I've had to explain to many friends and family members back east or abroad that while I technically live on an island, it's an island that's roughly the size of the country of Belgium. It's just island-y enough to be extremely inconvenient, but not nearly island-y enough to have any cachet.

I once thought I had an encounter with a ghost, but it shortly after turned out to be an owl. Given the choice between the two, I'd go with ghost. I feel like an exorcism is easier than getting an owl out of your house.