Happy 10th Islandversary!!
It's official. Island Girl turns 10 today! One decade of island life under my belt. Where does the time go? Life is still amusingly absurd here on my little rock in the sun. The same...Read More
What My Mainland Sabbatical Taught Me
I've started and stopped a new blog post for almost four months now. It just didn't feel like the right time. I didn't have the passion for writing about the nonsensical things that occur nearly...Read More
Back from the Abyss
Ok...not a literal abyss. More the figurative kind. A virtual deep, gaping chasm that bloggers (and their pet projects) disappear into when things - like life - get in the way of, well, blogging. The...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
What You Won’t Find In The Caribbean
If you're planning to trade your civilized existence for a decidedly less structured life in the tropics, there is something you should know before you get here. I'm not talking about the basics - like...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