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...
The Rum with the Punch
If you don’t have at least one bittersweet rum punch memory – or memory loss, as the case may be – you haven’t really been on one of the Windward Islands of the Lesser Antilles in the Caribbean. The rum punch recipes are different all over the world. Every country and...
Why Island Girls Need Pool Boys
I've found that life on a tropical island requires but a few simple necessities: flip flops, summer clothing, bug spray, rum, and, of course, a swimming pool to help you cope with the extremely humid, endless summer heat. I'd never had a swimming pool until I moved to...
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...
Your Island Summer Self
Summer season has just begun in Cyprus and soon she will be in full swing, thereby my summer self is in full preparation for the heat. The warmer weather means that just about everything about me is slowing down to a very gentle pace. My daily walks take longer in the...
Island Grocery Day Gone Wild
I can't say I wasn't warned about this. When I first got on island, I heard all the stories, though I assumed they were just a silly tactic to try to scare the howlie (haole). I ignored the warnings. Three years into my island life, I still had not experienced it...
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