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Zooming Through Quarantine in the USVI
As I sit on my tiny front porch practicing "social distancing" this beautiful warm and sunny morning, the question occurred to me “HOW ARE MY OTHER FELLOW WOMEN WHO LIVE ON ROCKS COPING?” After going through all of the major storms and hurricanes which struck the US...
How I Cured My Island Retirement Guilt
When Hurricane Irma (to be followed shortly after by Hurricane Maria) struck the US Virgin Islands, it hit on the very day that school was scheduled to re-open, September 6, 2017. In actuality, with our school being used as an emergency shelter for an indefinite time...
A Journey Back in Island Time
Do you ever wonder what your favorite island was like 10, 15, even 20 years ago? Were you there to experience it? Many of you may be too young to remember what St.Thomas, USVI was like before it was ravished by Hurricane Hugo in 1989, then Hurricane Marilyn in 1995....
Versatility and Compromise: The Keys to Life on a Rock
When I moved to the US Virgin Islands, it was the most perfect time in my life to make such a tremendous change. I was a young single woman who’d been living on my own, working full-time, and paying my own bills for twelve years since college graduation. I had already...
“Which Island Are You On Again?”
Do you live on an island that's easily identified and visibly marked on most modern day maps and atlases? If so, consider yourself blessed. Living on St.Thomas, a tiny member of the United States Virgin Islands, I have found this to be a problematic matter in my life....