Before You’re Inside, You’re Outside

We were all outsiders except for the children born or those who grew up here. Today, I visited my neighbors. They’ve been here for 15 years, and some other neighbors have been here for about 8 years. A bit further down the street, a couple has been here for less than a year.

We were complete strangers when Rhonda and I first visited Hot Springs Village in September 2018. We had only been to Arkansas a few times before.

It’s a familiar story here. People arrive from all over the world. Some, for the first time. For others, their first time was years ago.

Except for social media comments, our show feedback is dominated by people who have never been to Hot Springs Village. A couple from North Carolina contacts us. Originally from New England, they’ve lived in North Carolina for 6 years, but they’re searching for a place like Hot Springs Village. Mostly, they need a place with a lower cost of living, but they want to live where the trees are big, the mountains are less so, and the weather is temperate. It’s a common story of people searching for what they perceive may be available inside Hot Springs Village. Many of them discover what those of us inside have already discovered.

2025 we will continue from where we’re leaving off in 2024. Our goal is to showcase Hot Springs Village so that those outside can gain a greater sense of life inside.