Queens watching the Lion King

Queens watching the Lion King!!?  Humm... you might be curious to know who are those queens? Were are they? What exactly i am talking about? Well, look at these pictures and tell me what you see...

 

Ahhh! you see what i am talking about now? From left to right in the first picture are : Amahoola Ikechi, Princess Na (me), and Martine. Second picture from left to right are: Princess Na (me again lol) ,Steph, and Amahoola Ikechi.
We decided to watch "Lion King 3D"because we consider ourselves queens, Haitian queens that is. So now it became" Queens watching The Lion King."
We had a lot of fun. We took beautiful pictures, this one is my favorite:

Notice how we are all different in looks but we are still natural beauties. That is real Haitian queenly beauty for you lol
This was a great outing! Oh i forgot to say: While we decided to take a picture of all of us together, the camera fell down and broke. Our hearts collectively broke in pieces... well not really we still enjoyed ourselves . Thanks Ladies! Thanks my Queens!

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Oh Africa!

This video is an awesome combination of art and music. Feel free to dance! Enjoy :-)

-Jen-

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Picture of a beach in Haiti. I find this simple picture very intriguing and thought I would share it. Feel free to post whatever descriptive words that comes to mind. Here's one: Serene

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Grottes: Caves in Haiti

While looking at beautiful places to add to my Haiti travel plans, I stumbled upon Grotte Marie-Jeanne. I was in awe! It looked intimidating and breathtaking at the same time. I wanted to learn more about it, and other caves in Haiti. I thought about preservation and the touristic values that those caves presented all the while doubting that anything positive is being done with those beautiful sites.

With a little research, I found the caves of Haiti project where I learned that although a lot of caves have been found, there has only been 2 explorations done in Haiti prior to the group working on them in 2008. Imagine the history hiding inside those walls! I'm a living history fanatic. I mean, real artifacts and pictographs from the indigenous people are hiding inside those caves! Things like this excite me and it breaks my heart that they exist and we don't get the chance to explore and appreciate them.

Mystery surround those caves in Haiti, with lots of folklore tales and voudou ceremonies that keep some people away. Those, like or otherwise who do frequent those caves with no guides and precaution destroy a lot historical artifacts and leave things behind like graffiti, unfortunately.
At any rate, I hope to be able to visit at least one of the caves someday. Preferrably one without any big spiders... or any deadly animals. Which probably means if I make it to one, I'll just stand outside and take pictures ha!
Check out the project started in 2009 here http://www.cavesofhaiti.org/Les-Grottes,2.html sorry but the site is in French.
Here are some pictures of Grotte Marie-Jeanne, which is possibly the biggest cave in the Caribbean. It's a series of caves that is situated in the Southwest region of Haiti, part of the "Massif de la Hotte" area. It's in Port a Piment
Enjoy!

 

Port a Piment

 

grafiti :(

 

Lots of species of tarantulas found. Um no thank you lol

To see more things that they discovered and learn more about Grotte Marie Jeanne visit http://www.grottemariejeanne.com/index.php
it's in English :)

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More of my favorite food!

I haven't been thrilled with how unfit I've become lately, so I've finally gotten serious about getting back to healthy habits. I started eating healthier... but I cannot give up my favorite food. banann avek pwason!!! Remember the last Haitian Plate!
So I've resolved to make them differently now no more frying! So this is how I eat my bannan avek pwason

and like this when I get tired of the above. These plaintains are ripe...

Sooo yeah. I've been able to avoid white rice and meat for some time now. Once in a while I'll get a little bit on the side but I've mostly been eating fruits and veggies. I can do this only because my mom is trying to eat healthier too since apparently she now has cholesterol problems. She is not giving me grief about "not eating"

In another note, I finally used the pool yesterday. Makes no sense to have a pool and not use it... Of course it's not summer anymore so it's a good thing that Florida heat knows no season. It was in the upper 90's!
This has definitely solidify my #teamfitbody dreams. Maybe I should've done this earlier haha.

A combination of pose, sucking in and several shots to get this lol. By my bday I need to get this without trying :)

Peep the garden in the background. I'm telling you these Haitians I live with know no boundaries. Kareman they have the backyard looking like a Haitian garden ... Well  actually I enjoy the fresh food so I'm not complaining hehe.
-Stephie-

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Riddim Runway 2011: Caribbean Fashion and Music for a cause

Riddim Runway is a fashion show/benefit concert that takes place annually in southwest florida.
When I found out that all this show was free... You know my Haitian self had to make it there.
None of my friends were available so I dragged my mom and my little sister with me ( hey let's make it a family affair all we need to hear is "free")
Well we were late... no surprise there, but we did get to enjoy most of the show.We brought the canned food that we wanted to donate to the charity du jour ( a soup kitchen) and then we enjoyed the night

Every outfit here was less than 20 dollars!

Fashion wise- we saw 3 collections and they were ok. most of the things I saw, I probably wouldn't wear but it was fun to watch them prance around the stage to awesome reggae music.

Ky-Enie

Wayne Wonder!!!

Music wise-We got to see Kehv, Ky Enie and Wayne Wonder. The first 2 I really didn't know much but my mom liked Kehv (she even wanted to buy his cd...I know right) I like Ky Enie and I love love Wayne Wonder :) I'm glad I got to hear some of his new songs along with oldies such as "no letting go"

with Keyv

We were dancing, singing, laughing fools :)
It was so much fun and I'm glad I went with my mom, I didn't know she would enjoy it so much. She's now telling everybody that she saw " superstar Wayne Ronda" hehe

Mama and little sis my loves

Moi :)

we headed home tired and satisfied. We will definitely try to make it next year. We love free fun!!!!!!!

Oh and I took some really bad videos  of Wayne Wonder lol here's one of the better ones

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Kanaval- Fashion and Benefit

 I saw this and thought I would share. It's for a great cause so if you find yourself in the area and if you like this kind of thing you should definitely stop by :)

The fashion and photography is different and interesting

KANAVAL is a fashion installation inspired by the rich tradition of Haitian Carnival. This unique fashion benefit exhibition for Haiti features menswear designer Hvrminn’s latest project. Curated by world-renowned Haitian photographer Marc Baptiste, the KANAVAL collection will be auctioned off, in addition to limited edition photographic prints, with 100% of the proceeds benefiting Baby Joseph. Baby Joseph is 10-year-old girl living in Cité Soleil, an impoverished commune in Port-au-Prince. Marc Baptiste met Baby Joseph on a recent trip to Haiti, where he learned that she is in immediate need of a complex reconstructive surgery. As a young child, Baby Joseph’s right hand was badly burned and she did not receive proper medical attention at the time. Her condition is worsening and she needs immediate medical attention to avoid losing her hand altogether. The money raised from KANAVAL will go directly to Baby Joseph to cover the cost of her x-rays, medical evaluation by a team of  New York doctors in Croix de Bouquet, and follow-up surgical procedures.

http://thekanaval.com/

WHEN: Thursday, September 15th, 2011 7-9pm
WHERE: Blank Studios, 52 Walker Street, 3rd Floor
RSVP Essential: rsvp@thekanaval.com

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