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Back with the 1st episode in the NEW Spring Black Expat Interview Series. I chat with Julia Browne - Walking The Spirit Tours - An...

What's it like to be an African American/Nigerian American in Nigeria and what exactly do they think about African Americans?? Check out...

If you missed last Saturday's interview with expat Randine Perry on "This is It" - Straight Talk for the Blaxit Community You can also...

Well, we did it! I finally went ON-AIR with my very first show!! I'm like a proud mama. Hope you were able to catch it. The Caribbean...

Good Morning As you may know, I have been working EXTREMELY hard (a big part of the reason I have been missing on this site) putting...

Hope you are all doing well. Have you been, wondering where I've Been? The answer is, nowhere, yet. But, I have been working on a couple...

We (Lavanson, Verdette and I) finally felt it was safe enough to venture out and make a visit to Jaco, where Lavanson's brother (Charles)...

In an effort to begin moving around Costa Rica again (on a limited basis) we have been researching some of the restaurants in the area....

It's no secret --- Costa Rica is NOT known for it's cuisine! I have nothing against rice and beans, and after living here for 5 yrs, I've...

Just a quick post to say that the wrap up for our 4 day trip to Tamamrindo has been uploaded to Youtube Please check it out if you...

Here are links for the last 2 days of our trip to Tamarindo Don't miss the gorgeous SUNSET on day 3 #thatbellalife #blackexpatsabroad...

LIVE in The Clubhouse Monday March 8. Please join us. Let me know if you need an invite or if any men would like to participate. Remember...

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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...

In case you were wondering... Stay Tuned #thatbellalife #BlackExpatsAbroad #BlackExpatsInCostaRica #BlackAndRetiredInCostaRica...

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...

**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...

I shared this video on one of my Facebook groups but thought you all might enjoy it as well. The TOPIC -- HOUSING - Where should we live?...

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...

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...