The fragrant steam from my banana leaf fish wafted off the plate in front of me as I basked in the sultry humidity of the warm evening. I looked up at the stars, and I could hear the waves lapping the shore just out of sight. Had I really woken up earlier that day on a cold, cloudy autumn morning in Boston?
I had arrived at Amanyara that afternoon, ready for a few days in the Caribbean sun at this luxury resort on the Providenciales island of Turks and Caicos. The welcome team, greeting me at the