My Barbados Blog

                                                           “Tétiyette and the Devil"              This narrative is about a girl named Tetiyette who lives in Guadeloupe. The author conveys to the audience the struggle for her to find a man to marry. This is shown with the discussion of a goat, pig, and devil, who express their desire to marry her.  After getting to know the pig and the goat, she refuses to marry them. The author expresses Tetiyette getting to know someone before committing to them, through the phrase "beautiful of her silver cups"(Cane and Flotsam 1). When she first met the goat and pig, her mother had told her to give them some water, metaphorically speaking, she meant to give them an opportunity to prove themselves. Although, unlike the pig and goat, the devil i...

                                  About Me         I am a young student, who is enrolled in high school and college. Young I may be, I've traveled to many places, including Spain, Italy, France, Monaco, London, Amsterdam, Costa Rica, Saint Martin, Jamaica, Nicaragua, and Mexico. I travel in hopes of being able to learn and embrace other cultures, so I can perhaps help people of all nations and colors one day. I plan to become an International doctor because I'd like to make a change and an impact in this world and lifetime. Putting your best into everything you do is something I live by because no one is promised tomorrow. This blog is going to consist of my research on Barbados so I can catalog information to help better understand this culture.