Ecuador Expat Profile l Chris Normile | Relocating to Ecuador + Farming

[@Cheesus4jesus]

I wish Chris would start his own channel. He's living the dream that many of us want, but don't really have the know how. I'll also add that it was a good thing he didn't stay in Tennessee. Talk about humid! Just an example, it's been in the triple digits for over two solid weeks here due to high heat index. Go outside at 3 am and it's still 90 degrees.

[@AbundantLivingEcuador]

Hey Vanessa, I hear you there. Hot and humid can get pretty intense. I will suggest Chris start a YT channel and see if he'll go for it. He is a wealth of information, and I would certainly watch his channel so that I can gain that knowledge myself.

[@Cheesus4jesus]

@@AbundantLivingEcuador hopefully he'll be open to the idea. I know sometimes people are hesitant to share info because they may be concerned about competition. But with the way the world seems to be going, all the more reason for people to work together, pool resources and build strong, resilient communities .

[@ThisOffGridLife]

Thanks for featuring someone who isn't retired, and wasn't coming with good Spanish or lots of money

[@JohannaMKey]

What a wonderful interview! Thank you both for being so conscious, wise, big-hearted, and real. My husband and I are planning to relocate and yes, we are beginning to learn Spanish :)

[@injunnc]

Glad I watched the video. Thank you, Jesse and Chris! Totally relate to Chris' risk taking and his approach to working with his workers (and with Ecuadorian people in general). I fell in love with Ecuador 18 years ago on my first visit...and made a mental note to retire there. Since then I have traveled back and forth 16 times and each time I liked it even more. Last year we bought some land outsite Giron (45 minutes South of Cuenca...overlooking the Yunguilla valley), and started building our forever home. Even though we are still in the US, our experience of working with the Ecuadorians so far has been exactly that of Chris. You trust the Ecuadorians and treat them with respect, they reciprocate in kind. Our architect and his mother and siblings have accepted us as part of their family! We have come to know every person who worked on the house - masons, plumbers, electricians, and carpenters. All of them! In some cases we even know their families. Really warm and simple people. During our last visit in December 21, our architect helped us organize a pig picking (as we call it in North Carolina) and we invited the whole crew over. We bought a few liters of Mapanagua (?) (a local sugarcane based brew which is quite potent) from a country store just down the road and drank it all together! It was a hoot. These guys have poured their hearts out on our dream home. My wife and I couldn't be happier and are really looking forward to living among them in rural Azuay a little over a year from now. Can't wait! Thank you again!

[@AbundantLivingEcuador]

That about sums it up Amit. I am building my house right now and agree with what you're saying. They are a kind, simple, and hard working people group. We are enjoying our build project very much. I hope your time in rural Azuay is all you hope it to be and more come next year.

[@jimmyjohn5162]

Entertaining guest. I like his energy and story.

[@AbundantLivingEcuador]

Thanks Jimmy

[@republiquedelcacao1974]

Awesome. May your strength be firm. יישר כוח

[@AbundantLivingEcuador]

Yes, thank you!

[@dianamayfield5615]

Life keeps getting in the way, but... Hold on, I"m comin'! Expect to be there this fall.

[@AbundantLivingEcuador]

We hope to see you here one day soon.

[@Jetmab04]

Thanks both of you - lovely to hear your openminded-ness Chris 👍 Ecuador seem to be able to find the good in people 💕💓💕

[@carolinaprexl3874]

Infinite Blessings🙌 Yes Ecuadorians are very Peaceful and Generous Beings🙏🏻

[@AbundantLivingEcuador]

So true!

[@mikewilbur5219]

awesome interview great guy

[@pabloravizzoli345]

Great to know people like this are in the area!

[@carolinaprexl3874]

Infinite Blessings🙌 Yes Ecuadorians Are very Peaceful Beings.. Indigenous very Generous People.. Dont mind to hear anything from toxic media.. Hope ecuadorian politicians will SOON Wake Up and Start Their Evolving Process🙌 Welcome to Our Paradaise🙌

[@AbundantLivingEcuador]

Absolutely

[@AbundantLivingEcuador]

That's right

[@lecuesta]

Great video thanks.

[@AbundantLivingEcuador]

Glad you liked it!

[@jasperfrenchie]

Great video. Thanks!

[@AbundantLivingEcuador]

Glad you liked it!

[@marybaty369]

Chris and Jesse thank you for such a great video . This is helping us hone in on where and what we want when we move in June. We look forward to our adventure. I really like the information on growing crops and seeing different areas to look at when we are there. It’s nice to know , although we are not great at Spainish, we will probably be fine until we can learn more. Keep up the great videos !

[@AbundantLivingEcuador]

Hey Mary, thank you! We hope to keep releasing relevant content for you. We look forward to meeting you soon. What an adventure it's going to be.

[@rantiksadventure1920]

I Would like a video on what expats are glad they brought with them and what they wished they would have brought with them if they could now. Like maybe Chris’s top ten tools to bring or something along those lines.

[@AbundantLivingEcuador]

Great idea

[@Ashbash75]

Hope to be there later this year 👍🏻😊

[@AbundantLivingEcuador]

We look forward to meeting you then.

[@trentbriggs1198]

Does Chris have a channel as well? I would/will follow.

[@AbundantLivingEcuador]

I'm not sure, let me check.

[@aylex1974]

Of course if you know what type of work you can do overseas. Why not? The language is not an issue.

[@aldricwoo9989]

Hi Guys. Great informative content. Although we are quite elderly we still wish to come down that way hopefully sooner than later. Really enjoy looking at your videos. Thanks, Jesse, and company.

[@AbundantLivingEcuador]

Our pleasure! We hope to see you here one day soon.

[@2ndSprings]

This was fantastic. I can't wait to learn from Chris's experience. I'm planning to kit up with similar things as well.

[@AbundantLivingEcuador]

Great to hear Brian

[@urgencepc4563]

I fucking love this guy. I'm very close this ''mind'', too. Well, I'm off to make a burnt offering of a piece of banana to an idol of Jesse Bayer I've duly crafted with my ear wax.

[@etechconnect48]

Microphones...

[@AbundantLivingEcuador]

Indeed

[@proud_atheist5759]

EXPAT...A white immigrant to another country!!!

[@AbundantLivingEcuador]

Is that right?

[@trentbriggs1198]

Great video. Thank you for sharing.

[@AbundantLivingEcuador]

Thanks for watching Trent.