The Beginning

Welcome to Dominica! Home to cinderblocks, fresh roadside fruit and fish, whining goats, amazing paint colors, perpetual wetness, mostly friendly locals, and intense Med students! And now home to us, Andy and Sarah. Just married in Virginia with two weeks of marital bliss under our belts, we hopped a few planes to our new home here on the nature island. 

I, Sarah, will be keeping the majority of this here beauty roll... because thats really what it will be. No matter what hardships, deteriorating homes, or stresses that come with med school or living in a third world country I share, the natural beauty of this place will probably distract you from all of that. 

Photo by Willa J Photography

Today is only day three and I've already gotten intense food poisoning, my visa papers haven't come through (sent months ago), and Andy's second semester of school hasn't even started yet.

But Andy and I are committed to thriving here, loving others, and supporting each other as best we can. We are on the front lines together and are not here to merely "get through." Amidst the hardships this first year will bring, we want to learn the art of contentment no matter the circumstances. We've met some sweet locals, Andy's friends are returning to school soon, and we've got an incredible community back home who's support and love are the wind at our backs. I'm going to share this experience from my artist's eye as best I can. 

Blog introductions aside, most of the following video is only worth watching because of the Paul Simon soundtrack. But the flight into Dominica is amazing... gorgeous and hard to imagine a flat piece of land will show itself.

Nashville (visiting friends) to Dallas (layover) to Puerto Rico (one night here) to Dominica... Enjoy the [3 minute video] flight!