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Hillhouse\u003C\/a\u003E. It placed second in the 2014 Burt Award for Caribbean Literature.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESynopsis:\u003Cbr \/\u003EMusic, Discovery, Love.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ECan one summer make the difference of a  lifetime?\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EZahara is a loner. She's brilliant on the guitar but in  everyday life she doesn't really fit in. Then she meets Shaka, himself a  musical genius and the first boy who really gets her. They discover  that they share a special bond, their passion for music, and Zahara  finds herself a part, not just of Shaka's life, but also that of his  boys, the Lion Crew.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWhen they all get roles in a summer musical,  Zahara, Shaka, and the rest of the Lion Crew use the opportunity to work  on a secret project.  But the Crew gets much more than they bargained  for when they uncover a dark secret linking Shaka and Zahara's families  and they're forced to confront some uncomfortable truths about class,  colour, and relationships on the Caribbean island of Antigua. 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If you know of any other stores, leave a comment below with a link.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/img0.etsystatic.com\/018\/0\/6930125\/iusb_760x100.12718106_fe2y.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/img0.etsystatic.com\/018\/0\/6930125\/iusb_760x100.12718106_fe2y.jpg\" height=\"84\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.etsy.com\/shop\/DaniWildflowerStudio\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EWildflower Studio\u003C\/a\u003E - Trinidad \u0026amp; Tobago - original artwork, books, bookmarks, keychains, etc\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/img1.etsystatic.com\/020\/0\/7617608\/iusb_760x100.12460727_h25b.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/img1.etsystatic.com\/020\/0\/7617608\/iusb_760x100.12460727_h25b.jpg\" height=\"84\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.etsy.com\/shop\/zhevni\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ezhevni\u003C\/a\u003E - Trinidad \u0026amp; Tobago - jewelry and \"vintage ephemera\"                                                             \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/img1.etsystatic.com\/024\/0\/8041171\/iusb_760x100.12389823_dkf1.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/img1.etsystatic.com\/024\/0\/8041171\/iusb_760x100.12389823_dkf1.jpg\" height=\"84\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.etsy.com\/shop\/PrettyPlanner\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EPrettyPlanner\u003C\/a\u003E - Trinidad \u0026amp; Tobago - Planner, Calenders and more\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/img0.etsystatic.com\/009\/0\/8204118\/iusb_760x100.11945568_ttdv.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/img0.etsystatic.com\/009\/0\/8204118\/iusb_760x100.11945568_ttdv.jpg\" height=\"84\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.etsy.com\/shop\/Iguana4art\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EIguana4art\u003C\/a\u003E - Trinidad \u0026amp; Tobago - jewelry\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/img0.etsystatic.com\/023\/0\/7375970\/iusb_760x100.13379028_lwf9.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/img0.etsystatic.com\/023\/0\/7375970\/iusb_760x100.13379028_lwf9.jpg\" height=\"84\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.etsy.com\/shop\/NishKollection\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ENishKollection\u003C\/a\u003E - Jamaica - women's clothing\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/img0.etsystatic.com\/021\/0\/6438621\/iusb_760x100.13463360_nvza.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/img0.etsystatic.com\/021\/0\/6438621\/iusb_760x100.13463360_nvza.jpg\" height=\"84\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.etsy.com\/shop\/ShopWildFree\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EWild\/Free Swimwear\u003C\/a\u003E - Jamaica - swimwear\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/img1.etsystatic.com\/032\/0\/7078008\/iusb_760x100.13178175_p8vm.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/img1.etsystatic.com\/032\/0\/7078008\/iusb_760x100.13178175_p8vm.jpg\" height=\"84\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.etsy.com\/shop\/GetJulued\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EGetJulued\u003C\/a\u003E - St. Kitts \u0026amp; Nevis - jewelry\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/img1.etsystatic.com\/020\/0\/8995295\/iusb_760x100.13123271_49t7.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/img1.etsystatic.com\/020\/0\/8995295\/iusb_760x100.13123271_49t7.jpg\" height=\"84\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.etsy.com\/shop\/CrystalForms\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ECrystalForms\u003C\/a\u003E - Barbados -jewelry\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/img1.etsystatic.com\/000\/0\/0\/iusb_760x100.8001447.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/img1.etsystatic.com\/000\/0\/0\/iusb_760x100.8001447.jpg\" height=\"84\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.etsy.com\/shop\/Ellad2\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EEllad2\u003C\/a\u003E - Grenada - Jewelry Tutorials\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/img1.etsystatic.com\/031\/0\/6370125\/iusb_760x100.12877901_p0ar.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/img1.etsystatic.com\/031\/0\/6370125\/iusb_760x100.12877901_p0ar.jpg\" height=\"84\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.etsy.com\/shop\/MamaBois\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EMamaBois\u003C\/a\u003E - Grenada - Jewelry"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/asilomik.blogspot.com\/feeds\/1596455201440666731\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/comment.g?blogID=8580635660349746755\u0026postID=1596455201440666731\u0026isPopup=true","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8580635660349746755\/posts\/default\/1596455201440666731"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8580635660349746755\/posts\/default\/1596455201440666731"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/asilomik.blogspot.com\/2014\/03\/etsy-in-caribbean.html","title":"Etsy In The Caribbean"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Kimolisa"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/16624029898830661332"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580635660349746755.post-6671088465402235842"},"published":{"$t":"2014-03-07T07:00:00.000-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2014-03-07T07:00:11.554-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Beauty"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Blog"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Blogger"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Bloggers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Blogs"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Caribbean"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Caribbean Blogger"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Caribbean Bloggers"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"The Caribbean Blogger #5 - House of Style"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/houseoffstyle.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/02\/1901699_10202157804679822_1704117384_n.jpg?w=640\u0026amp;h=426\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/houseoffstyle.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/02\/1901699_10202157804679822_1704117384_n.jpg?w=640\u0026amp;h=426\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/houseoffstyle.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"\u003Esource\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E \u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EToday Caribbean blog is \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/houseoffstyle.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EHouse of Style\u003C\/a\u003E out of Curacao. This is a fun beauty blog with a \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/berrysfashion101?feature=watch\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EYouTube\u003C\/a\u003E channel, cool giveaways and great beauty tips. What I like about this blog is it has beauty tips and reviews that make sense to me. They feature other bloggers and their layout is tight. I know for sure I will be adding them to my blog reader, ahem when I set it up. Here's more about the ladies behind House of Style.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EAbout The Blogger\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cdiv id=\"stcpDiv\" style=\"left: -1988px; position: absolute; top: -1999px;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EI  know people think that the title of this blog was based off of the  Stevie Wonder hit \"My Cherie Amour\", but its not. My government name  comes from the word charity, which in essence, means to show love to  someone. I based the name of my blog on the motif of love. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: 'Doulos SIL', Gentum, 'TITUS Cyberbit Basic', Junicode, 'Aborigonal Serif', 'Arial Unicode MS', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Chrysanthi Unicode'; font-size: 13px;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003ECherrieAmore\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;\"\u003EPronounced\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"pron\" style=\"border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 158, 131); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; cursor: pointer;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;\"\u003Echer-ē\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"color: #717274;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;\"\u003Eah-mor\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"\u003E-\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003Eay\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: 13px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003E.\u003C\/span\u003E.. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EAmore is Italian for \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\"to love\"\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003EI have this crazy fascination with the Italian language and culture, hence the use of the word \"amore\". T\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003Eechnically CherrieAmore means \"to love Cherrie\", but you don't have to love me...just love my blog!\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003EOn another note:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"color: #333333; line-height: 19px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EMy  name is Cherrie. I'm all about being fashionable on a dime and  #MakingTheInexpensiveLookExpensive! I also am passionate about inspiring  women to be empowered and love themselves. CherrieAmore even has an \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cherrieamore.com\/p\/dark-skinned-girls-rock-series.html\"\u003Eempowerment series\u003C\/a\u003E dedicated to dark skin African-American women who struggle with identity issues because of their skin color.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"color: #333333; line-height: 19px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"color: #333333; line-height: 19px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EEverything  on this blog has been written by me and all of the products  reviewed\/featured on Cherrie Amore has been purchased by myself (unless  mentioned). \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"color: #333333; line-height: 19px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"color: #333333; line-height: 19px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EThanks so much for checking out CherrieAmore!! And don't be shy, please become a follower through \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/follow-blog.g?blogID=4580094628219693331\"\u003EGoogle Friend Connect,\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/feedburner.google.com\/fb\/a\/mailverify?uri=CherrieAmore\u0026amp;loc=en_US\"\u003EEmail\u003C\/a\u003E, and\/or \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.bloglovin.com\/blog\/2870195\/cherrie-amore-making-the-inexpensive?claim=bbtwbsfhpyv\"\u003EBloglovin\u003C\/a\u003E. CherrieAmore is also on \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CherrieAmoreMTILE\"\u003EFacebook\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MsCherrieAmore\"\u003ETwitter\u003C\/a\u003E, and \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/mscherrieamore\"\u003EInstagram\u003C\/a\u003E!\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"color: #333333; line-height: 19px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E- See more at: http:\/\/www.cherrieamore.com\/p\/about-me.html#sthash.7N2ojsdj.dpuf\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"tr_bq\"\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EHouse of style\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;represents; Fashion,beauty,and lifestyle and everything fashion related\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMission\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/div\u003EWe are Women of Color and its essential for us , that every person  out there (\u0026nbsp;especially\u0026nbsp;women) \u0026nbsp;embraces their ethnicity and their shade ,  whether its brown, yellow, pink,or what ever you want to call it,  because behind all of that we are all the SAME SHADE which is Human. We  want everybody to be able to feel comfortable within their skin and to  be able to show that through their fashion and creativity.\u003Cbr \/\u003E we hope you can learn , grow, express, and create along side us while  we fight endlessly to inspire, motivate but also entertain all of our  blog readers and\u0026nbsp;YouTube\u0026nbsp;watchers.\u003Cbr \/\u003E \u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cblockquote\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDescription\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/div\u003EHouse of style \u0026nbsp;is a fashion beauty and lifestyle blog, where you as  aspiring fashion lover beauty freak and lifestyle geek can draw  inspiration from.\u003Cbr \/\u003Eas bloggers, daughters, best friends, and most important of all Human  beings, we as blog owners of House of style want to shed light and  inspire young women and men around the entire world , to express  themselves creatively and artistically.\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv id=\"stcpDiv\" style=\"left: -1988px; position: absolute; top: -1999px;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EI  know people think that the title of this blog was based off of the  Stevie Wonder hit \"My Cherie Amour\", but its not. My government name  comes from the word charity, which in essence, means to show love to  someone. I based the name of my blog on the motif of love. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: 'Doulos SIL', Gentum, 'TITUS Cyberbit Basic', Junicode, 'Aborigonal Serif', 'Arial Unicode MS', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Chrysanthi Unicode'; font-size: 13px;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003ECherrieAmore\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;\"\u003EPronounced\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"pron\" style=\"border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 158, 131); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; cursor: pointer;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;\"\u003Echer-ē\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"color: #717274;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;\"\u003Eah-mor\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"\u003E-\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003Eay\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: 13px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003E.\u003C\/span\u003E.. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EAmore is Italian for \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\"to love\"\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003EI have this crazy fascination with the Italian language and culture, hence the use of the word \"amore\". T\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003Eechnically CherrieAmore means \"to love Cherrie\", but you don't have to love me...just love my blog!\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E- See more at: http:\/\/www.cherrieamore.com\/p\/about-me.html#sthash.7N2ojsdj.dpuf\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv id=\"stcpDiv\" style=\"left: -1988px; position: absolute; top: -1999px;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EI  know people think that the title of this blog was based off of the  Stevie Wonder hit \"My Cherie Amour\", but its not. My government name  comes from the word charity, which in essence, means to show love to  someone. I based the name of my blog on the motif of love. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: 'Doulos SIL', Gentum, 'TITUS Cyberbit Basic', Junicode, 'Aborigonal Serif', 'Arial Unicode MS', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Chrysanthi Unicode'; font-size: 13px;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003ECherrieAmore\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;\"\u003EPronounced\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"pron\" style=\"border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 158, 131); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; cursor: pointer;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;\"\u003Echer-ē\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"color: #717274;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;\"\u003Eah-mor\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"\u003E-\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003Eay\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: 13px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003E.\u003C\/span\u003E.. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EAmore is Italian for \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\"to love\"\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003EI have this crazy fascination with the Italian language and culture, hence the use of the word \"amore\". T\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003Eechnically CherrieAmore means \"to love Cherrie\", but you don't have to love me...just love my blog!\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E- See more at: http:\/\/www.cherrieamore.com\/p\/about-me.html#sthash.7N2ojsdj.dpuf\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv id=\"stcpDiv\" style=\"left: -1988px; position: absolute; top: -1999px;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EI  know people think that the title of this blog was based off of the  Stevie Wonder hit \"My Cherie Amour\", but its not. My government name  comes from the word charity, which in essence, means to show love to  someone. I based the name of my blog on the motif of love. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: 'Doulos SIL', Gentum, 'TITUS Cyberbit Basic', Junicode, 'Aborigonal Serif', 'Arial Unicode MS', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Chrysanthi Unicode'; font-size: 13px;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003ECherrieAmore\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;\"\u003EPronounced\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"pron\" style=\"border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 158, 131); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; cursor: pointer;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;\"\u003Echer-ē\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"color: #717274;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;\"\u003Eah-mor\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"\u003E-\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003Eay\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: 13px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003E.\u003C\/span\u003E.. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EAmore is Italian for \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\"to love\"\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003EI have this crazy fascination with the Italian language and culture, hence the use of the word \"amore\". T\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003Eechnically CherrieAmore means \"to love Cherrie\", but you don't have to love me...just love my blog!\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003EOn another note:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"color: #333333; line-height: 19px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EMy  name is Cherrie. I'm all about being fashionable on a dime and  #MakingTheInexpensiveLookExpensive! I also am passionate about inspiring  women to be empowered and love themselves. CherrieAmore even has an \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cherrieamore.com\/p\/dark-skinned-girls-rock-series.html\"\u003Eempowerment series\u003C\/a\u003E dedicated to dark skin African-American women who struggle with identity issues because of their skin color.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"color: #333333; line-height: 19px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"color: #333333; line-height: 19px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EEverything  on this blog has been written by me and all of the products  reviewed\/featured on Cherrie Amore has been purchased by myself (unless  mentioned). \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"color: #333333; line-height: 19px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"color: #333333; line-height: 19px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EThanks so much for checking out CherrieAmore!! And don't be shy, please become a follower through \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/follow-blog.g?blogID=4580094628219693331\"\u003EGoogle Friend Connect,\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/feedburner.google.com\/fb\/a\/mailverify?uri=CherrieAmore\u0026amp;loc=en_US\"\u003EEmail\u003C\/a\u003E, and\/or \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.bloglovin.com\/blog\/2870195\/cherrie-amore-making-the-inexpensive?claim=bbtwbsfhpyv\"\u003EBloglovin\u003C\/a\u003E. 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Not only do we learn about maintaining natural hair, we go along a journey with Niki as she learns to love herself. This is something that a few of us can come to terms with as we had to face a society who is fascinated with the fairer skin. Just listen to the music or look at the amount of beauty stores that sell skin lightening cream.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThis blog is great for those thinking about embarking on the natural hair journey as you learn the dos and don'ts, you can see the transition and in the mix you have some thought provoking posts on being dark skin. Check out the \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/blackzuluanu.wordpress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Eblog\u003C\/a\u003E, and this is what she had to say about herself:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EAbout The Blogger\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"tr_bq\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EI am the third of five children and the darkest of all four girls. Growing up, my Grandmother referred to me as\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003E“Black Zulu”\u003C\/strong\u003E.  I can almost still hear the disdain in her voice as she called me that.  My oldest sister loves animals and when her dog dropped a litter of  puppies, the blackest of the black dogs was called ‘Niki’.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cblockquote\u003EAs a child, I never felt anything other than inferior because of my color.\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EAs \u0026nbsp;a young adult, I remember when one of my cousins had her first  child and I visited her in the hospital. Her mom, my Godmother, held her  grandchild, who was fair skinned, and looked at me and said, “Nikki,  when you have a child you better have it was someone light because when  you were born you were a very black baby. Black, black, black, black.” I  smiled.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"tr_bq\"\u003EI’ve also listened to too many men speak about their love for  ‘browning’ [fair skinned women] and their disdain for extensions,  weaves, braids or ‘nappy head’. \u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"tr_bq\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003ENow couple that with what we refer to in the Caribbean as “sal’ head”  (the correct term would be hair that literally refuses to grow or  ‘picky head’). I distinctly remember as a teen \u0026nbsp;having the notion that  because I was the darkest among my closest friends I had to ensure that I  was always dressed properly – I changed outfits (home clothes) more  often than I dare to mention each day – and that my relaxed hair was  always properly combed. I would relax my hair every opportunity I got. I  could have just had a relaxer 2-3 weeks ago and my Godmother came to  get her hair relaxed…I would use the left over relaxer in my hair right  after her’s was done.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"tr_bq\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EI was doomed from the get go.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"tr_bq\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003ENow, I am by no means saying that I had it ‘hard’ and back then I  probably would have said that none of it bothered me….and I truly  believed that it didn’t. But today, I am 27 and I refuse to date anyone  whose complexion matches mine or is darker than mine. I have a horrible  tendency to declare that I will not have a child with anyone who does  not have or comes from a line of ‘good hair’.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"tr_bq\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EBottom line, I was affected.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"tr_bq\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EIt took a long time for me to look past my face and see myself as  beautiful on a whole. I have a beautiful face, and I have always known  that, but I never quite felt beautiful clothed in this dark chocolate  complexion and crowned with a mass of ill-faithed hair.\u003Cbr \/\u003E \u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"tr_bq\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EToday, I am much more confident in who I am as a person. I am a  delicate dark chocolate sista and my skin tone and length or texture of  hair does not determine my aptitude or who I am as a person. I have  embraced\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003ENekisha\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;and even tho I am still learning to accept  every little thing that makes me ME, I am happy in the skin God has  blessed me with! I am created in God’s likeness. When he made me, he  looked at me and said “you are\u0026nbsp;fearfully and wonderfully made!”\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"tr_bq\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBlack Zulu?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;From today, I wear that title proudly!  It reminds me of where I’ve been but it also reminds me that it  certainly does not determine where I’m going!\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EBlack Zulu\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;is  about taking something that negatively impacted you in the past and  making it stand for something positive going into your future. \u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"tr_bq\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EToday, I breathe life into\u003Cem\u003E\u0026nbsp;Black Zulu\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;with a fresh big chop  (BC) and plans to embrace more of my natural side. This blog is my  journey to loving me – utterly and completely – from my roots up!\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/asilomik.blogspot.com\/feeds\/3879541346456367345\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/comment.g?blogID=8580635660349746755\u0026postID=3879541346456367345\u0026isPopup=true","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8580635660349746755\/posts\/default\/3879541346456367345"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8580635660349746755\/posts\/default\/3879541346456367345"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/asilomik.blogspot.com\/2014\/02\/the-caribbean-blogger-4-black-zulu.html","title":"The Caribbean Blogger #4 - Black Zulu"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Kimolisa"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/16624029898830661332"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580635660349746755.post-6819104087977021774"},"published":{"$t":"2014-02-21T17:26:00.000-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2014-02-21T17:26:07.546-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Blog"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Blogger"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Bloggers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Blogs"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Caribbean"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Caribbean Blogger"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Caribbean Bloggers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Trinidad"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Trinidad \u0026 Tobago"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Trinidadian Blogger"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"The Caribbean Blogger #3 - Half-Broken Things"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/danielleboodoofortune.files.wordpress.com\/2013\/04\/amazona.jpg?w=1000\u0026amp;h=\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/danielleboodoofortune.files.wordpress.com\/2013\/04\/amazona.jpg?w=1000\u0026amp;h=\" height=\"417\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/danielleboodoofortune.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"\u003Esource \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThis week's Caribbean blog is \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/danielleboodoofortune.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EHalf -Broken Things\u003C\/a\u003E. This blog showcases the words and images of Poet and Artist, Danielle Boodoo-Fortune. Basically, she lives the life I would love to live where she lives an artist's life and is recognized for her work. As you can see from the pic above, her work is amazing.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EAbout The Blogger\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"tr_bq\"\u003EDanielle Boodoo-Fortuné is a poet and artist from Trinidad \u0026amp; Tobago.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EHer writing and art have appeared in several local and international journals such as \u003Ci\u003EBim: Arts for the 21st Century, the Caribbean Writer, Small Axe Literary Salon, Poui: Cave Hill Journal of Creative Writing, Anthurium: A Caribbean Studies Journal, Dirtcakes Journal, Blackberry: A Magazine, Room Magazine\u003C\/i\u003E and others.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EDanielle was awarded The Charlotte and Isidor Paeiwonsky Prize by \u003Ci\u003EThe Caribbean Writer‘s\u003C\/i\u003E editorial board in 2009, nominated for a Pushcart Prize in 2010, and awarded the Small Axe Poetry Prize in 2012. In 2013 she was nominated for Best New Poets, and shortlisted for the Wasafiri New Writing Prize as well as the Montreal Poetry Prize.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EDanielle’s first solo art exhibition, \u003Ci\u003ECriatura\u003C\/i\u003E, was held at the Art Society of Trinidad and Tobago in June 2013. In 2013 her art was also featured at the exhibition \u003Ci\u003EMusic is the Soul \u003C\/i\u003Ein Toronto, as well as \u003Ci\u003EThe Femail Project\u003C\/i\u003E in Birmingham, UK.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EShe is also the Creative Director of Wildflower Studio, a brand of handmade art inspired gift items.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EDanielle lives next to a mango tree with her husband and her animals. She is currently editing her first collection of poetry for publication.\u003C\/blockquote\u003ETo learn more about this talented Caribbean blogger, artist and poet, visit her blog, \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/danielleboodoofortune.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EHalf-Broken Things\u003C\/a\u003E, her \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/danielleboodoofortune.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ewebsite\u003C\/a\u003E, and check out her \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.etsy.com\/shop\/DaniWildflowerStudio?utm_source=CraftCult\u0026amp;utm_medium=api\u0026amp;utm_campaign=api\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Eetsy shop\u003C\/a\u003E."},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/asilomik.blogspot.com\/feeds\/6819104087977021774\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/comment.g?blogID=8580635660349746755\u0026postID=6819104087977021774\u0026isPopup=true","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8580635660349746755\/posts\/default\/6819104087977021774"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8580635660349746755\/posts\/default\/6819104087977021774"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/asilomik.blogspot.com\/2014\/02\/the-caribbean-blogger-3-half-broken.html","title":"The Caribbean Blogger #3 - Half-Broken Things"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Kimolisa"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/16624029898830661332"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580635660349746755.post-8654402304466526097"},"published":{"$t":"2014-02-14T07:00:00.000-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2014-02-14T07:00:06.424-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Caribbean"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Caribbean Blogger"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Caribbean Bloggers"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"The Caribbean Blogger #2 - Passion's Pleasure"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/scontent-a-lga.xx.fbcdn.net\/hphotos-frc1\/t1\/1904274_271928226299212_1086102055_n.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/scontent-a-lga.xx.fbcdn.net\/hphotos-frc1\/t1\/1904274_271928226299212_1086102055_n.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E \u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI didn't plan to start off with bloggers I knew, but this is the beginning and there really aren't any rules. I met the blogger\/poet behind \u003Cspan id=\"goog_2138200003\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/\"\u003EPassion's Pleasure\u003Cspan id=\"goog_2138200004\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, Robert Gibson, through the FaceBook group, \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/184269178316029\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EWriters \u0026amp; Artistes\u003C\/a\u003E about two or three years ago. We've supported each others' poetry over the years by leaving comments. He introduced me to websites like dVersepoets where I have met other interesting poets.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EHis blog is mostly, if not entirely poems that are deep, as well as erotic. I believe it is through communities formed through the internet that poets have the opportunity to transcend the waters that divide. It is through the support that a poet like Robert can share his work and take the next step and publish his work. This brings us to the pic above which is the cover of his upcoming book of poems. Definitely check out \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/poetwhispers.wordpress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ehis blog\u003C\/a\u003E for more info, check out the \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/EroticaAnthology\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EFaceBook page\u003C\/a\u003E for more info.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EA little about the blogger, in his own words,\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"tr_bq\"\u003EI have been \u003Ca class=\"zem_slink\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Writing\" rel=\"wikipedia\" title=\"Writing\"\u003Ewriting\u003C\/a\u003E from the time I could string sentences together and started writing \u003Ca class=\"zem_slink\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Poetry\" rel=\"wikipedia\" title=\"Poetry\"\u003Epoetry\u003C\/a\u003E at about 14 or so, while at \u003Ca class=\"zem_slink\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Secondary_school\" rel=\"wikipedia\" title=\"Secondary school\"\u003Esecondary school\u003C\/a\u003E. \u0026nbsp;I was introduced to it during my \u003Ca class=\"zem_slink\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/English_literature\" rel=\"wikipedia\" title=\"English literature\"\u003EEnglish Literature\u003C\/a\u003E class and fell in love with it. My first poem was called \u003Cem style=\"color: #333333;\"\u003EThe Students’ Lament\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;and  it poked fun at the entire school – from my classmates all the way up  to the principal. \u0026nbsp;I read it out to the class and had them gasping for  air from laughter. \u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"tr_bq\"\u003EI thought to myself, “I might have something here.” \u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"tr_bq\"\u003EI have written for love, written in pain, written for worship, and  written just for the heck of it all. \u0026nbsp;I love writing: \u0026nbsp;I used to say  that if I never got married I’d marry a \u003Ca class=\"zem_slink\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Semicolon\" rel=\"wikipedia\" title=\"Semicolon\"\u003Esemi colon\u003C\/a\u003E; it’s so curvaceous … yeah, I’m a nut like that. \u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"tr_bq\"\u003EBefore the wonder of the Internet, I had my collection of poems typed out in a Word document – but then came the fateful day when cruel fate snatched my muse and stabbed her in the heart with a \u003Ca class=\"zem_slink\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Voltage_spike\" rel=\"wikipedia\" title=\"Voltage spike\"\u003Epower spike\u003C\/a\u003E – in one second, I lost all my documents on that hard drive – including over a hundred and ten poems. \u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"tr_bq\"\u003ESince this blog’s creation, I have transformed from a shy guy who  expressed himself only through his poetry into a confident spoken word  artiste, boldly seducing audiences through sensual poetry…. \u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"tr_bq\"\u003EI was just Bajanpoet here … \u0026nbsp;but I have become The PassionPoet … or Passion, for short.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/asilomik.blogspot.com\/feeds\/8654402304466526097\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/comment.g?blogID=8580635660349746755\u0026postID=8654402304466526097\u0026isPopup=true","title":"1 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8580635660349746755\/posts\/default\/8654402304466526097"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8580635660349746755\/posts\/default\/8654402304466526097"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/asilomik.blogspot.com\/2014\/02\/the-caribbean-blogger-2-passions.html","title":"The Caribbean Blogger #2 - Passion's Pleasure"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Kimolisa"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/16624029898830661332"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"1"}}]}});