How Sailing in the Caribbean Changed My Life

You notice life's details when you are enveloped by a place that brings calm to your life, a place that helps you focus on the little things. For me, sailing in the Caribbean allows me to reach such places: where my days are spent being caressed by the ocean breeze and my nights are spent being serenaded by tropical lullabies. Life slows down here, and longtime worries are suddenly muted, sometimes even completely forgotten. Locals are evidently engaged in this easy-living vibe on many of these islands, and meeting them is yet another experience that feeds the dreamlike escapade. I go sailing here to rest, soothe my soul, and find inspiration for my work. It's what I call the island cure: a type of medicine I can only get in these islands; a medicine I need to truly heal. As a creative writer, I need a constant source of this mind-healing balm, and I always find it when sailing in the Caribbean.