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
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
What Island Life Challenges Will Teach You
My alternative title for this post was going to be "The Caribbean Destroys Everything...Including Your Soul," but I thought that sounded a tad melodramatic. Even for me. But it's true. In reality, all the endless...Read More
Ask An Island Girl – A New Q&A Series
Usually, this is the spot where you'd find my latest blog post, filled with witty observations and wry commentary on the absurdity of island life. And on more introspective days, my musings on the ups...Read More