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Snakes, Spiders and Scorpions – Jungle Life on Roatan

November 5, 2013 by Rika 28 Comments

Does Roatan have spiders, snakes and other creepy crawlies? That's a definite yes, read on to find out more about the jungle creatures that make Roatan home.IF YOU CAN'T HANDLE PHOTOS OF SNAKES OR SPIDERS, PRESS 'BACK' ON YOUR BROWSER NOW!There, you've been warned.And here is a harmless lizard before the scary photos.  As you know, I'm currently housesitting. What I didn't mention is that this house is literally in the Roatan jungle. That's okay with me. But I ...

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Filed Under: Creatures, Expat Living, Island Living, Roatan Tagged With: Jungle Living, Roatan, Snakes, Spiders

My First Whale Shark!

September 30, 2013 by Rika 24 Comments

I have crossed nearly everything off my "diving in Roatan" bucket list - remember when I saw a pod of wild dolphins, TWO hammerhead sharks, and found a GoPro Hero3??Well, the only thing left on the list was a whale shark. To see one of these gentle giants (they can reach up to 60ft long!) was one of my lifelong dreams, and one of the reasons I ended up settling in Roatan...they are often spotted here and by the next island over, Utila, and I was determined to see one.I had ...

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Filed Under: Creatures, Happiness, Life Tagged With: Diving, Lady Luck, Whale shark

Doing my part – a lionfish recipe.

September 21, 2013 by Rika 26 Comments

Lionfish are basically the coolest looking fish EVER.sourceAm I right??Okay, but here's the thing guys. Lionfish are in the Caribbean. Actually, they're all over the eastern coast of the Americas, and they're spreading FAST. And they're not supposed to be here. Lionfish are native to the Indo-Pacific, where they have natural predators and their levels are kept in check by mother nature.Lionfish have no natural predators in the Atlantic. They reproduce at astounding ...

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Filed Under: Creatures, Life Tagged With: Cooking, Food, Lionfish, Lionfish Recipe. Delicious, Roatan Food

Lady Luck is a Mermaid.

June 29, 2013 by Rika 20 Comments

I've talked before a few times about how lucky I've been here, and how expat life here is like a roller coaster with some pretty big ups sometimes. Well, lady luck has been visiting me again...and this time underwater!In the past month, several times I was not supposed to have been on certain dives... I pestered my co-worker to switch, or got on a different boat because my student asked to switch, etc. And holy crap, have I ever been rewarded!First... a pod of 30 wild dolphins ...

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Filed Under: Bay Islands, Creatures, Happiness, Life, Roatan Tagged With: Diving, Fun Times, Lady Luck

Come for a dive with me!

May 12, 2013 by Rika 15 Comments

I know, I know. You'd all really like to come diving with me, right? Since most of you can't, I'm going to take you on one with me in this post. Let's go!ALL IMAGES COPYRIGHT KASEY DYKES 2013 UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED. USED WITH PERMISSION.Here's your dive briefing:photo credit: noel verobaWe're heading out to a dive site called Magic Bobby and we're going on a lionfish hunt! Roatan has a protected marine park around it, but lionfish are an invasive ...

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Filed Under: Awesome, Creatures, Dive Photos, Happiness, Life, Roatan Tagged With: Diving, Fun Times

The countdown is on.

October 16, 2012 by Rika Leave a Comment

I don't have much to say today. I'm having a stressful time with everything except my dive instructor stuff. I only have two more days in the classroom/water and then Thursday the instructor exams start. I wish I was a little more positive today, but sometimes you just have a bad day.In the meantime, here's a photo of me being a rockstar with two Caribbean reef sharks (see if you can find both). I'm on the left. Enjoy. ...

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Filed Under: Creatures, Dive Photos, Life, Real Talk

I’m really here.

August 23, 2012 by Rika 7 Comments

I remind myself of that pretty much every day. I'm really here. I finally did it. And it's going just fine!Before we get started here, I'd like to encourage you to check out a couple blogs that friends of mine are writing:Kelsey at Get Fit. Be Married. is writing the cutest blog of all time about her recent engagement and wedding planning/fitness goals. She even gave me an awesome shoutout in her very first post. I miss seeing her at work every day and this has been a ...

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Filed Under: Blogging, Creatures, Dive Photos, Happiness, Life, Roatan, West End Life Tagged With: Diving

Disconnected.

August 16, 2012 by Rika Leave a Comment

I've been trying to write this for a few days now, but time gets away from you easily here. That, and I still haven't managed to get my hands on a 3G internet stick yet. Always "mañana" at the store. Hopefully this week.So I've arrived and had a ridiculous start to my time in West End, I managed to somehow get absolutely blackout drunk the first night (see photo below regarding my arrival on the board at a local bar). Oops. I don't know how I went to the dive shop the next day for my first ...

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Filed Under: Creatures, Home, Life, Roatan, West End Life Tagged With: Diving

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hiya! i'm a canadian paralegal-turned-scuba diving instructor-turned EFL teacher-turned digital nomad. i left my cubicle in 2012 and haven't looked back since. i'm a serial expat, but right now i'm back in canada on hiatus for a while. welcome to the place where i say things.

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