So, I arrived in St Croix about 7p or so Saturday night. My real estate agent, now we'll just call her Michelle and her boyfriend John picked me up at the airport. Michelle is a cardiac nurse and John is a physician here. Sooo nice, both of them. We stopped at the grocery so I could have a few things at the apartment to eat. My apartment is so cute. All the floors are ceramic tile, rattan furniture, very islandy. I just kind of vegged last night, I was very tired.
Today Michelle and John picked me up and we had brunch, I had lobster benedict and mimosa's. After brunch we went to the beach where I met two other travel nurses Richard from Texas who works in the ED and Suzanne from Florida works in the OR. After the beach we toured the island. There is a castle on the wealthy side of the island that was built by a member of the british royalty, they are in residence when the flag is up.
The Kennedy family has a beautiful home here as well as multiple other wealthy folks. Michelle and Richard are teaching me about the Crucian culture. It is very important that you say good morning, good afternoon or good evening before beginning a conversation or simply entering a room or passing someone or the locals are offended.
Oh, funny fact: On my first flight from Dayton to Philadelphia the man seated across the aisle was originally from St Croix. He hasn't been home for about 3 years but his mother and father still live here. I gave him my email address and told him if he gave me their address I would visit them. How ironic.
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