Posts Tagged: Carolina Gomes-Casseres
732. Curaçao’s Strong Female Hands
Straw hats were Curaçao’s single most important export in the early 20th century. In fact, they’re the only rural product to achieve that status. International demand was predominantly driven by two distinct markets: 1. wealthy, fashionable American and European businessmen happy to
732. Curaçao’s Strong Female Hands
Straw hats were Curaçao’s single most important export in the early 20th century. In fact, they’re the only rural product to achieve that status. International demand was predominantly driven by two distinct markets: 1. wealthy, fashionable American and European businessmen happy to
735. Curaçao’s Obsession with Superstition
Asina Nan Di… By Paul Hubert Franz Brenneker (‘Pader Brenneker’) Nan di: No bari kas despues di seis’or di atardi. Nan di: No kumpra nada na 50, ni na 13 tampoko, Djo libra! Nan di: No duna un hende nada na
735. Curaçao’s Obsession with Superstition
Asina Nan Di… By Paul Hubert Franz Brenneker (‘Pader Brenneker’) Nan di: No bari kas despues di seis’or di atardi. Nan di: No kumpra nada na 50, ni na 13 tampoko, Djo libra! Nan di: No duna un hende nada na
737. Curaçao Passover Charoset
Last week I found myself making a Passover favorite, Garosa (Charoset), just like my mama and her mama and her mama and her mama before her. Meant to symbolize the sticky-and-strong mortar Hebrew slaves used to build clay bricks in Egypt
737. Curaçao Passover Charoset
Last week I found myself making a Passover favorite, Garosa (Charoset), just like my mama and her mama and her mama and her mama before her. Meant to symbolize the sticky-and-strong mortar Hebrew slaves used to build clay bricks in Egypt
746. Curaçao’s Colorful Clapboard Houses
Yuppies everywhere are wondering, ‘how much space do we really need to live comfortably? 300 sq feet? 500 sq feet? 1,000 sq feet?’ We live in a world where downsizing as opposed to super-sizing is a source of admiration, where small is beautiful
746. Curaçao’s Colorful Clapboard Houses
Yuppies everywhere are wondering, ‘how much space do we really need to live comfortably? 300 sq feet? 500 sq feet? 1,000 sq feet?’ We live in a world where downsizing as opposed to super-sizing is a source of admiration, where small is beautiful
755. Curaçao’s Carnival in the Sky
We spend most of our childhood running around outdoors, soaking up the sun and cherishing life’s simple pleasures: flying kites (fli, ironically pron: flee), spinning tops (trom), filling our dad’s socks with marbles (ninichi, pron: neeneechee) and dominating the gutter in front of our classrooms during school
755. Curaçao’s Carnival in the Sky
We spend most of our childhood running around outdoors, soaking up the sun and cherishing life’s simple pleasures: flying kites (fli, ironically pron: flee), spinning tops (trom), filling our dad’s socks with marbles (ninichi, pron: neeneechee) and dominating the gutter in front of our classrooms during school
758. Modernist Designer Rietveld in Curaçao
Widely considered an icon of the Modernist Movement in design and architecture, Gerrit Rietveld is a Dutch furniture designer and architect, best known for applying Dutch artistic movement De Stijl (1917-1931) tenets in designing his famous ‘Red and Blue Chair’
758. Modernist Designer Rietveld in Curaçao
Widely considered an icon of the Modernist Movement in design and architecture, Gerrit Rietveld is a Dutch furniture designer and architect, best known for applying Dutch artistic movement De Stijl (1917-1931) tenets in designing his famous ‘Red and Blue Chair’
761. Curaçao’s 10 Most Awesome Couples…
Hope you have an AWESOME Valentine’s Day… Treat yourselves to awesome things, today and every day… because:
761. Curaçao’s 10 Most Awesome Couples…
Hope you have an AWESOME Valentine’s Day… Treat yourselves to awesome things, today and every day… because:
762. Dushi Dates
Standup Paddleboard with your favorite dushi through Curaçao’s mangrove-covered Tunnel of Love… Stay a while… no one’s watching! Let Captain Goodlife Obersi take you and your dushi to our stunning Blue Room… He can also drop you off at our secluded Love Beach.
762. Dushi Dates
Standup Paddleboard with your favorite dushi through Curaçao’s mangrove-covered Tunnel of Love… Stay a while… no one’s watching! Let Captain Goodlife Obersi take you and your dushi to our stunning Blue Room… He can also drop you off at our secluded Love Beach.
767. Curaçao Sculptor Helen Martina
Helen Martina (54) is a lady of eccentric hair. At one point, long dread locks. Short ‘fro. Most recently, sister locks. Her nimble fingers sculpt her personal development as a woman, a black woman, a yu’i Kòrsou. She observes daily life. The
767. Curaçao Sculptor Helen Martina
Helen Martina (54) is a lady of eccentric hair. At one point, long dread locks. Short ‘fro. Most recently, sister locks. Her nimble fingers sculpt her personal development as a woman, a black woman, a yu’i Kòrsou. She observes daily life. The
769. Curaçao Carnival Costume Designer
Crowd-sourced creativity on display, a deep labor of love, honoring tradition, living in the moment, tailgating and pelvic gyrations. Carnival gives us permission to escape reality for 6 weeks or so… play, dress up, laugh, drink, dance, dream… and each
769. Curaçao Carnival Costume Designer
Crowd-sourced creativity on display, a deep labor of love, honoring tradition, living in the moment, tailgating and pelvic gyrations. Carnival gives us permission to escape reality for 6 weeks or so… play, dress up, laugh, drink, dance, dream… and each
772. Curaçao Baseball Hero: Hensley Meulens
I’ve never been great at memorizing baseball stats, but I can tell you that Hensley Meulens (45) is the first major league baseball player from Curaçao and he played from 1989 to 2000. It’s not a coincidence that baseball has trumped soccer as Curaçao’s
772. Curaçao Baseball Hero: Hensley Meulens
I’ve never been great at memorizing baseball stats, but I can tell you that Hensley Meulens (45) is the first major league baseball player from Curaçao and he played from 1989 to 2000. It’s not a coincidence that baseball has trumped soccer as Curaçao’s
779. Curaçao Nature Conservation
“Yu’i Kòrsou are sacrificing their entire coastline for private beach, resort and residential development in the name of economic development. Soon there will be no more public beaches and recreational areas! Where do we draw the line? I want more
779. Curaçao Nature Conservation
“Yu’i Kòrsou are sacrificing their entire coastline for private beach, resort and residential development in the name of economic development. Soon there will be no more public beaches and recreational areas! Where do we draw the line? I want more
780. Curaçao’s Wind Farms
Brace yourself for a technical post 🙂 Highly dependent on expensive imported Venezuelan oil, we’re constantly on the look-out for alternative, cleaner energy sources. We dabble in Solar (no large scale plants yet), but we tend to brag about our
780. Curaçao’s Wind Farms
Brace yourself for a technical post 🙂 Highly dependent on expensive imported Venezuelan oil, we’re constantly on the look-out for alternative, cleaner energy sources. We dabble in Solar (no large scale plants yet), but we tend to brag about our
783. Curaçao’s La Ola Surfclub
Accessible by way of Koraal Tabak (north coast of Curaçao), the rugged, secluded coastal landscape is perfect for adventurous mountain bikers, ATV aficionados and drag racers, but veteran (wind)surfer, snowboarder, surf instructor, Jeroen Eikelenboom, saw great wave-surfing potential at the very
783. Curaçao’s La Ola Surfclub
Accessible by way of Koraal Tabak (north coast of Curaçao), the rugged, secluded coastal landscape is perfect for adventurous mountain bikers, ATV aficionados and drag racers, but veteran (wind)surfer, snowboarder, surf instructor, Jeroen Eikelenboom, saw great wave-surfing potential at the very
785. Curaçao’s Obsession with Dutch Royalty
Our fine boss lady, Queen Beatrix (75), just announced that she’ll be abdicating the throne after 33 years… ending 123 years of female throne domination… just so my childhood crush, Prince Willem Alexander, can become King on Koninginnedag (world famous
785. Curaçao’s Obsession with Dutch Royalty
Our fine boss lady, Queen Beatrix (75), just announced that she’ll be abdicating the throne after 33 years… ending 123 years of female throne domination… just so my childhood crush, Prince Willem Alexander, can become King on Koninginnedag (world famous
1000 Awesome Things About Curaçao 