The Pride and Prejudice of St. Lucian Creole

November 22, 2018

Originally written for Mélange Travel & Lifestyle Magazine. Re-printed with permission. Bonjou. Non mwen se Val. Mwen sorte de St. Licie. Ké mon non ou?  The words roll off her tongue like the sparkling waterfalls cascading among glistening rocks in a secluded corner of her beloved countryside.  Her name is Valencha Charles and she comes […]

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Creoles of the Caribbean

January 31, 2018

Originally written for Mélange Travel & Lifestyle Magazine. Re-printed with permission. In my travels across the Caribbean, I’ve often wondered why the accents across certain islands are so different despite their shared language. Why the sing-song of Trinidadian prose and playful ebbing and flowing of Virgin Islanders while the swift gallop of Jamaican Patois? Surely a similar […]

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