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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 will discuss the pr...

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 have our Real Estate A...

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 would be wayy too easy!!...

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 reading this post. O...

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 result of the Corona Vi...

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 a couple of friends...

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 has been like for us....

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 the farmacia and they ...

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 gazillion times a day, sanit...

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 special to look forward to...

What is Kwanzaa? Kwanzaa was founded in 1966 by Dr. Karenga who was a leading theorist of The Black Movement in the 1960’s. His writing credits are quite ext...

At this joyous time of year, we want to say "thank you" so much for your patience and support throughout this, our 1st year. We hope that you will continue t...

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 Friday. Well, on Sund...

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 absolutely gorgeous day....

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! Things have changed...

(That Was the Week That Was, or informally TWTWTW or TW3, a satirical television comedy program with David Frost from BBC Television ran two seasons in the U...

If you are looking for an excellent holistic dentist in Costa Rica this is the place! Located at the Cima International Hospital in Escazu and staffed by wom...

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

It's another feria Friday! Since Lavanson is a vegetarian, we buy lots of veggies each week at our local feria in Grecia. It's the only place in town where w...

After having made a move to Costs Rica, we thought making our second move to Mexico would be easy or at least, easier. But...we were wrong. When comparing ou...