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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 rental, but there are pro...

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...

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...

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 usually try my best to keep things light and cheery here but... Sorry, I have to speak up I just read a disturbing article about homeless people in Las Veg...

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

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...

On September 15th, five Central American nations — Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua — celebrated 193 years of independence. On th...

I sat down to breakfast in Grecia with 2 of my favorite people, Adero & Noah. They are from New Orleans and have been living as expats in Puerto Viejo. When w...

Every time I talk about Mexico, whether it be about moving there or traveling there, it never fails, I ALWAYS get that same question. (and BTW - there are ab...

Mexico Jammin - Day 13 Mexico City I'm going to skip around here just a bit. Mexico City was actually our last stop. Most of the group had already left for ...

This isn't Micheal Britt's first time exploring expat life. Jeanetta Owens chats with Mike Britt below #ExpatLife #CostaRicaLife

Just in case you didn't catch us LIVE or watch us on FB, here is the Costa Rica Live Chat. It will also be in on the video page for future reference as well....

Today I am sharing this very interesting and informative video about Costa Rica by my friend Dr. Robin Hancock. Robin is a teacher, and traveler, studying wh...

We really enjoyed the webinar hosted by The Black Expat Lots of great questions! Comment LOVED all the interesting information you shared in today's live cha...

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 year, The Black Expat f...

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 want to watch again,...

Several months ago I took a road trip with my friend Jeanetta and Linda (a visitor from the US). We drove up to Zarcero and onward to La Fortuna & Arenal to ...

We have some very talented young people growing up in a world where the future is questionable. Will we live in peace? This beautiful and thoughtful short fi...

It was way back in 1990 that I became fascinated with Machu Picchu and wanted to make a trip to experience it in person. At the time I was a single mom raisi...