Having to go to all these graduations this month, has made me think about my own days of graduating. I remember clearly the first time that I ever graduated from school. NO, ‘graduating’ from preschool and kindergarten does not count!!…
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…
