Stardate: August 2018. Andy and I have now traveled to Sint Maarten every year since 2010. Some years we were blessed enough to go twice. Over these last 8+ years we have grown to love this island, its people, and its vibe more than we could have ever imagined was possible. The island, her people, they all truly feel like family to me, shoot, even more so than some of my actual family 😂. Over the last 8 years I’ve developed friendships that transcend the surface and find their roots in my heart. Deep, connected, dare I say, spiritual connections all with the love of our common ground, our island “home”, at its foundation.
Like so many who travel to SXM (airport call signal used by most in reference to the island in general), we found that each subsequent departure was heart and gut wrenching and each landing on the island felt like landing on our home turf.
Over the last 2 years I’ve had 2 health issues arise that shook me to the core; life is short. Really short. Like, wasn’t I 25 just yesterday, short. No, that was 30 years ago 😱. After our July 9th departure from the island Andy and I are sitting in our living room discussing our future. Also like many frequent travelers to SXM we vowed that a permanent move to the island was #1 on our bucket list, we just had to wait for all the stars to line up.
Our discussion went something like, “Our lease expires in September, do we want to renew, move, or what?” We looked at each other and I think we both had the a-ha thought simultaneously, “Can we move to St. Maarten?” What would it take??
St. Maarten Move 