My Barbados

The land of some of my ancestors and family I have never met.


Island Highlights and Facts:

Crop Over: festival for celebration of life and independence, takes place in july.

Popular Foods: Flying Fish, Dolphin, King Fish with chips (fries)

Language: English but there is also an British-English dialect referred to as Bajan. The language is also spoken in countries of Nigeria and Ghana.

Popular Music: Soca

Popular Music Artist: Rupee and Rihanna

Popular Drinks: Banks Beer, Punch a Creme (Christmas drink)

My Best Moment: eating king fish and chips on the beach

My fashionista Moment: Purchasing a lime green wrap and a sequins purse

xoxo Madame Q

Discover Dominica

Interesting Facts about Dominica:

Christopher Columbus names the island after the first day of the week, (Domenica, Italian) the same day he arrives on.

Dominica is fused with culture from the French and the British. The residents speak creole and have many similar food dishes as Haiti.

Eugenia Charles is the Caribbean's first woman Prime Minister

Traditional snack and Juice: Soursop and Sorrel

My Fashionista Moment: purchasing my hand craft rock star wristlet. I'm so in love with it!


xoxo Madame Q