guyana
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Being Merry
I recall there was a lot of music and singing in Guyana. “School children” sang patriotic/national songs in school. Neighbors sang along to music from the radio or from their “music system.” Everyone seemed to know “oldies.” Riders sang along to music in minibuses etc. I remember the music piece “PC Nights” that was based… Continue reading
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Word Use In Guyana
I associate some words with Guyana. I have not heard them since leaving the country. One of them is stanza. Another is invoke. In Guyana, the word hot is complicated. Hot is not only related to heat (being hot because the temperature is hot). A child could be “hot” because of the way they behave.… Continue reading
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School Uniforms In Guyana
I recall that ‘ready made’ “school clothes” were not widely available in Guyana. I recall those days in Guyana when the Government required “school children” to wear a uniform. During my primary school years, students all over the country wore “brown and cream” with brown ribbons. Some students looked forward to the first day of… Continue reading
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Guyanese Pastries
Guyanese eat a lot of pastries. They are available for sale all over Guyana – in the big city (Georgetown) to remote areas. The most popular include: the pine tart, the patty, and the cheese roll. The picture below shows these three pastries. They look the same (in shape) all over Guyana. The Guyanese patty… Continue reading
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Memories Of Guyanese Life
So far, I have posted quite a bit about my experiences in Linden and at Guyanese schools/institutions (President’s College and Watooka Day School). That happened unconsciously. This week I will focus on my memories of Guyanese life. I will begin with the “buse out.” I recall that friends sometimes had a “buse out,” neighbors sometimes… Continue reading
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Special Trip For A Performance While At Watooka Day School
I recall that I was a part of something special when I was a student at Watooka Day School (then a top primary school in my hometown Linden, Guyana). I played the flutophone with other members of the school flutophone band in the capital city Georgetown (I think that was our only performance outside of… Continue reading
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Where am I from?
(Videos provide answers.) https://fahmeenaodetta.blogspot.com/2023/08/where-am-i-from_5.html FYI: Although Guyana is technically in South America, it is a member of (a part of) the CARIbbean COMmunity. Guyana has a lot in common with other members of CARICOM. My CARICOM Pinterest board (https://www.pinterest.com/fahmeenaodetta/caricom-caribbean-community-guyana-other-caribbean/) highlights this. Continue reading
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Guyana
Guyana is known for the Kaieteur Falls (the single flow waterfall with the highest drop in the world), the tallest wooden building/cathedral in the western hemisphere (St. George’s Cathedral), and so on. I usually see photos of these important places in tourism/marketing documents, promotional materials, and websites on Guyana. An example is this article on… Continue reading
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More Than One Way
There is a saying that there is more than one way to skin a cat (more on this saying is available at: https://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/there-is-more-than-one-way-to-skin-a-cat.html). I discovered that this is true even for the alphabet. For a long time, I thought there was only one alphabet song – a classic song I learned as a young girl… Continue reading
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Pirate
Today, I was reminded that I wore a “patch” (wound dressing) over my left eye during high school. I got the patch because of a small “growth” on my left eye. The school nurse at President’s College arranged for me to go to Georgetown Hospital to get rid of the “growth.” I was transported to… Continue reading
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I created this blog to capture my thoughts and ideas and to practice writing. Why practice writing? I was on a break from my PhD and not writing much. I needed to continue writing regularly – I wrote and submitted weekly assignments/papers.
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