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Surprising the Family for the Holidays

February 8, 2013by lifeoutofthebox 15 Comments

When we landed in SFO, the butterflies were fluttering. It was a combination of nervousness, excitement and surprisingly culture shock. We were back in the States, back home, and it […]

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California, Holidays & Celebrations, Video
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Sleeping & Working in the Managua Airport

February 7, 2013by lifeoutofthebox 10 Comments

After the whirlwind of a month that included us finding a supplier in Masaya, finding the supplies, launching our online store, selling our first bracelets online and giving away our […]

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California, Managua, Nicaragua, Transportation
Dream it. Wish it. Do it. LOOTB

Weekend Wisdom: Dream it. Wish it. Do it.

January 27, 2013by lifeoutofthebox 6 Comments

Dream it. Wish it. Do it.

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California, Inspiration
LOOTB Life Out of the Box Life is too short to wait

Where Have You Two Been?

January 10, 2013by lifeoutofthebox 18 Comments

Are you guys ok? Why haven’t I been getting any updates? These are some of the questions we have been getting recently. Well, life has been crazy exciting. Ever since […]

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California, Nicaragua, Our Business Development
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Weekend Wisdom: Have Less. Do More. Be More.

December 9, 2012by lifeoutofthebox 12 Comments

Have Less. Do More. Be More.

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California, Inspiration
Life Out of the Box in the Classroom

Life Out of the Box Talks With High School Class

November 15, 2012by lifeoutofthebox 3 Comments

Just a few hours ago, we were Skyping with Robert-preneur’s awesome 4th period Econ class in Los Angeles, CA. The students were awesome. They had great questions for us about […]

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Articles & Interviews, California, Launching the Biz, Masaya, Nicaragua, Our Business Development
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20something Profile: Quinn & Jonathon

November 14, 2012by lifeoutofthebox 7 Comments

We’re very excited to share with you an article from the website 20somethings in 2012 that profiles our background story on how Life Out of the Box was started. The […]

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Articles & Interviews, California, FAQs, Inspiration, Launching the Biz, Nicaragua, Our Business Development
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Weekend Video: Protect Your Dream

August 11, 2012by lifeoutofthebox Leave a comment

“Don’t ever let someone tell you that you can’t do something. Not even me. You gotta dream, you gotta protect it. When people can’t do something themselves, they’re gonna tell […]

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California, Inspiration, Video, Weekend Videos
Our Expat Cravings in Nicaragua

Our Expat Cravings in Nicaragua

June 13, 2012by lifeoutofthebox 2 Comments

Although this list may seem long, we’re really enjoying everything that Nicaragua has to offer us here. It has so much. We learn and try something new everyday. We’re loving […]

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California, Nicaragua, San Juan del Sur
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Family Support

May 24, 2012by lifeoutofthebox Leave a comment

Collage made by Caira for Jon’s birthday When I made the decision to leave the United States and become an expat in Nicaragua, I knew the most difficult part was […]

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