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hey yall,
MY NAME IS GINA AND I WAS BORN iN ST.CROIX USVI. ME AND MY FAMILY lEFT AFTER HURRICANE HUGO DISTROYED OUR HOME. I HAVE NOT BEEN BACK HOME SINCE 1998.
EVER SINCE IVE LEFT IVE MISSED IT SO DEARLY, MORE THEN ANYTHING THE OCEAN AND MY PEOPLE. THERE REALLY IS NOWHERE LIKE HOME TO ME.
WELL THE QUESTION IS SHOULD I MOVE BACK? I AM A MEDICAL ASSISTANT, AND A SINGLE MOTHER WITH 2 CHILDREN.
EVERYONE KEEPS TELLING ME THAT THERE IS NOTHING TO GO BACK TOO. BUT I CANT HELP FEELING LIKE I HAVE TO GO BACK AND IF I WORK HARD IT WILL WORK.
SO LET ME KNOW WHAT U THINK, I REALLY WELCOME UR ADVICE.
THANK YOU........
Posted : April 25, 2004 8:23 pm
Hello Gina,
Do you have family there still? Friends? How old are your children and are they interested in moving and leaving their school, friends?
Perhaps you can look into the cost of moving back, how much you would make at your job (if its going to be a great pay cut from your present job), if the school your kids will attend is as good or better then the one they are at now?
You might plan an extended visit to St. Croix (not a vacation) a trip to visit the schools, work possibilities, old friends and family and see if this is really possiable for you and your kids and really what you want to do. Then you can return to the states and decide to either work toward the goal of returning to St. Croix or not.
--Islander
Posted : April 26, 2004 7:00 pm
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well thank you islander for ur advice.
i have some family left back home, iam 25 and my children are 5and 2 years old. there are very excited about the idea. with the child support and a good job i think ill be fine.
i miss it so much i know everyone is very quick to tell me dont go its bad down there.
but ive been doing alot of reading about the situation going on down there and i feel its the people we have elected that are hurting the island.
the best memories are these of me growning up there and if i could give my children half of that then ive done my job.
iam ready to fight for my home. not turn my back just because its going thur some ruff times.
well thats just my way of thinking .....
i really thank you for ur advice and was wondering which island are you from?
Posted : April 28, 2004 9:41 pm
