GirlGI | Girl Gone International GirlGI Issue 3 | Page 94

I live my life enveloped in Emerson’s quote ‘Live in the sunshine, swim in the sea, drink the wild air’ and have found contentment on this little island, despite its challenges. In the end, it’s the quality of life that has me hooked. Island life has forced me to get creative over the years, teaching myself an array of do-it-yourself fixes to the things I want/need but cannot find here. When you look past the petty frustrations and lack of convenience, you find a slower way of living that affords you the time and perspective to appreciate the people and the world around you. I’ve become a more adept and wellrounded woman. And, who knew a move to the Caribbean would teach me how to bake? Chrissann blogs about the eccentricities unique to island life on www.womenwholiveonrocks.com. Her Crazy Bird Lady alter ego waxes poetic on all things toucan on www.adventuresintoucanland.com