Alan Markoff:  

I'm a journalist/editor living the dream in the Cayman Islands. I'm in my second long stint here, this one starting in 2002, the first one lasting from '82-'91. I left Cleveland in 1980, 1981 and then for good in 1982. I get back to see my two sisters and their families once a year, sometimes twice. I miss the summers there; the Indians and Browns; the Metropark; and the fall. I also miss Mr. Hero, but then I'm not supposed to be eating that kind of stuff anymore anyway. Other than Cleveland and Grand Cayman, I've lived in Albany, NY (where I got my college degree), Homestead, Florida and a place just south of Knoxville, Tennessee. I also had short stints in Durham, NC (got smacked by Hurricane Fran nine days after I moved there - a very bad omen) and St. Maarten in the eastern Caribbean. I love living in Grand Cayman. Besides the obvious weather advantages, it's a fascinating place. There are people from 120 different countries in the world living among the 55,000 residents. Just about every office is a United Nations of people. In just my 12-person department at the office, we have people from the US, Canada, Germany, Ireland, England, Scotland, South Africa, Barbados and the Cayman Islands. As for my interests, traveling is a big passion; so many places to see, so little time. I'm still active in another big passion, softball, which can be played year round here. I'm a player-coach of a co-ed...Expand for more