Everyone told us it would take six months to settle in to life in St. Croix. We proved them wrong and are now right at home at 5 months and 8 days. Thanks to hubby's job and the St. Croix Economic Development Corp, we are on an open-ended assignment here in paradise.
I'm sure y'all think I'm burying my toes in the sand sipping on rum drinks...That's what I envisioned while packing boxes last December. Just the opposite actually...I've become a domestic work-horse that rarely showers to conserve the rainwater we collect in cisterns lest we have to buy our fourth truckload of water for $300.
My most useful lessons so far...
1. Wearing yoga pants will get you many offers for assistance from the local men - especially at the gas station at not-so Sunny Isle.
2. Compliment the cashier's earrings or whatever enormous medallion she is wearing that is made of 24 karat gold. She will stop sucking her teeth and smile at you.
3. When you find something you like at the grocery store buy as much as you can. You never know if you will see it again. Ever.
4. The US Mail is my life-line. If it weren't for free shipping from Nordstrom, I'd be reliant on Kmart for all my department store items. If only Target would join the movement!
5. Oh, and I just learned Saturday that when the water is rough and the jelly fish are broken up the pieces still sting. And they still hurt. And they're named "sea lice".
Now you know.
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