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An Island Girl’s Guide to Weather Forecasting
Like many Americans, when I lived in the States, I checked the weather forecast obsessively. Between local TV and radio updates every 15 minutes, three different weather apps on my phone, and of course, The Weather Channel, it was easy to fulfill my...
The Climb
Several days a week, I visit the hotel-bar-restaurant (aka "The Club") below us to hang out and commiserate with friends about the realities of island life. When we first moved here, I always drove down, like a true American, even though it's barely a stone's throw...
Island Sweating Survival Skills
"I don't sweat." That was me, at least until a few weeks ago. Having just moved to the BVI in April of this year, my husband and I are spending our first full hurricane season, which includes the dreaded month of September, in the Caribbean. We hail from the...