Monthly Archives: June 2013

French Patois, or Creole, was the preferred language on the island; the lingua franca where English was the official language. I felt I should try to learn it, but I just had not gotten around to it when I started … Continue reading →

One night on the road up to the hotel a couple of years after we moved to Dominica, Margie and I had a frightening experience. Unlike the United States, nights are usually dark in Dominica. Although moonlit nights seem brighter … Continue reading →

In Dominica the sobriquet for a person who lived way out in the country, or in a very small village was “Country Boukie”. Most nations of the world have laws against the hiring of foreigners unless certain rules protecting the … Continue reading →

Dominica has different power than the United States. The norm in the States is 110 volts and 60 cycles. In the island the power is 220 volts and 50 cycles. This does terrible things to small motors made for use … Continue reading →