Welcome! Nice to meet you :) thank you so much. It feels SO good to finally be living in our place, in the community. Can't wait to share more of our place as we expand it!
Love that you guys took health into consideration when designing! Things like mold, termites, bugs, longevity (concrete), Humidity etc. While still staying eco friendly with materials and solar.
Thank you! We originally wanted all super eco friendly materials but we spent the last 2 years living in different houses in Costa Rica and learning about what works and doesn't which I'm so grateful for. I'm so glad we chose all the materials we did.
Another one here who found you through Raya and Louis. I absolutely love your home - such a beautiful space! I think my favourite part would have to be the bathroom. And the airstream. And especially the kitchen/living area, the office...wait, all of it! Can't wait to watch more ♥
Hahaha so glad you love our space and grateful to have you here! We have so much more we're adding to it and look forward to sharing more with you all!
Yay! So nice to have you here. Welcome! Glad you like the office and looking forward to sharing even more with you as we continue to renovate and build
Hi Kristen & Siya! Sooo happy to see your hard work and dreams have come true! Many continued blessings to you and family! Looking forward to seeing new projects and updates!
Hey guys im a local, you want to find something to cover up the car's side of the house, because it seems it's permanently open, when it rains, not only the mud is going to come down, pile up, and jump that little "step" but also winded rain is going to soak the entire house since the mini droplets can travel like 5 meters inside. Rainy season starts in about 2 months from now, so you have time to consider it.
Thank you for this! We will be enclosing the rest of it over the next few weeks and adding cement to the back area so it won't be muddy there. Lots to do to prepare for rainy season!
Hahaha I love that - chefs kiss! Welcome to our channel. We look forward to sharing more of our space with you as we continue to build and renovate as well as community/ alternative living and travel videos!
I love it. Just one thing I'd add. Even if it's more expensive, in Costa Rica I definitely suggest adding windows screens to all windows and sliding doors. The mosquitoes will eat you alive. Otherwise you'll have to constantly buy and use bug repellent.
Mosquitos aren't a problem where we are. We barely see any to be honest. In both dry and rainy season. We did put screens on most of the windows though. Just not the doors
Came over from Louis and Raya - amazing space. I loved your dining/kitchen area although it was hard to choose. The house sits so well in its natural environment and looks like it’s always been there. Well done 👏 🚐
Hey! So glad to have you here. Welcome :) we absolutely love how it turned out and it's not even done yet! Looking forward to sharing more with you as we continue to renovate and build.
Enjoy your new house ❤❤tell us about a building process aspects- costs, plan, materials and whatever we won't be thinking of if wanting to do that- like all the niti gritty also doing that as a foreign
Right now its exposed but we are building these wood slat walls with screens and a little something special I can't mention yet! The front will have a large door and sliding windows as well. We just haven't added those yet. Thanks so much!
Nice! My favorite is the kitchen/living area space. Love that it’s open and with such amazing views!😍 Question, will you ever build/construct bedrooms that are part of the house not just bedrooms within the airstream?
We will build an entirely other house eventually. That's the current plan but we may end up just expanding this one even more. The possibilities are endless!
So amazing, I wonder do you always feel safe with such open space living? I know Louis’s van was broken into. Also do you guys have easy access to health care/hospitals? I know these are all very ‘normie’ questions😂❤️
Hi there! I came over from Raya and Louis channel! So glad to have found you and subbed as well! I saw the tour yesterday on their channel and told my husband we should think about moving to CR also! It looks so peaceful and uncomplicated there! Thanks for taking us along!
Welcome! So nice to have you here. Thank you so much! We absolutely love it here. Have you been to CR before? Definitely worth coming and checking it out. Maybe rent a place for a bit and truly get a feel for it. But it's the one place out of all the countries we've been to (over 70) where my husband and I both knew we'd live in from the moment we stepped on the land. Pretty powerful!
@@hopscotchtheglobe No we have never been! I’m from Germany originally and we live in Atlanta now! We are thinking of leaving the states and moving to Spain to retire since living in the states is getting to be harder and harder!
Sue and I love the open kitchen and how you added Luna to the floor plan. Really cool! But with the all the open doors and windows are bugs & mosquitos an issue?
Thank you so much! We've had some visitors in our place 🦂 🕷️ 🦊 but that was before we put up glass. The other side isn't closed in yet but it will be with wooden slats and screens
This is so dreamy! I’m currently overcoming a serious mold issue in my old Florida home. I love how you took that into consideration. May I ask how much this has cost you so far?
I'm so sorry you're dealing with mold. I know how tedious and stressful that can be. I hope it gets sorted out soon for you. Our land cost 130K for half an acre and access to all the facilities in the community like the pool, garden, parks, co working space, restaurant, grocery store etc... and our house cost around 70-80K
My favorite thing was the view from Kristen's office :) where do you dump the compost bucket? Are there kids in the community Kai's age that she can play with?
I also came from Raya and Louis's channel. The house looks absolutely amazing! I had one question though which is how do you keep the interior of the airstream cool in hot weather? I'd imagine it could get fairly hot in there on a boiling hot day.
So nice to have you here! Welcome :) since we have such a large overhang (2 metres), it's never in sun! Our place is pretty much always in the shade so it doesn't get that hot. Plus the mountains winds are pretty consistent. We barely use our fans and haven't used our AC even once.
Also caught a glimpse of your home from R&L's channel. I have a couple questions though; being unfamiliar with humid environments and Costa Rica (apart from backpacking in 2014). How do you keep critters/animals out of your home? Looks like the Airstream/Siya's office are fully enclosed but the main area only on 2-3 sides? Is crime a concern- after R&L's unattended bus got broken into it makes me wonder about your security there without basic locks. The main living area is my favourite, I think once the landscaping adds in front it will be magical- overhead line lights would be a lovely touch for the evenings. Thanks for the tour, really cool space!
A dream come true for you guys! I am finally traveling to Costa Rica end of March with my husband, it has been a dream for me since I was little. Something about it just really captivates me and I hope to have a similar lifestyle as you in the future. I would like to live in Quebec, Canada for most of the year, and come about 4 months to Costa Rica in the winter. Do you guys now live in Costa Rica permanently? Or will you still keep a homebase in Canada? I am so happy for you by the way!! One of my favourite thing about your Jungle House is all the big open spaces and the gigantic windows with lots of sun coming in and stunning views!
Hey Maya! So nice to hear from you. I'm so excited for you to come and experience Costa Rica. From the first moment I stepped foot on the land here, I knew I'd live here one day. Where are you going to go? If you can't get enough, you should join our Costa Rica trip in July! It's focused on the Blue Zone and is going to be amazing. We still have a home base in Canada and will continue to travel as well as be here :) Thanks so much for your lovely words. We are very happy here!
That's so wonderful that you knew right from the first time you went to CR! I am really fascinated by the Blue Zones so that sounds amazing... We are going to visit some beaches on the Pacific coastline (really looking to relax/chill and maybe do some waterfall hikes nearby) and a few days of La Fortuna/Monte Verde :) Keeping it simple. So excited for it! Thank you so much for your reply!
This turned out SO beautiful. Does the other side of the airstream have windows so the whole space can be closed off to the elements too? Couldn't completely tell if you can close it all off for rain season. Very excited for you guys!
It's open in the video but we are closing it now. Its going to be wooden slats wit screens. And the front will have a massive door. All above is mosquito nets too
Grass is not ecological or water efficient. I'd skip the grass and just have an outdoor place to gather more with plants. Was wondering if all the walls would eventually have sliding panels including where the Airstream is parked? Love the concept of it with all the sliding panels.
We have screens on all the windows but not that sliding doors. We also have screens all up above our house. They just look pretty invisible so you might not have noticed them
Hi , I just started following you guys came across your video where you guys did your 23and me DNA test and you guys decided to go to Portugal because you both had that in common . Saw that and you guys loved Portugal you were pregnant . Now I came across this video were you are living in Costa Rica and already have your baby daughter who is already 5 years old. Beautiful 😍 I wanted to ask you guys, from all the countries you visit what made you choose Costa Rica to live? If you don’t mind me asking.
For sure! It's a mix of chicken or beef, broccoli, sweet potato, egg (and ground up eggshell), spinach or kale, green beens, ginger, organ meat like liver, sometimes we add chickpeas too
What part of our Airstream Jungle House is your favourite so far?
Definitely Kristen's office!
the office for sure!
The whole place is amazing, 360 view. Congratulations 🎉🎉🎉🎉
The kitchen!
Love LOVE the open air kitchen!
Came from raya and Louis channel. Wow your home is amazing
Welcome! Nice to meet you :) thank you so much. It feels SO good to finally be living in our place, in the community. Can't wait to share more of our place as we expand it!
Me too, gorgous home!!
Thank you!
Same
Same!
Came here from Tiny House Giant Journey. ❤
Yay welcome!
Me too ❤
The swing inside?? Absolute coolest play space! Kai is a lucky kid!
She spends at least an hour everyday on that swing
Love that you guys took health into consideration when designing! Things like mold, termites, bugs, longevity (concrete), Humidity etc. While still staying eco friendly with materials and solar.
Thank you! We originally wanted all super eco friendly materials but we spent the last 2 years living in different houses in Costa Rica and learning about what works and doesn't which I'm so grateful for. I'm so glad we chose all the materials we did.
We actually live nearby in Atenas for now and bought land near San Mateo. Beautiful home! 💚
Another one here who found you through Raya and Louis. I absolutely love your home - such a beautiful space! I think my favourite part would have to be the bathroom. And the airstream. And especially the kitchen/living area, the office...wait, all of it! Can't wait to watch more ♥
Hahaha so glad you love our space and grateful to have you here! We have so much more we're adding to it and look forward to sharing more with you all!
I LOVE it all ....but I think I could live in that bathroom !! SO dreamy......
Jajaja right?! It's so big! Gotta give it a nice paint soon. I'm going to try line wash so it looks like an old ruin. Very early looking.
Came from Raya and Louis’ channel. Loved the tour! It’s hard to pick a favorite area, but I think it’s the office, with that view!
Yay! So nice to have you here. Welcome! Glad you like the office and looking forward to sharing even more with you as we continue to renovate and build
If this place is a 9 now a pizza oven definitely makes it a 10! Great job guys!!!
Yessss! Cannot wait to add the pizza oven. Thanks so much
❤, I want to come visit, pray all is well.
What a beautiful and creative house. I think your house will be an inspiration for your neighbours.
Thank you so much. It's been such a fun and rewarding process. We can't wait to share more with you.
Wow amazing!! 🤩 ❤ I would have loved my two boys to grow up in such a zen environment and community!👏👏
Hi Kristen & Siya! Sooo happy to see your hard work and dreams have come true! Many continued blessings to you and family! Looking forward to seeing new projects and updates!
Thank you so much Gina!
Hey guys im a local, you want to find something to cover up the car's side of the house, because it seems it's permanently open, when it rains, not only the mud is going to come down, pile up, and jump that little "step" but also winded rain is going to soak the entire house since the mini droplets can travel like 5 meters inside.
Rainy season starts in about 2 months from now, so you have time to consider it.
Thank you for this! We will be enclosing the rest of it over the next few weeks and adding cement to the back area so it won't be muddy there. Lots to do to prepare for rainy season!
Those glass walls -- chef's kiss! Saw you on Raya & Louis and knew I had to check out your vid! NOT disappointed! ;)
Hahaha I love that - chefs kiss! Welcome to our channel. We look forward to sharing more of our space with you as we continue to build and renovate as well as community/ alternative living and travel videos!
I love it. Just one thing I'd add. Even if it's more expensive, in Costa Rica I definitely suggest adding windows screens to all windows and sliding doors. The mosquitoes will eat you alive. Otherwise you'll have to constantly buy and use bug repellent.
Mosquitos aren't a problem where we are. We barely see any to be honest. In both dry and rainy season. We did put screens on most of the windows though. Just not the doors
I live in an area that didn't have mosquitoes, but due to El Niño the weather is off its regular pattern, and so they showed up.
Is theft not an issue there? How does it work not being able to lock up your home?
The community has security and we can lock up our airstream and office space. The rest of the house will also be enclosed and be able to lock as well
@clairenevans6877 if you just place a wood stick of the same length of the sliding door in the inside of the house it can't be opened. 😂
Soooo happy for you guys! I LOVED it all but the office was magic with that view!😮😍🙌🏻
Thanks so much Laura! That view is spectacular. I'll never get sick of it
Came over from Louis and Raya - amazing space. I loved your dining/kitchen area although it was hard to choose. The house sits so well in its natural environment and looks like it’s always been there. Well done 👏 🚐
Hey! So glad to have you here. Welcome :) we absolutely love how it turned out and it's not even done yet! Looking forward to sharing more with you as we continue to renovate and build.
you came from depressing Brighton? 😂
The bidet is my favourite space
Just used it and feeling fresh haha
Over from Raya and Louis.......... enjoying seeing and hearing all about your plans for this incredible block of land!! WOW!!!!
Welcome! Thank you so much. We are do excited for our home and what's to come. Grateful to have you here!
great kitchen and office! nice views
Thanks so much. The views blow me away every day
The kitchen & office is awesome!
Love it!!! I see the imperiales in the fridge! Jajaja! We live in paradise!!!
Gotta have some for guests 😉
Enjoy your new house ❤❤tell us about a building process aspects- costs, plan, materials and whatever we won't be thinking of if wanting to do that- like all the niti gritty also doing that as a foreign
We'll be covering all of this in an upcoming video!
So lovely to see your bright airy place. A good friend of mine has a home in Jaco. I met you through Riya and Louis. Such a nice community 🤠❤️
So nice to have you here! Welcome 🤗 I look forward to sharing more of our space with you
Is the airstream fully enclosed inside the glass doors or is the back side open to outside? It looks amazing. Such a cool idea! ❤
Right now its exposed but we are building these wood slat walls with screens and a little something special I can't mention yet! The front will have a large door and sliding windows as well. We just haven't added those yet. Thanks so much!
@@hopscotchtheglobe Oh so it will eventually be all enclosed. Very cool! Sad to see Luna torn apart but such a cool way to use her now!
She's going to look so awesome when we are done...I have Pinterest boards that tell me so hahaha
@@hopscotchtheglobe lololol nice!
I love the office / share room what a great space to get creative and work done
It's such an inspiring space!
Nice! My favorite is the kitchen/living area space. Love that it’s open and with such amazing views!😍
Question, will you ever build/construct bedrooms that are part of the house not just bedrooms within the airstream?
We will build an entirely other house eventually. That's the current plan but we may end up just expanding this one even more. The possibilities are endless!
My favorite space is the office space 😍
Glad you like it :) I just added the most beautiful rug and now the space is even more beautiful
Thanks for the tour!!! The office and the ergonomic desk and that futon. 🙌🏽God bless this home and your family 🙏🏽
I just added the most amazing rug to the office since filming this and now it's perfection! Thank you so much. Right back at you and your family.
Looks really great Kristen and Siya! Congrats 😁
Thank you so much. We love it!
Love your house you two! Love the tile in the bathroom and the indoor/outdoor feel.
Thank you! I love the tile too, so much! Going to paint the bathroom with a lime wash next to make it complete.
Beautiful creative house love it. I can feel how proud you guys are..
Thank you! We def are:) a lot of dreaming and planning and seeing it come to fruition is pretty awesome
New subscriber from Raya and Louis channel! Congratulations on the beautiful home.
Thank you so much and welcome! Looking forward to sharing more with you :)
So amazing, I wonder do you always feel safe with such open space living? I know Louis’s van was broken into. Also do you guys have easy access to health care/hospitals? I know these are all very ‘normie’ questions😂❤️
Yes we feel. The community has security and we have an additional security system plus we are enclosing the space so it can all lock up.
I can’t wait to come visit!!! ❤❤❤
Me too sista!
Super 🎉
Thank you!
Hi there! I came over from Raya and Louis channel! So glad to have found you and subbed as well! I saw the tour yesterday on their channel and told my husband we should think about moving to CR also! It looks so peaceful and uncomplicated there! Thanks for taking us along!
Welcome! So nice to have you here. Thank you so much! We absolutely love it here. Have you been to CR before? Definitely worth coming and checking it out. Maybe rent a place for a bit and truly get a feel for it. But it's the one place out of all the countries we've been to (over 70) where my husband and I both knew we'd live in from the moment we stepped on the land. Pretty powerful!
@@hopscotchtheglobe No we have never been! I’m from Germany originally and we live in Atlanta now! We are thinking of leaving the states and moving to Spain to retire since living in the states is getting to be harder and harder!
Spain would be amazing!
@@hopscotchtheglobe I agree! A lot of Germans retire in Spain! I’m trying to be one of them!
Congratulations 😊
Thanks Jane :)
Very beautiful 😊🌺
Thank you so much. It feels good to be here and can't wait to share more as we continue to renovate and build
Kitchen and bathroom are great
Thank you!
Looks so fab. Love the indoor/outdoor living ...we just moved into our offgrid house too. Here's too solar!!!
Amazing! Congrats!!! Where at?
beautiful space!
Thank you so much! We've already started adding onto it and can't wait to share more!
Thanks for sharing, loved the kitchen/living room. Will have to have you come up and see our house next time we are in Alegria.
Sounds great! Would love to come and check it out.
Sue and I love the open kitchen and how you added Luna to the floor plan. Really cool! But with the all the open doors and windows are bugs & mosquitos an issue?
Beautiful, well done !!
Thank you so much!
That's just Amazing! I loved the office area...
Thank you! It's such a dreamy office
Very cool house. Love all the windows and views…enjoy it.
Wow it’s amazing I love it all
Thank you! We are really happy with how it's turning out
so cool congratulation
Thanks so much!
Love Love Love the place, can't wait to see more. Question though. Apart from the bugs, what about any wildlife that could come since its open?
Thank you so much! We've had some visitors in our place 🦂 🕷️ 🦊 but that was before we put up glass. The other side isn't closed in yet but it will be with wooden slats and screens
Love it!
Thanks so much
WoW you re living my dream
We are living our dream too! Whatever you want, you can make it happen. It just takes time, love, dedication and perseverance. ❤️
@@hopscotchtheglobeI know, but you shall show us the ecovillages , houses and neighbours, so we can live it through you 😉 and your great videos
@@hopscotchtheglobedo you have single neighbours or just families?
@@hopscotchtheglobe the reason is to inspire the whole world, I really believe in eco villages
so beautiful and inspiring!
Thank you so much! It feels so good to be here
This is so dreamy! I’m currently overcoming a serious mold issue in my old Florida home. I love how you took that into consideration. May I ask how much this has cost you so far?
I'm so sorry you're dealing with mold. I know how tedious and stressful that can be. I hope it gets sorted out soon for you. Our land cost 130K for half an acre and access to all the facilities in the community like the pool, garden, parks, co working space, restaurant, grocery store etc... and our house cost around 70-80K
My favorite thing was the view from Kristen's office :) where do you dump the compost bucket? Are there kids in the community Kai's age that she can play with?
We have a compost system in our garden. That's where everyone brings their compost. There are plenty of kids in the community!
Gorgeous!! Love it!
Thank you so much
I also came from Raya and Louis's channel. The house looks absolutely amazing! I had one question though which is how do you keep the interior of the airstream cool in hot weather? I'd imagine it could get fairly hot in there on a boiling hot day.
So nice to have you here! Welcome :) since we have such a large overhang (2 metres), it's never in sun! Our place is pretty much always in the shade so it doesn't get that hot. Plus the mountains winds are pretty consistent. We barely use our fans and haven't used our AC even once.
Also caught a glimpse of your home from R&L's channel. I have a couple questions though; being unfamiliar with humid environments and Costa Rica (apart from backpacking in 2014). How do you keep critters/animals out of your home? Looks like the Airstream/Siya's office are fully enclosed but the main area only on 2-3 sides? Is crime a concern- after R&L's unattended bus got broken into it makes me wonder about your security there without basic locks.
The main living area is my favourite, I think once the landscaping adds in front it will be magical- overhead line lights would be a lovely touch for the evenings. Thanks for the tour, really cool space!
A dream come true for you guys! I am finally traveling to Costa Rica end of March with my husband, it has been a dream for me since I was little. Something about it just really captivates me and I hope to have a similar lifestyle as you in the future. I would like to live in Quebec, Canada for most of the year, and come about 4 months to Costa Rica in the winter. Do you guys now live in Costa Rica permanently? Or will you still keep a homebase in Canada?
I am so happy for you by the way!! One of my favourite thing about your Jungle House is all the big open spaces and the gigantic windows with lots of sun coming in and stunning views!
Hey Maya! So nice to hear from you. I'm so excited for you to come and experience Costa Rica. From the first moment I stepped foot on the land here, I knew I'd live here one day. Where are you going to go? If you can't get enough, you should join our Costa Rica trip in July! It's focused on the Blue Zone and is going to be amazing.
We still have a home base in Canada and will continue to travel as well as be here :) Thanks so much for your lovely words. We are very happy here!
That's so wonderful that you knew right from the first time you went to CR! I am really fascinated by the Blue Zones so that sounds amazing...
We are going to visit some beaches on the Pacific coastline (really looking to relax/chill and maybe do some waterfall hikes nearby) and a few days of La Fortuna/Monte Verde :) Keeping it simple. So excited for it!
Thank you so much for your reply!
Sounds great. Make sure to check out the hot river in La Fortuna. The free one all the locals go to
Also if you wanna join our blue zone trip in July, let me know! We have a couple spots left
So is the office and bathroom the only truly closed off area from the elements?
Right now yes. But we are enclosing the entire space. Its just not done yet. We'll be sharing more as we continue to renovate and build.
I looove the Office!! I have just a question. I am a really big bookworm, and I wonder if the humidity would ruin a library of physical books?
I have a lot of books too. You need to keep them in a dry room. Or a room with good airflow. Dehumidifiers are ESSENTIAL here.
@@hopscotchtheglobeGood to know.
Awesome home! Does the glass wall extend behind the air stream and on the other side of the bathroom?
No but we are planning to do another type of wall there...one with a hidden door that leads to a surprise we'll be sharing soon 😉
This turned out SO beautiful. Does the other side of the airstream have windows so the whole space can be closed off to the elements too? Couldn't completely tell if you can close it all off for rain season. Very excited for you guys!
Not yet but we are adding a wood slat/screen wall with a hidden door and something behind it but you'll have to wait to see what 😉
@@hopscotchtheglobe ooooo we'll tune in haha
Does the back of the house close or is it all open? Wish you showed that, I'm so curious haha.
It's open in the video but we are closing it now. Its going to be wooden slats wit screens. And the front will have a massive door. All above is mosquito nets too
what about wood termites?
We don't really have wood. and the wood we do have is treated for termites and mold
Love this. Looks amazing.....but what about critters like scorpions or rodents?
We've had a few friends :) but since enclosing half the space, we haven't seen any. We'll be enclosing the rest soon
Grass is not ecological or water efficient. I'd skip the grass and just have an outdoor place to gather more with plants. Was wondering if all the walls would eventually have sliding panels including where the Airstream is parked? Love the concept of it with all the sliding panels.
Learned about you from Raya and Louis channel. New sub. 😊
Yay! Welcome to our channel. We look forward to having you here and sharing more of our space, community and travels
How much did something like this cost? Love the house, it’s so beautiful!
Around 70,000 and the land was 130,000
Hello my sister god bless you
If you don't mind what part of Costa Rica you building you nice home?
"editing the video that you're watching right now" that was hilarious 🤣
hahahaha
curious - why no window screens? I get it, they're not attractive - but they keep the bugs out.
We have screens on all the windows but not that sliding doors. We also have screens all up above our house. They just look pretty invisible so you might not have noticed them
@@hopscotchtheglobe oh okay - yeah, I didn't notice them. Thank you
No prob!
Are guys in Alegria? I thought you purchased land in LEV San Mateo.
Hi , I just started following you guys came across your video where you guys did your 23and me DNA test and you guys decided to go to Portugal because you both had that in common . Saw that and you guys loved Portugal you were pregnant . Now I came across this video were you are living in Costa Rica and already have your baby daughter who is already 5 years old. Beautiful 😍
I wanted to ask you guys, from all the countries you visit what made you choose Costa Rica to live? If you don’t mind me asking.
Homemade dog food! Tell us more please?
For sure! It's a mix of chicken or beef, broccoli, sweet potato, egg (and ground up eggshell), spinach or kale, green beens, ginger, organ meat like liver, sometimes we add chickpeas too
Oh and sometimes we add peppers and zucchini
Ok serious question here, what’s the putain situation like? I like to juggle three to four girlfriends at a time and rotate them every six months.
I guarantee you would never see that in Beverly Hills, California
Loved all of it!!
Thank you! Us too :)