The Future and Promise of the Virgin Islands Spirit

The curiosity that others have had about my home has made me realize just how deeply special and unique we are.

Jan 16, 2023

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Ever since I became a Virgin Islander living abroad, I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about the fabric of who Virgin Islanders are. So often, people I meet ask me, “what is the Virgin Islands like?” Depending on the day, there are only a limited number of answers they could get to that question without receiving a full Virgin I…

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A guest post by

Ajayi Pickering-Haynes

Ajayi is a health equity strategist and published writer from St. Thomas. He currently serves as the Assistant Director of Positive Youth Development V.I. and is a MPH Candidate at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.