I'm gonna like it here

Monday came and brought Earl, the hurricane. My first thought was if I was going to make it to St. Maarten or if I had to stay. Of course this actually translates into did I make the right decision or are the Gods that be trying to tell me something. On top of that I couldn't get in touch with anyone on the the island. But nothing really goes smoothly as y'all know so on Tuesday I got on the plane and after a brief but serious prayer I was ready.
Now folks hold on tight because I am going to tell you in rapid fire way everything that happened to me since I set foot on St Maarten soil.
My nice and sleek look turned into a windblown bird's nest 5 minutes after getting of the plane. The nice-looking car rental guy at Thrifty offered to wait on the shuttle bus with me until he saw that I wasn't alone. The Jamaican shuttle guy wanted to get me in his bus and I wanted to because he definitely had cuteness going for him. The dreadlocked guy had to do a double take and as a reward I gave him one of my nice smiles. See, St. Maarten is really good for my self esteem.
Now for the downside, the stupid incompetent HR guy has failed to update my contract with the right date and neglected to make the reservation for the hotel. I have the suspicion that he failed to pay the removal company as well but first things first.
On the other hand, I managed to drive around without getting lost today. Getting lost is pretty hard to do on an island with one main road but I need the extra boost. A few cars have honked at me today because I am looking radiant.
I'm going to like it here.

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