Portuguese here, I'll give you some advice: You can find cheaper housing in the metropolitan area of Porto, my advice would be Póvoa de Varzim or Vila do Conde. Both cities are next to each other, are part of Porto and are coastal. If you have a car you're 15-30 minutes away from Porto, if you don't have a car you could use Metro or a bus which is 1-1.5 hours away from Porto. The "extra" time spent is worth it, imho. I live in a rented house with 2 bedrooms and a backyard near the beach (2 streets away) for 300€.
@Mario. Hi Mario, I heard from a couple from Vila do Conde that some of the nicest people in Portugal live in Vila do Condo. Is that true? I stayed in the fishing village of Lavra for one week in 2018. It was so nice and the seafood so fresh and inexpensive. It was a dream but not sure if I could live in such a small village. At least it is a part of Porto and Vila do Conde greater area.
Wanted to let you all know that we were approved for our D7 Visas for Portugal last week. We, too, had to do a "clarification of income" and it took four days after that to get our approval. Your previous video helped to ease my anxiety. Thanks, guys! Congrats on your new life in Portugal!
Literally, so excited for you! We're also so happy that we were able to ease your anxiety about the process. That's such a blessing. Thanks for letting us know and allowing us to be a part of your journey. Please let us know when you arrive. Thank you and we look forward to continuing to document this to let others know that it's possible. - Josh & Kalie
@@ExpatsEverywhere Thanks for asking! We leave in 2.5 weeks. We will be in Lisbon for the first month looking for an apartment and then have our SEF appts on Feb 1/2 in Cascais.
@@prachelcarter43 You're welcome. That's fantastic! We'll actually be down in Lisbon the first week of Feb. It's Kalie's birthday and we hope to shoot of real estate episodes down there. Our SEF appointment is still a month away! - Josh & Kalie
@@ExpatsEverywhere Would love to say a socially distanced "hello" to you all when you're there. You all really helped us through the "not knowing" phase. Thanks for all that you do! 🤩
Thank you for sharing. We are moving to Porto next July. When you get a bit more settled in, could you make a walking tour of some of the neighborhoods so we can get an idea of where we’d like to live? Thanks!
You're welcome. We're excited for your move. July will come soon! We certainly have a lot planned for the "Living in Portugal" series so thank you for supporting this growing part of our channel. We might have to wait until we get through winter and growing Covid-19 restrictions, but we'll take you to some neighborhoods via video! - Josh & Kalie
Hey guys great video. Just a heads up, food in Portugal and I believe Europe in general does not have as many preservatives than in the states and will not last as long in the fridge. So it is always better to buy food more often. Hope you enjoy Porto! Its a great city!
Thanks, Zach. To be honest, because of the size of the fridge, we can't keep food long enough for it to spoil. LOL We're loving Porto despite the rain. - Josh & Kalie
Maybe that's why the refrigerators are generally small! When I was growing up (1970s NYC) I remember my mom bringing a few things home every day. That's probably why.
Yes, sir! All settled and starting to organized our media although not too organized unfortunately. We'll get better at this vlog thing. :-) Thank you. Valencia is happy and the dog is ready for his video with Kalie to come out. New video today about the first few day here in Porto. Thanks for the comment and support. We'll keep them coming. - Josh & Kalie
Awesome video. Your daughter has an Amazing smile like her parents. That view is great. I’d love to see more videos on apartment and house rentals. Since you are Boots on the Ground. Thanks for the share.
Thank you, Sharon! You've been crushing it in the comment section with great stuff. We'll definitely try to make some friends and do some home tours of their places if they don't mind. We have a lot to get out to you all in the next 2 weeks to get ourselves and you all caught up. Thank you for the recommendation and support. Watch this space! - Josh & Kalie PS-Thank you so much for the compliment. She'd smile so big at you. Hopefully we can get that done in person one of these days.
Thanks, Michele. It was a nice one. They got it back on the market and it's more than €900 now. It's up to €1,090! We're currently renting something that's a few blocks away for €700 but it doesn't have A/C and no outdoor space. It does have a large fridge, heaters, and a brand new washing machine. - Josh & Kalie
I love the outdoor space! The apartment seems like a great find. The comment about who just hang out in their bedroom kind of stung as I am currently hanging out in my bedroom. . . ^.^ Keep the videos coming!
LOL, that's hilarious, Zachariah! Thanks. We're happy with most components of apartment and the location is incredible. We'll keep the videos coming, you keep the comments coming! - Josh & Kalie
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Great to see you settling in. The weather is getting colder and rainer, but also thats has a charm. Stay safe (masks obligatory on the street starting tomorrow!) .
Hi, Humberto! Thank you so much. It is definitely getting colder and rainier. We just talked about that on a video that we'll hopefully get out next week. We're a bit backed up since we're shooting so much here and not getting enough edited quickly enough while trying to settle in. We really appreciate positive subscribers like you. We're very grateful. Thanks for the support and information about the masks too! :-) - Josh & Kalie
New subscriber, this is the second video. So far y'all are the nicest people I have found 8n the city(USA), others are kind of snobbish. I appreciate your positive attitude. When travel is not so crazy. Made I contact in Porto, I'm hoping this will be great for both. I'm going to go back and watch the whole series. Will let you know how they are. THANK YOU FOR SHARING!
Hi Melinda! Thank you so much. We don't have time for snobbery. :-) Life's too short and there's far too much to see. Thanks for support as well. We really appreciate subscribers like you (it's your positivity). - Josh & Kalie
Charlene, you're such a blessing! Thanks for the support. You've with us since day 1 on this journey and we can't thank you enough. To be honest, this spot is ridiculously good for our lifestyle and desires. The one challenge is there are stairs before the elevator starts and that means we have to have a lot of forethought before heading out with the baby and intending to get groceries, let's say. - Josh & Kalie
Loved the updated video! Its so good to see you guys are finally settled in Portugal! Please keep updated videos on your journey there. It keeps me energetic for my journey moving there!! You guys are awesome! Thank you!!😇😇
Hey Ruth! Thanks for the comment and support. We're really energized being here. We have a lot of content to get to you all and we're working hard to do so. This week is all about Portugal content. We hope you tune in and enjoy. - Josh & Kalie
Hey guys, been enjoying your vlogs on moving to Portugal, we are right behind you looking to touch down on June 1. Have you guys thought about creating your own channel that features only Portugal content? Congrats on your move and your new adventure.
Hey Tourabunga, thanks for the comment and letting us know you've been enjoying it. June 1 will be here before you know it! Reach out at expatseverywhere@gmail.com if you need anything and we'll try to help. To answer your question, yes, we've thought about it. We aren't 100% sure what the cost benefit is because really at the end of the day, we're expats that tend to move every few years so we're not sure what would happen to the channel once we moved. Also, starting a new channel from scratch is difficult and we're not that big on ExpatsEverywhere to have a substantial carryover, what do you think? There's a decent amount of fear in the unknown of that. The ethos behind ExpatsEverywhere is be a 1stop shop for expat information from interviews of people living in that country/city to city guides on moving, living, and working in a city so that people can be filled with confidence that it's possible. Our big aim is to be the #1 channel for expatlife/living abroad. Is it a huge goal? Absolutely. :-) But we like to dream big! We'd love to hear your feedback on the benefit of us starting a new channel. :-) Truly, thank you for the comment and support. - Josh & Kalie
lol Gave a like to this video just because I saw your little pumpkins smile. Oh my goodness the cutest thing ever!!!!!! hope you guys enjoy living there!
:-) Thanks! She's pretty darn fun but we're biased for sure :-) We appreciate you watching, liking, and commenting. We're enjoying it over here for sure, although today's pretty rainy. - Josh & Kalie
That´s an awesome apartment Josh and Kalie! Great areas, views, location, price, etc. Enjoy it! It´s incredible how many expats are still coming and looking for buying a property in Portugal. Peace!
Thanks, Rafael Fonseca! We need to touch base with you soon. We are getting ourselves settled in, but we have you in mind. We appreciate the support and feedback on our new place. It really is incredible how many expats our still coming. I just spoke with a guy today that has a goal of 500 units in Portugal in 10 years! - Josh & Kalie
Congrats!! So awesome seeing y’all make it and settle in! Will you be doing videos on your residence permit process? Again thank you so much for making these videos! Or I guess I should be saying muito obrigada 😅
Hey again, Catt's Corner. Thank you. It feels good to be settling in. We have our appointments with the department of immigration in January so we'll certainly show what we can of that process or at least talk about it. We're on the D7 visa and haven't even discussed attempting citizenship. You're welcome or should we say de nada :-) - Josh & Kalie
Thank you for sharing this, and all of the other information in your videos. Which neighborhood is your apartment in? We're in the early stages of planning our spring 2022 relocation to Portugal. Like you we'll start in Porto, which we absolutely loved on our last trip to Portugal.
You're absolutely welcome! Thanks for the encouragement. We totally forgot to mention the neighborhood in this particular video. We're still pretty new at the whole vlogging thing. Bolhão is our new neighborhood! All the best on your move to this magic place. Please stay in touch and reach out if you need anything. We'll try to answer it the best we can. - Josh & Kalie
The appartment looked great, welcome to Porto. Remember we are heading into Winter and Porto is not the best place to be in on Winter, get some nice coats, heater, etc.... Also remember we are in COVID time and you might feel more "lonely" since people are stuck at home and even when you out and about people will keep their distance. I love that you moved to Portugal but the time is not the best since "winter is coming" and COVID and I dont want you to feel like you are "outcasted" from our society. Love your channel, and I recommend you to visit some restaurants to see how you like more traditional food (careful since Porto is touristy, check with locals to see options). :)
Thank you, Ivo. You've been with us during this journey and we appreciate the love and support. We're pretty prepared for winter but we'll certainly take your advice to heart. We've certainly mixed it up a bit with foreign food and local food. We haven't done any "bacalhau" but to be honest we have tried several dishes on our visits here in the past. We also haven't had a "francesinha" yet either, but we'll get around to it. Last time we were in Porto, we had 3 in a week. LOL Again, thanks for the love! - Josh & Kalie
Nice, glad to help in that way. Honestly, because we're in the city center, things are a bit smaller and definitely more expensive. Really, filter the size of the space as well and not just the bedrooms. We think this place was listed as 65 m2, which for us is fine because we lived in a 38 m2 space in Singapore before our daughter was born. - Josh & Kalie
Hi, welcome. My opinion as resident, is a little bit overpriced, even though is central +furniture and a T2 (T2 = 2 bedrooms). And ok, is instagramable. Watching what you shown it has low livable square meters and probably the energetic rating is low, lack of double windows and probably in an old building, before 2000 constuction (just watching the surroundings). Also considering the cost of living here, that is almost 2 Portuguese minimum salaries of rent. The energetic rating of a building is quite important in Portugal, as it also measures how good the house retains comfortable temperature indoors with low energetic consumption (no need to electric heaters). The best rating is +A and lowest F. So heads up to any expats, when choosing a place.
We’re working with a few realtors and PMs to go into different places and show those types of things to our audience. Thanks for your input. - Josh & Kalie
Sounds like we need to make a video about it, huh? :-) Seriously though, we're working on doing a collab with someone that's in Lisbon. What do you think? Thank you btw, we're so excited to be here finally. - Josh & Kalie
What a great view you have! Nice video. Congrats. This maybe is explained in another video -- but why did you choose Porto? We have put Vigo Spain on our list of possible places to retire. Did you consider Vigo?
Hi Thomas, you're right about that view! Thank you. We explained it a bit in the live Q & A video that we did (that session was a lot of fun with people btw). We didn't consider Vigo, no. We've been there though. Vigo is a much slower paced life and certainly much less of a city than Porto. We really wanted the city vibes that we have here. The people are lovely too. Not sure which visa you're going for in Spain, but our visa for Portugal looked more straightforward as well, which made Portugal over Spain easy + we have already lived in Madrid, Spain. Thanks for the question. We could probably go on about this topic, but that kind of hits the highlights for Porto over Vigo. All the best with your decision and please stay in touch and let us know what you choose. - Josh & Kalie
Glad you like them! We're so behind but trying to catch you guys up (another one coming out Thursday). Thanks for your public sub! We love bold subscribers like yourself. It gives us so much confidence. - Josh & Kalie
Hey, Pete! Thank you. We love Porto and it's a dream move for us. We needed the practice with our Joby gimbal so we used an iPhone to shoot this. As you can tell with some of the camera movements (& maybe color and saturation), it's not perfect but it was a good video for us to learn on. Thanks for the comment. - Josh & Kalie
@@ExpatsEverywhere Actually, I thought the quality was excellent. Colors/saturation were fine and movements were very smooth. I thought it was recorded on a DSLR or mirrorless camera. Well done!!
@@PeteDeMarco Oh crap! Really?! You should have seen Kalie's footage of Josh...Unusable. We had a good laugh about it. I've got to get better at my movement with the Joby but honestly, Pete, I'm falling in love with this stuff. It's ridiculously fun and it's just about all I want to do although there's so much other stuff to do. Thanks for the comment and compliment. That means a ton coming from you because you're a giant to us in the photography game! - Josh (& Kalie)
Thank you for sharing the tour of the apartment. My husband and I are looking to become expats in Porto in the next 12 months. We have done a great deal of research, and Porto seems like the right fit for us. We will be retired so will not need jobs. A couple of quick and maybe silly questions: What does 900 Euros translate into as US dollars? What is the square footage of your apartment? It seems similar to what we would like to find. We especially like the balcony as we use our porch here in Savannah, GA, all the time. Thank you for sharing your story; we are gaining valuable info from you two. We subscribed today!
Hey Caleb. Thanks for writing. If you start from the very beginning and work your way through to now, you’re literally going to see our process over the past few months. 900 euros is around 1050 depending of the exchange rate as it fluctuates a little week to week. Porto is definitely cooler than Savannah so porch sitting year round probably won’t happen. Also, late fall to winter it’s rainy. I’d have to check the exact square footage but it’s around 600-700. We’re used to smaller place because our place in Singapore was under 400 square feet. Thanks for subscribing and following our journey here. Let us know if you need anything else. - Josh & Kalie
You are a lovely couple, I know Porto is beautiful but did visit Madeira iland, one of the ilands of Portugal, is a peaceful iland if people are nice and friendly in Portugal in Madeira there are much more. the weather is better all year, save place for your daughter to live and has so many options to rent or buy a house or a apartment. The food is amazing and the city Funchal is a city that has all and the food is amazing. And is close to Portugal so you can visit the main land . The mountains are beautiful, the air is so amazing and very healthy. This iland in the 1800 was a place for healing depression and respiratory problems and for people with cancer also a place that prolong their lives because of the air, the health food and the land . The smell is so amazing. That’s why they call the pearl of Atlantic and there their are so much to do as videos. Give a chance to live in a better place with a better quality of live.
Hi L H, is this your first time commenting? Haven't see you on here, but thank you so much for subscribing and being bold enough to do it publicly! Thanks for the support. You're very welcome. Our neighborhood is Bolhão. We're a couple minute walk from Bolhão Station, Aliados Station, and then a little further is Trinidade Station. More to come regarding this though. :-) - Josh & Kalie
Thanks for the great videos. We liked and subscribed. Where did you find your nice apartment? We have been looking on AirBnB and wondering if there is a better service. Currently we are in the US waiting for our visa to come through.
Thank you, David B. We appreciate it. We found it on idealista.pt and we actually talk about it in our "Moving to Portugal" series. You can check out the first few episodes where we discuss it. The company is actually called Liiiving and they manage several short and medium term rental places in the Porto region. - Josh & Kalie
Very informative, thank you! I recently signed my 6 month lease in Porto to qualify for my D7 visa also. Forgive me if you already stated this somewhere but what does that include? Wifi and utilities? Housekeeper? Or you need to set that stuff up yourself? Thanks again and see you around Porto when I arrive (visa gods willing) in mid December!
Thank you and congratulations to you! Our place includes wifi and a basic TV package that we hardly use. Housekeeper can be found for €6-10/hr depending. For example, our place is pretty small right and for a 90 minute cleaning, which hits the highlights costs €16 to help cover transport time and costs. Keep us posted on your movements - Josh & Kalie ☺️
Great video and nice apartment. I see that you brought your dog. We are planning to move next year with our pets. please share your experience when you get a chance. Thx !
Kalie shot the "Pet" video and it's in the editing process now. That video will be out in 7 days or less. :-) Thank you for the compliment and support. We're certainly not sure the video was great considering we're still trying to figure out gimbal that we're using, but we agree that the apartment is nice! ;-) We do really appreciate the love and support, Manny. Thank you. Be on the look out for the pet video and all the best with your move. Let us know if we can help with something. If you haven't already, hit the subscribe button and turn on all notifications, that way you won't miss when that pet video comes out. - Josh & Kalie
Your view is insane! That's worth the money! Let me know if you want to show some artist loft space, warehouses, or places I could put an art studio. I will hook you up with some Art when I move over! You baby is adorable! Congratulations to both of you...I can tell she is one loved, and happy baby!
Our view is really inspirational. We don't get tired of it. Even on rainy days it's nice to look out onto this awesome city. We'll ask a realtor friend if we can get into any spaces like that. There are a ton of abandoned places. Are you looking at buying? BTW-A few days ago we went into a gallery to check out an exhibition. Valencia is very loved for sure and she rarely stops smiling. We just have to keep her feed and she'll keep smiling. - Josh & Kalie
@@ExpatsEverywhere sweet! Now, if only they had Turkey Hill iced tea. That’s made in Lancaster county here and it’s hubby’s favorite drink. Nowhere near as global as Heinz! 😂😂
@@mrsiz218 I went to college in Lancaster, I remember Turkey Hill's Tin Roof Sundae. Turkey Hill drinks have made it into Montgomery County, saw some today.
@@elyseb674 that is so cool!! We visited relatives in Cartersville GA and at the time Kroger owned Turkey Hill. We were able to find the sweet tea version there, then we went to Ingle’s and he found the one he always drinks there. He looked at me and said, “We can move down here now!” 😂😂 Well, we’re still in PA. Lol
@@mrsiz218 love it!!! I'm currently working in Spain but came stateside to take my 7y/o grandneice to her first concert, JoJo Siwa, Friday night. I return Monday. My cult favorite is Wawa. I tell people "when God wants coffee, God goes to Wawa". I always make it a point to have Wawa hazelnut coffee and Philly soft pretzel when I'm in town. Heaven.
Yes, it's a bit high for sure. It should probably be closer to €750-825, however, the location in the city is ridiculously good. Our last transfer from the US to pay the rent was $1053. It is fully furnished but without utilities. We'll see what those are like in 2 weeks. From what we're hearing though, we're paying a fair price especially considering that this is a mid-term rental (6 months). We might down grade in 6 months but we'll definitely shop around. Thanks for the comment! - Josh & Kalie
Awww baby is precious! So I asked google to help me convert the 900 euros into US dollars and it came up with $1,082.45 per month is that correct, and congratulations on your new apartment :D
Hi Gwynn, yes that sounds about right obviously our current life is pegged to the Euro so it's the dollar that fluctuates. We're making USD so our "income" kind of changes every month. This was our first apartment and if you follow these videos, you'll see where we are now and why. 😁😅 - Josh & Kalie
Truth...basically never anymore for short distances But let's say we're going to IKEA, which is just outside of Porto, we would take the base and seat. Cia's getting big though! Some drivers will refuse the ride but that's only happened once where we were completely refused. Generally, there's a little back and forth discussion and then they take us. We don't love doing it and wouldn't do it longer distances or on the highway. We've only been in a car here less than a dozen times though. We generally walk. Thanks for the question. - Josh & Kalie
We do. There's a unit in the living room, and both bedrooms. We run the one at night for the little one, but other than that, we don't really use the one in our bedroom or the living room. - Josh & Kalie
Thank you and thanks for the question. Yes, it came completely furnished. We did make an IKEA run because...well...Kalie...but anything of any substantial size was provided. I need a good chef's knife and stuff for coffee. We also picked up some better towels, and a few things for the baby. We show that trip to IKEA in a coming video. :-) - Josh & Kalie
Sorryyyyy!!! We got really backed up needing to get some of the other global content out, but we didn't forget about our Portugal audience. We love you guys (the most) and we have another one coming out on Thursday! Thanks for the comment, Antonio. We really appreciate your viewership and care. - Josh & Kalie
We didn't get the Liiiving package where utilities are included so in 2 weeks or so, we should "get the bill" from them. We're hoping it's not too much. We're paying €900 per month for a furnished T2 apartment without utilities, €500 is the apartment, €100 furniture, €300 that view/location, €0 all that construction noise. :-) LOL - Josh & Kalie
Thank you. We think we could have gotten it cheaper if we were booking now because of the Covid situation. We had reserved the place back in August for our move-in date of middle of Oct. Covid has killed tourism both foreign and domestic which has dropped prices for short and medium term rentals and really sent property management companies scrambling to re-price units. - Josh & Kalie
@@boldmover maybe but at the time it wouldn’t have worked, but now, most definitely we would have negotiated. We talk about that in a recent Vlog. - Josh & Kalie
Great question. We answer it a bit in this vlog series, but in a few weeks, we have a video that's coming out that outlines our reason for moving to Portugal. Can you wait until then? If so, make sure you've hit the subscribe button and notification bell. That video comes out on Feb. 3rd. - Josh & Kalie
Portuguese here, I'll give you some advice: You can find cheaper housing in the metropolitan area of Porto, my advice would be Póvoa de Varzim or Vila do Conde.
Both cities are next to each other, are part of Porto and are coastal. If you have a car you're 15-30 minutes away from Porto, if you don't have a car you could use Metro or a bus which is 1-1.5 hours away from Porto. The "extra" time spent is worth it, imho.
I live in a rented house with 2 bedrooms and a backyard near the beach (2 streets away) for 300€.
Thanks for the advice and view! Wow 🤩 That's cheap rent! - Josh & Kalie
Putting those two areas on my "must see" list before I commit to a permanent place! Thanks so much, Mario.
@Mario Malo I appreciate your comments - we are now looking in the neighbourhoods you recommended. Yes, I agree €900 per month is just too much!
@Mario. Hi Mario, I heard from a couple from Vila do Conde that some of the nicest people in Portugal live in Vila do Condo. Is that true? I stayed in the fishing village of Lavra for one week in 2018. It was so nice and the seafood so fresh and inexpensive. It was a dream but not sure if I could live in such a small village. At least it is a part of Porto and Vila do Conde greater area.
Thanks for the advice. Will be moving to Portugal in 2 years this is on my list.
Wanted to let you all know that we were approved for our D7 Visas for Portugal last week. We, too, had to do a "clarification of income" and it took four days after that to get our approval. Your previous video helped to ease my anxiety. Thanks, guys! Congrats on your new life in Portugal!
Literally, so excited for you! We're also so happy that we were able to ease your anxiety about the process. That's such a blessing. Thanks for letting us know and allowing us to be a part of your journey. Please let us know when you arrive.
Thank you and we look forward to continuing to document this to let others know that it's possible. - Josh & Kalie
How's your move coming along?
@@ExpatsEverywhere Thanks for asking! We leave in 2.5 weeks. We will be in Lisbon for the first month looking for an apartment and then have our SEF appts on Feb 1/2 in Cascais.
@@prachelcarter43 You're welcome. That's fantastic! We'll actually be down in Lisbon the first week of Feb. It's Kalie's birthday and we hope to shoot of real estate episodes down there. Our SEF appointment is still a month away! - Josh & Kalie
@@ExpatsEverywhere Would love to say a socially distanced "hello" to you all when you're there. You all really helped us through the "not knowing" phase. Thanks for all that you do! 🤩
Thank you for sharing. We are moving to Porto next July. When you get a bit more settled in, could you make a walking tour of some of the neighborhoods so we can get an idea of where we’d like to live? Thanks!
You're welcome. We're excited for your move. July will come soon!
We certainly have a lot planned for the "Living in Portugal" series so thank you for supporting this growing part of our channel. We might have to wait until we get through winter and growing Covid-19 restrictions, but we'll take you to some neighborhoods via video! - Josh & Kalie
I have got an apartement to rent in the same buiding, it's an open space eith 56sqm and a sunny terrace with 17sqm.
@@fernandaneves6980 Thanks for sharing! The sunny terrace is magical. ☺️ - Josh & Kalie
Hey guys great video. Just a heads up, food in Portugal and I believe Europe in general does not have as many preservatives than in the states and will not last as long in the fridge. So it is always better to buy food more often. Hope you enjoy Porto! Its a great city!
Thanks, Zach. To be honest, because of the size of the fridge, we can't keep food long enough for it to spoil. LOL We're loving Porto despite the rain. - Josh & Kalie
Maybe that's why the refrigerators are generally small! When I was growing up (1970s NYC) I remember my mom bringing a few things home every day. That's probably why.
You kids are all settled in now! Valencia looks so happy. The dog is adorable. Life is good in Porto! Keep the video's coming!
Yes, sir! All settled and starting to organized our media although not too organized unfortunately. We'll get better at this vlog thing. :-) Thank you. Valencia is happy and the dog is ready for his video with Kalie to come out. New video today about the first few day here in Porto. Thanks for the comment and support. We'll keep them coming. - Josh & Kalie
Awesome video. Your daughter has an Amazing smile like her parents. That view is great. I’d love to see more videos on apartment and house rentals. Since you are Boots on the Ground. Thanks for the share.
Thank you, Sharon! You've been crushing it in the comment section with great stuff. We'll definitely try to make some friends and do some home tours of their places if they don't mind. We have a lot to get out to you all in the next 2 weeks to get ourselves and you all caught up. Thank you for the recommendation and support. Watch this space! - Josh & Kalie
PS-Thank you so much for the compliment. She'd smile so big at you. Hopefully we can get that done in person one of these days.
The smile at the end of the video really was the cherry at the top!
@@garybolenable thank you 😊
I'm watching all the videos on finding apartments since that is one of my next tasks. Thanks!
Great! You can do it! - Josh & Kalie
I like your apartment. It's great that you have the a/c and heating units in each room and the large patio space.
Thanks, Michele. It was a nice one. They got it back on the market and it's more than €900 now. It's up to €1,090! We're currently renting something that's a few blocks away for €700 but it doesn't have A/C and no outdoor space. It does have a large fridge, heaters, and a brand new washing machine. - Josh & Kalie
I love the outdoor space! The apartment seems like a great find. The comment about who just hang out in their bedroom kind of stung as I am currently hanging out in my bedroom. . . ^.^ Keep the videos coming!
LOL, that's hilarious, Zachariah!
Thanks. We're happy with most components of apartment and the location is incredible. We'll keep the videos coming, you keep the comments coming! - Josh & Kalie
Great to see you settling in. The weather is getting colder and rainer, but also thats has a charm. Stay safe (masks obligatory on the street starting tomorrow!) .
Hi, Humberto! Thank you so much. It is definitely getting colder and rainier. We just talked about that on a video that we'll hopefully get out next week. We're a bit backed up since we're shooting so much here and not getting enough edited quickly enough while trying to settle in. We really appreciate positive subscribers like you. We're very grateful. Thanks for the support and information about the masks too! :-) - Josh & Kalie
New subscriber, this is the second video. So far y'all are the nicest people I have found 8n the city(USA), others are kind of snobbish. I appreciate your positive attitude. When travel is not so crazy. Made I contact in Porto, I'm hoping this will be great for both.
I'm going to go back and watch the whole series. Will let you know how they are. THANK YOU FOR SHARING!
Hi Melinda! Thank you so much. We don't have time for snobbery. :-) Life's too short and there's far too much to see. Thanks for support as well. We really appreciate subscribers like you (it's your positivity). - Josh & Kalie
That baby’s smile said it all! You did it!!!! Congratulations! Nice place!
Aww, thank you! She's pretty great. Yes, we did it and we really appreciate all of your support and encouragement. Cheers. - Josh & Kalie
I'm really enjoying this content. That looks like a great space in an amazing location and I'm glad that y'all are settling in to your new home.
Charlene, you're such a blessing! Thanks for the support. You've with us since day 1 on this journey and we can't thank you enough.
To be honest, this spot is ridiculously good for our lifestyle and desires. The one challenge is there are stairs before the elevator starts and that means we have to have a lot of forethought before heading out with the baby and intending to get groceries, let's say. - Josh & Kalie
Loved the updated video! Its so good to see you guys are finally settled in Portugal! Please keep updated videos on your journey there. It keeps me energetic for my journey moving there!! You guys are awesome! Thank you!!😇😇
Hey Ruth! Thanks for the comment and support. We're really energized being here. We have a lot of content to get to you all and we're working hard to do so. This week is all about Portugal content. We hope you tune in and enjoy. - Josh & Kalie
Nice job. Good camera work. Enjoying your adventure.
Awesome. Thank you! That's a huge compliment. Thanks for joining us on the adventure and hope to help you with yours. - Josh & Kalie
Hey guys, been enjoying your vlogs on moving to Portugal, we are right behind you looking to touch down on June 1. Have you guys thought about creating your own channel that features only Portugal content? Congrats on your move and your new adventure.
Hey Tourabunga, thanks for the comment and letting us know you've been enjoying it. June 1 will be here before you know it! Reach out at expatseverywhere@gmail.com if you need anything and we'll try to help.
To answer your question, yes, we've thought about it. We aren't 100% sure what the cost benefit is because really at the end of the day, we're expats that tend to move every few years so we're not sure what would happen to the channel once we moved.
Also, starting a new channel from scratch is difficult and we're not that big on ExpatsEverywhere to have a substantial carryover, what do you think?
There's a decent amount of fear in the unknown of that.
The ethos behind ExpatsEverywhere is be a 1stop shop for expat information from interviews of people living in that country/city to city guides on moving, living, and working in a city so that people can be filled with confidence that it's possible.
Our big aim is to be the #1 channel for expatlife/living abroad. Is it a huge goal? Absolutely. :-) But we like to dream big!
We'd love to hear your feedback on the benefit of us starting a new channel. :-)
Truly, thank you for the comment and support. - Josh & Kalie
Congratulations on getting settled and thank you for your videos!
Thank you for the comment, Judith. It's our pleasure. We appreciate you joining our journey here. - Josh & Kalie
Beautiful Apartment and your daughter is so freakin Adorbs
Thank you so much regarding both things!! And thank you for your support of us over the past month - Josh & Kalie
Beautiful flat guys! Have fun there!
Thanks, Brian. It was our first one in Porto. We're hunting for a new one now. - Josh & Kalie
lol Gave a like to this video just because I saw your little pumpkins smile. Oh my goodness the cutest thing ever!!!!!! hope you guys enjoy living there!
:-) Thanks! She's pretty darn fun but we're biased for sure :-) We appreciate you watching, liking, and commenting. We're enjoying it over here for sure, although today's pretty rainy. - Josh & Kalie
Thanks for sharing your apartment. It’s helpful to get a real world view.
You’re welcome 😊Thanks for the comment. We hope to share with you a few more rentals this month. - Josh & Kalie
That´s an awesome apartment Josh and Kalie! Great areas, views, location, price, etc. Enjoy it! It´s incredible how many expats are still coming and looking for buying a property in Portugal. Peace!
Thanks, Rafael Fonseca! We need to touch base with you soon. We are getting ourselves settled in, but we have you in mind. We appreciate the support and feedback on our new place. It really is incredible how many expats our still coming. I just spoke with a guy today that has a goal of 500 units in Portugal in 10 years! - Josh & Kalie
Love the channel, marathon watching!
Welcome aboard! Thanks for the love. It's great to hear from binge watchers. Stay in touch. - Josh & Kalie
Wow what an amazing view I love it! Porto is one of the main cities I’m looking at in Portugal 🇵🇹
And I loved this video
@@oreospeedwaggindoesamerica6078 Thank you. - Josh & Kalie
This view does it for us! Porto is fantastic. - Josh & Kalie
Thank you!!
@@oreospeedwaggindoesamerica6078 you’re welcome 😊- Josh & Kalie
Hey guys,
Awesome apartment! I'm a fatty, so that fridge wouldnt work for me lol.
Kalie: if the rental allows it, I'll mount the TV for you guys! 🤪
What a cute baby. I’m enjoying your channel. Hope to get to Porto soon.
Thank you, Marty P. Keep us posted on your move. All the best. - Josh & Kalie
Congrats!! So awesome seeing y’all make it and settle in! Will you be doing videos on your residence permit process?
Again thank you so much for making these videos!
Or I guess I should be saying muito obrigada 😅
Hey again, Catt's Corner. Thank you. It feels good to be settling in. We have our appointments with the department of immigration in January so we'll certainly show what we can of that process or at least talk about it. We're on the D7 visa and haven't even discussed attempting citizenship.
You're welcome or should we say de nada :-) - Josh & Kalie
Ive been there 3 years ago.. One of the best cities in europe
Nice. Yes, without a doubt it is one of Europe's top cities. - Josh & Kalie
you guys made it! Great job!
Yep, we made it! Thank you. We hope you're doing well. - Josh & Kalie
Thank you for sharing this, and all of the other information in your videos. Which neighborhood is your apartment in? We're in the early stages of planning our spring 2022 relocation to Portugal. Like you we'll start in Porto, which we absolutely loved on our last trip to Portugal.
You're absolutely welcome! Thanks for the encouragement. We totally forgot to mention the neighborhood in this particular video. We're still pretty new at the whole vlogging thing. Bolhão is our new neighborhood! All the best on your move to this magic place. Please stay in touch and reach out if you need anything. We'll try to answer it the best we can. - Josh & Kalie
Thanks for beautiful video and letting us meet your so much cute daughter
You are so kind! Thank you. 🙏 - Josh & Kalie
The appartment looked great, welcome to Porto. Remember we are heading into Winter and Porto is not the best place to be in on Winter, get some nice coats, heater, etc.... Also remember we are in COVID time and you might feel more "lonely" since people are stuck at home and even when you out and about people will keep their distance. I love that you moved to Portugal but the time is not the best since "winter is coming" and COVID and I dont want you to feel like you are "outcasted" from our society. Love your channel, and I recommend you to visit some restaurants to see how you like more traditional food (careful since Porto is touristy, check with locals to see options). :)
Thank you, Ivo. You've been with us during this journey and we appreciate the love and support. We're pretty prepared for winter but we'll certainly take your advice to heart. We've certainly mixed it up a bit with foreign food and local food. We haven't done any "bacalhau" but to be honest we have tried several dishes on our visits here in the past. We also haven't had a "francesinha" yet either, but we'll get around to it. Last time we were in Porto, we had 3 in a week. LOL
Again, thanks for the love! - Josh & Kalie
@@ExpatsEverywhere All the best! Im here for the follow up videos of your journey in Portugal. WELCOME!
@@ivosilva2796 Obrigad@! There's so much to discover and it makes it so much more fun with people like you along with us. - Josh & Kalie
Loved getting to see the apartment. My wife and I watched and we were like "Yeah, we'll need a T3 or T4 to fit us all"
Nice, glad to help in that way. Honestly, because we're in the city center, things are a bit smaller and definitely more expensive. Really, filter the size of the space as well and not just the bedrooms. We think this place was listed as 65 m2, which for us is fine because we lived in a 38 m2 space in Singapore before our daughter was born. - Josh & Kalie
@@ExpatsEverywhere I'm looking forward to learning more about the areas in Porto as you are safely able to travel around.
Hi, welcome.
My opinion as resident, is a little bit overpriced, even though is central +furniture and a T2 (T2 = 2 bedrooms). And ok, is instagramable.
Watching what you shown it has low livable square meters and probably the energetic rating is low, lack of double windows and probably in an old building, before 2000 constuction (just watching the surroundings). Also considering the cost of living here, that is almost 2 Portuguese minimum salaries of rent.
The energetic rating of a building is quite important in Portugal, as it also measures how good the house retains comfortable temperature indoors with low energetic consumption (no need to electric heaters). The best rating is +A and lowest F.
So heads up to any expats, when choosing a place.
We’re working with a few realtors and PMs to go into different places and show those types of things to our audience.
Thanks for your input. - Josh & Kalie
Great video! So glad you guys made it there after all the visa stuff. Why did you choose Porto over Lisbon?
Sounds like we need to make a video about it, huh? :-) Seriously though, we're working on doing a collab with someone that's in Lisbon. What do you think?
Thank you btw, we're so excited to be here finally. - Josh & Kalie
@@ExpatsEverywhere Yeah, would be great to see a comparison of the 2 cities
What a great view you have! Nice video. Congrats. This maybe is explained in another video -- but why did you choose Porto? We have put Vigo Spain on our list of possible places to retire. Did you consider Vigo?
Hi Thomas, you're right about that view! Thank you.
We explained it a bit in the live Q & A video that we did (that session was a lot of fun with people btw). We didn't consider Vigo, no. We've been there though. Vigo is a much slower paced life and certainly much less of a city than Porto. We really wanted the city vibes that we have here. The people are lovely too.
Not sure which visa you're going for in Spain, but our visa for Portugal looked more straightforward as well, which made Portugal over Spain easy + we have already lived in Madrid, Spain. Thanks for the question. We could probably go on about this topic, but that kind of hits the highlights for Porto over Vigo. All the best with your decision and please stay in touch and let us know what you choose. - Josh & Kalie
Love the videos.
Glad you like them! We're so behind but trying to catch you guys up (another one coming out Thursday). Thanks for your public sub! We love bold subscribers like yourself. It gives us so much confidence. - Josh & Kalie
Congrats to you both! Porto is fantastic. What camera did you use to record this?
Hey, Pete! Thank you. We love Porto and it's a dream move for us. We needed the practice with our Joby gimbal so we used an iPhone to shoot this. As you can tell with some of the camera movements (& maybe color and saturation), it's not perfect but it was a good video for us to learn on. Thanks for the comment. - Josh & Kalie
@@ExpatsEverywhere Actually, I thought the quality was excellent. Colors/saturation were fine and movements were very smooth. I thought it was recorded on a DSLR or mirrorless camera. Well done!!
@@PeteDeMarco Oh crap! Really?! You should have seen Kalie's footage of Josh...Unusable. We had a good laugh about it.
I've got to get better at my movement with the Joby but honestly, Pete, I'm falling in love with this stuff. It's ridiculously fun and it's just about all I want to do although there's so much other stuff to do.
Thanks for the comment and compliment. That means a ton coming from you because you're a giant to us in the photography game! - Josh (& Kalie)
Thank you for sharing the tour of the apartment. My husband and I are looking to become expats in Porto in the next 12 months. We have done a great deal of research, and Porto seems like the right fit for us. We will be retired so will not need jobs. A couple of quick and maybe silly questions: What does 900 Euros translate into as US dollars? What is the square footage of your apartment? It seems similar to what we would like to find. We especially like the balcony as we use our porch here in Savannah, GA, all the time. Thank you for sharing your story; we are gaining valuable info from you two. We subscribed today!
Hey Caleb. Thanks for writing.
If you start from the very beginning and work your way through to now, you’re literally going to see our process over the past few months.
900 euros is around 1050 depending of the exchange rate as it fluctuates a little week to week.
Porto is definitely cooler than Savannah so porch sitting year round probably won’t happen. Also, late fall to winter it’s rainy.
I’d have to check the exact square footage but it’s around 600-700. We’re used to smaller place because our place in Singapore was under 400 square feet.
Thanks for subscribing and following our journey here.
Let us know if you need anything else. - Josh & Kalie
Nice size apt. What floor are you on? Plus your babies smile 😊 is everything 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰..
Thank you! 🤗We're on the top floor. 😅 - Josh & Kalie
You are a lovely couple, I know Porto is beautiful but did visit Madeira iland, one of the ilands of Portugal, is a peaceful iland if people are nice and friendly in Portugal in Madeira there are much more. the weather is better all year, save place for your daughter to live and has so many options to rent or buy a house or a apartment. The food is amazing and the city Funchal is a city that has all and the food is amazing. And is close to Portugal so you can visit the main land . The mountains are beautiful, the air is so amazing and very healthy. This iland in the 1800 was a place for healing depression and respiratory problems and for people with cancer also a place that prolong their lives because of the air, the health food and the land . The smell is so amazing. That’s why they call the pearl of Atlantic and there their are so much to do as videos. Give a chance to live in a better place with a better quality of live.
Thanks, Elizabete. We appreciate it. We hope to visit Madeira when possible. We do love Porto though. - Josh & Kalie
Hello: Thanks for the new update.
Can you tell me what neighborhood you are in? Thanks again for the great content.
Hi L H, is this your first time commenting? Haven't see you on here, but thank you so much for subscribing and being bold enough to do it publicly! Thanks for the support.
You're very welcome. Our neighborhood is Bolhão. We're a couple minute walk from Bolhão Station, Aliados Station, and then a little further is Trinidade Station. More to come regarding this though. :-) - Josh & Kalie
Thanks for the great videos. We liked and subscribed. Where did you find your nice apartment? We have been looking on AirBnB and wondering if there is a better service. Currently we are in the US waiting for our visa to come through.
Thank you, David B. We appreciate it. We found it on idealista.pt and we actually talk about it in our "Moving to Portugal" series. You can check out the first few episodes where we discuss it. The company is actually called Liiiving and they manage several short and medium term rental places in the Porto region. - Josh & Kalie
@@ExpatsEverywhere Thanks!
Very informative, thank you! I recently signed my 6 month lease in Porto to qualify for my D7 visa also.
Forgive me if you already stated this somewhere but what does that include? Wifi and utilities? Housekeeper? Or you need to set that stuff up yourself?
Thanks again and see you around Porto when I arrive (visa gods willing) in mid December!
Thank you and congratulations to you!
Our place includes wifi and a basic TV package that we hardly use. Housekeeper can be found for €6-10/hr depending. For example, our place is pretty small right and for a 90 minute cleaning, which hits the highlights costs €16 to help cover transport time and costs.
Keep us posted on your movements - Josh & Kalie ☺️
Great video and nice apartment. I see that you brought your dog. We are planning to move next year with our pets. please share your experience when you get a chance. Thx !
Kalie shot the "Pet" video and it's in the editing process now. That video will be out in 7 days or less. :-)
Thank you for the compliment and support. We're certainly not sure the video was great considering we're still trying to figure out gimbal that we're using, but we agree that the apartment is nice! ;-) We do really appreciate the love and support, Manny. Thank you. Be on the look out for the pet video and all the best with your move. Let us know if we can help with something.
If you haven't already, hit the subscribe button and turn on all notifications, that way you won't miss when that pet video comes out. - Josh & Kalie
You should bring grandmother with you too😂
@@VADACHE 😂
Welcome to Portugal. 🇵🇹
Thank you, Jen. Where are you in Portugal? - Josh & Kalie
For 900 euros month, its easier to buy the house an ask a bank for a loan, it woukd be way cheaper.
You are living in the downtown of the city best place ever
Not so bad.
Your view is insane! That's worth the money! Let me know if you want to show some artist loft space, warehouses, or places I could put an art studio. I will hook you up with some Art when I move over! You baby is adorable! Congratulations to both of you...I can tell she is one loved, and happy baby!
Our view is really inspirational. We don't get tired of it. Even on rainy days it's nice to look out onto this awesome city. We'll ask a realtor friend if we can get into any spaces like that. There are a ton of abandoned places. Are you looking at buying? BTW-A few days ago we went into a gallery to check out an exhibition.
Valencia is very loved for sure and she rarely stops smiling. We just have to keep her feed and she'll keep smiling. - Josh & Kalie
OMG!! your dog
Heinz ketchup in Portugal! Yay!!! Pennsylvania gal here and that's a big deal!! LOL
😂 You can get it here. - Josh & Kalie
@@ExpatsEverywhere sweet! Now, if only they had Turkey Hill iced tea. That’s made in Lancaster county here and it’s hubby’s favorite drink. Nowhere near as global as Heinz! 😂😂
@@mrsiz218 I went to college in Lancaster, I remember Turkey Hill's Tin Roof Sundae. Turkey Hill drinks have made it into Montgomery County, saw some today.
@@elyseb674 that is so cool!! We visited relatives in Cartersville GA and at the time Kroger owned Turkey Hill. We were able to find the sweet tea version there, then we went to Ingle’s and he found the one he always drinks there. He looked at me and said, “We can move down here now!” 😂😂 Well, we’re still in PA. Lol
@@mrsiz218 love it!!! I'm currently working in Spain but came stateside to take my 7y/o grandneice to her first concert, JoJo Siwa, Friday night. I return Monday. My cult favorite is Wawa. I tell people "when God wants coffee, God goes to Wawa". I always make it a point to have Wawa hazelnut coffee and Philly soft pretzel when I'm in town. Heaven.
I am a bit surprised on your rent price. Conversion puts it a $1100. USD, I hope it is fully furnished with utilities included.
Yes, it's a bit high for sure. It should probably be closer to €750-825, however, the location in the city is ridiculously good. Our last transfer from the US to pay the rent was $1053. It is fully furnished but without utilities. We'll see what those are like in 2 weeks.
From what we're hearing though, we're paying a fair price especially considering that this is a mid-term rental (6 months). We might down grade in 6 months but we'll definitely shop around. Thanks for the comment! - Josh & Kalie
Awww baby is precious! So I asked google to help me convert the 900 euros into US dollars and it came up with $1,082.45 per month is that correct, and congratulations on your new apartment :D
Hi Gwynn, yes that sounds about right obviously our current life is pegged to the Euro so it's the dollar that fluctuates. We're making USD so our "income" kind of changes every month. This was our first apartment and if you follow these videos, you'll see where we are now and why. 😁😅 - Josh & Kalie
PS- Thank you. We think she's pretty cute too. - Josh & Kalie
How often do you use the car seat in Portugal? In Uber, taxis?
Truth...basically never anymore for short distances But let's say we're going to IKEA, which is just outside of Porto, we would take the base and seat. Cia's getting big though! Some drivers will refuse the ride but that's only happened once where we were completely refused. Generally, there's a little back and forth discussion and then they take us. We don't love doing it and wouldn't do it longer distances or on the highway. We've only been in a car here less than a dozen times though. We generally walk. Thanks for the question. - Josh & Kalie
@@ExpatsEverywhere Thanks for the info. That is helpful.
@@Goodlifexplorers you’re very welcome. - Josh & Kalie
Que linda bebezinha. Adoravel.
Obrigad@ - Josh & Kalie
Do you have ac/heat? I didnt see a unit> Thanks
We do. There's a unit in the living room, and both bedrooms. We run the one at night for the little one, but other than that, we don't really use the one in our bedroom or the living room. - Josh & Kalie
Nice place! Did it come furnished?
Thank you and thanks for the question. Yes, it came completely furnished. We did make an IKEA run because...well...Kalie...but anything of any substantial size was provided. I need a good chef's knife and stuff for coffee. We also picked up some better towels, and a few things for the baby. We show that trip to IKEA in a coming video. :-) - Josh & Kalie
@@ExpatsEverywhere Cool. :-)
Nice apartment !
Yea, there a few things we would change or didn't expect or know about, but all in all, we're happy! Thanks for the comment, Fred. - Josh & Kalie
I was wondering when the new vlog was coming
Sorryyyyy!!! We got really backed up needing to get some of the other global content out, but we didn't forget about our Portugal audience. We love you guys (the most) and we have another one coming out on Thursday! Thanks for the comment, Antonio. We really appreciate your viewership and care. - Josh & Kalie
@@ExpatsEverywhere no need to be sorry plus yall just got to Portugal and need to be settling down
One more question, if I may: What utilities are included in your rent?
We didn't get the Liiiving package where utilities are included so in 2 weeks or so, we should "get the bill" from them. We're hoping it's not too much. We're paying €900 per month for a furnished T2 apartment without utilities, €500 is the apartment, €100 furniture, €300 that view/location, €0 all that construction noise. :-) LOL - Josh & Kalie
You guys got a steal, nice apartment.
Thank you. We think we could have gotten it cheaper if we were booking now because of the Covid situation. We had reserved the place back in August for our move-in date of middle of Oct. Covid has killed tourism both foreign and domestic which has dropped prices for short and medium term rentals and really sent property management companies scrambling to re-price units. - Josh & Kalie
@@ExpatsEverywhere Oh my,! ' Could you have asked for a discount?' My next visit will be Porto. Waiting for them to allow us back in.
@@boldmover maybe but at the time it wouldn’t have worked, but now, most definitely we would have negotiated. We talk about that in a recent Vlog. - Josh & Kalie
@@ExpatsEverywhere I'll have to check that vlog out.
@@mytraveldiary63 Great, let us know if we can help with anything else. - Josh & Kalie
Refrigerator in place of the washing machine? 🙄 🤔
😅A fridge has gotta go somewhere 😂- Josh & Kalie
Great view? Where?
Out the big window and on the terrace. 😉 - Josh & Kalie
I would love to retire to portugal but can't afford housing
Outside of city centers the prices get really reasonable. - Josh & Kalie
Where is the apartment located in porto
It's near Rua da Santa Catarina and Sá de Bandeira in downtown Porto. - Josh & Kalie
What made you settle in Portugal?
Great question. We answer it a bit in this vlog series, but in a few weeks, we have a video that's coming out that outlines our reason for moving to Portugal. Can you wait until then?
If so, make sure you've hit the subscribe button and notification bell. That video comes out on Feb. 3rd. - Josh & Kalie
@@ExpatsEverywhere ok
@@chantaygolson Thank you 🙏 We look forward to getting your feedback on that video and our reasons why. 😃 - Josh & Kalie
For 900 euros in Paris, you have a small studio flat 😣👎, Porto is way cheaper but salaries are lower it's true
This same apartment is currently renting for €1,500! It's been 25 months. 😅 - Josh & Kalie
But does the shower have a lip?
Super Sub, Trevor! Did we mention? The shower has a lip! LOL - Josh & Kalie