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GINA, HOW LONG ARE YOU GONNA LIVE DOWN THERE?
THE CONTRACT'S FOR THREE YEARS, SO WE'LL SEE.
(Andromeda) ANDREW GARNETT
RECEIVED THE PROMOTION OF A LIFETIME.
THE CATCH-- THE JOB IS IN TRINIDAD.
I WANT MY HOUSE TO REALLY SAY "CARIBBEAN."
FLOWERS, FRUITS, BLAH, BLAH, BLAH.
THEY'RE EXCITED FOR THE OPPORTUNITY.
OOH, LOOK AT. THEY'RE COMING.
BUT FINDING THE PERFECT HOUSE IN TRINIDAD
IS A BIGGER CHALLENGE THAN THEY EXPECTED.
(Gina laughs)
YOU CAN'T, LIKE, DO MUCH IN THERE.
IT'S NOT AS LARGE AS THE HOUSTON BEDROOM.
WELL, YOU SAID ONCE, "EVERYTHING IN TEXAS IS BIGGER."
WATCH AS EXPAT EXPECTATIONS
COME FACE-TO-FACE WITH REALITY...
YOU HAVE ROOM FOR A DISHWASHER.
AS "HOUSE HUNTERS INTERNATIONAL"
TRAVELS TO TRINIDAD.
♪♪
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Captioned by Closed Captioning Services, Inc.
IT'S TIME FOR THE GARNETT FAMILY
TO LEAVE THEIR FRIENDS BEHIND
AS THEY PREPARE TO JOIN ANDREW IN TRINIDAD.
WHAT IS IT GONNA BE LIKE THERE? DO THEY HAVE, LIKE, A MARKET?
THEY HAVE A SUPERMARKET,
BUT COMPARED TO OURS HERE, IT'S REALLY SMALL.
ANDREW'S NEW JOB COMES WITH A GENEROUS STIPEND,
BUT HOUSING IN TRINIDAD DOESN'T COME CHEAP.
(Gina) THE RENTS ARE, YOU KNOW, SIMILAR,
WE'VE BEEN TOLD, TO NEW YORK CITY.
SO, TO ME, $5,500 A MONTH
SHOULD REALLY GET SOMETHING AMAZING.
BUT HOPEFULLY, WE'LL SEE.
(man) WILL ANDREW PICK THE HOUSE,
OR WILL YOU AND THE KIDS FLY DOWN
NO, WHEN WE GET THERE, WE'RE GONNA GO LOOK.
ARE YOU KIDDING? HE'S NOT PICKING IT WITHOUT ME.
MY HUSBAND AND I ARE NOT IN DISAGREEMENT
ABOUT WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR, BUT WE HAVE DIFFERENT THINGS
WHICH I THINK CAN COEXIST IN THE SAME PLACE.
HE'S REALLY--
WANTS TO HAVE A CARIBBEAN FEEL.
THE INSIDE OF THE HOUSE IS MORE WHAT I'M CONCERNED WITH.
YEAH.
IT WILL BE AN ADJUSTMENT FOR MY CHILDREN, I THINK.
(speaking indistinctly)
BUT THAT'S ACTUALLY A BIG IMPORTANT REASON
WHY WE'RE LIVING THERE BECAUSE WE WANT THE EXPERIENCE
OF OUR CHILDREN BEING EXPOSED TO MANY DIFFERENT CULTURES.
BYE.
SEE YOU IN A COUPLE WEEKS.
Okay, I miss you girls, too. I love you.
LEAVING THE COMFORT OF THE HOUSTON SUBURBS,
THE GARNETT FAMILY TRAVELS 2,500 MILES
TO EMBRACE A NEW CULTURE
ON THE ISLAND NATION OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO.
TRINIDAD IS TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO.
IT'S A TWIN ISLAND STATE.
TOBAGO IS MUCH MORE QUIET AND LEISURELY
AND TOURISTY, WHEREAS TRINIDAD
IS MORE OF A VIBRANT OIL- AND GAS-BASED ECONOMY.
WE HAVE A POPULATION OF ABOUT 1.2 MILLION PEOPLE.
THE GARNETTS HAVE NEVER LIVED OUTSIDE THE U.S.,
SO ROGER HENDERSON WONDERS
IF HE CAN MANAGE AMERICAN EXPECTATIONS
IN THE TIGHT TRINIDAD REAL ESTATE MARKET.
(Roger) WHAT ARE YOUR PREFERENCES?
WELL, I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE FOUR BEDROOMS,
BUT IF WE CAN'T FIND SOMETHING, THREE BEDROOMS WOULD BE OKAY.
AND I'D LIKE TO HAVE A NICE KITCHEN.
WE'D REALLY LIKE TO HAVE A POOL.
IN FACT, WE PROMISED OUR CHILDREN
THAT IN ORDER TO COME TO TRINIDAD,
WHAT ABOUT LOCATION?
I WANT TO BE, YOU KNOW, NEAR THE SCHOOL.
KIDS ARE GONNA BE GOING TO THE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL.
I'M GONNA BE HAVING TO DRIVE AND PICK 'EM UP.
CLOSER TO THE SCHOOL, YOUR RENTS TEND TO GO UP.
DO YOU HAVE A BUDGET WE CAN WORK WITH?
WELL, WE'D LIKE TO STICK WITH OUR COMPANY BUDGET
OKAY.
(Roger) THE ABILITY TO GET A HOUSE
WITH A POOL, FOUR BEDROOMS, CLOSE TO THE SCHOOL
WITHIN OUR BUDGET IS GONNA TAKE SOME DOING.
THAT UNIT YOU HAVE LISTED
WITH US AT FAIRVIEW--
IS IT STILL AVAILABLE?
TO EASE THE TRANSITION, ROGER STARTS THE HUNT
IN A COMMUNITY CLOSE TO SCHOOL
THAT FEATURES FULLY FURNISHED AMERICAN-STYLE HOMES.
TO TICK ALL THEIR BOXES,
HE'S FORCED TO GO OVER BUDGET AT $5,800.
WELL, WHY DON'T WE JUST GO INSIDE
WONDERFUL.
(Roger) OKAY, HERE WE ARE. THIS IS THE GROUND FLOOR.
OKAY, SO LET'S GO IN HERE FIRST AND HAVE A LOOK.
THIS IS WHAT I LIKE TO REFER TO
THAT'S WONDERFUL.
YEAH.
HAVE A LOOK AT THE LAWN,
OKAY. GREAT.
OH.
LOOK AT ALL THE BOATS.
(Roger) WELL, I PROMISED YOU A NICE VIEW,
AND THERE IT IS.
IT GOES ALL THE WAY FROM THE EAST AS FAR AS YOU CAN SEE,
AND IT GOES ALL THE WAY WEST DOWN TO SOUTH AMERICA.
WOW.
THAT'S THE SCHOOL RIGHT DOWN THERE, RIGHT?
OKAY.
THIS IS THE POOL.
I MENTIONED TO YOU THAT THE POOL
IS JUST A LITTLE SMALL FOR AN ADULT,
BUT THE KIDS, I THINK, WOULD LOVE IT.
I'M NOT SURE THAT THAT POOL IS MUCH MORE
THAN AN OVERSIZED JACUZZI.
I MEAN, NOT LIKE A NORMAL SWIMMING POOL.
OH, WOW.
LOOK AT THIS KITCHEN. THIS IS GREAT.
I LIKE THIS GREAT ISLAND.
I CAN IMAGINE DOING A LOT OF COOKING
GINA DOES THE COOKING, YEAH.
LIVING AND DINING ROOM.
I LIKE IT.
THIS ROOM'S STILL A LITTLE BIT TIGHT
FOR, LIKE, DINING AND LIVING.
COME RIGHT IN.
(Andrew) WOW, ROGER.
I CAN IMAGINE RELAXING OUT HERE QUITE EASILY.
THE ONLY THING IS THOSE HANDRAILS LOOK A LITTLE LOW.
I WONDER IF THE KIDS WOULD BE OKAY UP HERE.
THAT'S SET UP FOR A LITTLE KID TO CLIMB RIGHT UP.
(Andrew) WHEN I THINK OF THE NEWBURY HILL ADDRESS,
SAFETY-- IT'S DEFINITELY CONCERNING.
I DON'T WANT TO BRING MY FAMILY TO A NEW COUNTRY
AND FIND OURSELVES IN AN UNSAFE SITUATION.
(Roger) OKAY, THIS IS THE FIRST BEDROOM.
OBVIOUSLY, ONE FOR THE CHILDREN.
A LITTLE BIT SMALL. IT'LL BE HARD TO FIT.
IT'S GONNA BE A SQUEEZE IN HERE,
BUT I GUESS THERE'S THE DOWNSTAIRS, TOO.
WE DON'T HAVE TO PUT EVERYTHING IN HERE.
OKAY, THIS ONE'S PRETTY MUCH A MIRROR OF THE OTHER ONE.
(Roger) AGAIN, THEY'VE LEFT A BED HERE FOR YOU,
CHEST OF DRAWERS, LOTS OF CUPBOARD SPACE.
THEY'RE SMALLER,
BUT AT LEAST THERE'S SOME GOOD CUPBOARD SPACE,
SO I THINK WE COULD PUT SOME OF THE TOYS IN THERE.
THEY'RE THE SAME SIZE, SO AT LEAST THE GIRLS
(laughs) THEY WON'T FIGHT, YEAH.
AS WE ENTER THE MASTER BEDROOM,
THE BATHROOM. THERE'S A HIS-AND-HERS SINK.
IT'S A LITTLE BIT OFF THE MAIN BEDROOM, BUT IT'S OKAY.
THIS IS OUR MASTER BEDROOM.
YOU HAVE A BIG BED WHICH THEY'VE LEFT HERE FOR YOU,
A KING-SIZE BED, CHEST OF DRAWERS.
YOU HAVE BEDSIDE TABLES.
IT'S NOT AS LARGE AS THE HOUSTON BEDROOM, BUT...
THAT'S RIGHT.
THAT INCLUDES BEDROOMS, YOU KNOW?
(Gina) I REALLY LIKE THE KITCHEN
AND THAT THERE WERE FOUR BEDROOMS.
I LIKE THAT A LOT.
THE THINGS FOR ME THAT WERE A LITTLE BIT OF A CONCERN
WAS THE SIZE OF THE POOL. I WISH IT WAS BIGGER.
AND IT ALSO HAS A GORGEOUS VIEW.
THEY ARE A LITTLE BIT LOW.
WHEN I THINK ABOUT
THE POOL MAINTENANCE AND THE GARDEN MAINTENANCE,
THAT'S GONNA BE A LITTLE BIT MORE,
A LITTLE EXTRA COST.
WE'LL HAVE TO THINK ABOUT THAT.
IT'S FIVE BEDROOMS,
FIVE BATHS, SWIMMING POOL.
AT 8,000 SQUARE FEET,
HOUSE NUMBER 2 MAY BE TOUGH TO PASS UP.
OOH, LOOK AT THE POOL.
CAN YOU REACH IT? CAN YOU REACH IT?
THERE'S ONE. THERE'S ONE. CAN YOU REACH IT? AH!
DON'T FALL ON US.
TO FOLLOW ANDREW'S JOB PROMOTION,
THE GARNETTS ARE MIGRATING FROM TEXAS TO TRINIDAD.
(Gina) IT'S REALLY GOOD FOR HIS CAREER.
AND THEN, ALSO, WE JUST THOUGHT IT WOULD BE
A GREAT LIFE EXPERIENCE FOR OURSELVES
THERE ARE QUITE A LOT OF SCARLET IBIS.
THE SCARLET IBIS IS THE NATIONAL BIRD OF TRINIDAD,
AND THIS SANCTUARY IS A PROTECTED AREA.
AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, WE WANT THE EXPERIENCE
OF OUR CHILDREN BEING EXPOSED TO MANY DIFFERENT CULTURES.
BUT THE FIRST HOUSE GAVE THEM CULTURE SHOCK.
THESE ROOMS ARE A LOT SMALLER THAN THE ONES THEY HAVE NOW.
WHEN I THINK ABOUT THE POOL MAINTENANCE
AND THE GARDEN MAINTENANCE, THAT'S GONNA BE A BIT MORE,
AND IT'S ABOVE OUR BUDGET, SO WE'LL HAVE TO THINK ABOUT THAT.
FOR HOUSE NUMBER 2,
ROGER DIGS DEEP AND BRINGS THE HUNT
A HALF-HOUR EAST
WHERE THEY CAN GET THE TROPICAL FEEL
AND MORE *** FOR THEIR BUCK.
WOW, LOOK AT THIS.
(Roger) THIS IS THE PROPERTY WE CALL MOKA.
IT'S FIVE BEDROOMS, FIVE BATHS.
THE BUDGET IS $5,500.
YOU HAVE THE POOL FOR THE CHILDREN.
UP ON THE HIGHER LEVELS, YOU HAVE AN OPEN PATIO.
YEAH.
LET'S GO.
THE FEATURE OF THE HOUSE, IN MY VIEW,
IS THIS MASTER BEDROOM WITH ITS MIDNIGHT KITCHEN.
I NEVER HAVE TO GET OUT OF BED.
YEAH. AND NOW YOU CAN SEE THE EXPANSE OF THIS ROOM.
HUGE.
THE BEDROOM SWEEPS
OKAY.
AND THEN YOU HAVE A BALCONY OUT HERE,
WOW.
LOOK AT THAT BATHROOM.
I WANT TO GET IN RIGHT NOW.
LOOK AT. IT EVEN HAS A SHAVING MIRROR.
(laughs) IT LOOKS LIKE THERE'S SHOWERHEADS
UP AND DOWN THE WHOLE THING. IT'S INCREDIBLE.
OKAY, GREAT. YEAH.
WOW, LOOK AT. YOU CAN WAKE UP EVERY MORNING TO THIS VIEW.
IT WAS REALLY A NEAT HOME
IN TERMS OF THE VIEWS AND WHAT WE COULD SEE.
I THOUGHT WE COULD LIVE THERE.
(Andrew) IS THAT A REAL TURTLE IN THERE?
(laughs)
YES.
THEY COULD HAVE SNACKS.
THEY WOULD THINK THEY'RE MOVIE STARS.
WELL, I'M GLAD FOR THAT.
IT WAS A NEAT POOL, AND IT HAD A DEEP END
AND A SHALLOW END FOR THEM TO STAND.
IT HAD AN INFINITY EDGE WHERE THEY COULD LOOK OUT,
AND I REALLY LIKE THAT POOL.
LET'S GO AND SEE THE KITCHEN, DINING ROOM.
OKAY, LET'S GO.
LET'S SEE WHAT'S HERE AND WHAT'S NOT HERE.
DON'T FORGET, THIS IS UNFURNISHED.
YES.
OKAY.
AND THE DRYER.
YOU HAVE ROOM FOR A DISHWASHER.
AS I SAID, IT'S UNFURNISHED. YOU--
RIGHT. NO, NO, NO. THAT'S FINE
(Andrew) WHEN YOU RENT IN THE U.S.,
USUALLY YOU GET YOUR APPLIANCES WHEN YOU RENT,
SO THIS WAS A NEW ADJUSTMENT FOR US
THAT THIS ONE DIDN'T COME WITH THOSE THINGS.
(Roger) THIS COULD BE YOUR FORMAL DINING ROOM.
AND AS YOU'RE HAVING YOUR MEAL,
YOU HAVE THE PERFECT VIEW OF THE GULF COAST.
WOW. ALL I SEE IS GREEN.
OH, THIS WOULD DO GOOD FOR ZOE.
DON'T YOU THINK? IT'S, LIKE, BIG ENOUGH.
SURE. THERE'S CLOSETS THERE.
EXACTLY.
AND IT HAS ITS OWN BATHROOM.
SECOND BEDROOM, I WOULD THINK, FOR THE GIRLS.
PRETTY SIMILAR.
A LITTLE SMALLER, DIFFERENT COLOR.
THIS WOULD BE GOOD FOR OUR OLDER DAUGHTER.
ZOE WILL BE JEALOUS WHEN SHE SEES THIS BALCONY.
OKAY.
OKAY, GREAT.
(both) OKAY.
(groans)
WELL, HERE WE ARE--
WOW.
LIVING IN THE MOKA HOUSE, I WOULD FEEL LIKE
WE HAVE DEFINITELY MOVED UP A CLASS LEVEL.
THE WHOLE NEIGHBORHOOD WAS BEAUTIFUL.
THE HOUSES WERE ALL SO HUMONGOUS.
I LOVE THE KITCHEN,
AND THE WHOLE MAIN LIVING AREA THERE.
AND THAT MASTER BATHROOM WAS PRETTY NICE.
BUT IT MIGHT COST US SOME MONEY TO GET ALL THE APPLIANCES
AND EXTRA FURNITURE AND ALL THAT KIND OF STUFF.
(Andrew) THE MOKA HOME WAS SO BIG.
IT'D BE NICE TO FIND SOMETHING
JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE COMFORTABLE.
WOW, I LOVE THE CLEAN LINES IN HERE.
IT'S VERY NICE.
BUT WILL THE GARNETTS BE OPEN TO APARTMENT LIVING?
I DON'T KNOW HOW WE WOULD ALL FIT.
CHEESE.
ARE WE GONNA LOOK IN THE HOUSE OVER THERE?
WHEN THE GARNETT FAMILY
ACCEPTED THE OFFER TO MOVE TO TRINIDAD,
THEY THOUGHT IT WOULD BE A GREAT OPPORTUNITY
TO MOVE TO A TROPICAL ISLAND
AND SOAK UP A DIFFERENT CULTURE.
WHEN YOU LOOK UP THERE, SEE THE LITTLE WHITE HOUSE?
AND THEN THERE'S A BIG THING NEXT TO IT.
MAYBE THAT'S WHERE ALL THE CANNONS ARE RIGHT NOW.
THE HILLTOP LOCATION OF FORT GEORGE
WAS THE PERFECT SPOT FOR THE BRITISH
TO WATCH OVER THE CAPITAL CITY OF PORT OF SPAIN IN THE 1800s.
"IT WAS BELIEVED THAT THIS CHEST WAS FOUND
ON A SUNKEN FRENCH SHIP."
YAY, IT HAS GOLD IN IT!
"IT MIGHT HAVE HAD EXPENSIVE JEWELRY AND VALUABLES.
THE MYSTERY OF HOW IT GOT UP TO PORT GEORGE IS STILL UNKNOWN."
SO FAR, THEY'RE DEBATING
BETWEEN AN AMERICAN-STYLE HOUSE THAT'S CLOSE TO THE SCHOOL...
IT'S NOT AS LARGE AS THE HOUSTON BEDROOM.
WELL, YOU SAID ONCE, "EVERYTHING IN TEXAS IS BIGGER."
THAT INCLUDES BEDROOMS.
AND IMMERSING THE FAMILY IN A TRINIDADIAN NEIGHBORHOOD.
WOW, WHAT A HUGE ROOM.
YOU HAVE ROOM FOR A DISHWASHER.
ROGER REASSESSES THE PRIORITIES
AND DECIDES LOCATION AND AMENITIES
MAY SWAY THE GARNETTS.
I'M GOING TO SHOW THEM AN APARTMENT
AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO A HOUSE.
IT'S A VERY POPULAR AREA.
A LOT OF EXPATS LIVE IN THOSE TOWERS,
AND I THINK THAT IT
COULD WELL SWING IN THEIR FAVOR.
DETERMINED TO UNCOVER THE PERFECT FIT,
ROGER MOVES THE HUNT TO THE COASTLINE
TO A FULLY FURNISHED APARTMENT
WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE TO THE SCHOOL.
IT'S A 3-BEDROOM, 3-BATHROOM APARTMENT,
2,200 SQUARE FEET.
IT'S ON THE FIFTH FLOOR OF THE BUILDING
ARE WE CLOSE TO THE SCHOOL HERE?
YOU'RE VERY CLOSE TO THE SCHOOL.
OKAY.
WONDERFUL.
AND IT'S REALLY WORTH SEEING.
NICE.
IT'S GOT A BEAUTIFUL LOOK TO IT.
IT HAS A DISHWASHER.
YES. LOTS OF CUPBOARD SPACE.
AND IT COMES FULLY EQUIPPED WITH CROCKERY, CUTLERY.
OKAY, SO ALL THE DISHES AND EVERYTHING ARE INCLUDED.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO BRING THAT.
ALL RIGHT, SO WE DON'T HAVE TO BRING ANYTHING.
DON'T HAVE TO BRING ANYTHING.
I THOUGHT IT WAS BEAUTIFUL,
AND THE PROXIMITY TO THE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
WHERE MY KIDS WILL BE GOING WAS GREAT.
THAT WAS, LIKE, ONE OF THE BIGGEST SELLERS
FOR ME FOR THAT PLACE.
WOW, I LOVE THE CLEAN LINES IN HERE.
IT'S VERY NICE.
NICELY DECORATED.
YES.
MM-HMM.
THIS WOULD BE THE FIRST TIME IN A LONG TIME
WHERE WE'VE LIVED IN AN APARTMENT.
WHAT ABOUT THE NOISE
WELL, ONE OF THE GREAT THINGS ABOUT THESE BUILDINGS
IS THAT THERE ARE NO ADJOINING WALLS.
THERE ARE NO COMMON WALLS BETWEEN APARTMENTS.
IT'S REALLY NICE. I LIKE THE COUCH A LOT
AND THE ENTERTAINMENT CENTER, THE WHOLE AREA.
AND I THINK IT WOULD BE NICE IF WE DON'T BRING ANYTHING.
BUT I DON'T KNOW IF WE CAN GET AWAY WITH NOT BRINGING
ANY TOYS OR ANYTHING.
(Gina) THE FURNISHINGS WERE REALLY NICE.
WHERE IT MISSES WOULD JUST BE BASICALLY THE SIZE.
I THINK IT MIGHT BE TOO SMALL.
WOW, LOOK AT THAT VIEW.
THAT'S WONDERFUL.
THIS IS BEAUTIFUL.
ON A CLEAR DAY, YOU WILL SEE SOUTH AMERICA
THROUGH THE HILLS THERE.
OKAY.
DON'T YOU THINK THIS WOULD BE GOOD FOR TESSA?
IT HAS ITS OWN BATHROOM.
AND IT ALSO HAS ITS OWN TOWELS
AND LINEN AND EVERYTHING ELSE.
WE JUST NEED TO BRING OUR CLOTHES.
YOU JUST NEED TO BRING YOUR CLOTHES.
I GUESS THIS ONE'S DECORATED LIKE AN OFFICE.
WE'D HAVE TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO MAKE IT INTO A BEDROOM.
WELL, THERE'S A PULL-OUT SOFA...
WHICH YOU CAN USE AS A BED.
IF THERE WAS, LIKE, A TWIN-SIZE BED IN HERE,
THIS WOULD BE A LOT MORE SPACE FOR OUR YOUNGER DAUGHTER ZOE,
'CAUSE THERE'S LOTS OF SHELVING FOR TOYS,
AND SHE COULD PUT HER DOLLHOUSE.
THAT STUFF WOULD WORK REALLY WELL IN HERE.
(Andrew) OH, WOW.
LOOK AT THAT VIEW OUT THAT WINDOW.
YOU'RE, LIKE, LOOKING RIGHT AT IT.
OKAY.
OWN TV AND EVERYTHING ELSE, WONDERFUL VIEW.
YEAH.
ALL WE NEED ARE SOME BOOKS TO PUT ON OUR SIDE TABLE.
THAT'S ABOUT IT.
OH, BEAUTIFUL.
ROGER, YOU SAID THE APARTMENT HAD A POOL,
IT'S JUST ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THIS BUILDING
OKAY.
AND IT'S RIGHT NEXT TO THE MARINA.
THE POOL AT ARAWAK WAS A NICE BONUS.
WE DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT TAKING CARE OF IT.
I CAN IMAGINE SEEING OTHER KIDS
FROM THE APARTMENT BUILDING THERE
AND HAVING OUR KIDS PLAY WITH THOSE KIDS.
SO WHAT DO YOU THINK, HONEY,
I'D BE A LITTLE BIT WORRIED ABOUT OUR GIRLS.
IT'S QUITE HIGH UP HERE WHICH GIVES IT A GREAT VIEW,
BUT I WOULD BE WORRIED ABOUT THE GIRLS.
ROGER PROBABLY PICKED ARAWAK
BECAUSE EVEN THOUGH IT WAS A LITTLE BIT SMALLER,
IT WAS REALLY CLOSE TO THE SCHOOL. IT HAD A POOL.
HE WAS REALLY SHOWING US WHAT WE HAD ASKED FOR.
I COULD LIVE IN ANY OF THOSE PLACES, I THINK,
BUT THE QUESTION IS, WHICH ONE WOULD I--
YEAH. YEAH.
WELL, WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO DECIDE PRETTY SOON HERE.
WE DON'T HAVE MUCH TIME.
SO, GIRLS, WHAT DO YOU THINK OF TRINIDAD, SO FAR?
YEAH? YOU LIKE THIS BEACH?
YEAH.
(Andrew) I THINK I'M A WORK-TO-LIVE GUY,
SO THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEND TIME WITH THE KIDS ON THE WEEKEND
IS THE MOST IMPORTANT PART.
ON AN ISLAND FULL OF EXPATS,
THE GARNETTS ARE HAVING A TOUGH TIME DECIDING
BETWEEN A HOUSE THAT IMMERSES THEM INTO A NEW CULTURE
OR SOMETHING MORE SIMILAR TO HOUSTON.
(Gina) I COULD LIVE IN ANY OF THOSE PLACES,
BUT THE QUESTION IS, WHICH ONE WOULD I--
YEAH. YEAH.
WELL, WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO DECIDE PRETTY SOON HERE.
WE DON'T HAVE MUCH TIME.
HOUSE NUMBER 1, AT $5,800,
IS A 4-BEDROOM, 3-BATH HOME
WITH AN AMERICAN FEEL.
WOW, LOOK AT THIS KITCHEN! THIS IS GREAT.
BUT IT COMES UP SHORT IN SIZE.
WELL, YOU SAID ONCE, "EVERYTHING IN TEXAS IS BIGGER."
THAT INCLUDES BEDROOMS.
HOUSE 2, AT $5,500,
IS A 5-BEDROOM, 5-BATH HOME
IN THE HILLS A HALF-HOUR FROM SCHOOL.
THEY CAN HAVE SNACKS.
THEY WOULD THINK THEY'RE MOVIE STARS.
IT'S GRAND IN STATURE BUT MAY BE A CHALLENGE
TO FURNISH AND MAINTAIN.
(Gina) LOOK AT ALL THE LIGHTBULBS.
YOU'D BE CHANGING LIGHTBULBS EVERY WEEK.
HOUSE NUMBER 3, AT $5,500,
IS A FULLY FURNISHED 3-BEDROOM, 3-BATH APARTMENT.
YOU JUST NEED TO BRING YOUR CLOTHES.
CATERING TO EXPATS,
THE APARTMENT FEATURES THE MOST AMENITIES
AND IS WALKING DISTANCE TO THE SCHOOL,
BUT IT DOES LACK SQUARE FOOTAGE.
I MEAN, IT WOULD BE GREAT IF WE DON'T BRING ANYTHING,
BUT I DON'T KNOW IF WE CAN GET AWAY WITH NOT BRINGING
ANY TOYS OR ANYTHING.
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I LIKE THE ARAWAK PROPERTY.
IT SEEMS LIKE IT WAS REALLY CLOSE TO THE SCHOOL.
YOU KNOW, I REALLY LIKE THE NEWBURY HILL PROPERTY.
IT HAD THE FOUR BEDROOMS THAT WE WANTED,
I THINK, FOR ME--
I THINK THE MOKA PROPERTY WASN'T A PERFECT FIT FOR US.
YEAH, I THINK IT WAS TOO BIG.
YEAH.
I SURE DID LIKE THE FURNISHING IN THE ARAWAK PROPERTY.
IT WAS RIGHT NEXT TO THE SCHOOL,
YEAH.
AND I REALLY LIKE THE IDEA OF BEING
PART OF A COMMUNITY THAT'S ALREADY THERE.
NEWBURY HILL DID HAVE THAT BEAUTIFUL VIEW.
IT HAD A GORGEOUS VIEW, AND IT HAD A GORGEOUS KITCHEN.
THE POOL AT NEWBURY HILL WAS REALLY SMALL.
AH, I KNOW THAT THEY WOULD LIKE A BIGGER POOL.
YEAH.
BUT I REALLY LIKE THE HOUSE. I THINK I KNOW WHICH ONE I WANT.
I DO, TOO.
ALL RIGHT.
IN THE END, THE GARNETT FAMILY
CHOOSES THE HOUSE THAT MOST RESEMBLES
THEIR HOME IN TEXAS.
COME ON!
(Andrew) I WOULD SAY THIS MOVE TO TRINIDAD
HAS BEEN REALLY A GREAT EXPERIENCE FOR US.
NOW THAT WE'RE HERE, WE GO TO THE BEACH A LOT.
(screams)
AND WE'RE EXPLORING THE ISLAND.
WE'RE TRYING TO HAVE AN ADVENTURE EVERY MONTH.
ONE, TWO, THREE.
IT'S NICE FOR THE KIDS AND BOTH GINA AND I
TO EXPERIENCE A NEW CULTURE.
WE GET TO SEE THAT THE WORLD ISN'T ALL THE SAME
AS JUST HOUSTON.
(Gina) WE'VE DONE A LOT OF STUFF
TO THE HOUSE TO MAKE IT A HOME.
WE BROUGHT A LOT OF THINGS FROM OUR GIRLS' BEDROOMS,
AND WE KIND OF DECORATED THEM
TO LOOK A LOT LIKE THEY LOOKED IN HOUSTON.
COME GET YOUR STUFF READY FOR SCHOOL.
ZOE, HERE'S YOUR LUNCHBOX. TESSA, HERE'S YOURS.
THE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL HAS BEEN AMAZING.
THEY'VE MADE LOTS OF FRIENDS
IT'S A NEAT EXPERIENCE FOR THREE YEARS
TO GET A CHANCE TO LOOK
OUT THE WINDOW EVERY DAY AND SEE THIS.
CANNONBALL!