It’s a Jamaican Thing
A Love Letter to Jamaica I lived in Jamaica for about half my life, but I can’t say I ever loved it the way I do now, from hundreds of miles north. Sometimes, to see a place more clearly you have to venture far away, to put some distance between you, as you...
The Stress of Island Home Ownership
There are a few things that I have come to appreciate about western industrialized nations. For example: flushing the toilet without a thought for where it all goes, which goes hand in hand with turning on the faucet and having potable water (although I'm from...
Island Reads: Dragonfruit
Do you ever think back to pivotal moments in history and wonder how you would have behaved had you been alive then? Do you ever wonder what actions you would have taken, how you would have reacted under the pressures of the day, and in what ways your personal values...
How to Make Friends & Build Your Island Social Circle
Choosing to spend your retirement in someplace other than where you had been living for most of your working life is a huge step with many joys and some challenges. For me, the choice to live on my particular rock was an easy one, as I knew the island and had lived...
Island Reads: Here Comes The Sun
The brightly colored, natural beauty of tropical islands can stand in sharp contrast to the social and political issues that may lurk beneath "paradise." Sometimes paradise is only paradise for those visiting it. Today's featured book is presented to mirror that...
Is Your Island… Haunted?
Halloween is upon us once again. In Aruba, we might lack brightly colored, Fall foliage, jack-o'-lanterns on our front doorsteps, and a crisp autumnal chill in the air, but when it comes to ghost stories... we’ve got those in spades. Ready to take a walk on my...
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