Room For Rent & Ex Pat Contacts

George: I am interested if you are considered an ex pat in Puerto Rico? I ask because Puerto Rico and the USVI are ostensibly American. To me, an expatriated person is banished or exiled from their native country. Or are you from another country? 😉

I am having severe deja vu, as I know this discussion came up before, and I argued this same line. Anyway, stateside people don't call themselves ex pats here, well, at least I have never run into one. They call themselves continentals, statesiders, yanks, Virgin Islanders, depending on their relationship with the Virgin Islands.

Anyway, good luck on your housing search. You might see if your resort can put you up for a time while you look.

An expatriate isn't per se someone who's banished or exiled from their native country, it's someone who has CHOSEN to withdraw themselves from residence in or allegiance to their country. My "ouch" is because I'm by definition an expat, having chosen to leave the country of my birth and move to and live in another country but I wasn't thrown out.

No, stateside people don't call themselves expats because of course they're not. I think George just would like to probably meet some resident Puerto Ricans here. Although there are many Puerto Ricans living here I can't be of much help but, George, you might want to check out the St. Thomas Yacht Club when you get here in order to meet some sailing buddies. They have a social evening on Fridays so give them a call at 775-6320 and get the scoop.

Since you don't need an apartment until July 19th and you're arriving on Sunday, you'll have plenty of time once here to scout out accomodations. Best of luck to you.

STT Resident: Exile can be voluntary! I surely didn't mean that you had been banned from your home island!! 🙂

George: Were you looking for mainlanders or Puerto Ricans?

Good afternoon,

I would rather not argue over semantics. Anyone who is From the US and or an Ex Pat and would like to chat up the same, please drop me an email. I will be in town next week and starting a position at a hotel. I will be living on property for a month. I will be looking for a 3 bedroom home to rent "CHEAP" or a 3 Bedroom Home to Purchase. ANy thoughts and help would be appreciated. Thanks in Advance...

I have lived in throughout the Caribbean for 5 years and am relocating to STT with the wife and kids from Puerto. Mothers, thoughts on schools and activities would be appreciated.

Ciao!

George P.
gprioleau@priinvestmentgroup.com

Hey Eastender et al. This is the definition of an Expatriate. Choose any semantic version u wish. If you want to have a chat about this next week drop me a line and we can share a drink AND discuss the island. LOL

ex·pa·tri·ate (ĕk-spā'trē-āt') pronunciation

v., -at·ed, -at·ing, -ates.

v.tr.

1. To send into exile. See synonyms at banish.
2. To remove (oneself) from residence in one's native land.

v.intr.

1. To give up residence in one's homeland.
2. To renounce allegiance to one's homeland.

n. (-ĭt, -āt')

1. One who has taken up residence in a foreign country.
2. One who has renounced one's native land.

adj. (-ĭt, -āt')

Residing in a foreign country; expatriated: “She delighted in the bohemian freedom enjoyed by the expatriate artists, writers, and performers living in Rome” (Janet H. Murray).

[Medieval Latin expatriāre, expatriāt- : Latin ex-, ex- + Latin patria, native land (from patrius, paternal, from pater, father).]
expatriation ex·pa'tri·a'tion n.

Cheers,

GRPIII
787-514-0199

Ah, George...You sound like someone who enjoys a little discussion on semantics! 😉

I brought up the subject because most mainland Americans who move here do so because it IS American. I really didn't mean to be argumentative. I feel that a lot of Puerto Ricans would rather not be Americans, though.

When you say you want a 3 bedroom house cheap- what is cheap? Do you know where you want to live?

P.S. There is a 3 bedroom in Bolongo in the paper this morning for $3000. How does that sound?

To all,

who emailed me with info,Gracias. I have moved into my hotel and will be here for about a month trying to find a 1 bedroom or roommate. I was fortunate enought to have met a US STT resident on my flight that was cancelled twice and we had to overnight in San Juan. Great contact. Have a few more questions.

Does anyone want to go have a drink this Friday. Still need to meet some locals as I have many questions.

Cheers,

George P.
gprioleau@priinvestmentgroup.com

George: Are you downsizing from the 3 bedroom idea? Look at mell's post under "The Real Deal on Housing" for some recent comments about the St Thomas rental market.