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This is my husband’s story of his experience during and after Hurricane Irma when he was in Tortola. ______________________________ Although I have lived in the Caribbean for four years I had never experienced a hurricane. All that changed in 2017….
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As we enter 2018 we are putting 2017 firmly behind us and the horror that was Hurricane Irma. Our hurricane story has two parts. My experience as a horrified onlooker and my husband’s who was in the middle of the…
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Life as an expat has a few stages that inevitably you will go through. You may go through each stage in order or find that you bounce from one back to the other. Expat life can be a roller coaster…
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There are a few expat wife meme’s about, so I thought I would create one for us expat wives in the Caribbean! Enjoy and I had better get back to that cleaning!
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How does your accent change when living abroad and do you find that you are treated differently because of your accent? One thing that I have found in being an expat is when I am looking for work to be…
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Walking along the beach is one of the best things about island living. The white sand and the range of azure and dark blue colours of the ocean cannot be beat. You expect to find many things on the beach…
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We first came across the word Dushi when we first visited Curacao a couple of years ago. When we were exploring the island we came across large letters of the word Curacao and beside it was also the word Dushi….
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Moving to an island and adapting to island life can take a while. It may take months or years, but with every island girl there is the moment of self-realisation that you are now an island girl and nothing fazes you…
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Island living is not all sunsets and cocktails. You need a few survival tips to stop you fashioning a friend out of an old football and calling it “Wilson”. These tips are not the ship wrecked survival guide but are…
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A few months into living on the island of Aruba and I am still in awe of the variety of the shops here. For a small island, there are a great assortment of stores. When you are visiting as a…
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