Ep172 Downsizing The Things of Life For an International Move

Black Boomer Besties from Brooklyn

Black Boomer Besties from Brooklyn
Ep172 Downsizing The Things of Life For an International Move
Mar 31, 2026 Season 17 Episode 10
Angella Fraser & Leslie Osei-Tutu

Angella is packing up her apartment and moving to Panama. The dream is real and the joy is real, but so is the day-to-day grind. Turning off utilities, figuring out bins, deciding what can fit in a pod, and realizing that “excited” sometimes feels like pure logistics. Leslie says she’s “pre-missing” her bestie, and they don’t gloss over how a 50-year friendship shifts when one of them will soon be living abroad 

They are laughing one minute then getting misty the next while discussing the unexpected healing of letting go, and how community rituals and family love make big transitions smoother.

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