routine as possible ), it is Not in the cards. But....😊....I've always wanted to visit NZ and fantasized about living there one day. ( I'm sure that is How I stumbled upon your videos in the first place ). When my kids are older and settled , I really Might just DO it. And if you two are still making these videos and I'm still watching....That will only Fuel my fire to make the Leap ! I truly don't know IF I could be as courageous/Free Spirited as you guys, ...but I now know Where to look for encouragement thanks to your story !
Thanks again for taking the time to respond and I look forward to seeing Whatever you guys post Next😆
Cheers from Canada
Guys a question how do you have the visa because like i say when i grow up i want move to NZ
Hope you people have a nice life here.
+snakes331 we have actually moved back to Canada now after 2.5 years in NZ.
WOW
reason ?
hey mate, I would just like to ask, why did you decided to move down here in NZ?
check out the first episode of the the "living a kiwi life" series and we talk about it a bit. But to sum it up New Zealand just seemed like an outdoor activity paradise. Much more so than a lot of other places in the world.
maybe this is too private a question, but when you moved to new zealand did you have jobs lined up? or are you just living on the money you made from selling everything in canada?
We didn't have jobs lined up and lived off some saving for a couple months until we found jobs. You can read about our whole experience and strategy for getting jobs once we got to NZ on our blog: www.stokedforsaturday.com/2014/07/moving-to-new-zealand-part-1-preparing/
+stocked for saturday you guys are doing exactly want to do in my life !! :) I live in curacao a insland in the caribean is pretty nice island and amazing place to life .But i really want to explore more i'm 20 years old What you guys just did is exactly what i want to do. I actually just want to find a job save money then move i know is not going to be easy but that is exactly what i want to do.One problem that i have where i live is that the curency is actually lower then usd so lets say 1 usd =FL 1.82 that is local curency and since everything needs to be imported its a little bit expensive for me especially when buying equipment like just imagine Canon mark 5 mark 3 that is $2,499.00 to my local curency that is = fl 4550 Just imagine that or glidecam . So that is my chalange right now or when i move where i'm going to live and what am i going to do ?? And since i'm allone is eveno more difficult. But i'm really happy of what you guys did and i really wish to me to NZ . I want to do the exact samething you guys did :) .
+G4merIr0nicTV I wish you all the luck in pursuit of your dream. You've got lots of time, I didn't make the move until I was 30 and had some work experience under my belt so I could get a better job in NZ. And yes the 5D is a expensive, but now it's actually a pretty old camera and if I was buying another camera today I wouldn't buy it. It can't even shoot 1080p in slow motion which is a real annoyance. Most other cameras can do that these days.
+Stoked for Saturday yes I know I currently checking on the gh4 or waiting for the gh5 to be released. The black box cameras are not bad either.
Hello! im very entertained with your videos, they are very informative too! But i hope you don't mind me asking, why did you leave your cat in Canada? I want to move to new zealand too, and i have a guide dog and i've asked and i can enter with my dog to the country, but she (my dog) has to stay from 10 to 30 days in quarentine. So i don't see that as a problem.
+MrBetoTap we have friends that have brought in their dog with no problems. We didn't bring our cat because we didn't known how long we would be in NZ (maybe less than a year) and knew we would be living out of a car for periods of time and going on multi day hikes leaving our car parked somewhere. It would have made having a cat for that period of time pretty difficult. It is staying with friends back in Canada right now but will get it back next week when we return to Canada.
Thank you very much for your quick answer, if you don't mind me asking again, could you please tell me about your friends experience with their dog? and another thing i'm planning to send an expression on interest to get a visa, according to my professional skills, how it is to find professional work in the land of the kiwis?
+MrBetoTap the only thing to think about is the attitude towards dogs here is a little different as they are seen more as working animals (farm culture). They aren't allowed in many national park areas because of the risk they will kill indigenous flightless birds like the kiwi. However lots of people still have dogs, especially in the cities. We lived on a dog beach on Wellington and lots of people brought their dogs there. Your best net to gauge the job market is to check seek.co.nz or trademe. We have a 3 part blog on moving to nz, vissa etc. On our website that should help.
+MrBetoTap the only thing to think about is the attitude towards dogs here is a little different as they are seen more as working animals (farm culture). They aren't allowed in many national park areas because of the risk they will kill indigenous flightless birds like the kiwi. However lots of people still have dogs, especially in the cities. We lived on a dog beach on Wellington and lots of people brought their dogs there. Your best net to gauge the job market is to check seek.co.nz or trademe. We have a 3 part blog on moving to nz, vissa etc. On our website that should help.
+Stoked for Saturday thank you very much for all of your help!
Why did you move to New Zealand why ????????!?!?!?!? Love form Auckland
haha watch episode 1
your wife has amazing teeth! btw what is the cost of living NZ vs Canada?
Thanks, Jenna will be happy to hear that. NZ is more expensive for most things and cheaper on a few others (cell phone and insurance). Overall the cost of living is higher here but not enough that's it's impacted our lifestyle at all. You tend to just adapt to your new environment.
Where did the cat go?
+Celebrity Pets she is getting taken care of by a friend back in Canada. Bringing pet into New Zealand is a little complicated for bio-security reasons. It would have also been a little hard having her with us when we were living out of our car for a while so we left her. I think Jenna misses her cat more than anything.
Devin brought me here
+GREAT WHITE Awesome, Devin's the man!
***** you guys have some great stuff…really enjoying….
+GREAT WHITE, Thanks!
nice looking cat
jaqjaques thanks. She's been taken care of by a friend back in Canada right now.
what happened to the cat?
+murat dogusan a friend has been taking care of it for the last 2.5 years. We will see it again in two weeks.
***** are there any obstacles about bringing your pet to NZ?
+murat dogusan they need to go in quarantine for a while but it's not impossible, lots of people do it. We just weren't in a position to have a cat considering we were living out of a car for a while and going on multi-day hikes and not knowing anyone in NZ we could leave the cat with.
***** I completely understand your position but I knew you would know the procedure. Thanks for the info. These are great videos thanks for making them
dont cry it will make me gry
+iliveherere
I'm from Canada and have been seeking out people that live or have lived in NZ. Canada has become, well, rather annoying when it comes to the ability to start a company or create opportunity. I find it is a little too socialist here. (Too many regulations that actually protect monopolies, instead of allow me to take market share away from them). As you know in Canada they have us locked into this 'debt based' society where you are not allowed to be a mechanic unless you have gone into debt for 4 years to get a paper that says you are a mechanic.... well, not only am I mechanically inclined, but I also brew my own beer, do CNC work, as well as I'm a Politician.
What are taxes like? How easy is it for someone to setup a car repair business, or lube change place? Can I brew beer and sell it to the pubic? If so, how? How easy is it to trade outside of NZ? Is there strict regulations that drive up the cost of doing business?
These are all things I'm interested in. Not to downplay your videos, but anyone can be a Tourist, I'm looking to create an opportunity so I can create my dream job. I find that very difficult in Canada now.
I was looking at couple US states, as well as NZ. If I sell both my properties I'll have $400k Canadian, and that can jump start my dream job pending the country doesn't suck.
Does it suck?
Thanks for any tips
James Walper, Libertarian Party of Canada
PS, I also do photography and video (walper photo archives : Facebook)
+walperstyle wow, I certainly don't know the answers to most of your questions. But I will say this. New Zealand is a very easy place to do business. They are far less obsessed with the concept of liability and suing each other which results in a lot less bureaucracy. I don't even need to have car insurance and if you don't want to. A government entity called ACC which basically insures everyone for personal injury helps eliminate the necessity for everyone to have insurance for everything. That being said there is still bureaucracy like any democratic country. Probably just less of it because new zealand is small, very entrepreneurial and do-it-yourself type people. Look up a story about John Britton and his V-1000 motorcycle. You'll love it.
Hope that helps. You can also check out our moving to New Zealand blog series which will give you a little more info on the process, culture etc related to moving there. Here's the link: www.stokedforsaturday.com/2014/07/moving-to-new-zealand-part-1-preparing/
NZ often makes in on the list of easiest countries to do business in.
Thank you so much. With any luck, I'll have a brewery going on there within the next 10 years.
When I read the words "They are _FAR_ less obsessed with the concept of liability & with suing each other...", from one fellow North American to another, I hope that I'm not the only one that sighed with relief and got oddly excited. Much respect to the Kiwis of _NZ_ for knowing how to let bygones be bygones and for allowing others to live & work without being sue happy, unlike many in this continent.
Your cat tho.
We got her back in the end. She was just being babysat in Canada for 2.5 yrs. Hard to take cats on road trips.
Stoked for Saturday oooh good to hear!
Hello, I'm your new subscriber! I'm new to New Zealand, hope we meet:)
cool, welcome!! where in nz do you live?
I'm currently at Auckland, near Sky tower. Im studying at AUT :)