Why You Shouldn’t Hate Me When I Post Beach Pics In Winter
Alternately Titled: It Hasn’t Rained in 3 Freaking Months - Why the Hell are There Still So Many Mosquitoes?! I moved from New Jersey to Aruba in November of 2006. Social media blossomed around me as I settled into my island life and eventually gave birth to my...
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...
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...
The Cycle of Island Friendships
Having a hard time coming to terms with the transient island life yet? Early on in my rock life, I learnt the hard way what it means in reality to live in such a place where people come and go frequently, just like the oceans' tides. Living on an island with many...
5 Prickly Truths About Island Life
Life on an island is not quite what it's made out to be. The picture of a life where islanders can live off of fishing, drinking coconut water, and binging on tropical fruits is not exactly legitimate. We islanders need to work, and we often hate Mondays just like...
Island Escape Artist
Everyone who lives on an island has, at one time or another, had to deal with vermin. In the Dominican Republic, we’ve encountered mice, rats, snakes, scorpions, giant centipedes, tarantulas, lizards, and much, much more. Though we’ve had several encounters with...
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