Carlson's Caribbean Adventure

Grocery shopping in St. Vincent is always an experience.  You never quite know what to expect. Every Saturday and Sunday, the school sends the vans to the various apartments to take people on the grocery run. Thankfully for us, there is also a small grocery store a short walk away, so if we run out of something midweek, we can possibly get it. Since we ride the van to the grocery store,  it's important to bring bags to help carry the groceries. Some students even bring a small suitcase. The school takes us to two grocery stores. The first of these is called Sunrise Supermarket, and it is located in Arnos Vale across from the airport. It is always busy on Saturday when we go. Since the prices are generally lower at Sunrise, we do most of our shopping there.  Luke and I usually start at the back of the store where we find our bread and meat. The bread here is very fresh and comes in tied off plastic bags.  Next, we look for eggs, which are not always ...

As much as we loved vacationing for almost two months after our wedding, we were very excited to unpack our bags in the first place we would call home together. We arrived at the Thomas Apartments in the Diamond Community, and searched for apartment #14 along with the welcoming committee who had picked us up from the airport. We found out place, and eagerly unlocked the door. I was picturing a very small, practically one room apartment, but much to my surprise and delight, we opened the door to a pretty good sized kitchen. We followed the hallway to the bathroom on the right, small, but sufficient. Continuing down the hallway, we entered a good sized bedroom on the left. Since there didn't seem to be any major issues with the apartment, we said goodbye to the people who dropped us off, and quickly began checking everything out. We decided we didn't like the way the bedroom was set up, so a quick rearranging of furniture fixed that. After living out o...

The week before we left was spent purchasing last minute items, spending time with family, and packing, not only what we were taking, but also what we were leaving behind. Four suitcases, a backpack, and a small bag later, we were ready to go. August 28th: After about 1.5 hours of sleep we woke to get ready and leave for the airport. Luke's parents and Josh took us to the airport. Around 3 am, we arrived at the airport in Minneapolis, MN, and said our goodbyes. The airport was fairly empty, so checking our bags, going through security, and arriving at our gate didn't take long at all. That's when the waiting began. After awhile, we boarded our 5am flight to Charlotte, NC. Thankfully, there wasn't a long layover there, so we soon boarded our next flight for Miami, FL. We arrived safely in Miami for our 6 hour layover. We were tired, but excited about our new adventure and excited to see the first home we would have together. We watched Netflix, ate Chinese, sipped Star...

Hello, my name is Moriah. I started this blog to share with family and friends about mine and my husband's adventures in the Caribbean. This first post is a little introduction to who we are and how we ended up in St. Vincent. Luke & I met 5 years ago as college freshman at the ice rink at Pensacola Christian College. We were just friends for a year, and started dating our sophomore year. We fell madly in love and were engaged on 5-5-15. ❤️ We both worked for a year, saving money before getting married on July 9, 2016. That year of long distance was difficult, but it helped us grow in our faith. Luke did not get accepted to medical school his first year, so the year leading up to our wedding, we were praying and waiting on God to lead us to whatever school He wanted Luke in. It was difficult to wait and see other friends planning their lives while we waited and waited some more, hoping to find out where we would live after we got married. On May 1, 2016, Luke finally hear...