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5 Days In The Bahamas (and That Time I Averted an Underwater Disaster)

April 24, 2014 by Rika

(I don't know what happened to this post from last year, but it never went live! I figured better late than never, right... I often get put into the 'travel' blog category even though I'm more of an expat than a traveler. So here's a post from my travels!)What can you do with just five days in the Bahamas? Actually, a lot!I made a quick trip to Nassau in the Bahamas last year when I was in Florida to try and get a visitor B1/B2 visa for the US so that I could work on foreign yachts that ...

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Filed Under: Life, Traveling, Yacht Tagged With: Bahamas, Diving, Fun Times, Time Off, Travel

When you’re up, you’re up.

April 15, 2013 by Rika

I've written many times on here about the weird roller coaster that is Roatan. Longfellow was right when he said, "when she was good, she was very good indeed but when she was bad she was horrid". There isn't much middle ground here. It seems like things are either awesome or shitty. I'm on the upswing at the moment!The first awesome news is that I'm moving to my own place! I will miss my super nice apartment and my roommates, but I'm moving into town which is way more convenient ...

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Filed Under: Friends, Happiness, Life, Living Abroad, Yacht Tagged With: Diving, Fingers Crossed, News

Where in the world is Rika??

January 14, 2013 by Rika

Hola from… Miami Beach..!? Yes, as I’ve previously alluded to, I am in fact in Miami right now. I’m not even in Roatan!How the hell did I end up here? Good question, long story! This might be the longest post I’ve ever written, but there are pictures, I promise.Let’s start from the beginning.If we’re all being honest here…right before Christmas, I was absolutely miserable in Roatan. I had an unpleasant personal situation that managed to infiltrate every facet of my life here (which is ...

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Filed Under: Happiness, Life, Roatan, Traveling, Yacht Tagged With: Diving, Florida, Fun Times, Lady Luck, Ridiculous, Time Off, Tough Times

Tipping Guidelines for Diving on Roatan

January 3, 2013 by Rika

Roatan Divemaster Tipping

Believe me - I searched high and low for information on this before my first trip to Roatan. I had never dived before, so I had absolutely no clue how I was supposed to tip my dive instructor and divemasters! Having worked in the service industry for many years (and also being from a country where tipping is normal and expected), I wanted to know what I should be tipping so I could include it in my vacation budget. Well, I found nothing. A few tidbits here and there, maybe some info from other ...

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Filed Under: Life, Money, Traveling, Yacht Tagged With: Busy, Diving

If life hands you lemons, make lemonade and drink it on a yacht.

December 25, 2012 by Rika

Merry Christmas from the Caribbean Sea!!You may have noticed I have been conspicuously absent lately. I have a good reason for this, I promise.It's this:Yep. That's a 105 ft yacht, and I'm on it right now sailing to Belize, Cozumel, Cancun, Isla Mujeres, Cuba, and finally through the Florida Keys on the way to Ft. Lauderdale where the boat is going into the yard and I'm flying back to Roatan from Miami. Did I mention I'm getting paid? Way more than I make at my current ...

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Filed Under: Happiness, Life, Living Abroad, Money, Traveling, Yacht Tagged With: Diving, News, Ridiculous, Time Off

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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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