Current Rock of Residence:
Dominican Republic
Island Girl Since:
2017
Originally Hails From:
New Jersey
Annamarie started out as a fast talking, loud, and proud New Jerseyan. She followed her heart and moved 1,400 miles to the sunny Dominican Republic. When her fiancé got the opportunity to live abroad, she naturally followed what her soul was telling her, and got ready for one of the most challenging experiences of her life thus far. She went from the fast paced lifestyle of the east coast of the states to learning to take it a little more slowly. Well, a lot more slowly actually. Her motto is that she’s discovering her island one beach at a time. When not at the beach, she can be found hanging out in Zona Colonial, walking the cobblestone streets, and enjoying a beer at one of the many cafes. She enjoys dancing bachata and learning to cook the local foods. She currently lives in Santo Domingo with her fiancé and golden retriever and blogs, blogs, blogs when they aren’t exploring their island. You can catch her on her blog, Jersey Girl Gone Caribbean.
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This week we started our WWLOR Book Circle with a group of women from all over the world. Our first meeting was full of lively discussion. We all agreed that reading is like travel for the soul so I thought I would just refresh your memory with some great island reads...
Calling All Spring Breakers!
I know many of you are planning your Spring Break trips to the islands. Lucky you - the islands have missed you all!! It's always so fun getting ready for a beach vacation. We have some great products that have been rock tested listed on the website but I thought I...
Post Vacation Blues
So you've just returned to your island after a busy, bustling, beautiful vacation abroad. As you unpack your 500 suitcases of goodies (and your 8 weeks' worth of dirty laundry even though you were only away for 10 days ) you reminisce over the good times that were had...
If Once You Have Slept on An Island
A hundred year old poem that has stood the test of time... If once you have slept on an island You'll never be quite the same: You may look as you looked the day before And go by the same old name, You may bustle about in street and shop You may sit at home and sew,...
There’s a Rat in Mi Kitchen, what am I gonna do?
RATS… I think every rock has ‘em and if you don’t count yourself lucky!! I can’t stand them - from their beady little eyes to their gelatinous tail - yuck!! On my rock, you see them wandering around from time to time but as my husband would say in his English accent...
Link Up Local
Either you are into searching, scouting and finding out new, (yeah, new what??), new everything or you are not. I belong to the first category. For me part of living on a Rock is embracing the style/ways and quirkiness of that Rock. Having moved to a new Rock a year...
