Current Rock of Residence:
New Providence
Island Girl Since:
March 2017
Originally Hails From:
Calgary, AB Canada
Juls is a travel graduate, self-proclaimed “certified adventurer,” cat-lover, and writer. When her chef boyfriend asked her if she would move to the Bahamas with him for a new job opportunity, what could she say but yes? Within three weeks, she quit her job, sold her car, got married, and left her snowy Canadian home for hot, sunny beaches. Like others, she’s realised that paradise is not all it seems to be. She’s used to hitting the ground running, rush hour traffic, and remembering to put on winter tires in September. The island is challenging her more than any mountain summit or ski hill ever has, but she’s thankful for it.
Juls wants to use her time here to focus on self-growth and writing, which is easier said than done with a beach just outside her windows. You can follow her adventures and various struggles at Leaf in the Wind.
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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...
