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An Xpat Xmas
I moved out to Tortola on the 11th of December in 2012. My mum was aghast that I had chosen to move right before Christmas. Whilst I didn't want to miss out my family's holiday celebration, after waiting a long 6 months for my work permit to come through, I wasn't...
My Island of Silence
I've been motivated to write this post by my internet and phone connection all abruptly cutting out at once, one of the many downsides of being held hostage by a company that practically has a monopoly on all forms of island telecommunication. Whilst this isn’t the...
Playing Dress-Up
One of the biggest advantages of living on a small tropical island is that you don't have to worry about getting dressed up to the nines whenever you go out for the evening. Though on the other hand, one of the biggest disadvantages is that when that rare opportunity...