To have (or have not)........
Georgetown and S.E Washington, DC.........the upper West Side and Harlem.....all across the world, the "haves" and the "have nots" uneasily share geography, sometimes in very close proximity. When Kirstin and I lived in downtown DC, we had the distinction of paying $4,000 per month in rent for a place I was afraid to walk outside of after 10:00 pm.
In the Caribbean, not much has changed. St. Martin is both rich and poor; affluent and sketchy.
Marigot (on our beloved French side) is shabby chic.....great food, fantastic people watching, and some really rough boats. Lots of people you would describe as "dead-enders". If uncle Randy disappears and he's both a sailor and an Oxycodone addict, we know where to find him.
The Dutch side is megayachts, traffic, and American food. If uncle Randy puts down the bong and writes the killer app, there are lots of ways to spend big money there. Not our cup of tea, but we take the best of what we find everywhere.
In the Caribbean, not much has changed. St. Martin is both rich and poor; affluent and sketchy.
Marigot (on our beloved French side) is shabby chic.....great food, fantastic people watching, and some really rough boats. Lots of people you would describe as "dead-enders". If uncle Randy disappears and he's both a sailor and an Oxycodone addict, we know where to find him.
The Dutch side is megayachts, traffic, and American food. If uncle Randy puts down the bong and writes the killer app, there are lots of ways to spend big money there. Not our cup of tea, but we take the best of what we find everywhere.
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| The late Steve Jobs' boat - Dutch side, Saint Maarten |