Posts Tagged: Carolina Gomes-Casseres
790. Governor Albert Kikkert’s Migraines
“Willemstad’s waterfront looks positively unreal, like a doll city plunked down into the Caribbean. The oldest section of Curaçao’s capital dates back to 1634, and the commingling of Dutch architecture and a Caribbean palette has resulted in a riotous cityscape
790. Governor Albert Kikkert’s Migraines
“Willemstad’s waterfront looks positively unreal, like a doll city plunked down into the Caribbean. The oldest section of Curaçao’s capital dates back to 1634, and the commingling of Dutch architecture and a Caribbean palette has resulted in a riotous cityscape
794. Festival di Tumba 2013
The Tumba replaced the Calypso as our Carnival anthem in 1971. Closely linked to our indigenous Tambú, Tumba dance was previously considered inappropriate (and before 1954, illegal!). How times have changed… 60 participants are currently competing for the title of
794. Festival di Tumba 2013
The Tumba replaced the Calypso as our Carnival anthem in 1971. Closely linked to our indigenous Tambú, Tumba dance was previously considered inappropriate (and before 1954, illegal!). How times have changed… 60 participants are currently competing for the title of
796. Curaçao’s Rainbow Sloping Homes
Our picturesque row of small single-story houses constructed in step-configuration along sloping Berg Altena. All of them painted in bright and lively colors so as to cheer up visitors to our neighboring Protestant and Jewish cemeteries. Each a different
796. Curaçao’s Rainbow Sloping Homes
Our picturesque row of small single-story houses constructed in step-configuration along sloping Berg Altena. All of them painted in bright and lively colors so as to cheer up visitors to our neighboring Protestant and Jewish cemeteries. Each a different
800. Curaçao North Sea Jazz Festival
“Music’s most important element is not found in notes and keys, its true power lies in bringing people together who enjoy, experience and share it.” – G. Elias, Founder of Fundashon Bon Intenshon, Sole sponsor and organizer of Curaçao North
800. Curaçao North Sea Jazz Festival
“Music’s most important element is not found in notes and keys, its true power lies in bringing people together who enjoy, experience and share it.” – G. Elias, Founder of Fundashon Bon Intenshon, Sole sponsor and organizer of Curaçao North
809. Curaçao’s New Year’s Superstition
In my Gomes Casseres family, we leap over burning incense on December 31. Don’t ask. Show up around 7:30 – 8 pm half-tipsy, sometimes full-tipsy from all-day roadside day time new year’s eve parties. Jump over the smoky pan filled with
809. Curaçao’s New Year’s Superstition
In my Gomes Casseres family, we leap over burning incense on December 31. Don’t ask. Show up around 7:30 – 8 pm half-tipsy, sometimes full-tipsy from all-day roadside day time new year’s eve parties. Jump over the smoky pan filled with
811. Tambú: Music and Dance of Curaçao (Part 5 of 6)
Documentary filmmaker, Elizeth Labega (YouTube: “Tambú: Music and Dance of Curaçao”) explores the ‘forbidden’ nature of our indigenous music and dance. Imported from West Africa in the 1600s, Tambú music is made with a single skinned drum, a metal
811. Tambú: Music and Dance of Curaçao (Part 5 of 6)
Documentary filmmaker, Elizeth Labega (YouTube: “Tambú: Music and Dance of Curaçao”) explores the ‘forbidden’ nature of our indigenous music and dance. Imported from West Africa in the 1600s, Tambú music is made with a single skinned drum, a metal
812. Curaçao’s Favorite Venezuelan Christmas Import
My grandmother Ruth Gomes Casseres-Salas filled her 89 years of life with family, friends, community service, delicious cooking, travel and reading. She passed away peacefully in her sleep in September 2012. And though she hasn’t made her famous annual Christmas
812. Curaçao’s Favorite Venezuelan Christmas Import
My grandmother Ruth Gomes Casseres-Salas filled her 89 years of life with family, friends, community service, delicious cooking, travel and reading. She passed away peacefully in her sleep in September 2012. And though she hasn’t made her famous annual Christmas
820. 10 Things to do Before Curaçao Fuik Dag
#1. Do 100 situps, 100 push ups, 100 squats EVERY day until the first Sunday of the new year (January 6, 2013). No, make that 200. #2. JUST SAY NO TO CARBS… That leftover chocolade letter? Those greasy oliebollen? That
820. 10 Things to do Before Curaçao Fuik Dag
#1. Do 100 situps, 100 push ups, 100 squats EVERY day until the first Sunday of the new year (January 6, 2013). No, make that 200. #2. JUST SAY NO TO CARBS… That leftover chocolade letter? Those greasy oliebollen? That
827. Curaçao Carnival Costume Design
Every year our high schools host a design competition among students to determine the school’s Teen(er) Parade costume. (Imagine a younger version of Project Runway, Carnaval edition) Ethanie Martina (20) was lucky enough to win Radulphus College’s competition in 2010.
827. Curaçao Carnival Costume Design
Every year our high schools host a design competition among students to determine the school’s Teen(er) Parade costume. (Imagine a younger version of Project Runway, Carnaval edition) Ethanie Martina (20) was lucky enough to win Radulphus College’s competition in 2010.
831. “Curaçao Dream”: Leonard B. Smith
It’s hot… you’re sweating, wearing next to nothing… go on! Enjoy one of the purest pleasures of life in the Caribbean… … but what if it was served warm??? That’s where American Leonard B. Smith (born in 1839 in Mill
831. “Curaçao Dream”: Leonard B. Smith
It’s hot… you’re sweating, wearing next to nothing… go on! Enjoy one of the purest pleasures of life in the Caribbean… … but what if it was served warm??? That’s where American Leonard B. Smith (born in 1839 in Mill
832. Curaçao Kitchens Drive Mosquitoes Insane
We lament our dry, arid climate and pray for rain… when we finally get some rain… we detest the seemingly ‘magical’ appearance of mosquitoes and flies. So our awesome problem-solving ancestors cooked up a plan to confuse the suckers, make their
832. Curaçao Kitchens Drive Mosquitoes Insane
We lament our dry, arid climate and pray for rain… when we finally get some rain… we detest the seemingly ‘magical’ appearance of mosquitoes and flies. So our awesome problem-solving ancestors cooked up a plan to confuse the suckers, make their
834. Curaçao International Film Festival Rotterdam 2012
Curaçao IFFR Inspires Young Film Talent, Hopes to Turn Curaçao into Art House Film Destination The Curaçao International Film Festival Rotterdam’s team spends a year evaluating hundreds of films to select 25-30 feature length films, short films, and documentaries from
834. Curaçao International Film Festival Rotterdam 2012
Curaçao IFFR Inspires Young Film Talent, Hopes to Turn Curaçao into Art House Film Destination The Curaçao International Film Festival Rotterdam’s team spends a year evaluating hundreds of films to select 25-30 feature length films, short films, and documentaries from
835. St. Willibrordus Church
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 Catholic
835. St. Willibrordus Church
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 Catholic
841. Curaçao’s Rainbow Petes
Little hearts beat a little faster between mid-November and early December, fascinated but also a little scared, as Sanikolas and his Petes (helpers) dock their big steam ship (all the way from Spain!) in our Saint Anna Bay. Children keep
841. Curaçao’s Rainbow Petes
Little hearts beat a little faster between mid-November and early December, fascinated but also a little scared, as Sanikolas and his Petes (helpers) dock their big steam ship (all the way from Spain!) in our Saint Anna Bay. Children keep
845. Curaçao “Perculturalist” Pernell Saturnino
Paquito once said to me: “Pernell Saturnino is the greatest f*#%ing percussionist in the world, because you don’t notice when he’s playing. When he stops playing, you notice!” -Mark Walker [Grammy-award winning percussionist] … as in Paquito d’Rivera, the Cuban
845. Curaçao “Perculturalist” Pernell Saturnino
Paquito once said to me: “Pernell Saturnino is the greatest f*#%ing percussionist in the world, because you don’t notice when he’s playing. When he stops playing, you notice!” -Mark Walker [Grammy-award winning percussionist] … as in Paquito d’Rivera, the Cuban
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