Hi friend, For many of us, being the one who carries everything did not begin as a burden. It began as evidence. Evidence that we were capable. Dependable. Strong. We became the women others could trust to notice what needed to be done and make sure it happened. We became the ones who remember...

I haven’t shared much about the “other” thing the Otalors have been building here in San Pedro. After Omo retired from a career as a USPS carrier, one of the gifts of moving to Belize was the opportunity for him to return fully to his art — and to open an art gallery. His medium is bamboo.No...

Hi my friend, How are you?  You didn’t hear from me last week becuase we had a scheduled, island-wide power outage here in San Pedro. For the entire day, there was no electricity and no Wi-Fi. I knew it was coming. Although it was posted in our community facebook page, the personal "pass the mes...

Hi friend, It’s raining in San Pedro this weekend. We’ve crossed into the wet season—one of only two seasons we have here in Belize: wet and dry, no in-between. Sometimes the rain comes hard and warm. The island slows down. And because San Pedro is a golf-cart island, you don’t usually push thro...

And, yesterday, was 41. I counted. The first six were in middle school and high school, where I was the pianist for ceremonies at my small rural school. Then four more as a music major in undergrad, required to sing in the choir at every commencement. Three as a public school music teacher, play...