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Joy-Carey

“You go to school to get all this education but it’s so difficult to get a job. Employers ask for experience yet to get the experience you need a job. Then, you see all those persons who didn’t even do well at school that are working but you can’t get work. I don’t have the
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Home Sick.

Humans of Saint Lucia in new York I am seriously thinking of moving back to Saint Lucia. My friends and family think that this is a bad idea. I am caught in this decision. I think that I will be happier at home. Look out for me in Saint Lucia.
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I miss the fresh air.

Humans of Saint Lucia in New York “I moved here when I was 15 and eventually realised that it was the land of opportunity. Unlike Saint Lucia where after secondary school your options are limited, the options here are plentiful after secondary school. With the right drive, the sky is the limit. It will be
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Adrian

Humans of Saint Lucia in New York “I came to NY with $200 in my pocket and a dream. After I bought my clippers I had $25 dollar left. In my first week I made $250. $50 more than what I came with. I developed the mindset that everything else has been extra. For me
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Nydia

Humans of Saint Lucia in New York. During my early winters in New York, my skin used to get very dry and flaky.  I tried lots of moisturisers and other skin products but none got rid of the dryness. So, one day I read the ingredients on the label of a bottle of moisturiser and
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Lamar

Humans of Saint Lucia in New York. Look who we spotted!  Its Lamar.  I usually call him Jo_er but I won’t on this post given that anything posted online can be seen by the world.  In any event, despite his smile, his visit to the U.S is not for pleasurable reasons and I pray that
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Janelle

Humans of Saint Lucia in New York. “I graduated as a medical assistant in June and work as a health aid in a very diverse community.  One of my patients is an older Saint Lucian lady who spoke creole to me when she found out that I am Saint Lucian.  But unfortunately, I could not
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Brandon

Humans of Saint Lucia in New York. “It wasn’t very long after I moved to New York that I realised that most of the West Indian fetes I attended featured Trini and Bajan artists.  You hardly ever heard of a Saint Lucia artist performing at events and so I decided to make a change.  Its
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Curtly

My cap’s too big!

Julianna

Kurmani

Paul

Mango Julie

Kwab

Tiny

Reds

Amy