Comments on: A Freelance Writer’s Life Abroad: Inside Peek at My Life as an American Living in Jamaica for a Year, Part XIII

By: Dillinger@Cheap Caribbean Vacation Packages

Dillinger@Cheap Caribbean Vacation Packages — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 18:52:19 +0000

I live out in Dominica. Same problems different Island.

Barrel shipping is a daily conversation.

By: Alet Viegas

Alet Viegas — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 17:45:49 +0000

Thanks for the effort you took to expand upon this post so thoroughly. I look forward to future posts. There are various sea vessels involved in shipping to jamaica. It may include box boats or container ships, bulk carriers, tankers, ferries, cable layers, dredgers and barges.

By: Yuwanda

Yuwanda — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 16:51:13 +0000

You’re right about that (ie, islands being more expensive).

Now that I’ve got internet in my apt here in Jamaica, I’m saving a lot of money b/c I’m home a lot more, hence no need to spend money on eating out, etc. — at least until the weekend, when I tend to loosen the purse strings.

Thanks for sharing your thoughts.

By: Expat American

Expat American — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 03:45:04 +0000

Islands are often more expensive when it comes to food and other daily necessities, because everything has to be shipped in. Although there are certainly advantages for an American freelance writer being in the same time zone as the US, you could come to China (where I live), or other parts of Asia, and cover all your living expenses by teaching English. Your expenses are low — as long as you’re not living in Hong Kong or Tokyo! — and then you have lots of time to write, and many things to write about.