Tag Archives: Roatan island

Support the SOL Foundation in Roatan to Help Kids Learn, Play, & Grow

Havey Learning Center SOL Foundation Roatan Honduras

“Galletas! It’s time to make galletas!” And so the excitement and energy escalate as the kids rush around the Learning and Community Center of Sandy Bay on the island of Roatan. First, they wash their hands, having been taught the importance of good hygiene and encouraged to practice good habits. And then they take their […]

Island Life is for the Directionally-Challenged

I posted this piece on Women Who Live on Rocks last year, and it recently popped up again to make me smile. Island life is full of quirks, giving road directions is merely one tiny example of the fun you can have trying to make sense of living on a small rock in the sea.

Island Advice: Avoid the Potholes

I had a bit of a scare today. I was driving my scooter on a bright, sunny day, heading off to a series of meetings and fun events for the rest of the afternoon. Unfortunately, while I had planned ahead for those activities, I hadn’t planned on hitting a ginormous pothole in the road and […]

How to Move to Roatan Safety Concerns

Mangrove Bight Roatan

I get questions about moving to Roatan all the time. One of the more common questions: Is it safe to live in Roatan? The short answer is yes. The descriptive answer is complicated. So let’s try to break it down a bit with Roatan safety questions and answers… Is Roatan safe? Question: Is Roatan a […]