Today we saw a few of mom’s friends: Ms. Roberta Bobbi, her husband and one of their sons, Robbi. Not having seen him in almost a decade is also much older. At 26, he’s a Toronto headquartered musician. [find him on instagram @robbiniles] It’s very impressive seeing how far he’s gone and reminds me of how much I, myself have and haven’t changed.
Besides that, it was our first day in the ocean. I try to appreciate the sun and surf while it’s still here still accessible. For every white sand beach, there’s a team of people keeping it beautiful. For every hotel and bar on the island, there’s a set of locals who shape their lives around making visitor’s comfortable. All of that has implications that we may not immediately understand. For example, the world has a limited amount of sand that it can use to reform beaches and costs are going up. The same tourism that drives the economy on the island also drives the cost of living for the people that call this place home.
