Kema Ward-Hopper in Costa Rica with husband Nicholas, daughter Aaralyn, and son Nicolai.
Mandatory Credit:	Kema C. Ward via CNN Newsource

Kema Ward-Hopper in Costa Rica with husband Nicholas, daughter Aaralyn, and son Nicolai.
Mandatory Credit: Kema C. Ward via CNN Newsource

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How moving from the US to Costa Rica’s ‘blue zone’ transformed this family’s life forever

When Kema Ward-Hopper and her then-fiance Nicholas Hopper, both from the US, decided to get married in Costa Rica, they had no idea that they’d end up relocating there a few years later.

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How moving from the US to Costa Rica’s ‘blue zone’ transformed this family’s life forever

When Kema Ward-Hopper and her then-fiance Nicholas Hopper, both from the US, decided to get married in Costa Rica, they had no idea that they’d end up relocating there a few years later.