Dusty333

NCtravelJen. I can't figure out how to inbox you? Can you message me first? Questions about Trinty, thanks!

NED, Oh my WORD!! Thank you so much for taking the time to so graciously answer each and every question!!! I do have AT&T, I guess I figured that since my sons phone worked in Puerto Rico it would work there as well! Thanks for thinking of that.... Its difficult to ascertain truth from disgruntled travelers when it comes to finding out facts online. I've traveled before, worked strikes and have also worked in the float pool, so I'm quite adaptable. However, I have sites and blogs telling me rental cars are unaffordable and milk is $9.99 a gallon at times. We don't need to eat like kings and queens, but I'm not big on boxed and canned meals:) Is there an agency that seems to be more helpful or reliable than others right now? BTW Yes, have a helper for the kids and we homeschool currently. Was looking at schooling options on the Island. Most intel says that public schools are very poor and private schools are outrageously over priced. As in $1,000.00 a month tuition. I haven't been able to figure out if this is simply the same complaints as on the mainland. Most everyone says public school stinks. Are you working there now, or have done so recently? I'd say 70-80% of the input on this thread is quite negative, I'd be interested to know the ages of the nurses that traveled and how many other places they had been? I'm not discouraged! Is the nurse pt ratio still 6-9 patients as many spoke of much earlier in the thread? Again, thank you SO much for your help and input! Dusty

Hi there folks! Haven't travelled in 10 years. Landed at home, got married and had some babies! Getting ready to hit the road once again, or rather the air! Have some questions as things may have changed in the decade that I've been away. A.) Can Nurses still bring children along if we get a 2 bedroom apartment? B.) When I did this the company I worked for always paid my housing. It looks like from a lot of these posts, that your paying housing? What changed? C.) If your willing to forgo health insurance and benefits is your hourly pay higher or your housing allowance increased? D.) Do any of the agencies give you public transportation voucher to get to the Island Hospital? Everyone has said that renting is to expensive, so do we walk to work? E.) What about a pharmacy? If we have a mainland Dr willing to mail us rx's can we get them filled, or do we need an Island Dr? hmmmmmm there is probably more, but I can't think of them this moment:) Can you tell I've done this before. F.) Oh yes, have any of you had family back home mail in essentials that seem to be so very expensive on the Island? I'm assuming that Amazon.com doesn't mail to the Island? I would so greatly appreciate anyone's recent feedback! Companies worked for etc. Please feel free to email me at [email protected] (it will go to SPAM so PLEASE put St Thomas in the subject line!!) or call or text me at 616 299 3789 Anxiously awaiting any and all replies!!