And They Said...

...A lot that brought good thoughts to mind. There was my homeboy Joe from Orlando. And Eustacia. And the lunch lady. They all had such interesting things to say to me.

My homeboy Joe, he is at Orlando right now. He went to see his girl for 10 days. Before he began his flights, he asked me if I'd be down to go to the beach. We sat in the sand and reminisced about a lot of things. The sand was white and hot. The sky was clear. He told me he was a few hours from flyin' to his girl. It turns out, his girl is gonna take him on a cruise for thanksgiving. I told him I was happy for him. He is probably gonna visit me at some point back in the west after all these Caribbean dreams take there course. I found it pretty life-enticing that him and his girl found a way to abandon the Real World for a bit and enjoy fantasy for a while. We were about ready to leave soon though after we were in the clouds. I wanted to swim. I went into the shore and couldn't stop opening my eyes to what I saw underneath the water. It is very mind-blowing how I can feel water that is just as hot as the air and that I can see beneath it all and watch a lot of Sun rays shine through the aqua. It is incredibly gorgeous.

Later that night, I went to the snack bar to get some coffee. The lunch lady who is a woman that assists the University for structured services, she saw me again and asked some subtle questions. She asked me what I study and what classes I have and if I am going to be here another semester or not. I told her that is what has been on my mind for a lot of reasons lately. And that it kinda plagues me. I told her I am studying three different History courses about the Caribbean and how these Virgin Islands came to be what they are today. She asked me of my major of course. I told her I do Video Production, Media, Music, and Internet Books. Mainly things that are pertaining to creative or expressive things because I have felt, learned, lived, and experienced a lot and to bring out what is within became very rewarding for me personally.

She said, "If you don't mind me asking, you seem very mature for your age. How old are you?"

"I'm 26. I just turned 26 a month ago. And it's been 5 months today since I had almost passed on after a near-death experience. What makes you say or ask that though?"

She said, "I have noticed you and you seem very calm and strong. And your a very great speaker. I kinda sensed that you were further ahead of your age and I noticed your beard and you appear older than your youth."

I thanked her because I have always appreciated it when people were honest or encouraging. I was humble in hearing such a thing but it made me feel good.

Later that night, I really felt myself start to change more because as I interact with so many new people, they ARE NOT LIKE the women at home. The actually are attentive and sincere instead of being fickle or distant or indifferent. I told Joe the same thing too. He said, "Yeah man, people in the States won't even look at you twice. They won't say hi or be consistent in greeting and seeing you. They just pass you by."

I was like, "Tell me about it man." : )

And Eustacia, my brother Ray's girlfriend, as I met her, she seemed very nice and sweet to me. She let her cell phone calls go so she could kick it for a bit and continue to listen to me because she seemed to enjoy doing so. She is a cool friend. It's nice to have someone to hang out with who is chill enough to not worry about silly things. She seen my tattoo as a lot of people have here and she asked me about it.

"It is a song and a symbol about being over-looked or disregarded I guess. The center is the song, the perimeter is the symbol. Do you want to hear what it is? I have my IPOD with me."

"Sure, that sounds cool."

I showed her this song and people here do not know who A Perfect Circle is and my type of music is unheard of which makes it really rare and interesting to them. She heard this song 3 Libras and thought is was amazing that I would put something like over my chest. I told her, "I guess I might have my reasons." This was under street lights and tropical trees close to the badass library here. I showed her other Perfect Circle songs like: Thinking of You, Magdelena, Pet, Weak and Powerless...

I was also explaining what they meant or were about and apparently it was pretty entertaining. The song Thinking of You is probably one of the most sexy songs I have ever heard but no one knows why. I do. : ) And the Magdelena song is actually about a Goddess Maynard found in a Strip Club.

I came to find that the meaning of Eustacia's name meant, "Fruitful." I thought that was cool.