7 Reasons Why Island Life SUCKS: Harsh Realities of Living on a Remote Island

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  • Опубликовано: 24 дек 2024

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  • @sjoshuan
    @sjoshuan Год назад +12

    Love the videos
    Must take some serious effort to make this happen.
    Well done and looking forward to some more!

  • @contentmountain
    @contentmountain 6 месяцев назад +12

    I found your channel today and am now hooked! Started from the beginning and I have now stayed up too late! I come from a small town of 200 people in the far northern part of California. I’ve lived in the woods my whole life where off grid is normal for most. I’ve recently been going through some hard times and finding you and An’s channel has really inspired me. I just want to say thank you, and even though the struggle is real at times you two are very blessed. Sending good vibes to you both!

  • @hakankucukbaskan120
    @hakankucukbaskan120 4 месяца назад +4

    I understand the importance of being careful in island life. Please be careful too.

  • @racheljacobs8887
    @racheljacobs8887 5 месяцев назад +4

    It's always good to see the other side of your life...to know that it isn't always roses. The best to you both and I look forward to finishing binge watching your content.

    • @lisakasprzycki
      @lisakasprzycki 24 дня назад

      Oh yeah ~ "roses" ~ are there some flowers there that you enjoy ?
      I can think of many that we have here in the N pacific..
      i was in Indonesia in the 80's but memories of flowers escape me..
      Maybe Champa tree 🤍💛💚

    • @lisakasprzycki
      @lisakasprzycki 24 дня назад

      Coming from reef-loving family, i know that many 'flowers' are underwater 💛💚💙

    • @lisakasprzycki
      @lisakasprzycki 24 дня назад

      ( + memories from the 80's .. the most alive and vibrant coral i could ever imagine 🌈💗😮
      ... between nusa Penida and nusa Lembongan in the strait .. I'll never forget .. i hope you enjoy similar wonders 🙏🏼✨

  • @YourGreenLady
    @YourGreenLady Месяц назад

    I can relate with so much that you are saying ... the "fancy" clothes i the back of the drawers always gets a funky little odor from the humidity... and the electronics have a shorter lifespan from the humidity and the salty air.😫 many pros and cons to this beautiful island life.

  • @SVDrifter-31
    @SVDrifter-31 10 часов назад

    Did you guys get starlink yet? What you guys are doing is great. Thanks for sharing and inspiring.

  • @RiffRaf1981
    @RiffRaf1981 Месяц назад

    Thanks for sharing all this, for the better and the worse. I hope improvements go along and slowly makes your life more comfortable. Greetings from Montréal, Canada 🍁

  • @olimpiasaczyna5032
    @olimpiasaczyna5032 6 месяцев назад +9

    Your life seems ideal for me Marjolein, I can understand it’s not perfect , but I would do anything to swap places with you. I only discovered your channel two days ago btw and I have already binge watched all your videos. I love watching you and your husband.I am not into surfing, but I would love to live off grid on an island like yours. I have just watched you guys on Exploring Alternatives channel as well so well done guys, your channel is growing as people are interested in alternative living. Take care and all the best, Xx

  • @Nico-o5g
    @Nico-o5g Месяц назад

    I keep enjoying these videos. Its kinda a form of meditation haha... that is so peaceful. Keep doing what you love and living life the way it feel right to your fam :)

    • @OurIslandLife
      @OurIslandLife  Месяц назад

      Aww thank you so much for the kind words 🫶🏼🙏🏼

  • @JooUpdate
    @JooUpdate Год назад +1

    helo friend. this video interisting. keep update and see you in bali

  • @Paravetje
    @Paravetje 6 месяцев назад +2

    Hi, my name is Janneke, I was born in the Netherlands, but I moved to Sweden a couple of years ago. We have more extreme seasonal differences than we used to have in the Netherlands, colder winters, sometimes warmer summers, but not always. I struggle with heat, can't work very well when it's warmer than 20 degrees celcius. In the winter we got -28 celcius past winter, which was much lower than normal. I really like it here. We're also starting to grow some of our own food. It's fun to see what life is like where you live, since it is so different. Although we also have a lot of mosquitos, I hate them!

    • @OurIslandLife
      @OurIslandLife  6 месяцев назад +1

      Amazing! We’d love to visit Scandinavia one day!

    • @FrancisAujema
      @FrancisAujema 3 месяца назад

      Hi, from PHILIPPINES but visited SWEDEN IN 2013 and 2016 ,I have a son married to a Swedish girl living in VARMLAND

  • @pppantz
    @pppantz 5 месяцев назад +1

    Thank you so much for sharing the details of your amazingly different life.

  • @MSWcryptoworker
    @MSWcryptoworker 2 месяца назад

    Hi. I’m a 71 yr female and many years ago I also had typhoid and malaria.

  • @terryhome7055
    @terryhome7055 4 месяца назад

    love your videos My island paradise life is Kiribati on one of the outer islands Abemama been going there for over 25 years we have the same issues too all part off island life we don,t have any dangerous animals hear there is internet here and star link has arrived which is good ,love the island life

  • @jenniecallomon164
    @jenniecallomon164 7 месяцев назад +1

    Good to hear the reality of your life & as well as seeing its beauty 😊

    • @OurIslandLife
      @OurIslandLife  7 месяцев назад

      Exactly! That’s what we’re trying to do with this channel ☺️

  • @Photobossbali
    @Photobossbali 11 месяцев назад +1

    Nice work, Good to see the other side of living in Mentawai. All the best for the new year 🤙🤙

    • @OurIslandLife
      @OurIslandLife  11 месяцев назад +1

      Thanks! All the best in 2024 for you too!

    • @Photobossbali
      @Photobossbali 11 месяцев назад

      @@OurIslandLife thankyou 🙏🙏🙏

  • @puffinjuice
    @puffinjuice 4 месяца назад

    Just like NZ. We have similar problems with humidity. If you leave something in the cupboard for too long 2y+ there is a high chance that it will smell funny or be covered in mould.

    • @OurIslandLife
      @OurIslandLife  4 месяца назад

      Yes same here! Or even after 2/3 weeks in the cupboard it moldy 🫣🫣

  • @Fran_why
    @Fran_why Год назад

    weer een super leuke aflevering! 🎉 ik ben graag alleen maar ik begrijp helemaal dat je af en toe gewoon ergens naartoe zou willen gaan... mensen kijken, koffie drinken... en het liefst zonder 🦟

  • @jimjimgl3
    @jimjimgl3 7 месяцев назад +12

    You might not be able to go grab a coffee with a friend to talk but clearly the rooster is there to have a conversation with you.

    • @OurIslandLife
      @OurIslandLife  7 месяцев назад +1

      Hahahaaa yes 😅

    • @armunro
      @armunro 4 месяца назад

      If the rooster gets too annoying you can always eat him! Enjoying your old videos; i think you have Starlink now?

  • @komisiantikorupsikoruptord6257
    @komisiantikorupsikoruptord6257 2 месяца назад +1

    9:50 Yeah everyone living in the tropics feels it

  • @MartineAddiers
    @MartineAddiers Год назад

    Goed gedaan Marjolein, heel realistisch, indrukwekkend! Lieve groet! ❤

  • @BillLodzinski
    @BillLodzinski 6 месяцев назад +1

    Hi There. I stumbled on your channel a few days ago and I'm hooked. Love your new home btw! Have you encountered any Salt Water Crocs? Indonesia is a major habitat and was wondering if they are present around your island.

    • @OurIslandLife
      @OurIslandLife  6 месяцев назад +2

      Around where we live there’s never been seen one. More down south of the Mentawai islands there have been a few sightings and some incidents.

    • @BillLodzinski
      @BillLodzinski 6 месяцев назад

      @@OurIslandLife Ok, that is good to hear. Just always be diligent and careful. 🙂

  • @fatimahayu8135
    @fatimahayu8135 Год назад +1

    That's everything I wanted to know all this time and that was answered. I am very impressed with your determination guys. So, good luck and Merry Christmas in advanced ❤💛

    • @OurIslandLife
      @OurIslandLife  Год назад

      Thank you 🙏🏼 and an early Merry Christmas to you too!

  • @PAT4JEN
    @PAT4JEN 5 месяцев назад

    Thanks for keeping it real. Jen are I are planning to retire in the Philippines somewhere in the province away from everything.We have subscribed .

    • @OurIslandLife
      @OurIslandLife  5 месяцев назад +1

      Hi Pat & Jen! That’s amazing! Hope you’ll make that dream come true! Thank you fir watching and following along 🙏🏼🫶🏼

  • @alimaki1517
    @alimaki1517 6 месяцев назад

    Thank you for sharing your experience with us

  • @jillianlee8557
    @jillianlee8557 6 месяцев назад

    Your video is very soothing❤❤❤
    Thank you

  • @Spn_tonn
    @Spn_tonn Год назад +3

    if you really wanna experience the true island life you should come to the CNMI its pretty fun and cool and there are all types of people :) we are friendly and barley anyone knows us because our islands are small.

    • @OurIslandLife
      @OurIslandLife  Год назад

      Wow just had to google that! Looks beautiful! How do you get there?

  • @irili100
    @irili100 6 месяцев назад +1

    Hi Marjoline, have you tried keeping mosquitoes away with lemongrass extract? In my case it helps, not a single mosquito comes near me when I apply the extract on my skin. I really hope it helps you too. 🙏🏾❤️ In the past I have also used this to keep away biting flies that were bothering my dogs and causing them bloody wounds.

    • @OurIslandLife
      @OurIslandLife  6 месяцев назад +2

      We sometimes rub lemongrass on our skin 😆 but haven’t used the extract, thanks for the tip!

    • @irili100
      @irili100 6 месяцев назад

      ❤​
      Other plants that, if they grow with you, can help heal and soothe wounds: 1. Aloe Vera with the yellow flowers. 2. Dragon Fruit, also called Pitya. It is good for herpes sores.@@OurIslandLife

  • @Freedom-33
    @Freedom-33 7 месяцев назад +2

    I saw starlink is available in Indonesia now 👍

  • @notyouraveragegringos
    @notyouraveragegringos 6 месяцев назад

    Dengue fever is not fun. Glad you fully recovered. I somehow managed to get Dengue fever and Chikungunya within a 4 month period while living in Sint Maarten and know firsthand how serious they can be.
    Take care! ❤

    • @OurIslandLife
      @OurIslandLife  6 месяцев назад

      Oofff that doesn’t sound fun either 😅😬 take care too!

  • @emilyflorlucena
    @emilyflorlucena 5 месяцев назад

    The struggle is really there but nice to see you can handle but may later when all done finish the house everything will be ok ❤❤❤❤❤

  • @edwardmacnab354
    @edwardmacnab354 7 месяцев назад +1

    although population density of Sumatra is about 126 and population density of Canada is about 5 , The fact is the populations of both are concentrated leaving apparently vast unpopulated areas . It looks as wild as Canada on Google maps !

    • @OurIslandLife
      @OurIslandLife  7 месяцев назад +1

      Yes exactly! Villages and cities definitely have loads of people here 😆

  • @darrenblack6240
    @darrenblack6240 6 месяцев назад

    1.5 hrs to the shop in the afternoon traffic in Manila take your pick?

  • @MSWcryptoworker
    @MSWcryptoworker 2 месяца назад

    Do u have Starlink satellite?

  • @cuteprincess441
    @cuteprincess441 5 месяцев назад

    Curious how you guys upload videos? Do you record them offline, then go into Sumatra to edit/post?

    • @OurIslandLife
      @OurIslandLife  5 месяцев назад +1

      Yes record and edit offline and then we drive our boat about 20 min to a place where there’s a bit of 4g where we sit for a few hours to upload 😆

    • @cuteprincess441
      @cuteprincess441 5 месяцев назад

      @@OurIslandLife Wow that is dedication! Love your videos

  • @fabiodegani2648
    @fabiodegani2648 Год назад

    Been to Nias and can understand the place and the situation.... It's a paradise as long as you are careful enough in taking care about you, your live ones and the basics. Can u get treated under BPJS?

    • @OurIslandLife
      @OurIslandLife  Год назад

      Yes exactly! We do have insurance luckily :)

  • @marktull1849
    @marktull1849 8 месяцев назад

    Hi am going to Mentawii in August might visit you guys
    Would that be ok ?

    • @OurIslandLife
      @OurIslandLife  7 месяцев назад

      We don’t have a surf camp but maybe we’ll see you in the water!

  • @renda1982
    @renda1982 6 месяцев назад

    Thank you for sharing your challenging yet beautiful life. If you don't mind me asking, what do you do for money now?

    • @OurIslandLife
      @OurIslandLife  6 месяцев назад +1

      RUclips and An does some jobs locally too ☺️

    • @renda1982
      @renda1982 6 месяцев назад

      @@OurIslandLife 🤍🙂

  • @Gunavati1
    @Gunavati1 6 месяцев назад

    Interesting life you have. Do you work from home office? Though no internet there. Good luck to you!

    • @OurIslandLife
      @OurIslandLife  6 месяцев назад

      No, no internet indeed. Until a few days ago! We just got Starlink. But at time of filming all these videos we didn’t have any wifi connection.

  • @BUTTERCUPJones
    @BUTTERCUPJones Год назад +1

    hope one day you can visit my home of Palau 🇵🇼

  • @qoriquentegallegos8397
    @qoriquentegallegos8397 6 месяцев назад +2

    Also, following on from my other comment already posted, what about fluoride, car exhaust, shedding, emf's, big ag - chemical farming-, 5g, weather engineering and more, I get immediately sick when traveling in the matrix from all of this. I also cannot eat matrix food. Even a so called healthy diet in the UK when I was there in 2017 made me inflammed and fat. I am so surprised that you don't mention any of this. Also, these so called poor people who have no access to the pharmakeia ( sorcery in Greek) hospitals live until well into their nineties whereas your average Gringo as we say here dies of cancer, diabetes, immune disorders, alzheimers, dementia etc in their fifties now. Of course, a fearful, chronically inflammed matrix person could die from a mozquito bite, but that would not be due to their being unable to get to the hospital!

  • @emilyflorlucena
    @emilyflorlucena 5 месяцев назад

    Wow its increase your subscribers ❤❤❤❤❤

  • @walrusclimbing
    @walrusclimbing 11 месяцев назад +2

    Next video will be a traditional rooster recipe!

  • @eddiegribben1397
    @eddiegribben1397 25 дней назад

    Really selling island life lol bless you

    • @OurIslandLife
      @OurIslandLife  24 дня назад

      Hahaa it’s not all sunshine and palmtrees 🤪

  • @kevinburke8349
    @kevinburke8349 Месяц назад +1

    Your life is like homesteading in Alaska ,dangerous animals ,living off the land getting supplies ups and downs

    • @OurIslandLife
      @OurIslandLife  Месяц назад

      Yes exactly! Only a bit more hot and humid haha 😅

  • @milyk9448
    @milyk9448 Месяц назад

    How many people live on your island?

  • @staranise618
    @staranise618 11 месяцев назад +1

    you will love starlink

  • @sallyshinlife8570
    @sallyshinlife8570 5 месяцев назад

    👌❤️

  • @palevelmode
    @palevelmode 6 месяцев назад

    how much did your beautiful island costs?

    • @OurIslandLife
      @OurIslandLife  6 месяцев назад

      We don’t have the entire island 😆😅

  • @isnoo1
    @isnoo1 25 дней назад

    🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

  • @uniquelifedesign
    @uniquelifedesign 6 месяцев назад

    Hello! I've created tropical garden in 🇬🇧 London. I subscribed to your channel! 🌺🌴🌵

    • @OurIslandLife
      @OurIslandLife  6 месяцев назад +1

      Epic! Thanks for following along!

  • @rosemaeva2498
    @rosemaeva2498 6 месяцев назад

    ❤❤❤❤❤😊

  • @AlumniO2-98.BOEDOET1
    @AlumniO2-98.BOEDOET1 6 месяцев назад

    Wow.....

  • @rodzz5625
    @rodzz5625 6 месяцев назад

    Satay Ayam soon LOL!

  • @qoriquentegallegos8397
    @qoriquentegallegos8397 6 месяцев назад +1

    I feel exactly the opposite way about pharmakeia treatments. When I go to Europe or Nth America I am way more careful than when I am home: high Andes in a village of 90 people. I work super hard on protecting myself from your politics, pharma system, so-called judicial systems and programming in general. We can heal almost everything when we are in real health. You two glow with health because of your environment. Nature provides all you need. Here we still remember how to live and how to use plants as remedies, how the psychological, physical and spiritual are intertwined and we do not run easily to the matrix unless absolutely necessary. For me, this is what saves me from death, my distance from the madness of western society.

  • @puffinjuice
    @puffinjuice 4 месяца назад

    Does your partner have to vaccinate against malaria and dengue, or is he immune?

    • @OurIslandLife
      @OurIslandLife  4 месяца назад

      As far as we know there aren’t any vaccines for malaria or dengue. But yes many people here have built up immunity for many things!

    • @puffinjuice
      @puffinjuice 4 месяца назад

      @@OurIslandLife You're right apparently there isnt a malaria vaccine. There are some names for drugs floating around on the internet but they're not very effective. Apparently there are some vaccines for dengue though. Qdenga is one that is approved for use in indonesia.

  • @annhenry1226
    @annhenry1226 6 месяцев назад +1

    Why can’t locals go to hospital?

    • @OurIslandLife
      @OurIslandLife  5 месяцев назад +1

      There isn’t a proper hospital here so people have to go to the mainland. Unfortunately most local people here cannot afford that 😔

  • @PangestuNgadira
    @PangestuNgadira 6 месяцев назад

    Starlink internet

  • @patrickl8120
    @patrickl8120 4 дня назад

    hi that's not remote, for a European like you it may be, so many people live much more remote than that, toughen up !

  • @maryk1031
    @maryk1031 2 месяца назад

    GOD AFTERNOON must be you do feel lonely and missed city life??? Yes ESPECIALLY when you get sick!!!!HOPE you take all INJECTIONS regarding for PROTECTION against all mosquitoes etc. Mary