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What's it like to be an African American/Nigerian American in Nigeria and what exactly do they think about African Americans?? Check out the video and find out Episode 7 - This Is It/Blaxit Radio - That Bella Life Interview Series #BlackExpats #BlackExpatsinCostaRica #ThatBellaLife #BlaxitRadio #This is It #RetiredBlackExpats #BlackExpatsAbroad #BlackExpatsLivingLifeAbroad #AfricanAmericaninNigeria WWW.BLAXITRADIO.COM

Hola mis amigos! For those of you thinking of relocating to Costa Rica, have you ever considered driving your car here? I can't say that we considered it "seriously", however, I did some research on the subject and watched several videos before I decided it was a "no" for us! I was surprised and extremely curious when I found out that a woman, her daughter and their dog, made that very trip to Puerto Viejo, Costa Rica several months ago. She survived! We met for dinner here i

Good Morning Family Some of you may know that we have been working to establish a radio station especially to meet the unique needs of the black expat and blaxit community worldwide. Our aim is to provide a variety of music as well as entertainment, educational information, interviews, tips and valuable resources for those who are contemplating a move abroad. Today, I am happy to announce that we have launched the website for the new internet radio station, BLAXIT RADIO! The

Not sure, but did I mention it here, that we were interviewed recently for an article which will appear in a magazine very soon? Well, we were. It was a 2 day affair. They flew in photographers from the states to do the photographs y'all! How lucky were we?? The photo shoot was today and boy was it a lot of fun! I have never been on a photo shoot like this one. It was also very interesting being behind the scenes and appearing in the final product too. These are a few of the

(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 US 1964-1965) Our Life in Costa Rica Year 4 What a week this has been!! Thought I would give you a glimpse of a day in our life here. Although as beautiful as it is, at times it can be very frustrating. Not complaining. No place is perfect. I feel it necessary to report the good and the not so good. Monday (We substituted

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

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 spend a couple of days exploring the area. I had never been up that way before so it was quite a treat. Along the way we gathered photos and some candid conversations with the locals which I will share later Shortly after we returned to Grecia, an interesting thing happened -- several different groups happened to be in to