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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Yesterday we received a message from the State Dept Come home. Now. That was the message from the State Department, which announced that...

A quick weekend update. For those of you NOT on FB, here is a pic of the sweet potatoes from our recent harvest - YAY. These are U.S...

Can you Salsa? I have to admit it. I can not! I posted this on Facebook today but for those of you who do not have FB here's what I said....

YAY!!! I have finally completed our look back/4 year Costa Rica wrap up video!!! Or, I guess I should say, vide-O's -- as it turns out...

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...

Let's see, where did I leave off? Last I posted, I was giving you the rundown on the interesting week we had, and I left off with Feria...

Although we had a pretty frustrating several days last week, the end of the week turned out to be much, much better. Thursday was an...

Costa Rica is one of the most popular relocation spots for US expats, however you may not be able to watch all of your favorite TV shows!...

If not now? When? #expatlife #expatdivas #thatbellalife #blackexpats #blackexpatsabroad #blackincostarica #blackbabyboomerabroad

Before we moved to Costa Rica, we began preparing to learn Spanish. Although, you can get by here (at least in most of the bigger cities)...