If you missed our episode of House Hunters International, click this link to watch it. I published it unlisted on YouTube, so you won’t be able to find it by doing a search on YouTube. Enjoy! This was so much fun to make.
House Hunters International: The Retirees and the Volcano on Ometepe Island
Rewired and Retired in Nicaragua 
I would have LOVED to have seen your House Hunters International show but Im in the states and the YouTube was not available to be viewed in the USA, it stated. Boo hoo! I love that show! I’m a friend of Kris Cunningham from Florida who just house sat for you and I loved your volcano and her blog posts about your place!
Oh no! I was afraid that would happen. I made the video private, as I tried to avoid breaking copyright laws. But, I got a notification the other day that people in the U.S. wouldn’t be able to see the video. So sorry. 😦
Fun to see you guys in action after reading the blog for so long – I couldn’t believe the prices though. It’s a beautiful place but I didn’t think things would be over 100k US in Nicaragua! Yogi’s Hostel brought back some nice memories too! Rrrrrobinson!
Mel, remember it is a “reality show.” The prices are N. American prices only for the show. I wish they would have shown Robinson. They filmed a whole day at his hostel. I was somewhat disappointed. Robinson is remodeling the hostel again and adding another room. It looks great!
You know you have a little rental unit for Semana Santa, or for people in with the Peace Corp, if you wanted to do that. Looks quite lovely.
I know, Rebecca. We’ve thought of that, but I turned the upstairs bedroom into my art studio and put the bed downstairs. Maybe we’ll rent it out occasionally, but really it is for all our friends and family who come to visit us. 🙂
YEAH!!!! So incredibly fun to finally “meet” you Ron and Debbie, especially after so much time actively following your blog! My kids and I just watched the show and LOVED it! We also loved house 2 and for some reason I knew that was the one you picked!!! What an exciting life and so amazing to see it all on TV!!!! Nicole
I am thrilled to be able to share it with everyone. My only wish is that they would have filmed it in the rainy season when everything is lush and green. They filmed it in May, at the end of our dry season and everything was brown and dead. I asked them if they could edit the film and add some green grass. lol So glad you enjoyed it.
Yes I loved it and it was so cool to see you and Ron! I heard on the show that your son and his fiancé are moving there too! When is that happening? How wonderful of a life you two have set up there. 🙂 Thanks so much for sharing Debbie! 🙂
Cory and Tina got full-time jobs in Yosemite National Park since this episode was made. Although, I’m happy for them both, I wish they could spend 5 mo. with us, like last year. Next year, they’ll only be able to visit for 2 weeks. 😦
Wow, that sounds like a great job! What do they do? 5 months must have really been wonderful!
Nicole, Cory is an interpretive naturalist in Yosemite. He develops and presents the tourist programs. He loves it. On the side, he’s a rock climber, which scares me to death. His fiance is a manager of one of the stores in Yosemite.
Wow sounds like a wonderful, fascinating pair. Yes I am sure as a mother the rock climbing part is scary but then again we have to follow our dreams! Would love to go to Yosemite someday! These programs are wonderful for the tourists at the parks. 🙂
loved it ! How did you manage the before video and pictures, or is that a trade secret? 🙂
LOL. Well, I’ll give you a few hints…it involved the only moving company in the entire country, 5 strong men, and a house cleaner all day. Plus, a community of bystanders who scratched their heads in confusion. Our neighbors couldn’t figure out what was happening. I had to keep telling them, “Hollywood is here.! “Hollywood is here.” “It’s only for TV.” They had never seen a moving van in their lives. 🙂
that is so cool, I can just imagine the confusion of your neighbors 🙂 You two are really good actors.
Thanks for the link! I missed the show the first time around but I won’t miss my second chance. 🙂
I hope you enjoy it.
That was so much fun. I would have made the same choice. 🙂
Haha! Most of our friends wanted us to pick house number #3.
It was great to see you guys again 🙂 And I did not know you were such good actors, my compliments!! :)) Hope to meet you again in future!
mijke
Thanks, Mijke! Are you planning a trip to visit? Our guest house is ready for you.
Wow I actually got to visit the ‘set’ and meet the ‘stars’ in person last month! Great production Ron and Debbie! Thanks for letting me visit and know you two wonderful people….
Dean…so funny. Come back soon.
What a saga! I was amazed at the quality of some of the furnished houses. Much more deluxe that I expected.
And, only you two, of all the people we know, could make such a video.
Saludos,
Don y Doña Cuevas