So Sharon told me last night that they were going to a village reunion way down in the south of Trinidad, and I could either come or stay home. Given the choice of sitting by myself all day or going I decided to give it a shot. Once again...didn't really know what I got myself into. When I asked her how far away it was, she said very very far. Turns out it was at most 3 hours, but I suppose we drove the entire length of the country from north to south so in Trini terms I guess that's a [View Full Entry]

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It's been a whirlwind couple of days since I've gotten to Trinidad, but isn't that always how the first couple of days seem? So first things first...Where in the world am I and why? I'm in Trinidad and Tobago (whip out those globes...or look at the little map on the bottom, it's an island off the coast of Venezuela) for the next 7 weeks doing an independent study of sorts studying the marriage and wedding traditions of the area. Translation: I'm crashing Hindu, Muslim, and various types of Christian weddings for the summer. Everytime someone asks what I'm doing here I [View Full Entry]

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Take a look at all those smiling people on my SCUBA trip in the gorgeous sun! Okay that's a total lie...I have no idea who any of those people are, and courtesy of my schnazy water proof camera not working, I have no pictures. But they may be for the better, so I'll paint you one... Miami area is gorgeous literally until we get on the plane in Raleigh. Then a huge storm hits, keeping us on the ground for several hours both in Raleigh and Miami. We finally find our hotel in Key Largo sometime after 1:00 am, having started [View Full Entry]

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