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Fabulous Meet-Up In Puerto Viejo
We spent the last 5 days in beautiful Puerto Viejo, on Costa Rica's Caribbean Coast. It is one of our most favorite places in the county....
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The Bella Blog
Jun 20, 20221 min read
Are We Free Yet? Juneteenth 2022
Are We Free Yet? Tina Strawn is a joy and liberation advocate, activist, author, and the owner and host of the Speaking of Racism...
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The Bella Blog
Jun 13, 20221 min read
Black Expat Interview - This is It!!!
This Is It - Blaxit Radio Replay Below -- Interview with DJ ShyGuy Show - The Global Groove Connection – A one-hour musical journey with...
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The Bella Blog
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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The Bella Blog
May 16, 20221 min read
Ten Days In The Darien Gap - The Video
I've got a line-up of several interesting videos to post for you this week so stay tuned! What price Freedom? Let's start with the much...
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The Bella Blog
May 11, 20222 min read
TERROR IN THE JUNGLE! the Darien Gap
OMG - Sorry, I forgot -- I did not post this story here. Posted on FB. So you are probably unaware of the back story behind TERROR IN...
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The Bella Blog
May 9, 20221 min read
Black In Paris - Walking The Spirit Tours, Black Paris & Beyond
Back with the 1st episode in the NEW Spring Black Expat Interview Series. I chat with Julia Browne - Walking The Spirit Tours - An...
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The Bella Blog
Mar 1, 20221 min read
The End Until Next Time
It's been fun but it's time to prepare for the new interview series!! You can listen to the "Winter Season" Replays of "This Is It" -...
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The Bella Blog
Feb 21, 20221 min read
Straight Talk from an African American/ Nigerian American Living in Nigeria
What's it like to be an African American/Nigerian American in Nigeria and what exactly do they think about African Americans?? Check out...
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The Bella Blog
Nov 27, 20202 min read
Do they even care about us?
As I have often mentioned, Costa Rica is an excellent jump off point for travel to all of Latin America. We've had the opportunity to...
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The Bella Blog
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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The Bella Blog
Sep 25, 20201 min read
Coming -- New Black Haircare Series
In case you were wondering... Stay Tuned #thatbellalife #BlackExpatsAbroad #BlackExpatsInCostaRica #BlackAndRetiredInCostaRica...
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The Bella Blog
Sep 11, 20203 min read
When You've Had Enough!
**This is an opinion piece on r a c e - you can choose to stop now and not read further. Sometimes a girl just gotta get it off her...
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The Bella Blog
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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The Bella Blog
Apr 22, 20191 min read
Retirement Webinar April 27
We're honored to be featured in a Retirement Webinar SAT APR 27 10:00am The Black Expat Live: The Austins (The Aspiring Expats) "Last...
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The Bella Blog
Apr 16, 20191 min read
Costa Rica Expat Interview Series Pt2
Finally got this one uploaded to Youtube. For those of you on Facebook, I uploaded this last week but if you are not on Facebook or just...
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The Bella Blog
Mar 12, 20191 min read
Bohemian Colors of Barranco!
Barranco is Spanish for ravine which aptly describes the cliff-top area with walkway cut through the rock to the sea Barranco is one of...
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The Bella Blog
Mar 5, 20192 min read
Hello Lima!
My first impressions of Lima Having never been to Lima or Peru before, I had no preconceived idea about whether I would like the place or...
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The Bella Blog
Mar 5, 20193 min read
Why "We" Went to Peru
As I have mentioned in previous posts, we are ALWAYS on the look out for exciting places to visit, and if we happen to find one we like -...
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The Bella Blog
Jan 26, 20191 min read
Mérida Black Expats Drawing Big Crowds
My friend Caroline, who relocated to Mérida Mx from Nicaragua, has started a group in Mérida called the Black Mexpat Community. "When...
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