Dear reader, When we last heard from Alyssa she had just tested positive for Covid-19. Since her symptoms were mild, she intended to spend her time in isolation writing and editing her backlog of…
Island Girl Musings: Farewell 2021!
I don’t know what to write to bid farewell to this year. So I’m just writing, because that’s the only way I know how to process the feelings that I’m feeling. If you find this…
Christmas Cupcake Project
Season’s Greetings! Merry Christmas! Happy Holidays! After last year’s Halloween Cupcake Project, and with no travel in sight to continue my Destination Cupcake series, I planned an epic Christmas cupcake project. Except when Grenada…
Let’s Go On An Art Walk in Old Town
Even though Old Town Alexandria is just a stone’s throw away from Washington, DC, I had never ventured across the Potomac River to Old Town to explore its cobblestone streets. This past August, though, since…
10 Lessons From 10 Years of Blogging
Not too long ago, on September 30th, I celebrated the 10th anniversary of Adventures of an Island Girl! The average lifespan of a blog, according to some experts, is 6 months. Others say…
Travel in the Time of COVID-19
And I thought pre-2020 travel was cumbersome. My decision to leave Grenada in July wasn’t one that I took lightly. But, after much deliberation and preparation, I was ready. And, I had important…
Gimme Cocoa! The Chocolate Culinary Experience
There’s no denying that I love a good food adventure. Whether that means eating all the foods with my friends in DC, taking a cooking class in Athens or having a mystery dining experience in Wellington,…
Island Girl Musings: A Love Letter To My Blog
Ten years ago, on September 30th 2011, I published my first Adventures of an Island Girl post. To commemorate this accomplishment of 10 years of Adventures of an Island Girl awesomeness, I’d like…
Island Girl Musings: I Went Back to High School
“Biz is at the stage of her life where she’s doing all the things she’s always wanted to do.” Facts. I danced my way through secondary school at St. Joseph’s Convent St. George’s…
My Read Caribbean Month
Happy Caribbean Literature Day! Take a moment right now to think about Caribbean literature. What comes to mind? Did you think of the titles we read in school like A Cow Called…