For St. John residents, affordable household goods, a visit to the hospital, a show at the movie theater, a flight out of the territory, and, most importantly, a public high school education all require travel to St. Thomas. Whereas St. Thomians don’t have to come to St. John, St. Johnians simply do not have that choice. And in many ways, as Dr. Hadiya Sewer astutely noted in her testimony during the Senate hearing in St. John on Tuesday, July 14, 2023, this is precisely what the Virgin Islands National Park land exchange debate is all about. Choice.