It’s a Jamaican Thing
A Love Letter to Jamaica I lived in Jamaica for about half my life, but I can’t say I ever loved it the way I do now, from hundreds of miles north. Sometimes, to see a place more clearly you have to venture far away, to put some distance between you, as you...
21 Things to Never Trust on an Island
It's easy to sometimes get nostalgic about childhood and the luxury of innocence that allowed you to have blind faith in the world around you. As a child, you could do things like ride the roller coasters at the theme park with confidence that the people operating...
Transitioning into Part-time Island Life
I’ve always felt a strong connection to the beach and tropical climates, having been born and raised in Tampa, Florida. But to be honest, Tampa was too city-like for me, and far too cold in the winter months. So in the pursuit of the island dream, I moved to Hawaii,...
Barefoot Lessons for Better Living
In life, if we protect ourselves too much with externals, we lose our ability to handle Nature. And then we begin to fear it. In our fear, we create separateness from it, and from this separateness, we stop caring about it, and destroy it as if it is our enemy.
Looking on the Bright Side of Hurricane Michael
When you hear that a Category 3 hurricane is barreling towards your area, you know that it is nothing to mess around with. Although most of the models had the eye of the storm hitting about 50-60 miles to the west of us, we knew that our house on Dog Island was close...
How Life On A Rock Helps You Grow
Everything grows unbelievably fast here like the eleventh hour of the day turning to noon. The greenery flourishes recklessly similar to the tourism industry that can’t be braked. The buildings grow taller, the boats get bigger while the land seemingly gets smaller.
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