Internship on STT
Has anyone heard of the Department of Labor's LIFT program? Its apparently a summer internship program for college students to intern in government or private industries on the island. I'm a graduate student in Wash., DC and am going to apply for the program. Its 6-8 weeks in the summer from July thru August. If I get it I assume I'll be working with VITEMA or the Virgin Island Fire Service since I'm a firefighter and my masters is in homeland security/emergency management.
Any suggestions on where to rent/who is most reliable rental company? I suppose East End would be the best even though I'd have to commute downtown on weekdays. Who has the most reasonable rental car rates/dependability on the island? ALSO, ive been doing a lot of research on gyms on STT... is there ANY?? I havent found anything decent, but then again I'm used to stateside luxuries. 😉
Any advice would be welcome. Thanks-
CNUfan
Are you a Virgin Islander? I thought that the summer employment programs were basically for local folk...
Well they said theyve never had anyone from the mainland apply before, but that there is a first for everything and that I am eligible 🙂
Hmm, interesting. I had always thought that the summer program was basically a make work program for VI kids who had gone away to college. Best wishes to you. Let us know if you are selected. I would wait until then to make living arrangements, if I were you. 😉
Oh definetly- just trying to feel out how to plan if I do get it. I've been doing a lot of research on the island and of course this forum is awesome for information. I assume you live in the East End- thats where I think I would like to go. What is the average commute time from a place like Red Hook or Nazareth Bay to downtown? If its anything like Washington DC traffic then I will have to reconsider coming!!
Once school is out, traffic drops exponentially. From Red Hook to town, probably 20+ minutes. There is a fire station in Tutu, which is much closer, and VITEMA may be on the other side of town- the phone book says Contant. Not sure where their offices are.
Gyms- there is one at Antilles School in Frenchman's Bay and one near Cost-U-Less.
Re: housing: You might post on the classifieds here if you do get the gig.
Thank you very much for your help!
Pas de quoi. Just save my house first and don't hassle me at the airport! 😉
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