I checked into my dorm here at U.V.I. and I met my R.A. (resident assistant) by the name of Celestino who came to be my closest friend here. He is my main man here in the Caribbean. He has a lot of connections on these islands and within this institution of U.V.I. We talked only for about 10 to 15 minutes as we first met. And only after a few moments of convo, he instantly acknowledged his first impression of me, "Your hardcore man. Your experienced and very intelligent, you got the words bro." :) I kinda laughed a little because people have told me that for years. I met a lot of the people here and they were all really welcoming to me. They asked what I study. I asked them, "Do you mean academically or generally? Or are you asking what my major is?" They said, "Justin, is there a difference?" I was like, "Yeah, I've studied an endless amount of things on and off campus but if you mean to ask what my major is, thats particular or specific."
"What is your major Crum?" I said, "Video Production. I have my own youtube channel and about video production being my major, I've been very creative for the majority of my life and I was usually more about writing and music. But I learned how to make media easily and I got caught up in the projex."
"What have you done or what are you going to do?" I was like, "I have done about 5 or 6 pieces of media that were either personal, powerful, intellectual, philosophical, or experimental. But recently in life, I have became pretty obsessive about a video diary of my travels. I just returned from Ireland and I acquired a lot of photography and footage about the places I have seen and experienced."
"And now your at the Virgin Islands!! Why have you chose to come here of all places?"
"If people were to read my first internet book (which is technically considered to be a blog) they would see a small creative writing that reflects my desires to ultimately reside in the tropics and exotics. I receive more peace and adventure at a place like this, where as back at home, things are more industrial and oriented around the Real World and 9 to 5 lives. I have always wanted to swim endlessly with dolphins and to be surrounded by exotic plant life and tropical cultures."
"Well said Justin. We are glad you came."
Later that night, we all went to the superstore together. I caught up with my new home boy Penny. We all got in his big badass truck and I got shotgun! LOL :) We ended up ridin' into the hot tropical nights with all the city lights. When I get excited or thrilled, my expressions and language seem to make a lot of people laugh all at once. They explained the safari thangs~ And I was like, "Oh, I'm IN IT!! Its the SAAFAARI now huh?!!" : ] They said they were very entertained with me already. I went a bought some mind-blowing postcards and some other things too. On the way home, to campus, I smelled really rich thick cannabis plants. I was like, "Man, you smell that?!" He was like, "Yeah mon, thats nature." I was like, "Hell yeah it is, lets call it THAT" I also expressed my desire to aquire a lot of photography and footage of all the places I'll Crum across. They said that most people just see it, live it, leave it, and say that they have been in the Caribbean. But I was one who had a passion that seem to come from an objective that most people don't harbor.
I was like, "Yeah, your right man. I believe that if I was to take my camera to the places that I see in this life, between footage and photography, I'll always have a media record that will exist forever. And I Am looking forward to home someday in the near future later on, but here and now, I really believe that this is gonna be the time of my life other than the amazing moments of time that I had with my girlfriend. But that I'm actually here now, I'm ready to live life for as exciting as it could possibly get. You KNOW this."
They was like, "Man, your gonna see all of what you want to." I said that what I wanna see isn't just within these locations. That there is someone who I wish could enjoy all of this with me. But I know I'll be at the Virgin Gorda, Megan's Bay, Trunk Bay at St. John, Haven Sight, and anything else anyone brings me to. I'm new here but I'm ready to tear it up.
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