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Date Posted: 01:32:07 11/26/03 Wed Author Host/IP: 62.167.34.155 In reply to: Gigi 's message, "Re: Message for Vanni" on 01:43:51 11/24/03 Mon Let's pray, Gigi. Thank you for your invitation. Would mean a lot to me to make it to Grenada at last. Martinique ... amidst the Caribbean mood, each island has its own little different flavour. One of the first striking flavour is the different music style on each island. So for Martinique. I enjoyed and keep enjoying very much the traditional Martinique music. La route Chamflô ki si mové, pou an gran nonm bien fatidjé ... that was the song I heard throughout the two weeks and keep remembering now, Max Ramsay. This music with instruments like clarinette and violines. Malavoi also. Wonderful! The island itself is an experience. Up North all lush and green, down South all dry and yellow. When we toured the Southern part of the island, for a moment I thought I was in India. The typical Indian cows, in this totally sunburned, yellow, dry grass ... Then up North again, with its bamboo and treeferns - both my favourite plants. I sincerely prefer it green and lush. Then the water ... as on each Caribbean island, it is wonderful: according to the mood, we can choose the Atlantic side of the island, with more vigorous waters and bigger sandbeaches, or the quiet, Caribben inner sea side, with its typically Mediterannean style, little beaches, sirupy warm and calm water ... a delight on both sides. The people are obviously nice but I had not enough opportunities to really get in touch with them. In order to get into more personal contacts with the people, it is better not to be in the touristic areas, as in the touristic areas it attracts many of those who have intentions I did not share. So I focused rather on the landscape and music and on the female friends, but was wary of the male contacts, as, if it could begin in a harmless mood, I very soon noticed that usually the intention was not just friendly discussion. Just with one, who was married (I hoped it was a good enough reason of safety), the first evening, well night, when we arrived with my aunt, he was working at the security and was at the elevator. And I was waiting for the elevator, and he made a joke because I said something. Oh yes! Their sense of humour! A delight, as we know it from the Grenadians too: unique! Well, he made a joke, imitating me, and I we laughed and laughed. I called him the "sweet smile man" (for myself) cause he had really an angelic smile. The ladies were great fun, I spent most of my evenings with one of them. Beautiful lady! We laughed because we realised that Black people have bigger feet and white people bigger ears. They call the white strangers the "zorey" (for ears). Still don't know why ... Back to music and culture. The Caribbean culture in general was since long my love already, and the people, all the different music from Martinique, the French Creole, the food, the perfumes and the sounds of nature, the whole mood immediately carried me away with it. It deepened my attachment to the West Indies, but it was only the beginning. Keeps deepening now with my Grenadian friends. Not just by chance, but helped by fate. I have a few friends in Martinique, but one or two ladies among them are mad about soca. If I just whisper "Alison" (Hinds) one of them would hear me (Klax ;o). Strange that your friends from Martinique find soca crap. There would be much more to say, and I long so much for going to Grenada. God knows if I'll make it. How are you doing G? Wishing you the best also, thank you xxxx [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] |