Live in paradise

“To be clear enough, I’d like to say that sometimes, life on a little island isn’t easy and that we’d like to be elsewhere and can’t stand it anymore on this little island! We have the feeling to be in a kind of golden prison: the space is very limited on this small island (170 km2), and the other islands need a (very expensive) flight to go there (and there aren’t any ferries or boats to reach them, beside expensive cruising ships). So you can feel oppressed by this very limited peace of earth surrounded by the infinite huge ocean. And what’s strange here is that our mood is very changing: we can be sometimes totally filled with euphoria and find our life on this island as the most beautiful life ever, and feel a strong happiness. The day after, we’re feeling empty, tired, fed up with everything and and want to leave this place.”

“On the bright side, and it’s obvious to everyone, there is of course a beautiful landscape, with amazing colors of nature and water, the beauty of the islands and all aspects which contribute to build the image of what we call “paradise”. Of course, we enjoy a lot to live in such a place, to have a life in strong contact with nature and the sea: windsurfing, diving, going out on the lagoon with our kayak, etc… all this is so great and we love it! To be able to visit other countries of the world around the pacific is also a great opportunity by living here. And there’s also something very pleasant about the rhythm of life here: no hurry and no stress ever! People are peaceful, quiet, and patient about everything, and that’s a great lesson for us, people from the northern hemisphere which are obsessed with time and speed.”