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Today would have been my sister's 73rd birthday, a day we planned to celebrate together. Though she is no longer with us, our bond as...
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May 20, 20231 min read
Young Expats Thriving in Costa Rica
Today's video - A Blaxit Radio Replay of course - features our friends Amira and Chanko, who we met at a beautiful fire ceremony when...
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May 17, 20221 min read
Living Black in Costa Rica!
I am up first!! Check me out LIKE-SHARE-COMMENT TRAVEL COSTA RICA NOW be sure to subscribe to their channel for info on travel
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Nov 29, 20201 min read
Costa Rica Military Abolition Day
I'm a few days early as the official date is December 1st. That is the national holiday in celebration of Army Abolition Day. This is...
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Oct 24, 20201 min read
Our Interview with International Living Magazine - Our Life in Costa Rica
Blaxit: 5 Black American Expats Share Their Experiences Living Overseas BTW - After the article was published we discovered that we...
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Sep 15, 20202 min read
Costa Rica, A Day in the life
Today is September 15th It's Costa Rica Independence Day Some of you may remember this video, which we posted back in 2018 on our old...
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Aug 15, 20203 min read
The"hygge” life
It all started with the concept of hygee. But, what is hygee? Pronounced hooga - hue-guh): a concept of living, derived from the Danish...
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May 31, 20201 min read
Thinking of Buying or Renting a house in Costa Rica? - The Costa Rica Real Estate Series
Let's talk Real Estate!!! (*You might also want to bookmark this page for future reference) We're all set with our choice for a new...
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May 29, 20201 min read
And The Winner Is
We're back with an update on which property we chose! It was a difficult decision but we finally made up our minds. In the video below we...
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May 24, 20201 min read
Real Estate in Costa Rica
We'll be posting our next video very soon - In it, we are announcing WHICH rental we decided to take and why. In that same video we'll...
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The Bella Blog
May 22, 20203 min read
We signed on the dotted line - Our Life in Costa Rica
We've made a decision on a rental and have signed the lease! Yahoo! Of course I could just announce the winner today but...nah, that...
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May 20, 20204 min read
Why We left the US - Looking Back
Note - WARNING -This is an opinion post. If you are currently satisfied/happy with the situation in the states you might want to pass up...
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May 12, 20202 min read
Looking for a New Home in Costa Rica
Since we have put our move to Mexico on indefinite hold, it's time to find a new home in Costa Rica! I've found at least one positive...
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May 9, 20202 min read
Two Month Rona Costa Rica Update
HAPPY 70th BIRTHDAY!! We celebrated both of our birthdays on my birthday. Since things have loosened up a bit, we went out to dinner with...
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Apr 18, 20203 min read
Week 5 - How to flatten a curve - Corona Costa Rica
Hope you are all doing well. We are in week 5 of self isolation here in Costa Rica. We're working on a video to update you on what life...
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Apr 10, 20202 min read
Does anyone know what day it is? Our Life in Costa Rica/Covid19
I like to shop, but this is not exactly what I meant by being fashionable! However, while we were in town on Wednesday we stopped into...
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Apr 4, 20203 min read
Our Mexico Relo Plans - Update
The best-laid plans... Who would have imagined that our meticulously researched, Puerto Vallarta relocation plans AND birthday party,...
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Mar 24, 20203 min read
We're on our own! Life in the time of Covid-19
What a week this has been. Who can remember what life was like before we had to stay 6 ft away from each other, wash our hands a...
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Mar 20, 20203 min read
Shelter in Place - Day 10 -The New Normal
Yesterday we received a message from the State Dept Come home. Now. That was the message from the State Department, which announced that...
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Jan 2, 20202 min read
It's been one whole year!
Happy New Year Everyone! Just a quick check-in to wish each of you the very best for the the new year! Hope you all have something...
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