698. Curaçao Artist Francis Sling
Born and bred yu’i Kòrsou living in the Netherlands since 2000, Francis Sling (33) was recently commissioned to paint a mural for the International Youth Hostel Mandala in Xining, a small but up-and-coming tourist destination in China’s northwest Qinghai Province. The
698. Curaçao Artist Francis Sling
Born and bred yu’i Kòrsou living in the Netherlands since 2000, Francis Sling (33) was recently commissioned to paint a mural for the International Youth Hostel Mandala in Xining, a small but up-and-coming tourist destination in China’s northwest Qinghai Province. The
699. Curaçao Nostalgia
1000 Awesome Things about Curaçao was born out of nostalgia. Not the debilitating kind, the kind that empowers. I’ve spent my entire adult life in the US, yet still consider Curaçao ‘home’. It’s where I express my emotions in Papiamentu,
699. Curaçao Nostalgia
1000 Awesome Things about Curaçao was born out of nostalgia. Not the debilitating kind, the kind that empowers. I’ve spent my entire adult life in the US, yet still consider Curaçao ‘home’. It’s where I express my emotions in Papiamentu,
700. Keisha Wiel’s Maternal Great-Grandmothers
NY-based Anthropologist Keisha Wiel (currently visiting family in Aruba and Curaçao) posted this on Facebook today: I love spending time with family! My 70-year old maternal aunt just told me the story about her grandmothers, my maternal great-grandmothers, and I’m
700. Keisha Wiel’s Maternal Great-Grandmothers
NY-based Anthropologist Keisha Wiel (currently visiting family in Aruba and Curaçao) posted this on Facebook today: I love spending time with family! My 70-year old maternal aunt just told me the story about her grandmothers, my maternal great-grandmothers, and I’m
701. Curaçao’s Top Secret Beach
Klein Curaçao (Little Curacao) has recently made it into Caribbean Journal‘s “10 Secret Beaches in the Caribbean”!!! “The uninhabited islet of Klein Curaçao (“little Curaçao”) is actually home to the longest beach in Curaçao, eight miles away by boat from Curaçao’s southeastern end.
701. Curaçao’s Top Secret Beach
Klein Curaçao (Little Curacao) has recently made it into Caribbean Journal‘s “10 Secret Beaches in the Caribbean”!!! “The uninhabited islet of Klein Curaçao (“little Curaçao”) is actually home to the longest beach in Curaçao, eight miles away by boat from Curaçao’s southeastern end.
702. Saté ku Batata (“Krioyo Chinese” Satay and Potatoes)
Yu’i Kòrsou everywhere are salivating… A match made in food heaven, Saté ku Batata tastes just like “Curaçao” and consists of batata burrusí (big ass fries) and 1 or 2 chunky satays drenched in AWESOME sòus. So, really, it’s: Saté ku Batata “ku Sòus“, but
702. Saté ku Batata (“Krioyo Chinese” Satay and Potatoes)
Yu’i Kòrsou everywhere are salivating… A match made in food heaven, Saté ku Batata tastes just like “Curaçao” and consists of batata burrusí (big ass fries) and 1 or 2 chunky satays drenched in AWESOME sòus. So, really, it’s: Saté ku Batata “ku Sòus“, but
703. Expat-Writer-in-Curaçao Guilie Castillo
Don’t you just love it when you stumble upon eloquent writing? The type that captures the heart of the matter in just a few sentences? The type that resonates deep in your core? Well, I sincerely thank the Google Gods for introducing
703. Expat-Writer-in-Curaçao Guilie Castillo
Don’t you just love it when you stumble upon eloquent writing? The type that captures the heart of the matter in just a few sentences? The type that resonates deep in your core? Well, I sincerely thank the Google Gods for introducing
704. Catholic Churches of Curaçao
This majestic photo of Misa di Willibrordus by awesome photographer Brett Russel popped up in my Instagram feed today and created an immediate pang of homesickness… while jauntily crossing 14th Street in Manhattan (clutching my iPhone, of course). Funny thing is I’m actually not
704. Catholic Churches of Curaçao
This majestic photo of Misa di Willibrordus by awesome photographer Brett Russel popped up in my Instagram feed today and created an immediate pang of homesickness… while jauntily crossing 14th Street in Manhattan (clutching my iPhone, of course). Funny thing is I’m actually not
705. Curaçao’s Laraha
Not much has changed over the past 117 years (same age-old recipe, same copper still, same wooden knife) so I was particularly intrigued when Senior & Co revealed their new website and label today. Comparing the two labels, it seems Senior & Co
705. Curaçao’s Laraha
Not much has changed over the past 117 years (same age-old recipe, same copper still, same wooden knife) so I was particularly intrigued when Senior & Co revealed their new website and label today. Comparing the two labels, it seems Senior & Co
706. You’ve lived in Curaçao when… (Part 1)
You end sentences with ‘swa’ (= brother-in-law)… You classify the level of nastiness by the length of your ‘chéééééé..!‘ Your friends call you to see why you’re taking so long, you tell them “mi ta yegando!” (=I’m so close), even
706. You’ve lived in Curaçao when… (Part 1)
You end sentences with ‘swa’ (= brother-in-law)… You classify the level of nastiness by the length of your ‘chéééééé..!‘ Your friends call you to see why you’re taking so long, you tell them “mi ta yegando!” (=I’m so close), even
707. E is for Ee-eh!
‘Borrowed’ from Expat-Writer-in-Curaçao Guilie Castillo Oriard’s AWESOME blog post: E is for Ee-eh! ENJOY!!! —————– What does it convey? Surprise. Dismay. Amazement. Shock. Depending on the situation, it might be used positively–or very, very negatively. If I tell you I won the
707. E is for Ee-eh!
‘Borrowed’ from Expat-Writer-in-Curaçao Guilie Castillo Oriard’s AWESOME blog post: E is for Ee-eh! ENJOY!!! —————– What does it convey? Surprise. Dismay. Amazement. Shock. Depending on the situation, it might be used positively–or very, very negatively. If I tell you I won the
708. Curaçao’s Spotify: Skèmpi
The entire world dances to Psy’s “Gangnam Style” and Michel Teló’s “Ai Se Eu Te Pego”… without understanding a lick of Korean and Portuguese. Bob Marley transports us to Jamaica’s Blue Mountains with his “Songs of Freedom”, Alicia Keys lets
708. Curaçao’s Spotify: Skèmpi
The entire world dances to Psy’s “Gangnam Style” and Michel Teló’s “Ai Se Eu Te Pego”… without understanding a lick of Korean and Portuguese. Bob Marley transports us to Jamaica’s Blue Mountains with his “Songs of Freedom”, Alicia Keys lets
709. Curaçao’s Trippy Zanolinos
I visited France-born father, Philippe, and Curaçao-born son, Giovani, Zanolino on Doomsday: 12/21/2012. In hindsight, the world did not end. But I do feel like I’ve entered a new era in my existence, a new beginning, a renewed enlightenment, as the website
709. Curaçao’s Trippy Zanolinos
I visited France-born father, Philippe, and Curaçao-born son, Giovani, Zanolino on Doomsday: 12/21/2012. In hindsight, the world did not end. But I do feel like I’ve entered a new era in my existence, a new beginning, a renewed enlightenment, as the website
710. Curaçao Yogi Leo Floridas
Leo Floridas has introduced yoga to thousands of yu’i Kòrsou, stretching our potential and helping us move into new, greater possibilities mindfully. I visited Leo in April 2013, with one seemingly simple mission: to understand how a Shell oil refinery engineer
710. Curaçao Yogi Leo Floridas
Leo Floridas has introduced yoga to thousands of yu’i Kòrsou, stretching our potential and helping us move into new, greater possibilities mindfully. I visited Leo in April 2013, with one seemingly simple mission: to understand how a Shell oil refinery engineer
711. Curaçao Baby Names (Part 4)
If you’ve been following our blog, you may have noticed that we’ve been keeping track of awesome Curaçao baby names, so Patricia recently shared this newspaper clipping, announcing the birth of triplet boys: D-Shown, Q-Jendrick and Q-Uendrick. So we had to
711. Curaçao Baby Names (Part 4)
If you’ve been following our blog, you may have noticed that we’ve been keeping track of awesome Curaçao baby names, so Patricia recently shared this newspaper clipping, announcing the birth of triplet boys: D-Shown, Q-Jendrick and Q-Uendrick. So we had to
712. Kitesurfing in Curaçao
Dutchman Gijsbertus Adrianus Panhuise first patented KiteSurfing in October 1977. Per the KiteSurfing section of the Virtual Library of Sport Panhuise’s patent covers, “a water sport using a floating board of a surf board type where a pilot standing up on it is
712. Kitesurfing in Curaçao
Dutchman Gijsbertus Adrianus Panhuise first patented KiteSurfing in October 1977. Per the KiteSurfing section of the Virtual Library of Sport Panhuise’s patent covers, “a water sport using a floating board of a surf board type where a pilot standing up on it is
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