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Exploring the Asa Wright Nature Centre in Trinidad & Tobago

Kenin Bassart — Tue, 02 Dec 2014 17:40:21 +0000

The concept of conservation and protecting Mother Nature is rather slow moving in some parts of the world. Sometimes though, there is someone that is so far ahead of their time, they don’t really even know that they are starting a movement. This holds true when you look at Asa Wright and her Asa Wright […]

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Leatherback Turtles of Trinidad – Conservation of a Prehistoric Giant

Lauren Bassart — Mon, 09 Jun 2014 22:57:05 +0000

As a child, my parents took me to see the leatherback turtles on Matura beach in my homeland of Trinidad. It was an experience that has traveled with me through all my years. I would recant my adventures to my husband over and over again about the times when I was a wee little thing […]

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A Trini Christmas – Holidays Island style

Lauren Bassart — Thu, 19 Dec 2013 16:28:50 +0000

One of the hardest times for me to be an American is Christmas. My family still lives in Trinidad and it is very rare for me to be able to get home for the holidays. This is such a shame because there is nothing in the world like a Trini Christmas. I have tried to […]

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Funny International Knock Off Brands

Kenin Bassart — Thu, 16 May 2013 15:14:37 +0000

Whenever I travel outside the US, I always find it funny to see stores that look exactly like the American version with just a few changes. It’s as if they couldn’t think of a good idea on their own, so they just took an American idea and modified it to suit their needs. While China […]

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Carnival in Trinidad, A White Man’s Guide!

Kenin Bassart — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 18:13:17 +0000

From behind me, in a hoarse whisper coated with the stench of cheap rum, beer, and cask wine, I heard “Wine for me now Boy”. It was a woman who I had never met before. She was twice my age, her diminutive 5′ 1′ Indian body pressed up against my ogreish 6’4″ frame, and yet […]

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About Carnival in Trinidad and Tobago

Lauren Bassart — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 16:34:15 +0000

Brief History About Carnival in Trinidad and Tobago Being from Trinidad and Tobago I’m very proud of the annual carnival celebrated there. I wanted to share it the rest of the world so I created this post about Carnival in Trinidad and Tobago. In it’s original latin form, Carnival literally means “farewell to the flesh” […]

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