Historically, human beings are passing through an unprecedented agricultural and culinary epoch. Food production in the modern era is controlled by a mere one percent of the global population; this is quite an incredible feat considering that over the past 10,000 years the majority of the global population was involved with the production of food. [...]
This week I have been looking at local Trinidadian food, particularly the street and local foods that many Trinidadians eat on a daily or semi-daily basis. The two main dishes are stuffed roti dhalpuri and “doubles”. By no means are these the only food based cultural productions that are relevant to Trinidadian society, however, these [...]
Without a doubt, one of the most influential people to my time here so far is Simon, a forty something man, with a distinct creole dialect, who used the guesthouse as his base of operations while he prepared to “play Mas”. Tall and physically built, I first conversed in depth with Simon starting around 2am [...]
Good evening! On February 11th, at 12:30am, I landed at Piarco airport in Trinidad. For the first week, I am staying at a small hotel outside Port-of-Spain. After about a total of 22 hours of travel, I arrived at my hotel around 2am. I slept two hours, and then made my way in to the [...]
I am sitting in Miami international airport typing this on my kindle. this wont be a long post, but…I am on my way to Trinidad! Over the next few weeks I will be embarking on a fantastic academic journey. I will try to keep this blog as current as possible, in order to keep you [...]
Howdy! Ok folks, there is a bit of a disclaimer here: the following post might come across as a bit irrelevant to college life or academics. But isn’t that what these blogs are for, to find out about what we as students do here outside of school? No fear though, stay with me and I [...]
Hey there everyone! What an election night, with so many different and groundbreaking decisions being made. Last night, while playing “Settlers of Catan”(with the expansion, obviously), many of my friends and I kept a close watch on the election through a variety of websites and trackers even though we don’t have a TV in my [...]
Hey everyone! I hope the college search is going well; I’ve really enjoyed giving the tours so far this year and I think that if the conversations I’ve had with prospective students is any indication of the upcoming class then its a great sign! This quarter in my program America Abroad we are preparing ourselves [...]