http://icomefromforeign.com Trinidad. Miami. LA. Tue, 23 Dec 2008 01:08:59 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en   This is my 4th Christmas in foreign and my first without any family members around *sob but not really* This year I actually chose it that way--it's been really hectic and I just didnt feel for the travel, the hustle and bustle, the present-buying, the visiting family every day chaos ... http://icomefromforeign.com/2008/12/christmas-in-foreign is online!! And I think I did a pretty good job with the accent--a little hybrid but decidedly not American. Take that! I could actually stand to listen to my own voice so that says something, no? Anyways, what ya think? Below are links to the full interview and some of the ... http://icomefromforeign.com/2008/10/my-latest-interview The Room of One Color, MOMA, NYC It's been a crazy, beautiful month. I try to fight it but I'm a sucker for the adrenaline rush. After my first trip to Chicago I was dreading the hectic mess to come. After my second trip to New York I'm just in a ... http://icomefromforeign.com/2008/06/crazy-beautiful-flow It has been HOTT in LA lately. And when I say hot I mean hot hot hot. Like 95 degrees hot (35 Celcius) in Burbank (by all the network studios) when I went to pick up my cousin. It's about 10 degrees cooler here in lovely Santa Monica but it's ... http://icomefromforeign.com/2008/05/not-so-cool-la-heatwave L-R: Triniti, Kes, and Maximus Dan (captured by the bf) It cannot be helped. I am a slave to the dance. I call this a review of sorts because I'm not a very good recorder of life events. Not in the conventional way at least. It's not what you would call a ... http://icomefromforeign.com/2008/05/kes-the-band-triniti-maximus-dan-a-review-of-sorts Going to Temple Bar to see Kes the Band, Maximus Dan, and Triniti tomorrow, folks! If you're in LA, hope to see you there! Temple Bar 9PM til $10-Buy tickets here 1026 Wilshire Blvd Santa Monica, 90401 310.393.6611       http://icomefromforeign.com/2008/05/off-to-hear-my-music Arrrite people, so I have a very serious question for you. One thing I've noticed since I've been in foreign is my inability to speak in anything other than the Queen's English when giving a presentation. (you know, like Dominic Kalipersad on Panorama back in the day) Whenever I have to speak in ... http://icomefromforeign.com/2008/05/accent-or-no-accent Pronounced: You/yuh not easy As in: trouble, feisty, spirited, but mostly trouble. As in you better stand your ground with this one. Used in a sentence: But you not easy, eh girl! Note: If a Trini tells you that someone (e.g. a woman) is "not easy" you can probably bet she won't be ... http://icomefromforeign.com/2008/05/trini-talk4-you-not-easy Never underestimate the restorative effects of a pedicure and a jalapeño cheese pretzel dog. ~ Me http://icomefromforeign.com/2008/05/tips-on-being-american-1 Today, immigrants all over the United States are marching for "immigrant rights." Now I don't play to know too much about this topic. I've always been here as a legal permanent resident and a green card pretty much entitles you to all the rights of a citizen besides voting and ... http://icomefromforeign.com/2008/05/immigrant-rights-may-day-2008