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I did not know that Saint Barts was a country until age 20, when some friends at my mid-tier Ivy League school flew to Saint Martin to kill time during covid. I joined one trip and learned about adjacent geographies. This year I'm here in Barts. Because some friends are here, because I say yes too easily, and because let's see what the fuss is about. The fuss seems to be increasing. Specifically, a video of Jeff Bezos looking bored at Nikki Beach was the twitter topic du jour yesterday. Unclear why he wasn't at La Guérite for Rufus on Monday - at least get caught on camera at a fun club! Maybe Bezos just doesn't enjoy being on TV. I bumped into them Monday evening walking out of Eden Rock and Jeff looked equally ready-to-get-the-fuck-out, but Lauren Sanchez was having a great time, reciprocating my fraternity arms-waving dance moves and saying hi for 1.5 seconds (I have no connection) before resuming a brusque dance-walk to the exit flanked by three white ex-military security guards. L
I did not know that Saint Barts was a country until age 20, when some friends at my mid-tier Ivy League school flew to Saint Martin to kill time during covid. I joined one trip and learned about adjacent geographies. This year I'm here in Barts. Because some friends are here, because I say yes too easily, and because let's see what the fuss is about. The fuss seems to be increasing. Specifically, a video of Jeff Bezos looking bored at Nikki Beach was the twitter topic du jour yesterday. Unclear why he wasn't at La Guérite for Rufus on Monday - at least get caught on camera at a fun club! Maybe
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