1. It is a pretty little island in the Caribbean that no one other than triathletes know about
2. It really is pronounced "Saint Kroi"
3. It marks the first site where Europeans started killing indigenous peoples in the New World
4. Through the 1600's-1800's it was passed around like a peace pipe between Spanish, Dutch, British, French and American control
5. It was one of the first places in the Americas where the Spanish realized they could enslave the native population to exploit natural resources, rather than doing it themselves
6. The island was a pit stop in the African-American slave trade through the 17th and 18th centuries
7. It is now best known for its rum industry, and they hand you a shot while waiting for your luggage at the airport
8. Today the people there are nice, and it doesn't hurt to be a courteous guest
9. It hosts one of the toughest and most beautiful Ironman 70.3 courses in the world
10. I am making my 70.3 debut there two days after finishing my undergrad in history
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