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Tag: Nicaragua

Waves of reinvention

July 7, 2020 stanleyobando

If you were moved, as I was, by the story of Nicaraguan refugee and law student Elizabeth, featured last year on the blog and last

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A celebration of immigrants making a difference

July 1, 2020 stanleyobando

I researched and wrote this piece in a different, pre-pandemic world – for one of my favorite publications, YES! Magazine. Its release was delayed by the

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The overlooked mental health of migrants – and a wellness tip for all

January 15, 2020 stanleyobando

Margarita Herdocia of the Asociación Ticos y Nicas Somos Hermanos shares her organization’s strategies for boosting refugees’ mental health.

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Why Costa Rica should back up its ‘happiest country’ brand with real talk in 2020

January 13, 2020 stanleyobando

Why 2020 could, and should, be a big year for mental health in Costa Rica.

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Day 26: Meet a Nicaraguan refugee who’s changing lives in Costa Rica

October 21, 2019 stanleyobando

Think social corporate responsibility is just for big business? These women microentrepreneurs, many of them immigrants or refugees, are here to show you otherwise.

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The amazing true story of tuanis and brete – words to be thankful for

November 24, 2014 stanleyobando

Hi there – just wanted to say thanks so much for your support and readership, and to share my first two columns in The Tico

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“Love in Translation”

My book’s for sale on Amazon. Love in Translation - an ode to Costa Rica

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