Perfect, Cheryl! I sent you a PM. 🙂

Bumping this up again, as I'm on island now. If you're looking for a housemate soon, or think you might be, feel free to drop me a line!

Lizard, I didn't know that -- thank you! Good info to have. I was always told by airline reps that it had to be issued 10 days prior to the date of ...

As long as the health certificate is issued within 10 days of travel, and you are returning to the states within that 10-day window, you won't have to...

For newcomers: The best way of finding apartments is to get on island and check the board at Connections. The best way to find a restaurant job is t...

No offense taken, EE -- there's no substitute for the original, for sure!

I second JimDandy's suggestion, especially for anyone thinking of moving here. This is how the VI justice system operates, folks. This story is not ...

@trainwreck82 LOL!! 😀

What Linda said. You will also want to network and get to know people on STJ -- spend as much time there as you can.

It's certainly possible, or it might even be St. John. On a clear day we can see STX's north shore from the south side of STJ.

Try taking the over the counter zyrtec once a day. Your body will be less reactive to the bites and they won't swell and itch as much. My fear w...

My friend was told to cover herself when she finished her snorkel tour and was getting off the boat in a bikini top to go into town, and she looks lik...

Good night Bodhi, Maybe you are already doing these things, but here are the best ideas I have: Don't run the water the whole time while you...

Thanks for letting us know, pamela. Wishing you lots of peace in your time of sadness.

Here's the prior thread on a similar topic, with a link to Hotspot. I've used Hotspot, and it works.

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Ms 411, I believe all those jobs are for low season. They've also cut back their work exchange program significantly from past years.

Good night Jumbie27, Most of the north shore is owned by the park or campgrounds; not many places to rent. It's also not a very practical place ...

Nobody's picked up on my favorite part yet: "The only thing every one talks about is WAPA." Girl, somehow you hung around with da wrong people!! ...

All of Edward's advice is very sound. Search the archives for "scooter" (make sure to set your search limit to include all posts; it defaults to ...

I've drunk filtered cistern water from a number of different cisterns. It tastes fine, doesn't make me sick, but always seems to give me a bit of a s...

Excellent point about the AC, Julie! Another tip on island apartment-searching, find out if there are roosters living in the area. If so, you'll pro...

Good day inthemix, I don't know of anyone who would do a long-term lease on a motorcycle, but you could call the scooter shop there and ask -- Bi...