Trinidad and Tobago day 1

Port-of-Spain

Today, I woke up in my hotel in Port-of Spain. I went for a small walk down the road to a school and listened in on what was being taught. To my astonishment, the children were learning about african folk stories. I sat and listened to the teacher talk about the stories and what lessons they hold for all of us. Then, I decided to go hunting for breakfast. On my way to breakfast, I was surprised by how religiously diverse the country is. I saw a Mosque, a Hindu temple, and a Church on the road I was taking. For breakfast, I had coffee and a banana. I noticed that it was past eight A.M. and yet most of the stores were closed. One local explained to me that it is a phenomenon called “Trinidad Time.” I deduced that the event is just habitual lateness. Also, I noticed that “jus’ now” means “in a little while.” After breakfast, I went to a small park and watched some students act out In A Free State to go take a long rest at my hotel., by V.S. Naipaul. The story is about Trinidadian settlers in Great Britain. Naipaul won the Nobel Prize for literature in 2001. After the park, I went to another park where a steel band was playing. The musicians can make different notes by pounding steel pans. Since the 1940s, the bands have used steel oil drums to make their instruments. Later, there was another band who played some calypso music. Calypso was created at first to make fun of slavers. Calypso music is highly rhythmic in nature and are led by a vocalist called a calypsonian. Next, I went and ate lunch. I had stewed chicken, white rice, red beans, fried plantains, and some refreshing ginger beer that cleansed my jumbled up mind. After lunch, I was dog tired and decided