The view of the city

Monks, Parades and Going to town

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June 9th 2006
If only all those things went together. So within two days I was at a convent and a monestary and made new monk and nun friends. Except I decided that I didn't really want my monk friends, because they were old, boring, smelled funny, had no sense of humor and lots of nose hair. So I'll start somewhat back at the beginning... a guy at the university who works at the library and helped me wi ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Trinidad & Tobago » Trinidad

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The islands came under British control in the 19th century; independence was granted in 1962. The country is one of the most prosperous in the Caribbean thanks largely to petroleum and natural gas production and processing. Tourism, mostly in Tobago,... ... read more