Posts Tagged: Stephanie Hasham
650. Curaçao’s Coconut Candy
‘Kokada’ freshly grated coconut patties held together in a sugar syrup, tinted with food coloring for a festive look, should not to be confused with the more popular gooey coconut macaroon or hard Vietnamese ‘kẹo dừa’. Typically sold as colorful
650. Curaçao’s Coconut Candy
‘Kokada’ freshly grated coconut patties held together in a sugar syrup, tinted with food coloring for a festive look, should not to be confused with the more popular gooey coconut macaroon or hard Vietnamese ‘kẹo dừa’. Typically sold as colorful
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,
757. Writer and Performer Nydia Ecury
TANKATAN Muhé ta fuerte, no preokupá. Bala di elastik. Bent’abou bula lanta buska konsuelo den trabou i otro soketadanan igual; bula lanta bolbe kanta bida su kansion, sigui balia na su kadans. Dal laga lembe! Hisa pushi tira riba kachó,
757. Writer and Performer Nydia Ecury
TANKATAN Muhé ta fuerte, no preokupá. Bala di elastik. Bent’abou bula lanta buska konsuelo den trabou i otro soketadanan igual; bula lanta bolbe kanta bida su kansion, sigui balia na su kadans. Dal laga lembe! Hisa pushi tira riba kachó,
807. Curaçao New Year’s Pagaras
New Year’s Eve starts around noon on December 31. Large crowds gather on business parking lots to hug and give each other 3 bon anja kisses on the cheek, dance, laugh, hear (and smell!) the Pagara, a long red ribbon
807. Curaçao New Year’s Pagaras
New Year’s Eve starts around noon on December 31. Large crowds gather on business parking lots to hug and give each other 3 bon anja kisses on the cheek, dance, laugh, hear (and smell!) the Pagara, a long red ribbon
857. Izaline Calister’s “When Cold Sets In”
Ora Friu Kuminsa / When Cold Sets In by Izaline Calister (trans. by Stephanie Hasham) Close your eyes, climb Mount Christoffel, and look out… enjoy the view of Bandabou, dushi Curaçao, blue water, rocks, drought and infrou (cactus) Take a
857. Izaline Calister’s “When Cold Sets In”
Ora Friu Kuminsa / When Cold Sets In by Izaline Calister (trans. by Stephanie Hasham) Close your eyes, climb Mount Christoffel, and look out… enjoy the view of Bandabou, dushi Curaçao, blue water, rocks, drought and infrou (cactus) Take a
859. Curaçao’s Solar Radio Station
Radio Hoyer made history in 1984 by becoming the first commercial FM radio station in the world run on 100% solar energy! They chose the top of the Tafelberg (highest hill on eastern part of Curaçao) for their FM transmitting
859. Curaçao’s Solar Radio Station
Radio Hoyer made history in 1984 by becoming the first commercial FM radio station in the world run on 100% solar energy! They chose the top of the Tafelberg (highest hill on eastern part of Curaçao) for their FM transmitting
895. Curaçao’s Calabash
We grow two types: Kalbas di mondi (wild) and Kalbas di kunuku (field). Kalbas di kunuku has the larger fruit of the two. The branches are certifiably crazy and point in all different directions. The fruits, Kalbas in Papiamentu, are
895. Curaçao’s Calabash
We grow two types: Kalbas di mondi (wild) and Kalbas di kunuku (field). Kalbas di kunuku has the larger fruit of the two. The branches are certifiably crazy and point in all different directions. The fruits, Kalbas in Papiamentu, are
946. Curaçao’s Palu di Lechi
Curaçao imported this plant from Madagascar after WWI, intending to start a rubber plantation (as luck would have it synthetic rubber was invented around this time, so the project failed) Today this plant is considered mata di mondi (wild flower) as
946. Curaçao’s Palu di Lechi
Curaçao imported this plant from Madagascar after WWI, intending to start a rubber plantation (as luck would have it synthetic rubber was invented around this time, so the project failed) Today this plant is considered mata di mondi (wild flower) as
965. Avoid “bo” (you) when speaking to elders in Curaçao
Instead you must repeat your elders’ name or title 80 times in the same sentence, out of respect. It goes something like this: “Bontardi, senjora sa ku senjora su lusnan di outo ahhh… gewoon mi kera laga senjora sa?” = “Good
965. Avoid “bo” (you) when speaking to elders in Curaçao
Instead you must repeat your elders’ name or title 80 times in the same sentence, out of respect. It goes something like this: “Bontardi, senjora sa ku senjora su lusnan di outo ahhh… gewoon mi kera laga senjora sa?” = “Good
994. Curaçao Delicacy: Guiambo ku Funchi
It’s green, snotty and slimy and makes everything around it green, snotty and slimy… Still, a true yu’i Kòrsou can’t resist Guiambo (pronounced ghee-Yam-bo) — our version of gumbo is thick, hearty soup… and puréed okra gives it its slippery consistency. Special thanks
994. Curaçao Delicacy: Guiambo ku Funchi
It’s green, snotty and slimy and makes everything around it green, snotty and slimy… Still, a true yu’i Kòrsou can’t resist Guiambo (pronounced ghee-Yam-bo) — our version of gumbo is thick, hearty soup… and puréed okra gives it its slippery consistency. Special thanks
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