"That is, without a doubt, the worst pirate I have ever seen."

When I was little, I walked on my tip-toes and tried my best to avoid walking barefoot on the grass. I was a bit of a priss (and still am!) I do not eat fish, nor do I so much as dip my toes in the Jersey shore water. So you can imagine everyone's surprise when I declared that I was moving to a Caribbean island. This journal is to document my significant (and not so significant) encounters and experiences, as well as record my imminent culture shock. I hope you find my reflections enjoyable and, in all probability, comical. Yo ho!

23 September, 2008

Changes in Lattitudes; Changes in Attitudes

The sun came out around noon today! I went to Red Hook for a bit to sign up for a mailbox, which went much quicker than I expected.

New mailing address:

Candice R. Schwartz
6501 Red Hook Plaza
Suite 201 PMB
St. Thomas, VI 00802-1306

It's US Postal Service, so regular US postage will suffice!

I also went to lunch and had an amazing three-cheese grilled cheese baguette (brie, mozzarella and gouda) with tomato and bacon. Yum yum!

Then I went food shopping. That was quite an experience - not the finding the food part, but having to lug around everything I needed in a small basket and then paying $80 for it all. Everything is so expensive! I guess it's pretty much all imported, so that's where paying $3.00 for a Hershey's bar comes in. Luckily, fruits and veggies are pretty reasonable.

OK, I don't know how long this sun will last, so I'm going to go out and explore. I'll have to explain the whole locking-myself-into-my-own-apartment yesterday thing happened later.

Until then...

You know you love me.
XOXO
- Island Girl

1 comment:

Christine J. said...

Hello to the Island Girl who Smiles. So glad to hear you arrived safely and have a SAFE place to stay. You are having an adventure for sure. Who wouldn't love sitting in a bar, with like fans, watching our home team (win some, lose one) sipping on a cocktail -- and on an island no less. Lucky! Keep writing and I'll keep reading. What were those bugs, anyway? Much love, Mrs. J. ----ok, how about you call me Christine from now on?