OK, i take this back..i brought 1/2 of the food that i planned on bringing and i'm glad i did. At least I have emergency food and do not have to spend so much money eating out or buying grocery. So my advice, bring whatever you can, especially ready to eat food from the U.S.

The bottom line is that everything here is expensive.

its great to see this thread still up and running!

this was like my post 20.

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Do most of the smu students cook or eat out?

A lot of students cook, but I myself have only cooked about 3 times in all. The kitchen is outside the dorm, so you'll have to bring everything out there to cook. They have some pots and pans, but I preferred to use mine. There's a Kirk's grocery store that have a lot of international food ingredients, that's near the dorm. Prices are ridiculous with some things. So I honestly did not regret bringing my favourite snacks, and any ready to eat food from home..oh..bring bath soap, shampoo, toothpaste and whatever bath stuff you'll need for the next three months since it's sooo expensive there.

Appliance is expensive in Cayman, bring an iron. You can borrow an ironing board when you get in the dorms..or you can use your bed like I did, it worked well

You can pack an I-Pod or mp3 player to listen to lectures at the gym or grocery. They're now recorded, audio and video. The school uses a program called Apreso, but to save the lecture I had to pay Apple $30 for Quick time pro. As in, I could watch it for free, but to save it I had to pay the $30. Or u can bring your own recorder and record lectures yourself.

someone please fill me in on vonage vs. cell phone and how/ when each should be setup to get the best value. i plan on talking alot with loved ones in the US while i'm on Cayman. thanks!

well u need to get vonage before you arrive to cayman. Once u get to cayman u can get a digicell phone. Digicell charge about 20 cts a minute. Use digicell to call within the island. And vonage to call outside of the island.

Can you use the vonage system to call within cayman aslo?

I'm sure you can. But they should charge you extra. Anyways you should get a cell. Just for the convenience factor.

I was just informed that vonage charges you an extra 18 cents a minute to call within the island. This is still less than Digicell. They charge around 20 cents a minute. But you cant always have vonage in your pocket.

Oh and digicell is a pay as you go service. Theres no monthly plan so you dont spend money on minutes you dont use.

Can you use any phone or do you have to purchase one of their, i have a blackjack with at&t so i was wondering if i could just use that phone with their services