Davia is a pioneer who has trail blazed thriving a expat community that is intermingled with the vibrant Afro-Caribbean community and culture of Puerto Viejo, Costa Rica, and who has set out on a path to build generational wealth for her twin girls.

You can find Davia on:

Website: https://lifeaholiccostarica.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LifeAHolicCR/

Instagram: @lifaholiccostarica20

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQF_3ywgL7xlDLVVE58Ou4w

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Your hosts Brittany and Marion have been living abroad for 9 years. We’ve had our fair share of ups and downs and want to provide a platform for families of color to share their raw experiences of raising melanated children abroad. Our goal is to equip you with valuable information that will enrich your decision-making with regard to your big move.

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 Intro and outro music: Underwater by Roa https://soundcloud.com/roa_music1031 

0:48 Why move abroad? Why Costa Rica?

4:00 Cost of living

5:41 Teaching in Costa Rica and online

7:56 Rental property business

9:17 Buying land

11:07 Visa/residency

17:43 Inflation

19:31 Building property

25:51 Feeling safe/building community

39:17 Taxes/Setting up a business

41:41 The growing Puerto Viejo tribe

46:21 Afro-Caribbean culture

49:51 Go back to the US to visit?

52:55 Healthcare

Ahmad and Loretta Brewer and their children moved to Mexico, started and ran a transportation business, went back to the States for their oldest son to graduate from high school, and have since moved back to Guadalajara, Mexico and are enjoying life there. Hear about the tough transition for their teenagers, the Black community in Mexico, the business they started in Mexico, and more.

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Your hosts Brittany and Marion have been living abroad for 9 years. We’ve had our fair share of ups and downs and want to provide a platform for families of color to share their raw experiences of raising melanated children abroad. Our goal is to equip you with valuable information that will enrich your decision-making with regard to your big move.

Subscribe to Tribe Travellers on your favorite podcast app:

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 Intro and outro music: Underwater by Roa https://soundcloud.com/roa_music1031 

1:04 Why did you move abroad?

3:49 Preparations to move

7:12 Teenager transition

9:46 Older children gone back to the US

11:10 Concern for children gone back to the US

12:13 Higher education

17:33 Black community in Mexico

26:14 Making friends

28:59 Activities for Children

32:37 Finances

35:23 Transportation business

39:58 Incorporating a business in Mexico

42:20 Border safety/road safety

49:05 Beggar culture

53:10 Visa

56:27 Residency

57:53 Cost of living

1:04:38 Mexico’s climate/geography

1:07:03 Housing

Tim Swain was a veteran visitor to Ghana, but after 13 years of visits was still not prepared for life there. Tim keeps it real by sharing the adjustments he and his family have had to make, the daily frustrations, the rewarding aspects of life in Ghana that drew him there in the first place, and his personal conclusions on Ghanaian culture and society and his relation to that society as a Western outsider.

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Your hosts Brittany and Marion have been living abroad for 9 years. There are so many things we wish we would have known and want to do our part to equip you with valuable information that will enrich your decision-making with regard to your big move.

If you are interested in being on the show, send us an email at [email protected].

You can follow Mr. Tim Swain here:

Website: https://www.mrtimswain.com/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKRP_YrTd1HeWn4YC9HhGwA

Instagram: @MRTIMSWAIN

Anidaso 360 (non-profit): https://anidaso360.com/

 Intro and outro music: Underwater by Roa https://soundcloud.com/roa_music1031 

01:03 Intro

09:50 First visit to Ghana transformed my life

11:28 Housing

21:05 Transportation

23:42 Utilities

26:27 Healthcare

27:52 How was life affected during lockdown

29:58 Visa

32:10 Corruption/Lack of Structure

41:41 Expat community

42:42 Child’s transition/acclimation

43:58 Education

45:25 Leisure activities

46:03 Community

51:36 Solar energy

58:00 last advice

1:00:16 Where can we find you?

Victoria Childress has totally embraced being an immigrant in Italy and shares with us how she failed twice to move to Italy, but now is on her way to becoming a citizen. This show is packed with information! Learn everything you need to know about visas in Italy and the best path to becoming a permanent resident or citizen, relocation advice, smart ways to furnish your new place, what it’s like to have your children in the local school system, what it’s like dealing with the local bureaucracy, accessing healthcare in Italy, and much more!

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Your hosts Brittany and Marion have been living abroad for 9 years. There are so many things we wish we would have known and want to do our part to equip you with valuable information that will enrich your decision-making with regard to your big move.

Join the Tribe Travellers Facebook group where you can connect with other "tribe travellers", share your own insights, let us know what you thought about the show, and let us know what you would like to hear on an upcoming episode. 

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If you are interested in being on the show, send us an email at [email protected].

You can find Victoria Childress here:

Victoria’s Travel Noire article: https://travelnoire.com/black-expat-italy-different-definition-of-success

Victoria’s experience on House Hunters: https://www.girlgo.co/girlgo-director-featured-hgtv-house-hunters-international/

GIRLGO: https://www.girlgo.co/

 Intro and outro music: Underwater by Roa https://soundcloud.com/roa_music1031 

Anna from the Acheampong Family shares with us the growing pains they have experienced since their move to Ghana from the Netherlands. Stripping ourselves of our first-world standards and expectations is not easy, but the Acheampong Family is gracefully adjusting to their new life as they embrace their heritage and culture and establish themselves in the land of their ancestors.

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Your hosts Brittany and Marion have been living abroad for 9 years. There are so many things we wish we would have known and want to do our part to equip you with valuable information that will enrich your decision-making with regard to your big move .

Join the Tribe Travellers Facebook group where you can connect with other "tribe travellers", share your own insights, let us know what you thought about the show, and let us know what you would like to hear on an upcoming episode. 

https://www.facebook.com/groups/tribetravellers

If you are interested in being on the show, send us an email at [email protected].

You can follow the Acheampong Family here:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theacheampongfamily/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheAcheampongFamily/

Intro and outro music: Underwater by Roa https://soundcloud.com/roa_music1031