For the Residents Who Stay — Not the Tourists Who Leave
Short, practical emails about life on the coast—events, openings, prices, places that are worth your time. I’ve hired teams here, worked across cultures, raised a family, paid taxes in two systems, and made just about every mistake someone makes when they think moving here will be simple. I’ve seen the coast through bad landlords, bureaucrati
c slow-motion, great neighbors, terrible neighbors, and the odd breakthrough that makes you think you finally have the place figured out. You never fully do, but you get sharper at navigating the weirdness. These emails are the straight, practical notes I wish someone had handed me early on. Real life, not brochure life. A working adult’s take on how to build something stable and sane in a place that doesn’t always make that easy.
