Well that snuck up on me quick... didn't I just write my month 13 roundup??Here we are at 14 months! Flying by as usual. I haven't been around much because I'm enjoying a 2-week visit from my very first visitor!! I've already certified him as an open water diver and he's doing the advanced course this week. Another diving convert! We're having a blast, much of it assisted by Ronrico and the weather has been perfect. It's a lot of fun finally showing someone where I live and ...
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Roatan Month 13 Roundup
I always told myself, I'll give this "moving to Roatan and becoming a dive instructor" thing a year, and if it doesn't work out...well hey, at least I lived on a Caribbean island for a year, went diving all the time, drank ALL the rum punches, danced on the beach, ate 345064535488 baleadas, and had the time of my life, even if it was only for a year. Well. I did it. I'm still doing it. And I have no plans to stop. I am having a hard time believing that this post is titled Month 13. ...
Roatan Month 12 Roundup – ONE YEAR!!
My month 12 roundup is coming to you live...from... my parents living room in Canada!I'm home on holidays for 3.5 weeks to attend some weddings, birthdays, family reunions, etc. and also eat literally everything. It is really strange being back here after a year away, but I'm just trying to enjoy it while I can. (I'm already looking forward to getting back to Roatan and into the water....shhhhhh!) I'm so happy I can be here to see my friends and their milestones but ...
Roatan Month 11 Roundup
Every time I do these monthly roundups, I can't believe how long I've been away. ELEVEN MONTHS! WOAH! Hard to believe when I arrive in Canada next month I'll have been away for a year. To be honest, I didn't actually think I'd make it here this long. It's crazy and I'm still so proud of myself for deciding I wanted to move down here and be a dive instructor...and now I'm doing it.So what went down this month:I did a guest interview with my friends at 20 Years Hence - go take a ...
Roatan Month 10 Roundup
WOOHOO! 10 months! Crazy!(image courtesy of sarah) workin hardddddddddLet's take a look at what I got up to this last month:some Saturday link love cause I was hungover and didn't have much to say that day. Yep. Classy broad right here. what ended up being a VERY popular post - how much I make as a dive instructor on Roatan and how much it costs to live here ... pretty much the exact info I was looking for before I moved here, and never found, ...
Roatan Month 9 Roundup
9 months into this adventure, and I still can't believe how far it's taken me!enjoying the sunset off the west end divers dockLet's check in on what I got up to this month:A quick check in and update after being slammed at work I finally got my own place in West End (which reminds me that a full tour is still coming!) I put together a little list for diving etiquette on Roatan that I really hope people Google and find before they come here I ...
Roatan Month 8 Roundup
I've been living in West End for 8 months now! Wowwwwwwwww. Time flies when you're having fun :)me in cozumel. photo credit: my awesome friend alexWhat's been going on this last month?I disappeared for a bit, mostly due to holy week celebrations and an insanely busy work schedule! I wrote a little piece on why living on Roatan is like camping 24/7 I showed you lots of diving photos since that's all I've been doing I shared tons of exciting ...
Roatan Month 7 Roundup
I guess it's back to calling it the Roatan roundup, after months 5 and 6 weren't even spent here. I'm back on the island! Still trying to figure out for how long... but I'm here today, and that's what counts.The last month brought some big changes, most notably leaving south Florida and heading back to Roatan. I was lucky enough to get my job back here and have gone right back into most of my life the way I left it here before I left on the yacht. It might be routine, but routine on a ...
Month 6 Roundup
Here is my month 6 roundup, which apparently I can no longer call the "Roatan Roundup" since month 5 and 6 I haven't even been in Roatan...Today marks half a year away from Vancouver. HALF A YEAR YOU GUYS! This is the longest I've ever been away from Canada! I am forgetting what poutine tastes like and how to build igloos. (Jokes, people. Okay, only joking about the igloo part. I fuckin love poutine. And I would really like some right now.)Month 6 was mostly spent in Miami Beach, Ft. ...
Roatan Month 5 Roundup
It's been five months since I left Vancouver in the dust for an underwater life in Roatan. Holy crap! Five months since I've seen my friends, my family, and my pants (yep. I literally no longer wear pants.)However, the title is misleading a bit, since I spent half of the last month not even in Roatan. I'm coming to you today from Miami, where I've been for just over a week now. The entire story is coming, I promise, but for now if you want to catch up over the last month, here is what ...