Cultivating your Island Calm in Hurricane Season & Beyond
When we first moved to our rock, I had an inner calm that helped me through the worst of times, even the traumatizing experience of moving out of our home of twenty one years. That calm stayed with me for a long time. Though last year, something happened that agitated...
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What To Do When A Hurricane Is About To Hit
There is a hurricane on a direct course for your island. The store shelves are empty and you think you've done all you can do to prepare thus far, but you worry you've missed something essential. Don't panic. Here are 9 Proven Last Minute Tips that you can do...
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Island Warning: Mind the Monsoon Mood
Life on my island comes in two seasons: Rainy and Dry. We love the dry season out here on Guam. The trade winds pick up, the temperature sticks around a nice, comfortable 80°F, the water is cool and refreshing, the grass dry, the hikes bearable. And then there's the...
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Maria, Maria! Diary of a Category 5 Hurricane on Dominica
I know these posts are supposed to be humorous, but sometimes life is a joke told so cunningly that it takes all our wits to understand it. If it’s the difficult times that present the greatest chances to grow and develop inner strength, then the passage of Hurricane...
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Post-Hurricane Life: When Crunched Metal Becomes the Norm
It has been a while since I've written anything, or have even felt inspired to do so. I think for most of us, it has taken some time - months, really - to get our heads on straight again after the IRMA Bitch (aka IRMA B.) ripped through our rocks in September 2017. On...
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When a Hurricane Forces Your Island Breakup
"It was love at first sight." "We are meant to be together." "We're soul mates." "We've had a torrid love affair." "We're not getting along right now." "We need a break." These are all phrases I have heard islanders use in reference to their relationships with their...
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