Carnival Winding Down This is the last week of Carnival in St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands. There is the Food Fair on Wednesday, Jouvert on Thursday, and parade days – Friday and Saturday. I mentioned or explained the former in previous…
Year: 90s and 2000s Place: Both St. Thomas and Tortola I just got through listening to the full version of the new Spectrum Band song – “Cyan Mash Up Carnival”. Carnival mas in the Virgin Islands is in full swing and…
Year: 80s to Early 2000s (Easter Time) Place: St. Thomas, Virgin Islands It’s almost Easter!! I loved Easter Time growing up in the islands. Why? Easter Back Home (St. Thomas) Easter meant that we were out of school from Holy Thursday to…
Year: Sometime in the 90s Place: Lockhart Elementary School You knew the drill. You heard the first sounds over the loud speaker and knew exactly what to do. It was either a crawl under the desk or stop, drop, and…
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