Author Archives: GypsyShaughnessy

Busy Busy – Victoria – [11/25/2013]

When you have the privilege of living in a very large, very lovely but very *old* house, it comes with a fair amount of upkeep. I really have no idea how my parents (especially my mother) do it on a … Continue reading

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Transitory – Victoria, BC – [11/19/2013]

I suspect that coming home will never not feel strange, but this time it feels almost more surreal than usual. There are a lot of reasons behind that I’m sure, a major one of which is likely because I left … Continue reading

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Sampling Incandescence – San Juan, Puerto Rico – [11/13/2013]

Some days I have difficulty writing about, because they are so inexplicably intertwined with emotion that to separate one would be to rob the other of its richness, of its flavour, of its very reality – but trying to write … Continue reading

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In Silent Sympathy – Grand Turk, Turks & Caicos – [11/12/2013]

It often seems when we’re out here that we live in a different world, we’re somewhat suspended from reality and it often seems not to touch us. I’ve said before that everything is different out here, the rules are different, … Continue reading

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Wind Down – At Sea – [11/13/2013]

Slowly but surely I’m collapsing my little portable home back in on itself. Packing has been surprisingly easy this contract, there’s not much left in my closet anymore except the basics (a couple of uniform shirts, my bathing suit and … Continue reading

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When the Lights Go On Again – At Sea – [11/11/2013]

If you could know, if you could see Then you would not repeat to yourself the old lie Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori How sweet and honorable it is to die for one’s country It not only feels … Continue reading

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Ask Me No Questions – Cozumel, Mexico – [11/08/2013]

Some days you can’t quite figure out how to write about, because every time you try it comes out wrong. It comes out sounding silly or tawdry or any other number of things that it isn’t… Some days you just … Continue reading

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Decisions and Delights – At Sea – [11/06/2013]

Have been unavoidably detained by the world. Expect us when you see us”. ~ Stardust There’s been a decision on the edge of my mind for a long time now, nearly since I arrived here. Since the first morning I … Continue reading

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Another Day For You And Me In Paradise – Half Moon Key, Bahamas – [11/02/2013]

I am the first to admit that I’m not a sun-baby, but for Half-Moon Key I make an exception. The company owns this island, and it boasts one of the best beaches in the Bahamas. The water here is so … Continue reading

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Welcome to Wonderland – St. Thomas, Virgin Islands – [10/31/2013]

Cause everybody’s crazy here in Wonderland You simply won’t believe your eyes ‘Cause if you haven’t been you’ll never understand You couldn’t in a million tries You’ll see some combinations no one ever sees There’s nothin’ even normal ‘bout a … Continue reading

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