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From Now On, I Only Fly High On Private Jets
March 27, 2025May 1, 2025 Amy

From Now On, I Only Fly High On Private Jets

The Caribbean

My family doctor in Barbados is a lovely woman who messaged me daily on What’s App and requested regular updates on my symptoms. Despite her

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Kill the Sirens!
March 26, 2025March 26, 2025 Amy

Kill the Sirens!

The Caribbean

“The ambulance is waiting downstairs. Are you able to walk down to the stretcher, by yourself, or do you need assistance? »  – I’m a bit

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When life gives you mangoes; make a smoothie
July 6, 2024 Amy

When life gives you mangoes; make a smoothie

The Caribbean

Our neighbour has a humongous mango tree which provides great shade to sit under when while we watch the children splash and frolic in the

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First Walk -Version 2.0
January 1, 2023January 20, 2023 Amy

First Walk -Version 2.0

The Caribbean

Before completing this blog, I re-read my post on my first walk in Honduras. In between postings, we spent three years walking and biking around

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First Impressions
October 31, 2022December 30, 2022 Amy

First Impressions

The Caribbean

It has been over three weeks and I am still pinching myself. We live in Barbados. We have a lovely house. We can swim in

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How do you feel about moving to that island… the one that starts with B?
October 23, 2022January 1, 2023 Amy

How do you feel about moving to that island… the one that starts with B?

Canada, The Caribbean

So, how do you feel about moving to the Bahamas, Botswana, Belize, Bermuda (triangle)…  that island in the Caribbean… Down south, the Caribbean, West Indies,

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Island Dreaming
July 27, 2022January 1, 2023 Amy

Island Dreaming

Canada, The Caribbean

Drumroll, please! After a two year stint in Honduras, three years at home in Canada (during COVID), a thwarted departure for Mozambique, we are now

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About the author:

Amy is a mother of two young children, educator, and wife of a Canadian diplomat. She started writing about her adventures during their two year posting in Honduras and has not stopped since. Topics include travel adventures, honest teaching stories, and the ups and downs of family life. They are presently on their second posting - Barbados.

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