Island Life: 1 Year Vs 5 Years

Island life feels very different when you first arrive compared to when it actually becomes your everyday life.

After one year, everything still feels exciting: the weather, the ocean, the views, the slower pace, and that strange feeling that you somehow ended up living where other people come on vacation. Five years later, you notice completely different things. Some of the magic is still there, but you also have routines, favorite places, things that annoy you, things you’d never want to give up, and a much more realistic idea of what living on an island means.

In this video, I’m comparing those two versions of island life - how I saw it after my first year and how I see it after five.