May 25 is African Day celebrating African unity around the world. As part of that celebration, Dame Julie and her friend, Craig Whitehead discuss two small areas of Africa, Kruger National Park in South Africa and Uganda. The Dame traveled to South Africa with her son, Scott. A safari into Kruger was part of that trip. Kruger is one of the largest reserves in Africa and is known worldwide for high density of wild animals including the Big 5 (lions, leopards, rhinos, elephants and buffalos). Craig has spent considerable time traveling in Uganda where he has family. He has even started several small businesses there. Join the Dame and Craig as they travel into Africa.

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Dame Julie and her husband, Peter visit about their two trips to Costa Rica. One time they went only as a couple. They enjoyed their trip so much the second time they took their college-age daughter, Kayla. While Costa Rica is a small country, it has great biodiversity with rain forests, volcanoes, and gorgeous beaches. The country is extremely welcoming to tourists as well as being safe and easy to access. Join the Dame and her husband, Pete as they tour Costa Rica, one of the happiest countries in the world.

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Rhonda Marker-Hall has been a Jazzercise instructor for 43 years. Rhonda and Dame Julie have been dancing together off and on for 30 years in two different states. In this episode, Rhonda and the Dame discussion the different paths they both took to end up dancing together in their seventies in Boise, Idaho. They also discuss the positive aspects of regular exercise, difficulties of running a small business during Covid and finding joy in the little things in life like shared coffee after a workout.

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