First Day of Farm Work
Not even that plush mattress could keep me in the sunken place past five, when there was mud to play with like Demi Moore in Ghost making...
Reaching out to Organic Farmers in Barbados
The organic farmers of Barbados can be found here. They’re a part of the Organic Growers and Consumers Association of Barbados (OGCA)....
Organic Farms Online Costa Rica
A little luck brought me this profile Vegan Farmstay - Animal Rescue, Sanctuary and Organic Vegan Farm in Central Costa Rica (since...
Barbadian LGBTQ+ Short Story I
I’ve written a collection of LGBTQ-themed short stories , which may be just a little less polemic than being a big-bottomed woman wearing...
Facebook Addiction (the rest of it)
Grabbing my backpack to go through the door to get the bus to Nicaragua, I walked away from this place called Facebook where I felt...
Facebook Addiction
Like any good addiction, I may return no matter how sure I am, presently, that I am better without it. My artistic expression has always...
Wuk up!
I use ‘wuk up’ a lot. Personally, it’s an expression of liberty and pure joy. This is what other wukupologists have to say about it:...
Finding Work After Work
Postponing English School Response This has turned into a type of resting beast I run out from my hiding place to poke. I’ve overcome...
In the Flesh
I stopped posting because other things became priority and I’m not as self-disciplined as you might have hoped (sorry five people who...
Crossing Boarders—From Panama City to San Jose by bus
Leaving Panama It is the 1st of February and one reality has replaced another. The bus ride here was uneventful, crossing the border...
Five Days Before Leaving this Rat Race* (So, January 24th, 2018).
Boyfriend Fired Sometimes, behaving as opposing walls are prone to, I echo the words of my mother and say, “When it isn’t one thing, it...
Finding a Job on an Organic Farm – From English Teacher to Organic Farmer (?!!)
Gaining Experience It would be ideal to get some experience on a farm project to (1) see if what I imagine the experience to be...
Nine Days Before Leaving this Rat Race (so January 21st, 2018). Â Â Â Â
Preparing to Change Dimensions Today I bought a new backpack, boots, a few plain t-shirts, a jacket and a Wi-Fi speaker. ‘How was the...
‘Forever Now’—Taking Back my Life
Regarding how I want to live my life, I keep changing my mind, but am no longer ashamed of this. I encourage myself not to avert my eyes...
My Student Loan Debt Story
Photo from the Successful Online Plea Growing up Altricial There’s the social expectation of how you should live your life and there’s...
From San José, Costa Rica, to San Jorge, Nicaragua, with 50 USD
Fast forwarding to the present day and I have no income to speak of but needed to do my border hop to get 90 more days in Costa Rica....
Full of Fears
It is no surprise that I pause and think about walking backwards the way I came: a boy, on a beach in Barbados, fitting his feet into...
The Journey—Finding ‘Forever Now’
It is January 17th and there has been no response to my application. The last day in my current position is the 28th. Nothing but facts....