Bhutanese light up Syracuse for Dipawali
When the candles are lit, the marigolds are strung and the money is out, Laxmi will come. It doesn’t matter that the candles are standard tea lights from the Dollar Tree down the street and not the copper…
Dear T&T: What happened to you?
So, generally this blog is about my love affair with travel and the lighter, more beautiful aspects of the pasttime I hold so dear to my heart. But I cannot always live in a rose-colored travel world. Sometimes, the love wanes (only briefly) and the issues that affect the world and travel come to light. I suppose it is relevant to discuss the complete picture of a true love affair anyway, because the love wouldn’t be real without a little heartache. Except this is a big heartache. The source of my woes is my own sweet Trinidad & Tobago. After 11 people were…
A summer in Syracuse
It is time to get serious. No more wining the night away, fête after fête, for Carnival. No more all day beach sessions in California when only my hunger pangs could separate me from the sand. No more eats and greets and whatever my little heart desires. No. The fêtes have been replaced by writing, writing has taken over my beach days, and the eats and greets have been substituted with–writing. Syracuse, me, and my painstakingly expelled 6,452 words, have spent a beautiful summer together in grad school. And by beautiful I mean I never saw anything outside of my often blank computer screen…
Somali Bantu community gets grant for success
Members of the Somali Bantu community and other local refugee groups will see a monetary boost for their resettlement services this year, thanks to a grant from the state of New York. The Somali Bantu Community Association received its first payment from an $84,000 grant last month. The New York Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance, OTDA, awarded the grant to the association for refugee social services. The money, to be paid quarterly over three years, is intended to aid the association in providing job training and placement, English-language classes, and ensuring overall long-term community growth for the refugee population.…
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Trinidad Carnival will change your life
Okay, please bear with me as I dust the cobwebs off of my poor deserted blog, and try to re-hone my neglected writing skills. Ahem– Have you ever had so much fun that you kind of didn’t want to tell anyone about it? Like the fun should just be your little secret? Almost as if the words of your merriment left your mouth, the sanctity of the fun-ness might very well leave with them? It’s kind of like buried treasure. There are no exciting maps and treasure hunts for non-buried treasure, then it’s just regular treasure, accessible to everyone and thus…
A Valentine’s date with my passport
It’s that time of year again. Men are roaming the streets carrying tiny, teal bags that are sure to spell delight. Heart-shaped boxes filled with chocolates are out in full force. Everything in the United States has turned red and pink. And people are freaking out about what they are going to do, where they are going to do it, and what gift they are going to rack their brains over for Valentine’s Day. Me? I have a very, very hot date, and I am counting the minutes until we are together. Slim, sleek, and seasoned, my date is worldly in every…
Go ahead, drool: An epicurean seduction
Food is really a beautiful thing; it is my next great love after traveling. The best thing is being able to marry my two loves and embark on an epicurean adventure while traveling the world, or the United States and Canada in this case. Feel free to drool as I did when these meals landed before me. Santa Fe: Green Chile Enchilada at El Farol New Orleans: Oysters at Acme Oyster House Houston: Barbeque Ribs at Barbeque Inn The South: Chicken, Eggs, & Cheese Grits at Waffle House Atlanta: Gourmet Pizza at Seasons 52 Orlando: Red Snapper at Pollo a la Braza Mario…