Karen's eyebrows rose at the journalist part, but after seeing William de Worde in action for the last few years -- and being at his mercy as a council member more recently, she knew to at least expect lots of questions. And journalist or not, it was something that came from almost all new islanders.

"Uh, we have two different types of seats," Karen explained. "There are members the islanders vote in, and there are members elected to represent various professions. Like the lab, or the clinic, or, in my case, arts, media and commerce."