Self Reliant Life on a Remote Tropical Island #Video


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Marjo and An have an incredible off-grid lifestyle in the Mentawai Islands in Indonesia. They've built their own home using locally sourced wood, they harvest fruit from the forest, they fish for their protein, they raise chickens for eggs and meat, and they also generate solar power, harvest rainwater, and use a well for their water and electricity. The island they live on does not have any villages or roads, so everything is transported with a small handmade boat, from their groceries to their fuel. It's not an easy lifestyle that they've chosen, but it is quite beautiful and rewarding (and they can surf from their front door!).

You can follow and find out more about Marjo and An's incredible life on their YouTube channel, Our Island Life:
https://www.youtube.com/@OurIslandLife

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  • Moreah

    Fascinating! How do you connect with so many unique individuals and places and lifestyles!!
    I can't imagine being as creative and flexible and self-reliant as this couple! Wow!

  • michael

    GGREAT

  • jack

    where do they get the internet? where does the sewage from toilets go?

  • Helen

    No thank you!

  • iotus2

    Now that is what I call "roughing it"! And I complain because it takes me 10 minutes to drive to the grocery store!

  • sarah

    They are indeed BRAVE and COURAGEOUS! I like watching how they adapt to living so remotely. It has to be hard but rewarding also.

  • S. L.Geysen

    I am interested in remote living. My email address s.geysen27@gmail.com

  • Mary Jane

    Good for them, but not for me.

  • Ham Todd

    Fascinating! I couldn't do it though.

  • Teresa Weinmann

    Lately, when attempting to share your videos on Facebook, they have been bouncing it back as spam. I've protested this, but I think you may have to take action on it.

  • mercedes

    VERY INTERESTING VIDEO OF THEIR ISLAND LIFE!!!

  • Liliana

    Health care? Emergencies? They ARE young. In my 30s, out of the blue - never knowing I even had it - an ovarian cyst ruptured and I bled internally. Would have died without emergency surgery. All life is a risk, I guess! Beautiful people. AND their home is gorgeous! What lovely workmanship. Difficult but rewarding life.

  • Connie

    wow, not sure I could have ever lived like that but I think it is awesome, thanks for sharing

  • Mari

    Paradise for them, but not for me. However, I found this lifestyle very interesting.

  • dixie doodle

    If I were younger that would be where I would live.

  • Adele

    loved it.

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