Any mid 20's living on St. Thomas

i will be there! and it seems like there are a ton of ppl on this board our age, too. I am 21, got a job offer as well, doing youth ministry. a lot of people on this board have said that everyone kinda hangs out together as opposed to by age...which is cool, but i think for me it will be hard to get used to. at college, you really get used to only seeing a 4 year-age range of people. i cant wait for the change...

Meg,

Thanks for the response. I am just graduating and too have been spoiled by the college environment as far as meeting people goes. It will definately be a change.

When are you moving down?

Ill be down March 7th...so about ten months from now! seems far off, but i know it will fly by as I get stuff ready to go. What is the job you will be doing?

College definitely does spoil you socially...everyone's goal for the first year is to meet friends...and then you are in a closed environment together, so all the friendships thrive. I guess its just more of an effort after school, but I am sure its not impossible.

meg

I'm 22 and am also plannin the trip down to STT... Got a job offer last week and have been scambling to make the plans and trip down. Looks like they want me in less than 2 weeks, so I have ALOT to do including moving back home to store my extra stuff wtih my parents and then get ready to move to paradise...

Meg, I think i have met some of the people from one of the youth ministries here. Nice people.

Yea lots of mixing of ages.

really? thats encouraging! do you have any of their contacts? i dont know anyone down there involved in that field yet, although i am hoping to meet a few on my PMV this summer

megs

jbr12,

What type of job did you get? I would like to talk to you sometime as I have a short period to move down as well. Send me a PM if you can

Meg:

how did you find your job at the youth ministry? I am moving down at the end of May, just graduated from college in DC. Probably will be looking for a waiting/bartending job but i'd love to find a place that i could volunteer at or something of the sort.

Jaana

i did an internship with young life here in the states, and my boss from here got transferred down there...offerend me the job...went through the interview process. now i am in the fundraising process, its 100% personally fundraised. Its a great organization, and we need volunteer leaders. nothing is really in place yet because its not through a church (its for the kids who dont really go to church, like an outreach). we will be starting training leaders probably this fall or next spring... email me at [email protected] and i can get you in touch with the head guy. its so much fun! check out the wesbite at www.younglife.org

thanks! and good luck with your move... 🙂

I too am a 20 year old moving down to St. thomas (I think St thomas, or else St John....depends on job) I will be there I think on May 11th in the east end. Wondering who else will be there then and might want to plan to meet up as fellow "2o-somethings" Getting nervous but also so excited.....also wondering if anyone knows if sheets and such will be needed for housing?
-Patricia