Get out and get to know the culture. Go shopping in the marketplace, ride a "taxi" (they're vans emblazoned with nifty phrases), eat out at the local restaurants, but most of all listen. Care about what people have to talk about. Get involved by actively engaging your neighbors and finding out what's going on.
Vincentians are totally friendly, fiercely patriotic and more involved in affairs of the state. If you want to stay above the fray, just simply be aware of the political atmosphere by keeping up with it. Watch the news and read the paper.
If you take the world around you seriously and actively participate in it, you'll suddenly find yourself with a lot less "alone" time than you think.