As an avid mas player with more than 25 years of carnival experience, one of the first questions I get when I make new online friends is “how do I get a pretty outfit like…
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Sun Hunters Grenada: An Epic Off-Road Adventure
“Press, press, press! We not stopping!” In keeping with my promise to take full advantage of our Paradise at Home, my friends and I went on an epic September Sunday adventure to Hog Island…
Trinidad Carnival 2020: The Greatest Show On Earth
Trinidad Carnival: The Greatest Show on Earth I got my first taste of Trinidad carnival in 2005. I was 17 years old and in Trinidad during the carnival season to have my wisdom teeth…
Spicemas 2016: Sprains Can’t Stop the Mas
Once upon a time an ankle sprain threatened to stop the mas. But, in the wise words of many a masquerader, “mas must play!” Grenada Carnival, better known as Spicemas, is the best time…
Welcome Stone and the Missing Fob Thing
We made it to the top! After weeks of planning and postponing, but really more postponing than planning, the guys and I finally got our acts together to go on what seems to be…
While I Was Gone…
When my friends returned to DC after their Grenada adventure, I returned to work without missing a beat, but terribly sad that my vacation was now over. Even though I’ve only been officially back in…
DC Meets Grenada
I became a walking advertisement for Grenada when I moved to Washington DC to start school at American University. From the time I opened my mouth and words jumped out, people wanted to know where…
Farewell 2014: A Year in Review
Today, December 31st, I say good-bye to 2014 as I prepare to welcome 2015. It’s hard to believe that 12 months passed by so quickly, but 2014 was a good year. It wasn’t without the…
Wasps and Waterfalls
A few weeks ago, the guys and I promised to do some more island adventuring. This was a leftover promise from last year after we randomly made a countryside drive, and from this May when…
The Great Manhattan Adventure
Some time ago I took a Buzzfeed quiz called How Many Famous Tourist Attractions Have You Seen. My score? A dismal 15/68. Ok, it’s not really that dismal, considering the list doesn’t include places that…