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...
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How Life On A Rock Helps You Grow
Everything grows unbelievably fast here like the eleventh hour of the day turning to noon. The greenery flourishes recklessly similar to the tourism industry that can’t be braked. The buildings grow taller, the boats get bigger while the land seemingly gets smaller.
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When Island Girls Say, “I Told You So.”
Before moving to my new rock home 6 months ago, I used to scour the myriad of articles written on this site. Wrapped in my duvet in the UK, I read the stories, took in the advice, and memorized the tactics given for island survival. By the time our family finally made...
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Introducing Rock Talk: The All Things Island Forum
I have an exciting new addition to the Women Who Live on Rocks website to share with you today and I'm hoping it's something you will find immensely useful! I've been getting requests via email and through our social media accounts for awhile now that I haven't had...
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Island Cat on the Move: It Takes A Village
I’ve tackled some grueling tasks in my life that should have made dealing with Caribbean animal import permits a breeze. My college degree is in Russian literature. War and Peace is like an appetizer for me. I develop resort websites for a living, as in I sit and...
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What 8 Years On My Island Has Taught Me
I've been feeling a bit reflective these last few weeks as my husband and I approach our eight year anniversary of living on our rock. I have been thinking about what it was like when we first set foot on our new island home, how much we have learned over the years,...
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