Salt and Surrender
What began as an escape turned into something raw and unforgettable beneath the Caribbean sun. There was too much drama back home. In the Pacific Northwest, everything felt heavy, gray skies, gray moods, decisions I wasn’t ready to make. The cold slid under my coat and into my bones. Rain pressed at the windows like it was trying to finish what my life had started. I needed to run. Just long enough to feel something besides stuck. So I booked the flight like I was buying gum. Packed a carry-on. Threw in several bik...