10 THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE MOVING TO THE US Virgin Islands

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  • Опубліковано 12 вер 2024

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  • @latsme7913
    @latsme7913 4 роки тому +53

    This is very helpful. I plan to move to St. Thomas with my 2 children by Jan 2021. I have a place to stay, but working on employment.

    • @shaeanderson2697
      @shaeanderson2697 3 роки тому +6

      did you move?

    • @latsme7913
      @latsme7913 3 роки тому +6

      @@shaeanderson2697 Not yet. Still job hunting and planning to come by end of year.

    • @kathycave3263
      @kathycave3263 3 роки тому +12

      I am going to St Thomas next week to interview for a job. I would need to find a place to live. Did someone help you find a place to live? I’m worried about finding something decent and safe in my price range. Good luck with employment!

    • @latsme7913
      @latsme7913 3 роки тому +6

      @@kathycave3263 Thanks! I'll be staying with friends. Zillow and Craigslist are still good sources, yet may not provide tours at this time-in which you will want. The apts are much cheaper than where I'm coming from (NYC🤦🏾‍♀️).

    • @melaniebarnes4374
      @melaniebarnes4374 3 роки тому +1

      Please keep me posted . I want to move there as well.

  • @drsysop
    @drsysop 4 роки тому +43

    Nice thing about the USVI no sales tax. Gas prices are very high though. For electric I use Solar Panels. Cable TV sucks here & expensive so I use my AT&T TV here. Home Internet isn't bad here at all. I kept my Metro PCS service & works fine here from mainland with unlimited data but 5G not work all over here yet. Amazon Prime is not available here but you get it with in a week.

    • @Cinnamonrollseveryday
      @Cinnamonrollseveryday 3 роки тому +3

      Thank you very nice to know.

    • @ashleyharris1548
      @ashleyharris1548 3 роки тому

      Can you obtain a social security card while living there and if so what's the process?

    • @drsysop
      @drsysop 3 роки тому

      @@ashleyharris1548 Not sure on that but you can live here on a visa as many here from the EU & other islands.

    • @m-jay356
      @m-jay356 3 роки тому +1

      @@ashleyharris1548 yes there is a U.S. immigration office here and social security department. Its no different than immigrating to any of the other 50states

  • @Dexterosa
    @Dexterosa 3 роки тому +10

    Hi, I really appreciate the openness and not sugarcoating things ;) ... "You don't want to walk around like you are new, and be taken advantage of ..." 😂🤭 Can't be more true. But unavoidable ;)

  • @adventurouslifesquad
    @adventurouslifesquad 3 роки тому +2

    Hey hey to my Caribbean friend. You have me lolol at, blackout with WAPA and don't go nowhere by yourself!🤣 This is definitely true last time I been home there were blackouts. Never cease to amaze me. Anyhow you have some very great pointers about our paradise. Home will forever be home. Just miss it so much and wish we could teleport back and forth as we wish from time to time. Cold snowy days like these makes me miss home even more. Great content keep it up. Watching from Germany! 🇩🇪

  • @cherie0882
    @cherie0882 3 роки тому +3

    Great video. You have a nice chill vibe. I visited St. Thomas twice and the people were really nice. The food I tasted was delicious. Would love to visit again once we get through this mess.

  • @shemdickson7235
    @shemdickson7235 3 роки тому +3

    SAY MARKY MARC, MANY THANKS FOR YOUR TERRITORY'S MOST TECHNICAL DETAILS, AND MAY NEW RESIDENTS ENJOY LIVING!!

  • @VibrationalWellnessTV
    @VibrationalWellnessTV 2 роки тому +5

    I appreciate this bro. I'll be moving there March 2022

    • @RedFoxBlueMoon
      @RedFoxBlueMoon 2 роки тому

      Need an update!? How's it going there?

  • @levelupgoddess9289
    @levelupgoddess9289 2 роки тому +7

    Its very surprising how i dont hear people talk about the US Virgin Islands. The rent there is cheap compared to where i am up north in the US. I've also lived in the Caribbean so i would definitely love the food and will be used to driving on the left side. Also, im wondering if its a State to State and country to country thing because roads seem to be terrible EVERYWHERE. No matter how much taxes u pay. We want to go to USVI this summer but it's so expensive. Im going to do more research and add this to my list of one of the places i want to relocate. Im also going into IT so i need to research how jobs are for IT there.

    • @mblydenvlogs
      @mblydenvlogs  2 роки тому +1

      Glad to hear that you’re interested in moving here. I also do IT and it is an excellent field to get into down here. We need some diversity in the IT field as well. Being a small community most of the IT guys and gals know each other. If you make up your mind on coming here, let me know and I’ll try to give you as much info as you can. Definitely plan a trip “no passport required!” The trip down will definitely help you make up your mind!

    • @levelupgoddess9289
      @levelupgoddess9289 2 роки тому

      @@mblydenvlogs Awesome. im glad to know that. Thank u. Fingers crossed we get to go in July

  • @bandit4true
    @bandit4true 4 роки тому +16

    Groceries can depend on where you use to shop in the states. If you are use to shopping at low end Grocery stores then the prices will be a shocker. But if you say live in Georgia or Florida and shopped Publix then your shock may not be that bad. Lol

    • @reese1337
      @reese1337 3 роки тому +1

      publix is so expensive

  • @melechf8712
    @melechf8712 2 роки тому +1

    Very helpful information, thanks King!

  • @bludmadic
    @bludmadic 3 роки тому +7

    Moving there in 15 years, will buy you a beer if your still there, good video! Great representation of your awesome Island.

  • @sincerelyrayne
    @sincerelyrayne 3 роки тому +3

    i moved there in 2010 and i loved it and i was only 3 y/o

  • @lalajack6859
    @lalajack6859 2 роки тому +2

    10 things for $100 is great. In the US I get about 5 items for that amount

  • @wandaandkiddos2400
    @wandaandkiddos2400 4 роки тому +4

    Great informative video 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽
    How do you keep your electricity bill so low?

    • @mblydenvlogs
      @mblydenvlogs  4 роки тому +10

      Wanda Andkiddos I fortunately have a 300 watt solar panel, which charges 3 backup batteries. I usually use power from it from sun up to sundown. On average it gives me about 12 hours of power using around 200watts per hour.

    • @wandaandkiddos2400
      @wandaandkiddos2400 4 роки тому

      mblydenvlogs
      Nice.

  • @Grand-paws
    @Grand-paws 3 роки тому +1

    Thanks man I enjoyed it. Very helpful!

  • @charlescharles6191
    @charlescharles6191 3 роки тому +7

    Thanks for the info. I had not considered the USVI until recently and now I know I definitely am not interested in going there.

    • @otonielgomez2072
      @otonielgomez2072 3 роки тому +1

      It's a horrible place to live

    • @Jknudsen0523
      @Jknudsen0523 3 роки тому

      @@otonielgomez2072 please give more details. Thanks.

    • @jasond.healerlynch5255
      @jasond.healerlynch5255 3 роки тому

      @@Jknudsen0523 he lived here for 5 years and it was horrible...for him. To each their own,yesI

  • @BerryDivine33
    @BerryDivine33 3 роки тому +3

    Thank you for this!!! I am planning on visiting in 2021 I would love to move as well.

  • @queenempress2541
    @queenempress2541 3 роки тому +3

    This could be helpful.. If I could hear it. What did you do, shoot the material right next to traffic?

    • @mblydenvlogs
      @mblydenvlogs  3 роки тому +1

      yes unfortunately, that's why I switched location later on on the video.

  • @daddybearlv
    @daddybearlv 2 роки тому +1

    Please re-work the audio. It is almost impossible to understand the narrator, because of the wind noise and overwhelming background music.

    • @mblydenvlogs
      @mblydenvlogs  2 роки тому

      Thanks for the recommendation. I will be posting an updated video shortly. This video was one of my first videos when I just started doing UA-cam so the equipment and knowledge I had for doing video was sub par. Stay tuned for a new video coming soon!

  • @alaskanfisherman669
    @alaskanfisherman669 3 роки тому +2

    Any advice where to find a shanty in the bushes? Lol

    • @atheistconservative6211
      @atheistconservative6211 3 роки тому

      If you're a fisherman in AK, I'm sure that you could throw one together fairly quickly lol

  • @benjaminbosch359
    @benjaminbosch359 2 роки тому +3

    Greetings from Puerto Rico 🇵🇷 #islandbrother

    • @mblydenvlogs
      @mblydenvlogs  2 роки тому +2

      Buenos Dias neighbor! I hope to hop over there one of these holiday weekends and take in some of the sights of your beautiful weekends!

  • @brandonrussell1314
    @brandonrussell1314 3 роки тому +5

    This was super helpful. Thanks so much!

  • @calebmaunula8405
    @calebmaunula8405 4 роки тому +4

    How do people in the VI feel about people from the states? Do they dislike them? I'm half african american originally from Georgia planning to move to the vi within a few years and I'm wondering if people will dislike me for being from the states

    • @mblydenvlogs
      @mblydenvlogs  4 роки тому +5

      Statesiders are considered "Yankees" no matter which state you're from and as stated in the video they'll give a chance, but if you get on their bad side or prove not to be trustworthy, that's it for most.

    • @calebmaunula8405
      @calebmaunula8405 4 роки тому +6

      @@mblydenvlogs ​ Thank you for the reply, that's good to know, I've been living in Europe so long and people here always just see me as a foreigner and a stranger no matter how much i try to fit in, good to know that's not the case in the VI, I'm fed up with the racism in Europe.

    • @jou2166
      @jou2166 3 роки тому +1

      They like everybody you could be from Mars they dont care...but trust no one here ..
      But it is very very pretty in stcroix ..
      But only good for visiting annually...its a good place to be vacation...I know people who visit every year for 20 years

    • @Dexterosa
      @Dexterosa 3 роки тому

      Thats good question

    • @kukubird8852
      @kukubird8852 3 роки тому +1

      I worked down there for a couple months and I'll tell you bro im from the streets.....they love black people but they will know if you arent from there its really an island so you have to know that. Everyone speaks and are for the most part respectful but you have others who arent. Everyone says goodnight even in the evening lol but the sunset is very fucking nice. They live by a code and its not easily open to new people they believe in brutal punishment if crossed so remember that.

  • @HoneyBee-br6hi
    @HoneyBee-br6hi 3 роки тому +1

    Omg my friend moved to st. Croix I’m so ready!

  • @augustinayala4595
    @augustinayala4595 3 роки тому

    Big Up. Jah Bless. Thanks for the Video. i like dat part weh yo say, don walk round like yo new.. lol lol. so true.. VI Still Massive.

  • @Zigzagzolar
    @Zigzagzolar 2 роки тому +1

    If 10 food items are $100, how do families there afford to eat?

  • @ghenrique366
    @ghenrique366 3 роки тому +1

    Thank you for your honesty

  • @kinipelakahalau
    @kinipelakahalau Рік тому +2

    Hard to hear mehn...but facts. I've lived here in the VI for 13 years. Came from Hawai'i. I have a love/hate relationship with this place 😂
    WAPA sucks.

    • @mblydenvlogs
      @mblydenvlogs  Рік тому

      I know it’s hard to hear. This is one of my first videos. The audio gets better later on and I’m also in the process of doing an updated video posting before the end of October!

  • @sandragayle7866
    @sandragayle7866 Рік тому

    Thank you just what I was looking for. Here in my home state Louisiana. I am use to hurricanes my daughter and I went through both hurricane Marco and hurricane Laura in the same night. The cost of living here in the US is getting out outrageous! I lived in Los Angeles and what we paid for a one bedroom apartment I could have brought two ranchers for my race horses. But thanks for the info. Hay do you guys use American money?

    • @mblydenvlogs
      @mblydenvlogs  Рік тому

      Thanks for watching. Yes, we use US currency in the Virgin Islands!

  • @kpod701
    @kpod701 3 роки тому

    Miss home!. iam from Stcroix thank you for the video!!

  • @dawneleven11
    @dawneleven11 3 роки тому +7

    I've been to St Thomas twice and I'm applying for my USVI nursing license to come work a travel assignment for 3 months. Looking for any tips to keep food costs low. Also wondering if there are any places to meet local people since covid has many things shut down. Enjoyed the video 🙃

    • @lifelove6164
      @lifelove6164 3 роки тому +2

      Can you provide me with info on the nursing contract. I'm a new grad nurse and I think I would be interested in doing a nursing assignment there after I get a year of experience. Thank you

    • @tiffanyking5602
      @tiffanyking5602 3 роки тому

      @@lifelove6164 same !

    • @jaidallas7794
      @jaidallas7794 2 роки тому

      I am interested in moving to USVI as well. Could you please give us info on the traveling nursing job

  • @peacejones7648
    @peacejones7648 3 роки тому +1

    Very informative!

  • @1146g02
    @1146g02 3 роки тому +2

    what would be a safe area, middle class african diasporic dense community?

    • @mblydenvlogs
      @mblydenvlogs  3 роки тому +2

      The Bordeaux area on st. Thomas.

    • @1146g02
      @1146g02 3 роки тому

      @@mblydenvlogs thank you.

  • @anajones6768
    @anajones6768 3 роки тому +1

    You look familiar..look like a Blyden, I meet by Kmart in town. Not sure if it was 2019 Carnival. Take care.

  • @darleenthompson3803
    @darleenthompson3803 3 роки тому +1

    Hi my island paradise . Miss my family . You had me laughing about Wapa and licks . Too funny to me but not for you all with constant power going out. I experienced that on my last visit last year Nov. Seems like every time I visit . I don't miss that . Good video would love to live back home part time and here in NC.

  • @empresssimonehunt100
    @empresssimonehunt100 Рік тому +1

    I moving to St.Thomas

    • @empresssimonehunt100
      @empresssimonehunt100 Рік тому +1

      I sick of this place called Babylon I moving next year god spear life

  • @12ThManOffGridAK
    @12ThManOffGridAK 2 роки тому +1

    How come you don't have solar, homie? You never have to be without power. I would think that solar would be killer down there in the US Virgin Islands. BTW is it easy to get a roommate down there? Plus I have a love behaved dog. 🙂

    • @mblydenvlogs
      @mblydenvlogs  2 роки тому +1

      I’m getting solar , when I get my own place next year. It’s easy to get roomies. You just have to ask around on some of the local Facebook groups.

    • @12ThManOffGridAK
      @12ThManOffGridAK 2 роки тому

      @@mblydenvlogs awesome man. Good luck on finding you a new place. The one you got now looks like a pretty darn nice pad though.

  • @BeComingNyrell
    @BeComingNyrell 2 роки тому +1

    The currency usd?

    • @mblydenvlogs
      @mblydenvlogs  2 роки тому +2

      Yes USD is the currency used in the Virgin Islands. That reminds me I'm making a follow up video to this one, because this was one of my first "official" video that I posted on UA-cam and the location I choose for the 1st 5 minutes was not optimum with the background noise :-(

  • @mrsburgessgolding
    @mrsburgessgolding 3 роки тому +3

    Rent is like new York

  • @matthewchristopher1591
    @matthewchristopher1591 4 роки тому +3

    Hey what is the internet like in the VI?

    • @mblydenvlogs
      @mblydenvlogs  4 роки тому +6

      Good Day. The Internet on a scale of 1-5 would be a 4. This is compared to a 5 in Georgia where I used to live. I have personally worked for 2 of the Internet service providers. Being that we live on the island the choices of whom they get their data from is limited, so in most cases the ISPs source may overlap. VIYA is the main wired internet service on island and depending where you reside some of the other ISP can provide you with fiber to your residence or business as well. Most of the other ISPs are wireless and providing that your house is in close proximity to a tower or Access Point, you can expect relatively good service. I personally have VIYA and though they've been relatively good within the past, myself and several other customers have complained about spotty service lately. It may be due to new demands for Bandwidth due everyone being at home and online per COVID19.

    • @matthewchristopher1591
      @matthewchristopher1591 4 роки тому +1

      @@mblydenvlogs thank you very much. How's the Information Technology field there? Are there a good bit of job opportunities?

    • @steciappooh
      @steciappooh 3 роки тому

      😭😭😭

  • @reese1337
    @reese1337 3 роки тому +2

    do you guys receive a stimulus check too

    • @mblydenvlogs
      @mblydenvlogs  3 роки тому +2

      Yes. We do receive stimulus checks also!

  • @arnesste000
    @arnesste000 3 роки тому +1

    Never pay island prices .

  • @yaloucrypto9027
    @yaloucrypto9027 2 роки тому +1

    If groceries were high 1 year ago ,Now it is ridiculous then. In Florida price now price are double now 05/20/2022.

    • @mblydenvlogs
      @mblydenvlogs  2 роки тому

      Wow. Prices have skyrocketed here to. One good thing I’ve seen though is where a local grocery store has instituted something called a “ price freeze” on some frequently purchased items like cereal, eggs, milk etc.

  • @AaronandKim
    @AaronandKim 2 роки тому

    Nice video amigo. Cheers

  • @nothingadded0
    @nothingadded0 3 роки тому +1

    Hello. Thanks for information. I have thought out most part of plans to relocating to St.Thomas. If you have any more must have information on transition. Please reach back. Big up ur self. Peace

    • @mblydenvlogs
      @mblydenvlogs  3 роки тому +1

      Hi. Sorry for the late response, I’m just seeing this comment. You can email me for more info @ mBlyden@icloud.com

    • @otonielgomez2072
      @otonielgomez2072 3 роки тому +1

      I liver there for five years. If I could say anything. Dont do it. The cost of living is super high and the people are jerks. It's great if you're a millionaire and own a boat and a have a rental property to rent out. I'd say go to puerto rico and travel to v.i. if you want to go there.

  • @lakashasmith2063
    @lakashasmith2063 3 роки тому +2

    Im a CNA

  • @nothingbutthetruthnothingb277
    @nothingbutthetruthnothingb277 3 роки тому +3

    Good video but background noises drown out what you are saying. Also since the dialog is unscripted, at times it appears you are tired, trying to think of things to say, etc. please try a Point to Point Discussion Topic list.

  • @yendyvilma2681
    @yendyvilma2681 3 роки тому +3

    That Hawaiian fruit punch you bought on sale in Walmart for .99 cost about $4 to $5 down there.

    • @mblydenvlogs
      @mblydenvlogs  3 роки тому

      Wow!

    • @framingvagrant
      @framingvagrant 2 роки тому

      I was down there round Halloween man and I loved it. Hope to come back one day. I tied not to look brand new. But the people round Anna's retreat liked me I think. And I think I got pretty close to the sisters and mother at snow whites grill in tillet gardens. Awsome place man!!

  • @bxrah25
    @bxrah25 2 роки тому +1

    can’t hear u over the wind

  • @worldtipper
    @worldtipper 4 роки тому +5

    You should have recorded this in a less noisy place. I can barely hear you the first half of your video.

  • @nichellepeters5195
    @nichellepeters5195 2 роки тому

    Too much wind you should film inside a house it's very difficult to hear you and very distracting.

  • @justinjohnson9153
    @justinjohnson9153 3 роки тому +1

    What about your average american joe that live rhe carribean and wants to move there plus to yall have tackle football

    • @mblydenvlogs
      @mblydenvlogs  3 роки тому

      We do have tackle football, but all the good players eventually move to the mainland in hopes of going pro!

  • @a1ananda
    @a1ananda 3 роки тому +1

    Studio in miami not even close to the beach is 1100 so

    • @masterofpuppets5072
      @masterofpuppets5072 3 роки тому

      I'm renting a trailer in Tucson Arizona for 565 a month utilities around a hundred

  • @sheririch1734
    @sheririch1734 3 роки тому +1

    Way was the shot where you was sitting on the rocks?

    • @mblydenvlogs
      @mblydenvlogs  3 роки тому

      That a shot taken out at Mermaid's Chair in Botany Bay!

    • @sheririch1734
      @sheririch1734 3 роки тому

      @@mblydenvlogs that's up Bourdeux?

    • @mblydenvlogs
      @mblydenvlogs  3 роки тому

      @@sheririch1734 yes

    • @sheririch1734
      @sheririch1734 3 роки тому

      @@mblydenvlogs wow I'm amazed you were able to pass those gates. I use to go hiking up them sides but later on they restricted residents from entering Botany Bay.

    • @mblydenvlogs
      @mblydenvlogs  3 роки тому +1

      @@sheririch1734 they allow you to sign in at the gates and either hike or catch a shuttle down now! the shuttle runs @ 8, 12 and 4?

  • @christophermarquez311
    @christophermarquez311 3 роки тому +2

    If u plan moving to Puerto Rico avoid moving to the tourist area.. and go with someone u know from there not to get rip. Despite being a u.s territory main language is Spanish.. so yeah or make friends over here that help s too to get good bargain sometimes and also know what jobs are hiring..

  • @respectfulliving1
    @respectfulliving1 3 роки тому +7

    wow the background noise! Made it difficult to hear and understand you.

    • @MANDYdollnyc
      @MANDYdollnyc 3 роки тому +2

      I agree. I barely could keep up.

    • @mblydenvlogs
      @mblydenvlogs  3 роки тому +1

      Sorry about the background noise, I used my iPhone and was filming a little bit after 5 so the noise you're hearing is from people headed home after work. I would recommend listening to the video on a mobile device.

    • @masterofpuppets5072
      @masterofpuppets5072 3 роки тому +1

      @@MANDYdollnyc I can hear understand him just fine

  • @christophermarquez311
    @christophermarquez311 3 роки тому +1

    Puerto rico is way cheaper.and it's also u.s Territory.. .. car insurance here is only 200 a year.. water here only 20 30 a mos.. electric company charge u 50 to 150 a mos .rent is 200 800 ..more like 500 to 800 in Metro area. But the country is 250 400 ..some place that are furnished is 450 500 but includes all sometimes when looking at places outside of san juan Metro

    • @adrianaarthur
      @adrianaarthur 3 роки тому +1

      How is Internet connectivity in Puerto Rico?

    • @christophermarquez311
      @christophermarquez311 3 роки тому +1

      @@adrianaarthur it's ok..you can get plans with 30 or 200 megs.. for like 40 to 100 a mos .

    • @Abstract.Noir414
      @Abstract.Noir414 3 роки тому

      Language will be a issue for many who dont speak spanish

  • @BygSexyToy1
    @BygSexyToy1 3 роки тому +5

    Well! There goes my idea of relocating lol... I'm too broke lol 😆 Great video though!

    • @SR-bl8cw
      @SR-bl8cw 3 роки тому

      You can use a section 8 voucher for rent

    • @tiffanyking5602
      @tiffanyking5602 3 роки тому

      @@SR-bl8cw how do I get it ?

    • @BygSexyToy1
      @BygSexyToy1 3 роки тому

      @@SR-bl8cw not with my income

    • @jaidallas7794
      @jaidallas7794 2 роки тому

      Mine too. I’ve been thinking of living there but I’m not too sure now

  • @Hfh415
    @Hfh415 2 роки тому

    So bring a generator... st John Bvi is better taken care of infrastructure utilities..

    • @mblydenvlogs
      @mblydenvlogs  2 роки тому

      I would suggest using solar vs. a generator since we live in the sunny Caribbean. I can't speak for the BVI since I don't live over there.

  • @AnointedRain
    @AnointedRain 4 роки тому +10

    You legit thought doing the video there was a good idea??? I don’t hear you at all

    • @mblydenvlogs
      @mblydenvlogs  4 роки тому +3

      Keisha Marie I know lol. That’s why I had to switch locations. It became unbearable.

    • @hangwithmetwee5097
      @hangwithmetwee5097 3 роки тому +2

      @@mblydenvlogs it's all good, I just used the captions and had no issues. Thank you so much for all the detailed info!

    • @mblydenvlogs
      @mblydenvlogs  3 роки тому +1

      @@hangwithmetwee5097 I also noticed that it depends on what type of device you listen to it on makes a difference!

    • @michelletorres428
      @michelletorres428 3 роки тому

      @@mblydenvlogs next time come hea and do that video ☺

    • @lovelydae7455
      @lovelydae7455 3 роки тому

      Lol

  • @samb1860
    @samb1860 3 роки тому

    Good vid man

  • @patchdaprodusah877
    @patchdaprodusah877 3 роки тому +2

    So ST.Thomas
    Vi Massive!!!

  • @ikeybagalaxygoddess
    @ikeybagalaxygoddess 2 роки тому +1

    thamks alot

  • @ExpressivelyYannaMarie
    @ExpressivelyYannaMarie 3 роки тому +1

    how's the internet there?

  • @matycamara6935
    @matycamara6935 3 роки тому

    Bjr blyden excuse moi juste un renseignement comment faire pour avoir le visa de us virgin island?

  • @cees.7105
    @cees.7105 2 роки тому

    Any specific websites where one may find available apartment listings?

    • @mblydenvlogs
      @mblydenvlogs  2 роки тому +1

      Unfortunately I don’t know of any online listings except for a page on Facebook. Otherwise there is a local publication of houses and apartments for rent.

  • @mrslavanderblu
    @mrslavanderblu 3 роки тому +5

    This sounds like it would suck to live here 🤣

    • @mblydenvlogs
      @mblydenvlogs  3 роки тому +7

      Living in the Virgin Islands is not for everyone, but like New York - if you can make it here you can make it anywhere!!!

    • @HoneyBee-br6hi
      @HoneyBee-br6hi 3 роки тому +5

      If you don’t have nothing nice to say then don’t say it at all. #weirdvibe

    • @framingvagrant
      @framingvagrant 2 роки тому

      Gotta say I lived it and wanna move there permanently soon as I got adjusted I had to go.. but one day!! I love Anna's retreat

  • @ExtremelyClever555
    @ExtremelyClever555 3 роки тому

    Which Island is @ 0:56 seconds ?

    • @mblydenvlogs
      @mblydenvlogs  3 роки тому

      Hi. It’s at. Thomas coming over the hill to Botany Bay. Featured in the clip is what’s known as a VOR station. That la how airplanes navigate using waypoints. If your coming to STT on a commercial airline, that station is most likely the last waypoint the pilot used when filing his flight plan!

  • @ney7515
    @ney7515 Рік тому

    Shipping from US stores ?

    • @mblydenvlogs
      @mblydenvlogs  Рік тому

      Since we live on an island there are several items we don’t have access to and therefore has to be purchased online.(in most cases from the the states) Those said items, more often than not incur a shipping charge.

  • @ashleyharris1548
    @ashleyharris1548 3 роки тому

    Do you consider yourselves us citizens and can you obtain a SSN?

    • @mblydenvlogs
      @mblydenvlogs  3 роки тому

      We are US citizens and we can and do obtain social security numbers.

  • @christophermarquez311
    @christophermarquez311 3 роки тому

    Food can be more pricey here but the rest is good .

  • @ExpressivelyYannaMarie
    @ExpressivelyYannaMarie 3 роки тому

    where did you move from?

    • @mblydenvlogs
      @mblydenvlogs  3 роки тому +1

      I moved to Atlanta, GA to attend DeVry University and lived on Atlanta, GA for 13 years before moving back home to the US Virgin Islands!

  • @biggnatesfate39
    @biggnatesfate39 2 роки тому

    The volume sucks!!!

  • @reggiegeorge4044
    @reggiegeorge4044 3 роки тому

    This was fantastic, learned a lot. Did not know V.I/ISV had droughts.... Hear you clearly. Very clearly. Wind or no wind.😇😇😇

  • @Hfh415
    @Hfh415 2 роки тому

    How much is the cost if a condo or detached single fam home

  • @atheistconservative6211
    @atheistconservative6211 3 роки тому +1

    Can't hear much of him, mostly wind and traffic

  • @Hfh415
    @Hfh415 2 роки тому

    What’s price of land. To build

    • @mblydenvlogs
      @mblydenvlogs  2 роки тому

      price of land is an avg. $30-40K per quarter acre depending on location.

  • @khadijahabdulsalaam9154
    @khadijahabdulsalaam9154 3 роки тому +3

    Cant even understand him...background is LOUD

    • @mblydenvlogs
      @mblydenvlogs  3 роки тому

      I switched location 5 minutes in due to the background noise.

    • @mopheousredpill7462
      @mopheousredpill7462 3 роки тому +1

      Exactly this was the first time I came here and was so disappointed smdh.

    • @khadijahabdulsalaam9154
      @khadijahabdulsalaam9154 3 роки тому

      @@mblydenvlogs i thought it might be just me...💓

  • @russkadiva6707
    @russkadiva6707 4 роки тому +1

    Good information!, Thank's

  • @adrianaarthur
    @adrianaarthur 3 роки тому

    Can I rent a car and drive on my own?

    • @mblydenvlogs
      @mblydenvlogs  3 роки тому +4

      Yes you may. There are 4 major car rentals companies here and several other mom and pip rentals. We drive on the left down here. So providing that your cool with that you’re good to go!

  • @jeremiahasa8652
    @jeremiahasa8652 3 роки тому

    What bank do you use down there?

    • @mblydenvlogs
      @mblydenvlogs  3 роки тому +1

      Down here I use Banco Popular.

    • @mblydenvlogs
      @mblydenvlogs  3 роки тому

      I also use stateside accounts as well and do mobile deposits. The average out of network bank fee is $3 to use the ATM.

  • @yezz11
    @yezz11 2 роки тому

    Very helpful. Thank you

  • @abrahamphilip6843
    @abrahamphilip6843 3 роки тому

    the power goes out twice a week for hours on end. water quality is terrible. wouldn’t recommend moving to this dump.

  • @myamaynelson4796
    @myamaynelson4796 3 роки тому +1

    Yeah this took too long

  • @user-nz5sr4kb7p
    @user-nz5sr4kb7p 3 роки тому

    Im moving there with my kods

  • @lizi1115
    @lizi1115 3 роки тому

    Too much wind - can barely hear him

  • @joeb5572
    @joeb5572 3 роки тому

    I’m looking for a rental car while I’m here for work

  • @tinalclark2337
    @tinalclark2337 3 роки тому +1

    I have a question for you....
    So about 2 years ago, I vacationed in St. Thomas for about a week, took the ferry to St. John, met tons of beautiful people but the only problem that I kept having was the way that I usually dress made me stand out like a sore thumb. Here in Arizona it's mostly hot year round so I wear dashiki and I am very afrocentric but out there one lady said that I kept being outcast because of all the African attire, the locals probably assumed that I was like royalty in Africa...lol...true story, I walked into one of the jewelry stores and I swear they all rushed over to me showing the most expensive jewelry. 🤣 so, I've decided that I want to relocate to VI end of 2021...so, what is a typical standard of dress for women?

    • @mblydenvlogs
      @mblydenvlogs  3 роки тому +3

      Majority of our culture (which would include attire) is heavily influenced by Jamaica and New York. It’s different down here. You see some guys walking by in Timberland boots in 99 degree weather...lol

    • @sweetz8837
      @sweetz8837 3 роки тому +1

      Tina my family visited and love it . We would love to relocate like today . What are your plans in terms of relocating? Employment etc. We can talk via fb sansycheeks Townsend thnks .

    • @tinalclark2337
      @tinalclark2337 3 роки тому

      @@sweetz8837 unfortunately I made the decision to completely disable all of my social media at the beginning of the year, but to answer your questions, I am considering relocating at the end of this year, if it's safe enough to do so...aside from being an Independent artist, I am also a grant writer so I can literally live anywhere and make money, but sure let's link up, my email is blakoutdesignz@gmail.com

    • @reese1337
      @reese1337 3 роки тому

      Tina L Clark what is the easiest grant to get for a small business

    • @quanbrooklynkid7776
      @quanbrooklynkid7776 3 роки тому

      @@mblydenvlogs haha

  • @Hfh415
    @Hfh415 2 роки тому

    Job? I’m returing😂😂😂😂 job going to the beach everyday lol. From nyc sticker shock will be passive...

  • @reggiegeorge4044
    @reggiegeorge4044 3 роки тому

    I can here the good bro fine. Do you have your hearing aid's on??? 🧘🏾‍♂️⚓

  • @jroettger1
    @jroettger1 3 роки тому +1

    Interesting but the sound track is terrible

  • @uwimanafelix1615
    @uwimanafelix1615 2 роки тому +1

    Hello ! I need to talk with you

  • @ernestgreen6821
    @ernestgreen6821 3 роки тому +7

    You should first explain that the US Virgin Islands are made up of St. Croix, St Thomas and St John!
    You are referencing only St Thomas and not explaining the difference between them and what each one has to offer.
    Just some construction criticism!
    My family is from the USVI and been going there since 1971!

    • @dawhited7825
      @dawhited7825 3 роки тому +6

      He is good he said which island he is going to speak about. Maybe you should do ypur own UA-cam on all three islands. Good job very detail information about st.thomas.

  • @elizabethjok2880
    @elizabethjok2880 2 роки тому +1

    The virgin islands have low income housing, section 8 vouchers and welfare.

  • @reggiegeorge4044
    @reggiegeorge4044 3 роки тому

    How much are their 1bdrm apts.? 🍼☕🙋🏿‍♂️

    • @reggiegeorge4044
      @reggiegeorge4044 3 роки тому

      Thank you, I now Hurd ya.

    • @mblydenvlogs
      @mblydenvlogs  3 роки тому

      Avg. 1 bdrm goes from about $7-1100USD

    • @rosemarydolliver
      @rosemarydolliver 3 роки тому

      @@mblydenvlogs That’s might be on St. Thomas, but, go $500 higher than you listed per month and up on St. Croix.

    • @mblydenvlogs
      @mblydenvlogs  3 роки тому

      @@rosemarydolliver prices for rent were much lower previously on st. Croix prior to the hurricanes, but post Irma/Maria they’ve jumped significantly!

    • @rosemarydolliver
      @rosemarydolliver 3 роки тому

      @@mblydenvlogs Tell me more, I was there until last year!. Even with Limetree shutting down, rent prices on STX are still at an all time high. After 25 years of dealing with high rents, I finally gave up ever getting ahead there. Only time they were low was after Hovensa shut down in ‘12!

  • @selassiesuntstv7040
    @selassiesuntstv7040 2 роки тому

    Im looking for my family out there anyone knw Lans.....

    • @mblydenvlogs
      @mblydenvlogs  2 роки тому

      Yea. I had a classmate with the last name Lans. He is in law enforcement now.

  • @thomasmclaughlim918
    @thomasmclaughlim918 3 роки тому

    WAPA!!!! WAPA WAAAPPPAAA!!!

  • @gabbychalmers861
    @gabbychalmers861 3 роки тому

    Sound Guyanese

    • @mblydenvlogs
      @mblydenvlogs  3 роки тому +1

      Hi, I maybe sound Guyanese. because my best friend from high school is Trini!

  • @benaiahn136
    @benaiahn136 4 роки тому +2

    No mahn, them housing prices too low, lol

  • @matycamara6935
    @matycamara6935 3 роки тому

    Je suis ivoirien de nationalité