Where is Guadeloupe?

What springs to mind when I say Guadeloupe ? How do you pronounce the word? ("Gwa-da-Loo-Pay" or   "Gwa-Duh- Loop"?). For Guadeloupe, you need the latter pronunciation. The former is for Guadalupe, different place altogether. Anyway, this post isn't a geography lesson. It's just that Guadeloupe is the island I'm from. A small pile of dust in the Caribbean sea, surrounded by more or less bigger piles. I have grown to expect that noone ever hears of Guadeloupe in the English speaking world. Not true anymore! Guadeloupe is being put on the map by the British TV series « Death in paradise ». I never knew about the programme until...

Beatbox journey to the Caribbean - Part 2

As promised, this is PART DEUX. Here you can catch a glimpse of what a beach is supposed to look like. And as a bonus, my old school then my dubstep beatboxing. Apologies for the camera shakiness, it was amplified by Youtube (I used a "fix it" feature that was supposed to minimise it but in the end it made matters worse) A little digression. I'm reconnecting with my INFP self and researching about it the modern way: via Youtube. My first reaction is one of wonder - not surprising for an INFP. It's amazing how, no matter how different we...

Beatbox journey to the Caribbean - Part 1

Well, it's been a while but I'm back! I've been to the Caribbean. That's always a time of introspection. I guess that's what happens when you go back to where you grew up after along while. I've got a few videos documenting my trip in a very light fashion (beat boxing all throughout pretty much). Just uploaded the first one. I might upload the deep soul searching monologue ones too....MIGHT!...