Moving To Ecuador? How do you know its RIGHT for You?
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- Опубликовано: 24 авг 2024
- We are moving to Ecuador. Join us on our Expat life in Ecuador. We love nature photography and this channel will focus not just on our new lives in Ecuador but also on us capturing this amazingly diverse country. Are you thinking of maybe moving abroad? Are you ready to move out of your comfort zone? Well maybe its time to "Live the Life you Love"
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My wife and I live in Atlanta, Georgia and we watched most of your videos this morning! You two are fabulous! We're excited to hear more about your process selling your house in Canada, how much you paid for your new house in Olon, why you purchased instead of renting, and good ways people could find places like yours with ocean views for reasonable prices. I know, "reasonable prices" is subjective. Anyway, we're glad to have found you and your channel. Thank you!
Thanks for watching our channel and all your kind words. Our next video will be about why we bought our home vs rent. So hopefully that will answer many of your questions. A Google search on the area you are looking at moving too will find a number of real estate sites you can get an idea of price both for renting and buying.
Such a great walkthrough of how to determine if Ecuador is the right move! And thanks for the kind words! Excited to watch and support your journey as you guys have done for us! 💛
Love you guys. Love the name change. Take care my friends.
Another tuber to check out is Karmen from Canada at Ecuador Raw and Real. Safe travelling you guys!
Will have to check it out
Ecuador got such a variety of nature, life is incredible, the weather is amazing, and rent is cheaper, you can even rent a whole house for 6 people in a private community in a fancy area for around $500 to $800 depending on the amenities and plus the currency is the USA DOLLAR . So I couldn't complain about it.
Exactly, totally agree
This video focused on where to live in Ecuador, but not if you should even move here at all. People need to ask themselves, why do they "think" they want to move here ?
Come here for something new, to explore, immerse, the culture, language, family maybe, new adventure. Unfortunately, too many people come here just because of cost of living, ie, economic refugees,,,,, please don't.. I have seen far too many people here in Cuenca in that boat and usually they are not happy souls and often return to the home country after a year or two. And don't forget you family back home. Ultimately you need to decide if the separation is worth it, or if you can afford to go back and visit.
Closely related is to learn at least some Spanish. Hate to say but far too many gringos do not even try, and hang in their gringo bubbles. You can do that anywhere. Before deciding where to live, figure out if you want to make the leap and that requires visiting first. Then this video becomes more relevant.
Thanks for your great comment. You're absolutely right. There is both a push and a pull. You have to be going to Ecuador or any other country for that matter. For reasons of going there not just cost of living. That would be a huge mistake. We love the nature and we plan on integrating as much as we can. And of course that means learning the language. Totally agree with your comment
Also watch our second video about the five reasons we moved to Ecuador and you will see we address some of the issues that you bring up. Thanks again!
Great comment. I just dont understand people who move here with no spanish and with saving money as their main goal. Yes financial quality of life is important but as you say the expat ghettos end up rather sad, having sunday lunch parties, shopping in huddles and griping about whats wrong with Ecuador (in their view). I stay well clear of them.
I came here on holiday twice a year for 6 years in a row and took spanish courses before moving here permanently in 2011 when I retired.
Living on the coast can be a challenge. I have learned patience (well almost!) and not to take water and electricity supply for granted. But the challenges keep me
energetic and curious. I think I would expire from sheer boredom if I had to move back to Europe.
Happy New Year. Good luck with the move. I will continue to follow your journey. ✌🏽
Awesome! Thank you!
Wow! I've watched almost all of those channels. Looking forward to adding yours to the mix.
Great 👍 thanks for watching
You know you are used to the cold when you are wearing short sleeves, but your breath is frosting while you're speaking. :)~
We are now adjusting to much warmer weather lol. Thanks for watching
Hi you two, good info and content. We completely agree with your info on researching online first (with Google and also RUclipsrs like yourselves and us!), and then joining Facebook groups to learn the area(s) you are interested in, get a feel for the places and chat with the locals and expats in those areas. We do that in all the countries we choose to live in.
Great info. Well done, keep it up! Buenos dias ahora from Cadeate (south of Manglaralto/Montenita)!
Thanks very much! We are now on the coast and loving it. Our dogs come tomorrow. More videos coming.
GMAce and Abundant living Ecuador are two of my favorites that you didn't mention
Great 👍 thanks
Thanks.
Amelia and JP is a must if you want to know more about ecuador!!! Been with them from the beginning. Very good content for us "unconventionals". Hoping the best for you guys. Looking forward to see what kind of content you guys come up with.
Totally agree. They are the standard. Thanks for watching.
Ok , I will check this out ❤.
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VIVA ECUADOR 🇪🇨 ♥️ SO BEAUTIFUL 😍
I have spent enough months thinking about and learning about Ecuador to know I have to go there to find out if I want to be there. Most of the resources you mentioned, I have found but, Ecuador Expats, Olon Expats & Friends and Olon Life were new to me and very informative. Thank you very much! You teach more than you think you do. Good luck always!
Thanks so much. Enjoy your journey. Flights sometimes are pretty cheap. Wait for the sales.
I don't think you mentioned Snow and Curt on RUclips. They've been living and traveling in a van, thru Mexico all the way down to Argentina. They spend around 90 days in each country, as they did in Ecuador. They traveled to very rural areas to see birds, waterfalls and monkeys. They also had a few medical issues and show how they dealt with those in a foreign country, including Ecuador. I wish you luck in your move.
Wow! Thanks so much for your comment. We will definitely have to check them out.
@@KrisandMike I look forward to seeing your videos after you move to Ecuador. I've been watching Ecuador videos for about 1 1/2 years, haven't been there yet. Looks like a great country to reside in. The people seem very nice and friendly and so many places to visit . Currently in Las Vegas, retired.
@@tomtaylor3523 Thanks so much.
I recommend JoLi Farms be added to the list, especially for those interested in the Loja and Vilcabamba area. Also, finding Tranquilo. Many subjects covered including current info about healthcare on those channels recently.
Excellent choices. Thanks for sharing.
I truly appreciate Matt and kate..Flynn s on the fly...awesome people..
Great suggestions, thanks 👍. Lots of great channels out there
Thank you for a great walkthrough of how to prepare for Ecuador.
I follow some of those channels, most of the time I watch Don Schader, Angelina, Shane & Tonia 15:20 , and some of the channels from Vilcabamba.
I watched Our Life Unknown, don’t really know what happened to then. They were announcing something coming up in the next video and that was 11 months ago so I hope nothing bad happened.
Thanks very much
Happy new year to you. Please don’t act like I’m crazy if i see you and call you out by name😅
Lol Happy new year 🎈🎈
If you are planning to move permanently/long-term and you are not a climate change denier, it may be useful to investigate what are the projections of the impact of climate change on Ecuador in let’s say 10 years. If there is sea-level rise it may be risky to buy beach-front property. If there are areas prone to flooding, are there plans on dealing with more frequent floods? Is there more than one access point to your area in case the main road gets obstructed? How may thinning ozone layer impact harmful UV in high-altitude areas? Many places in the world are experiencing droughts - is that a problem in Ecuador? Cuenca is supposedly the only place where tap water is safe to drink, so that may be advantage. Ecuador may be actually much safer than other places according to some reports, but there may be huge differences in individual sections of Ecuador. Just a thought.
Thanks for spending the time and writing such a great comment. Actually I have research most of that as I am a research junkie lol. I looked at a climate change model for Ecuador. Certainly see. Level rise is the biggest issue. That contributed to us buying on a hill as opposed to waterfront. It also seems that areas around the equator are affected to a lesser degree than places in the northern and southern hemispheres as we move towards the poles. For example, where I move from in Canada is much more effective and many more storms are going through that area as well as wildfires being an issue in the future. It's sad we have to take this type of thing into account in our decisions, but that is the real world now. Thanks again for your comment.
@@KrisandMike - yes, I also noticed reports that countries close to equator are safer, other than the water levels rising. I am not much into a beach life, so I was particularly looking at inland places, to see how I’d do in a high altitude. The UV seems to be already something non-natives need to protect against since you are much closer to the sun and air is thinner. But my biggest worry is drinking water, I think. I am planning to visit hopefully within the next 12 months to see for myself. :-)
Enjoyed this. We seem to follow the same people.
Do you know what happened to Our life unknown?
They said in their last episode they had more comming but then nothing..
No I have not seen them. I think they are still in the area tho.
Feliz Nuevo Ano! Thank you for your candid videos and best of luck in your move
Thanks
Happy New Year. We wish you all the best in your exciting adventure.
We are planning to visit Ecuador Which airline are you fox flying? Is from Toronto?
Happy New Year to you as well! This trip we are flying Avianca from Toronto to Guayquil stopping at Bogota, Colombia
Yes, we miss Our Life Unknown.
For sure
There is a restaurant near the city of portoviejo in Manabi province, the name is. “El tiburon” one of the best local foods you will find around.
Thank your for the FB pet info.
We plan to move to Ecuador once we are able. A big concern for us is how to get our pets safely there (especially one of our dogs that is very large).
No we totally understand. That was our biggest concern as well. Was getting our two dogs here. They are settling in Very nice and it's nice not to worry about them anymore.
Hello friends. I'm from Ecuador and welcome to this nice country. I hope your staying will be pleasant to you. Good luck and enjoy it. Bye.
Thanks very much. About to get on our flight.
Where is your nearest modern hospital... Manta? That would worry me.
Yes everyone has the things they worry about. We are about an hour away from a hospital and three hours from multiple excellent hospitals. In Canada we were the same. We were rural people then as we are now. City people are used to hospitals 20m away. If we had any serious stuff it might be different. Thanks for watching 👍
I'm thinking of accepting a two-year teaching contract in Guayaquil starting this fall. My husband and I would like to bring our small standard poodle with us but I understand the process can be challenging and costly. Do you have any tips or contacts for us, having done this recently yourself. We will be travelling from the Toronto area but could also consider driving to Florida or Detroit if that makes things easier all around. Advice?
Thanks for watching. We used a pet transport company but everything can be done by yourself. The best resource is the Facebook Ecuador pets group. Many knowledgeable people there.
Watching this video after the one after it, I know you are already in Ecuador. Could you talk about how you found the house and the exact location to live? How many times did you 'visit'. How much was your house, if you don't mind my asking? I am going to Mexico, then Panama in March/April and was thinking about going over to Ecuador after that...
We picked the area before the house. We then did a couple exploratory trips to the area first. The house was on Airbnb. We tried it out and offered to buy it.
Mexico and Panama are more Americanized while Ecuador has a more international feel. Less English and cheaper. More varied climate as well.
Enjoy your journey.
Kris and Mike, How have you handled the impact of missing family while you are in Ecuador? We have a large family and this point has made my wife unwilling to consider a move. We are thinking in terms of trips to visit for a few weeks or months at a time. Do you have grandchildren?
Our kids are kinda spread out in Ontario so we normally see them a few times a year. In Ecuador we do regular video calls which work really well. We also plan on going back for a few weeks ever Canadian summer. In addition we strongly believe we need to live our own lives but still connected to family of course. We would not have made the move without current technology.
@@KrisandMike Thanks for the input. Currently, 7 of our 8 kids live near us in Denver, and 3 are getting married in the next year - so grandkids are going to be part of the equation. I have about 5-7 years left till retirement. A lot can change in that time. So we will see how things go. Maybe we will see a path to moving as well. In the mean time we will visit. I've been twice and hoe to get there again in 2024. Best wishes for your journey!
How much did you pay for your condo?
Hi. It's a house and I am sorry we won't be sharing that info. There are many real estate places on the coast you can search and get an idea on price. We hopefully will be doing videos on places soon.