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...
A Post-Hurricane Confession from a Rock Sister
Life on a rock has turned me into a weather geek, especially during hurricane season. That time of year, I check the updates on 6 different sites whenever the National Hurricane Center updates them (2:00, 5:00, 8:00, and 11:00). It’s just a wee bit obsessive, though...
Be a Holiday Helper: A Gift Guide for Caribbean Hurricane Relief
For many, the holidays this year will be bittersweet. For the people struggling to make daily life work on a hurricane-wrecked rock, those living elsewhere who have been displaced from their island homes, those currently without jobs and secure income, and many more...
10 Things I Never Did Before Living On A Post-Hurricane Rock
Enduring two Category 5+ hurricanes will change a person. It's certainly changed this island girl. Here are 10 things I never did before living on a post-hurricane island: 1) Swear in front of the children. Ok, so this is not entirely true. Damnit was always the...
To Riding Out The Squalls
I was sitting outside at home on our porch. We live in Windwardside, one of the four villages on our rock. Obviously, it’s the windy side of the island. It was the last Friday of the summer break; on Monday I would have to start teaching again. I was both looking...
What Makes Someone a “Real Islander” Post-Hurricane?
Care to take a guess? Is it someone who didn't evacuate prior to the storms and rode them out on their rock? Is it someone who has stayed on their rock post-storm, enduring the hardship of life in the rubble? Or is it someone who has returned to their rock to live...
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