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, ...
You live in Honduras and don’t speak Spanish? Que??
I would say the #2 question* people always ask me when they find out I live in Honduras is: "So you speak Spanish then?" And then I feel guilty and ashamed for about three seconds, because the answer is "not really". BUT! I do live in Honduras.... however, I actually live off the coast of the mainland on an island called Roatan. A quick peruse of Roatan's Wikipedia page lets you know that the local islanders of Roatan are mostly of European and ...
Why Having a Blog is Awesome.
I feel like I shouldn't have to tell people why having a blog is awesome. First, you get to have your very own space on the internet. It's like when you finally got old enough to not have to share a room with your little brother any more, and you got one that was all yours and his stupid lego wasn't everywhere and you didn't have to put masking tape on the floor to show where your space was and where his was. Not that I ever did that.....Second, you can keep in touch with friends and ...
Could You Live Off a Dive Instructor’s Wage on Roatan?
What is the salary of a dive instructor on Roatan? Well, I get a LOT of emails from people asking me what dive instructors here on Roatan make (hint: not a lot), and what it costs to live here (hint: a lot). Since inquiring minds want to know, here you go:How much do dive instructors make?You can read more about it in my tipping guidelines for diving on Roatan, but the short answer is: dive instructors here do not make very much money. A few dive shops pay a small salary (around ...
A little Saturday reading.
It's Saturday, and that means it's my day off. It also means I'm too hungover to write anything coherent because we celebrated 4 new instructors passing their exams last night. Work-related hazard.here's a quote i like. what does it have to do with this post? nothing. read the sentence above the photo again.So in the Saturday spirit (aka I can't do a real post), here are some links I've been saving for you guys:Slow Down and Enjoy Longer Dives - tips for scuba divers ...
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 ...
Come for a dive with me!
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 ...
How Being an Expat Has Changed Me (or, I Never Knew I Could Drink This Much)
I'm almost coming up on a year in living on Roatan. Moving to this tiny island in the Caribbean has made me a different person. Slowly but surely, Roatan has pushed me, pulled me, stretched me and gotten under my skin and I'm changing. I think it's amazing how transplanting yourself into a foreign country can make you see yourself so differently.Since becoming an expat here...I've learned to cling less to others and rely on myself.People come and go, and come and go here. It's a ...
So you want to go diving on Roatan?
You just bought a plane ticket to Roatan? AWESOME. You want to go diving? SWEET.I'm a dive instructor. I work at a dive shop at a resort. I love diving. I don't love the administrative and logistical headaches that come with people who seem to leave their common sense at home when they come here on a dive holiday.So, just in case they are Googling shit before their trip, may I present to you:THINGS YOU JUST REALLY NEED TO DO IF YOU WANT TO GO DIVING ON ROATAN:(I don't know if ...
Just me and Bobby McGee.
The time has come....for me to finally get my own place here in West End. I have been living with anywhere from one to six other people since I arrived here last August! My roommates decided to get their own place, and it was high time that I found my own digs as well. I think 28 is too old to still have roommates! I know some people love it and for the most part I've had positive experiences here, but it was just time for my own place and my own space. So it's just me and my dog ...