A Raro Life is a chronological recollection of stories from the six months I spent living in Rarotonga during the 2021 Covid lockdown. We’re at Mai’i. “My favourite restaurant on the island,” Amandine says. But she also said that about Mooring Fish Cafe. And Nautilus. And OTB. We’ve just been to yoga with Michelle. I’m …

A Raro Life is a chronological recollection of stories from the six months I spent living in Rarotonga during the 2021 Covid lockdown. I’m on the beach, reading. This is tradition now. Every morning. Bottle of water, Kindle, the sun. It’s not the prettiest beach, but it’s my beach. Three minutes walk. And always empty. …

A Raro Life is a chronological recollection of stories from the six months I spent living in Rarotonga during the 2021 Covid lockdown. It is exhausting to live with this skin condition. It’s exhausting to wake up and deal with it, it’s exhausting to talk about it, to have my life revolve around it, every …