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Wanderings March 30, 2006

Spiritual/Shouter Baptists of Trinidad and Tobago

Spiritual/Shouter Baptists of Trinidad and Tobago: History, Beliefs and Practices

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Wanderings March 10, 2006

Hosay in Trinidad

Nicholas Laughlin’s blog:: A great description of the Islamic celebration of Hosay in Trinidad

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Wanderings April 12, 2005

Learn more about Hinduism in Trinidad

85 Foot tall Hanuman Murti in Trinidad Ashrama. Be sure to scroll down to see the pictures.

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Wanderings, Weather October 23, 2003

Cold in Canada!

What difference a few hours in an airplane makes. Yesterday we were hot and sweaty; today we are cold and shivering. We knew we were in for a treat when we walked into the Toronto airport and saw people in heavy coats and hats and gloves! And we could see our breath when we were […]

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Wanderings August 22, 2003

Memories of Canada

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Oh Canada! What a great time we had visiting with family and friends… even our old friend Tim Hortons. Jane speculated that we were at Tim Hortons more in the last two weeks than in any other two-week period in our lives.

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Wanderings May 19, 2003

Leatherback Turtles

We’re going turtle watching tonight at Matura Beach. It should be fascinating! Check this info on The Leatherback Turtle

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Wanderings August 25, 2002

The Big Mac Index

On Saturday we had our first McDonald’s meal since arriving in Trinidad. Some time ago I ran across the Big Mac index, an attempt “to make exchange exchange-rate theory more digestible.” You can read all about it at The Economist’s website… http://www.economist.com/markets/Bigmac/Index.cfm. Since Trinidad isn’t listed, we’ll provide our information for the betterment of economists […]

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Wanderings March 15, 2001

Lights of the World

When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” John 8:12 “You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden.” Matthew 5:14 Check out http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/image/0208/earthlights02_dmsp_big.jpg

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