I took a leave of absence from the island for several years moving to the Orlando area where I was involved in real estate and the community by assisting in several large charity fundraising events.  The bulk of this went to Florida Hospital and The University of Central Florida.  I ended up bringing the same format to Rotary here in St. Thomas raising money for scholarships.  I now chair the committee on Scholarships for Rotary Sunrise.

ShopTalk has begun to transform into a hospitality and service business to help visitors with their shopping experiences.  We provide 30 minute leisure talks offering advice on a variety of shops in downtown Charlotte Amalie.  St. Thomas is one of the largest shopping ports in the Caribbean.  It is our goal to help you enjoy your vacation and we want to help simplify your shopping experience.  It is our goal to provide that service.

We fully guarantee our stores identified on the ShopTalk maps.  We have provided through our maps an easy tour through town pointing out some historic sights, rest areas, unique restaurants as wee as helping identify our recommended stores that honor our guarantee.

After many years of traveling I have found that it is common to return home and regret that you didn't buy something you wish you had; or, the opposite, you get home and regret that bought something you wish you had not.  As part of our service our safety net to these issues will follow you home for 30 days.  It is our pleasure to help with purchasing something you wanted or returning or exchanging.

I have recently resigned from Rotary after 14 years and have turned my focus to the Island Horse Welfare Foundation. It is a wonderful organization which, in part, is involved with helping disabled children through the use of horses as therapy.