Montserrat is so small, with a minuscule population. Most people don’t even realize that Montserrat is a vibrant secret with a for live kinda attitude! Don’t believe me? Check this out… Here’s a video showcasing Montserrat’s festival throughout the years. Got the […]
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Both the Caribs of St. Vincent and the Caribs of Dominica fought against the British during the Second Carib War. Yep, you read that right!
As if that were not enough, the French attacked the island in 1712. _Side note:_Today, in Montserrat, there is a famous tourist attraction called ‘Runaway Ghaut’. For those that are new to this word, a ‘ghaut’ is a ravine that carries rainwater from the mountains right to the sea. There is a saying in Montserrat that if you drink from the water of Runaway Ghaut, you will return to Montserrat. Here’s the story of how Runaway Ghaut got its own history.
Word of advise, if you see what could look like an orange-type tree on the side of the road loaded on every limb with barely any space to spare just looking sun-kissed, juicy and inviting, spare yourself the pain. Trust me, when I tell you, you are being duped.
The cashew tree (Anacardium occidentale) is a tropical evergreen tree that produces the cashew seed and the cashew apple.
And while the argument can be made that comparable methods are employed in many ceramic settings worldwide, at times the hand and body movements of the African potters (not to mention the familiar sound of ‘sucking the teeth’ for emphasis) were simply identical. In particular, watching the pounding of the wet clay prior to use with a wide-based wooden pestle convinced me that heritage practices can be retained within the physical memory of the human body, and have been transmitted from mother to daughter across time and space.
