Why We Need To Face Our Island Fears
"Do one thing that scares you everyday." - Eleanor Roosevelt Living on a subtropical island, it’s pretty easy to do things that scare you every day. Just moving down to the island was scary in and of itself, but I also found it a little invigorating when people told...
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The Varied Drinking Cultures Across Islands
We Brits seem to be infamous for our binge drinking. Friday night in the UK is the night when everyone makes the most of it, though it's kind of an unwritten rule there that you do not drink on a school night. Perhaps this is the reason why Brits gets so excited to go...
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Hokey Pokey Islander
Like so many people, over the years I had often joked about packing in the pressure of corporate America and moving to a tropical island. Though with three kids and a husband working full time, I figured it would have to remain a dream... or so I thought. A sudden...
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COMPARING ISLAND LIFE: Antigua & Elbow Cay, Bahamas
EDITOR’S NOTE: Welcome to the third post in our new series where women who have lived on multiple rocks compare the lifestyles of different islands. If you missed the first two, click here or here. This site receives so many questions in the realm of “What’s it like...
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Island Exile: Immigration Vacation
Immigration Vacation. Permit Purgatory. The Work Visa Waiting Game. Whatever they call it on your rock, this hair-pulling, soul-sucking, confidence-crushing period stands between many of us Island Girls (or Want-to-be-Island-Girls) and our tropical residences of...
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Letting Island Kids Do The Translating
I live on an island where I don’t speak the two main languages fluently (or moderately, for that matter). Yes, you got that right - languages. Mauritian Creole and French are the languages most commonly spoken on my rock, Mauritius. Basic English is also taught in...
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