Thanks Vegans Abroad. I'm surprised we haven't run into each other in Cuenca.

RetireEarlyAndTravel you both look very familiar. I’m guessing we know some of the same people. It’s only a matter of time now 🙂

ecuador is the perfect place for short americans, awesome that this couple has been together since school though. longevity is a rare trait these days

Thank you for making me laugh,I needed that,when you said she's your new best friend,love it! 😂😂😂

Jennifer H. Thank you. Yes we have been together most of our lives.

spacegreycoralred She was a very sweet women...even though as you said she beat the hell ot of us!

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Kevin Adams I kept thinking if she says large walk in closet one more time I'm going to shoot myself and then she says it AGAIN at the end of the video, ugh! Just forget about it lady!

Look if you want walk-in closets stay in the USA. Or move to Dubai. If you're going to another country to experience their culture, experience their culture. Most of the world doesn't put walk-in closets as a priority

I live in Dubai and we're planning to move to Ecuador for a more real life.

i wonder why someone wants to move from USA and wants fo find USA where they going,people have to appreciate different countries have different standards and cultures..blend in or go back where you came from.and whats this woman with walkin closets jeez!!!

Cuenca is a beautful place.

Thanks for watching Duan. Cuenca is so much fun.

Thank you, Mary. We are enjoying it.

Roberto Quillay Rocano Thank you. Cuenca is a wonderful place to live filled with wonderful people. We think we picked the right place to live. Take care!

Thanks Monika.

Bradley Gregory Things are going well here in Cuenca, Bradley. We have very busy social calendars plus we travel a lot. The show is staged reality. The apartment we picked on the show, we were already living in for 8 months when we filmed. We did both want to be in El Centro but we also wanted something that was new or remodeled on the inside. We did exactly what Keith said in the show. He uses a closet in one room and I use the closet in another room. It works. Hope you get back to Cuenca soon. If you do send us an email through our website at retireearlyandtravel.com

We also used the closets in other rooms since the room we used was the quietest but didn't have any closets. Also, in our Mexican apartment we didn't have hot water but boiled it on the stove and mixed it with water in a bucket whenever it was cold. Hot water is a luxury! I was wondering, do they make you take out your furniture when they film? I think it's funny when prospective renters tour places that have so much stuff it doesn't look like anyone is moving soon.

Loraine Spencer Yes they do remove our furniture to shoot the HHI episode. They were at our house at 7 am with a three man crew to start packing and moving. After the shoot, same day they move everything back into the apartment. We have a blog post you can read at www.retireearlyandtravel.com/house-hunters-international-filming It shows a lot of behind the scenes photos. If you want to read about the process of getting selected and the behind the scenes story go to www.retireearlyandtravel.com/house-hunters-international-journey. Thanks! Take care!

Thanks Roxy. I'm glad you enjoyed it. Cuenca is a great town so hopefully you can visit someday.

That's great Kev. Ecuador is a wonderful country. I hope you can get a chance to visit again soon.

That's a great price, congrats Guerrero

EXCUSEME FOR WHAT???! It must be HUGE or patrimonial or maybe it has already all the furniture xD. my aunt lives in a three floor house and she pays like...$350 dollars a month D:

Thanks Wally. Sounds like you are from Ecuador? What city?

Marie Kasparovska Agree..that is typical for this show...I almost never watch it now, but I was curious about Cuenca.

We love Cuenca. We moved here almost a year and a half ago. Hope you can make it back here soon.

Luis Quezada I have noticed that in other countries they know how to live and really enjoy life,so much less stressful and the pace is just wonderful unlike here in the US --- don't get me wrong,born and raised here I just wish we could "slow" down a bit!

Everyone needs to expereince a cleansing here. ;)

no spitting in 2020/21¬!

We actually found a place with walk in closets.

She's so fussy about them! Move back to the US, lady!

Thanks for visiting Salinder

Note* unable to Edit.. fix typos.. such as ‘guest’ (not guess) sry if others, 4:30 am Lol! 🤷‍♀

Hi Cheri and thanks for visiting our channel. I don't normally comment back on the House Hunters show but it's been enough time since the taping that I thought I would. House Hunters likes controversy. This was explained to us by the Director. If the show gets people talking about it (good or bad) they feel it's a success. Our show was very successful with lots of replays due in part to people talking about the walk in closets. Believe it or not, my wife only mentioned walk in closets once or twice. Through the magic of editing, they inserted it in many places. And ask her to say it again a few times. They knew that would create discussion. In fact, this is technically "staged reality" meaning we were already living in Ecuador 6 months before we started filming. We had to move all the furniture out of our apartment so it looked like it was empty. All that said, I realize how she came across in the show so your comments are fine. We absolutely knew what to expect when looking for an apartment. Having traveled to over 30 countries, we are very comfortable with not having everything we left in the US. And as an fyi... both our places we lived in Ecuador had walk in closets. :) Thanks!

@@RetireEarlyAndTravel I’m glad to know this.. however I am sorry to hear that you signed up for what they apparently added on to your search for a place to live.. I mean it is such totally unnecessary ‘drama’ .. especially when people are desirable of living in new locales/ wanting to experience new cultures, environments.. makes the show a hit.. not trying to turn it into yet another ‘forced drama puzzling to say the least. I’m somewhat surprised I’d even bothered to comment.. it’s not my usual, mostly post positive and encouraging words. I think bc there’s been an increase in what at least appears to be spoiled behaviours/ expectations.. it seems like it’s just starting to become like yet one more overdone ‘reality’ show.. anyway, glad you’re enjoying travel and things worked out!😉cheers from 🇨🇦👍

Hi Roxana. Actually, they meant just normal hot water. I know what you are referring to about boiling water but that wasn't it. Living here for 3 years now, we realized that in Cuenca, we haven't met anyone who didn't have hot water in their kitchen. There are many bathrooms however that don't have hot water at the sink. Thanks!

Thank you!

Wow, I had no idea it was so expensive in Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires is a BIG city. Cuenca might seem big, but it’s actually a tranquil small town in many ways 🤷‍♂️ so it’s not that expensive. Quito (which is a larger city) and Guayaquil (which is the largest) might be more expensive when it comes to the luxury lifestyle most foreigners want :)

Thanks Harold

You're so right Elizabeth. The show does lots of edits. My wife only said the walk in closet thing twice but you hear it a lot more in the show. They need to make it controversial so people talk about it. :)

how about the "we want to walk around el centro"? :))))

What they didn't tell you is that it was a 4 block walk to grass for the dogs. Not fun at 10 pm and 6am every day. 😀 Glad to hear you're coming down. You'll love it. Let me know if you have any questions. You can email me from my website.

Actually i'm with her about walk in closets. They make sense as theyre practical. Walk in closets do not have to be very large. I have had a few in my life. I just guess its not common in Latin America. I dont remember seing any in Colombia

Freaking STOP W WALK IN Closets TO LOOK AT URSELF▪ GADZ!!

I'm Peruvian and walk-in closets in Peru are common only within larger, newer homes and upscale apartments. Small apartments usually have small closet spaces or cabinets.

You won't need to impress your friends here,no one is going to travel to south America to see them.spoiled woman!

Simple moron.

Adriana Alvarado We made a great decision to live here. The people are wonderful. There are many things to do and the weather is great!!!

Do you have to get a visa to stay there and for how long. ?? Please reply ASAP THANKS

We do too Xavier. Thanks for watching

I think they don't realize that US standards are outliers. I like when they describe smaller places as "european" style. I'm like wait till you try asia!

Americans forget that they literally super size everything then they think other countries have smaller houses or food portions for example like no we all have regular sized things 🤣

Thanks. We feel we did make the best choice and so far, we're loving it!

That's interesting... Where do you live Heather?

I'm an American who has been living in Guatemala (Lake Atitlan) for 3 years - I have no sink/running water in the kitchen, just an outdoor pila, and no hot water in the bathroom. It would do many Americans good to experience life without all the luxuries they believe are necessities!

JEP is the bank. Thanks and we love Cuenca

Faultyshy :D we are traveling In Mexico right now. I can give you the name of a realtor we used. The realtor in the show was not the one we used. Email me at Tina@retireearlyandtravel.com and I will give you all of her contact info. Take care!

Thanks for visiting.

Thank you. The terrace is so nice

Hi, Thanks for watching. Our son has never done a any videos.

Thanks. I'd love to send you the info but it would be better via email. Please email me at keith-tina@retireearlyandtravel.com Thx

ok, I sent a email. thank :)

Hi I never got a response to my email :(

Hi, check again. I just resent it from a different email address. Maybe it went into your spam folder. Thx

I didn’t receive the email how strange can you send it to this email KingmasonTV@gmail.com or smd.javier@gmail.com or if it’s not too much trouble can you reply to me through here?

Thanks John. Max & Molly are great dogs.

Nope, we never owned property in CA, just rented. And heavens, I was at USC, not UC. :) No retirement from there. Just savings.

I apologize for my presumption!

I bet. Palo Alto is so expensive.

It's a US show Adam. The idea is to guess what apartment/house the couple will pick to live in.

Kieran, it's very safe here in Cuenca. We often walk home from events at night with never a problem or worry. Expat news gets around and we've never heard of anyone getting mugged or assaulted. I equate Cuenca to the US in the 50's. Little kids walk to school by themselves or take the public bus.

I’m so glad to hear that. It’s such a beautiful place. Enjoy every minute. Thank you.

It’s very safe here. We feel safer here than we did in Denver. We walk home at night and never feel unsafe. It is a lot like the 50s in the US. Kids play in the street and parks by themselves. They walk to school by themselves. We love living here! 💚👍

Ecuador, in general is a very safe country. The most unsafe countries in South America are Venezuela (avoid at all times), followed by Brasil and Colombia (countries where you have to take precautions when visiting a large city). The rest are pretty safe.

A risk? The biggest risk might be falling down drunk and hitting your head on the sidewalk. I don't know what else you would do there............ there ain't shit to do in Cuenca. @Kieran Daly

Thanks so much

We so agree Mateo

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Thanks for watching Michele

Yea, 15 years later.........

Very good. Even we didn't catch that until you pointed it out. LOL

Walk in closets...and then close the doors and stay in them. Got to be annoying ...get rid of your not used things.

yo Jodi...show us your trailer

Thanks Steve

No, our kids funded their own lives. They both worked when traveling and living out of the country. Our son taught English and our daughter worked as an AuPair and in Marketing.

A friends party. We have a lot here. :)

We got hot water. :)

Thanks for watching the video. We actually are way too young to collect SS or a pension. We are living off savings. Check out our blog www.retireearlyandtravel.com to see how we retired early!

RetireEarlyAndTravel I really enjoyed this episode I would love to start traveling some day when money isn't so tight or if I can just learn how to budget.I will check out your blog good luck at enjoying from what I see a great life.

Yes Florence, check out our blog. We have some great articles on what we did to retire early. We feel anyone can do it on any kind of income. In fact, we are working on a video course that explains it all in detail. Launching in a month or so. Be sure and sign up for our newsletter.

RetireEarlyAndTravel Okay cool I'm only 38 and currently a fulltime student. living off school checks and ssdi, do you think I can do it? ,.I'll definitely check out your blog. And will be looking for your future tutorial.....if it's not a bother plz email when it's ready thanks ...😊 kentavis35@gmail.com

You'll probably have to wait until you graduate but you're not to old to start. I'll add you to our maillist so you'll get the updates.

Instead of projecting hostility toward people whose family history you don't know, maybe focus on your own emotional healing.

Update: we have walk in closets now.

By the way, never sign a 2 year contract. No one besides Americans are going to be able to afford that. You have the upper hand in the deal. The reason why you don't sign a 2 year contract is because in Ecuador the profits are always made in the "grey areas." For example, you can go to see a beautiful house and then sign the contract. Then when you move in you realize the guy next door has a pack of dogs that bark 17+ hours a day. Another situation might be that the sewage pipes were not done properly so the sewage smell backs up into the apartment. Another situation might be a mysterious humming noise from the electrical wiring. These are all common issues that I have had. You can never assume that you will have an "American experience" when renting an apartment. It is not like Ecuadorians are trying to take advantage it is just that many have no idea what you are expecting and these things may not bother them as much ( especially if they are paying 40% less than you are to rent the apartment). As an American renting an apartment you are paying an average of 40-60 % more. Keep in mind that you are bringing regular CASH to them with no strings attached. You have power in the deal more than someone else does. My recommendation would be to tell them that you will stay in the apartment for 1-2 nights to make sure everything is nice before you sign ANYTHING. Check everything including the electrical box to make sure the wires aren't crossed and that you will not be stuck with someone else's bill. Just some tips.

We actually have learned the language and converse quite well with everyone. Thanks

I was expecting it as I saw the ritual performed many times walking through town. The healers are actually pretty good at making it come out a fine mist. LOL

Atomized trago to make the walk-in-closed spirit rest