Peek Into My Island Job: Pizza Boat Manager
Tourists are often fascinated, understandably, by the minutiae of daily island life. Here they are in a place that seems pretty damn close to paradise, populated by people seemingly just like them except they've figured out how to make a life in a locale most only...
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Versatility and Compromise: The Keys to Life on a Rock
When I moved to the US Virgin Islands, it was the most perfect time in my life to make such a tremendous change. I was a young single woman who’d been living on my own, working full-time, and paying my own bills for twelve years since college graduation. I had already...
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“Which Island Are You On Again?”
Do you live on an island that's easily identified and visibly marked on most modern day maps and atlases? If so, consider yourself blessed. Living on St.Thomas, a tiny member of the United States Virgin Islands, I have found this to be a problematic matter in my life....
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The Glamorous Caribbean Life
In an attempt to help me convince my baby sister to go for a destination wedding here in the Dominican Republic, friends of mine at Everything Under the Sun Cabrera took us on a tour of some of the gorgeous villas for rent that are in our little town. Though as we...
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(Not Quite) Ready to Rock Living on a Rock
Prior to our move to an island, I spent hours reading posts here on Women Who Live on Rocks. I would regale my husband with stories from the strong and entertaining women who’d seemingly mastered island living. I was determined to learn from their lessons and tackle...
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Jumping Through Those Island Hoops
In relocating to an island from the US, there are so many new things to wrap your head around. Practically everything is different - none more so than driving. On my island, you do not pump your own gas - ever - and driving here can be likened to suicide. You just...
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