This morning when taking in my washing from the line in my landlord's yard Sister Sorhaindo, my elder neighbor softly called out to me:
"So how you like Dominica so far?"
... i replied: "I think its lovely". And continued, "... I have met lots of very kind people so far"....
She appeared distant in contemplation for a split second then refocused on me and responded,
"but you are only just born... you are only just born in Dominica".
Last time i was in Dominica I was in the process of completing the first year of my life and I had only just entered the lived world... now i have reentered it in a new moment as people often do when transformative experiences jolt us into new locations
... maybe Sister Sorhaindo sensed the significance of this sojourn for me - a new life in this novel yet familiar place....
Still veggie... to all you non believers go swig a bottle of Karl's hotsauce!
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Yes dom, looks amazing matey! hope you're having a great time and the studies are getting under way well. -Alex B
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