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,...
COMPARING ISLAND LIFE: Oahu, St. Lucia, & Abaco
EDITOR’S NOTE: Welcome to the fifth post in our new series where women who have lived on multiple rocks compare the lifestyles of different islands. If you missed the first four, click here, or here, or here, or here. This site receives so many questions in the realm...
Born on a Rock: Journey of a Pacific Island Woman
I was born on a rock. I was brought up on a rock. I am a proud island woman who is happy and proud of my experiences, roots, culture, family, and friends. I was in born the late 70s. My rock in Fiji was mostly made up of dusty roads and towns back in those days. My...
13 Luxuries of Island Living
Someone is asking you to describe island life - what words do you use? Free-spirited? Laid-back? Unfussy? Luxurious? I lost you on that last one, didn't I? Unless you're a fancy pants tourist looking to book a stay in a private island resort complete with personal...
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...
When Islanders Come Calling
On this rock, people here tend to consider the nation among the trendiest in the world. It is like a religion - an opioid, even. We boast about our First World status because we supposedly qualify by having the latest, the best, the newest of everything imaginable....
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