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Claudine

“I grew up between New York and Saint Lucia.  My parents divorced when I was about 4 years old and this was the first time I saw the big city.  What a beautiful city!  So many lights and so much to do.  I remember going back and forth to Saint Lucia where I attended school until

Fernuda

What has been your greatest trial since you have been here? “One time, my apartment got burnt and my son and I were placed into a shelter in the city [Manhattan].  No visitors were allowed and so every morning I had to take my son to Brooklyn to his sitter and go back to the

Gena

Humans of Saint Lucia in New York “My mother sent for me in my teenage years with the hopes of giving me a better life and better opportunity. It’s been fourteen years since I’m living here. I like it and have no regrets of the move and my mom’s decision. I will say though that

Luanne

Humans of Saint Lucia in New York. “I was 34 when I was diagnosed with stage 2 invasive ductal carcinoma. Being diagnosed with any cancer, one would automatically think it’s a death sentence. I went through 6 rounds of chemo therapy, 6 weeks of radiation, surgery, and a year of tamoxifen. It was hell but

Julianna

Meet Julianna from Aunty Mini (booth 11) of the Castries market. I got the opportunity to take a photo whilst I waited on my ‘salted with ground provision’. Yep, that’s how it is called. You should try it some time if you are a lover of salted tail (latje´kochon), salted snout (jol kochon), etc.

Elle´

“I sat my CXC exams in June and am currently awaiting results. I am confident that I passed most of my subjects with the exception of biology. Bio, really wasn’t my strongest subject area.” “Yes, I have some regrets. Looking back, I regret skipping classes. I really thought that skipping class was cool but now