How Bad Do You Want It?
I have a theory there are two types of dreams. The first are the amorphous ones, often generated by what you see others doing. Like on Instagram. As I'm scrolling through my feed, I see...Read More
Yin & Yang
Life in the tropics is really quite grand. (Does that even need to be said? No, probably not.) However, there is one pitfall anyone aspiring to don the Island Girl tiara needs to know about....Read More
How To Cope When Your Island Is Changing
I was one of the lucky ones. I discovered Bonaire when it was still a quiet, relatively unknown rock in the Caribbean. Before the Dutch officially took over. Before things really started to change. I...Read More
The True Value Of Change
I write a lot about the absurd and sometimes challenging aspects of island life. Why? Because there is just so damn much raw material to work with here. Truth. Island life puts you in situations...Read More
Two Things To Leave Behind When You Move To The Tropics
When preparing to move to the Caribbean, one of the biggest struggles I had was a fairly universal one...what to pack. After all, this wasn't my ordinary one- or two-week vacation (although I always struggled...Read More
How To Pick The Right Caribbean Island
If you haven't heard, I branched out into vlogging with my new Ask An Island Girl Q&A series. It took me some time to get past my (a) fear of being in front of the...Read More