What it Takes to Stay
Much to my surprise, moving to my rock did not equate to an instant vacation for me. Like so many of us before we make our move, I imagined myself lounging the days away on some picturesque beach or chilling at a beach bar with a bottomless beer by my side. Instead,...
Caribbean “Professional”
We live on small tropical islands, it’s mostly sweltering (sometimes I get cold, but that’s a whole nother post), and yet we still strive to follow rules set by colonial masters who have no doubt either relaxed or thrown out these very same rules in the countries they...
Field Trips in Paradise
As a teacher, when I think "field trip" I think of a highly organized outing where you take your students somewhere that has educational value. I'm in my third year of teaching, the past two years of which were in the US. When you take children on a field trip in the...
Stranded in Paradise, Part 2.
...Continued from Part 1. Sending my mood upward still, a rooster gallops across the yard. Not so much galloping in the way of a horse...more in the way of a three-year-old little girl pretending to be a unicorn. I've never before seen a rooster with such a prance-y...
Backwards Service
The 21st century has given birth to considerable dialogue on how to raise children. Back in the 70's, parenting philosophy was the product of dope and Dr. Spock. Everyone's parents had a copy of Dr. Spock, but other than my best friend's mother, no one actually read...
An Insider’s Guide to Jamaican Time
I went into panic mode. How could I have been so careless? I should have known better! I was already in overdrive as I dashed out of the house and jumped into my car. With a groan, I realized that I needed to stop for gas. That was going to take a good 120 seconds...
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