I quit my job, sold everything I owned, and moved to the Island of Roatan, nestled in the Caribbean Sea off the coast of Honduras. The Roatan Vortex (as I dubbed it) had pulled me in and I never want to leave!
I had never been there before but knew I would call Roatan home. I left behind a stable and rewarding career as an Industrial Designer, with a specialty in structural packaging, to pursue a simpler life and practice the art of Just Being.
Life here is far removed from what I was used to in Ontario, Canada. Since I moved to Roatan in 2007, I divide my time between being involved in the local community and sharing stories about day-to-day life on a tropical Island in a Third World Country. I have the pleasure of meeting many extraordinary people, and experiencing many unique Island living occurrences.
Most importantly, through my blog, Roatan Vortex, I reassure family, friends (old & new) that I don’t live on an episode of Survivor — even though a tarantula did land on my head once, and occasionally scorpions do take naps under my pillow.
Three Months Ago…
Genny Ross-Barons left her job and life in Canada to move to the Caribbean Island of Roatan where seasons don’t exist, time has a surreal quality and living a life of “Just Being” is possible.
