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- April 04, 2019

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Suriname

- January 28, 2019

One of the most eye opening things we can do as humans on this planet is travel. Traveling is a great way to see and try new things, experience new cultures, and to meet new people with different outlooks on life. One interesting place to visit is Suriname. The language spoken is Dutch, and the surinamese dollar is king. It exists on the South American Tectonic plate and is a land of many wonders offering swamplands, deltas and coastal plains, mountains, volcanoes, and rolling hills. It even has 7 major rivers. Suriname is a tropical place with climes between 28 Celsius to 32 Celsius during the day and reaching a breezy 21 Celsius at night. Be sure to time your travels appropriately as the seasons are a touch different. There are 2 wet seasons with the first and longest between April and August and the second between December and February. In the west coast region, there is approximately 76 inches of rain per year, and 95 inches of rain per year in the eastern region...

Tetiyette and the Devil: A Lesson to Be Shared

- February 05, 2019

Stories have been used through the ages as a means of communication of both tradition and self. They are woven in intricate patterns deemed by the author as the best fit for conveying something. Often, authors may blend of several different texts whether they be literary, spiritual, or historical to make a story easier to relate to or to further emphasize the point. The story of "Tetiyette and the Devil" is one that calls upon several elements to both enlighten and entertain. The author constructed a hybrid of a literary text and a spiritual text utilizing the subjective, oral tradition, culture, and a touch of adventure from the literary aspect and the religious and moral side of the spiritual aspect. The story is originally an oral, funeral tale told by a young girl. In the Caribbean, it is not uncommon for funerals to seem as though they are more of a celebration and appreciation of life with stories and a parade, or music depending on the coun...

- March 28, 2020

I'm not usually one for blogging or journals, but it happens to be almost 4am. Coincidentally, it is the day after quite possibly one of the worst days for me during this pandemic. I need a second job now more than ever, and jobs are supposedly very easy to get right now according to my parents. I wonder if that is true or if there is such a great influx of resumes that it may not be as easy as they think. I chose to apply for grocery stores since that seems pretty practical right now. Our hours have been drastically reduced at work, and it is predicted to continue for another few weeks. Sadly, rent is due in a few days and I have nothing to give my roommate. On the plus side, I'm now motivated more than ever to get out of the borrowing from my next pay check to stay alive phase of life. Thanks to the progression of technology and the growing difficulty people have in paying for all the things they need, I have now experienced a step I did not know existed. I have now experienc...