Current Rock of Residence:
Cayman Islands
Island Girl Since:
2017
Originally Hails From:
Maidenhead, England
Laura is a recent graduate of the University of York, where she studied music. She decided to move to a rock because the English weather was far too depressing for her liking – especially in York. Where it rains. All. The. Time.
She moved to the Caribbean on a job prospect, quite out of the blue, and although she hasn’t been here long, she definitely doesn’t regret her decision one small bit!
Laura spends her days teaching music to children in schools across the island and when she’s not at work, she enjoys eating peanut butter out of the tub, drinking gin and tonics, and having a good old boogey on the dance floor. She is also partial to a rice cake (or ten).
Despite being described as “the palest girl anyone has ever seen,” Laura is taking on the challenge of the Caribbean sun to potentially come back to more of a biscuit-colour than Casper the Friendly Ghost shade. (Miracles can happen, right?) She has 2 years. We can live in hope.
For more on Laura, you can follow her island blog or check out her island ride on Instagram.
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Experiencing Culture Shock When Traveling Off Your Island
There is a certain excitement one gets when going on a road trip that you don't get when flying. Yes, you dread sitting in the car all day, but you can listen to music all day and eat snacks that you don’t normally eat and your journey often has several destinations....
Sunkissed Christmas
This year I’ll be celebrating my 11th Christmas on this beautiful island and my main goal for this holiday season is to make the perfect sand-snowman. I can assure you that this is a task far more difficult than Pinterest or Instagram would have you believe. Last...
Christmas on Saba
It’s quiet out. And dark. The colourful street lights are up in each of the four villages of Saba, Chris Rea’s Driving Home for Christmas is playing, the tree is up, half hiding the presents underneath and the house smells of home-made cooking. It’s Christmas time...
My Love Letter to The Sea – How we are harming it and how we can protect it
I like the sea. That might be an under-statement: I really really love the sea. I love to see the different shades of blue, azure, turquoise and green. I love to take a stroll along the shoreline, barefoot, feeling the waves lapping over my toes, with various grades...
In Praise of Real Food
Island food culture is a wonderful riot, to be savoured and enjoyed. When we first came on island I was surprised by the food fusion between American, British and Caribbean fare. You would easily find an overblown pot of peanut butter alongside a similar-sized jar of...
How To Be An Annoying Tourist
The cruise ship horns are blasting. The streets are bustling with wide-eyed people donned in Hawaiian print. The smell of aerosol sunscreen spray fills the hot tropical air and stings your eyes. This can only mean one thing...peak tourist season is upon us. The...
