This is the second post in the Adventures of An Island Girl: Mexico Edition series. If you haven’t yet read part one, go back and read it here. Our Mexican adventure started in the…
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I am Alyssa (but you can call me Alybiz) from the Spice of the Caribbean, Grenada. I'm a carnival lover, aspiring master cupcake baker, and a storyteller on an adventure to share stories inspired by the places around me.
The Ultimate Beginner’s Guide To Playing Pretty Mas
As an avid mas player with more than 25 years of carnival experience, one of the first questions I get when I make new online friends is “how do I get a pretty outfit like…
Island Girl Musings: Good Boy Milo – One Year Later
One year ago, on April 6th 2023, I officially introduced and launched my second children’s picture book Good Boy Milo. The days leading up to the launch were a rollercoaster of emotions, but nothing compared…
Adventures of an Island Girl: Mexico Edition
Before we get started, I must first apologize. This Mexico Edition of Adventures of an Island Girl is two years late. I’m sorry. I’ll be honest; Mexico was never high up on my “must…
Island Girl Musings: An Alybiz Grammar Lesson
Today’s Lesson: Death by Would Have I’ll never forget the first time I was confronted by what I now call the “would have phenomenon”. I was fresh out of undergrad at my first ‘big…
A Carriacou Love Story aka The Alybiz Carriacou Travel Guide
This is a story about how this island girl found love in Carriacou… It’s difficult to pinpoint just one moment that made me fall in love with Carriacou. Perhaps it was while on a…
Island Girl Musings: Let’s Catch Up
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…