Current Rock of Residence:
Cayman Islands
Island Girl Since:
Birth
Originally Hails From:
Cayman Islands
Chelsea comes from the island of friendly stingrays, powdery beaches, top notch cuisine, epic scuba diving, and all-you-can-drink brunches. Growing up in the Cayman Islands sounds like a dream, but she always wanted to see what city life was all about. She got her wish for a total of 8 years when she pursued her Kinesiology and Physiotherapy degrees in Canada and Scotland, respectively. She never stayed away from Grand Cayman for long as her regular school breaks allowed her to come home for every roasting summer and breezy winter.
When she finally left Glasgow in 2013, she dove headfirst into the work hard, play hard mentality of island life and has never looked back. She’s a full-time physiotherapist, but is also passionate about promoting Cayman’s culinary scene through her food & travel blog, Island Epicurean. Chelsea uses her Caribbean and worldly upbringing to share stories about the quirks, drama, and hilarity of life in the Cayman Islands. You can also find her on Instagram.
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First World Island Problems with Basil and Zucchini
This year was my first year in Turks and Caicos during Christmas. And every Christmas I make "sort of" homemade lasagna. I also make a yummy zucchini/truffle salad to go with it. This year was different. We were now in Turks and Caicos away from the friends we usually...
Reflections of A Former Island Celebrity
When I was a child growing up in Maryland during the 1950’s and 1960’s, I had dreams of becoming a mega stage and screen star. Back then, Mom worked for a former dancer who opened a dance studio. So from the ages of 5-7, I trained as a ballerina. Then, seeing that...
THE COFFEE QUEST….
“ There is an awful lot of coffee in Brazil……”The Coffee Song of 1976" by Osibisa (YouTube) springs to mind as I am in the starting blocks of my latest story. Yes, after 2 wonderful, freshly brewed, cups of coffee. Beans from…..no, now I need to back up…. We, my...
Never Trust A Price
So, I had to buy a bottle of rum today. Not a rare occurrence, pretty typical actually. "Why is it $38 Theresa? It was $29.99 last week?" "Oh, Meez Vic, it's because itz de last bottle of dat rum on da shelf" "Are you planning on ordering more?" "Oh yez, Meez Vic"...
“SIMPLE JOYS OF POST STORM LIFE”
Seems as if recent climatic events and other disasters seen on TV news reports, have triggered a multitude of residual emotions in me which I thought I had gotten rid of during Irma/Maria Recovery. The following is an excerpt from my published Hurricane journal “TWO...
The Gift
When my husband and I decided to uproot our family from Kentucky- from the only place, people, and life we have ever known- and move to a tiny island in the Caribbean, it was of course met with so many remarks to the tune of "Oh My Gosh, THAT'S AMAZING!", "You are...
