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Continue reading →: Road To Trinidad Carnival 2023 Diary Entry No. 4: Road Preparation – Carnival MondayFebruary 18, 2023 Alrighty, the time has come! Carnival Monday is officially around the corner, and I’m wondering if I’m ready for it. I’ve had weeks… even months, to prepare for this day. But something about this moment feels surreal. Am I really prepared to take on this bucket list…
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Continue reading →: Road To Trinidad Carnival 2023 Diary Entry No. 3: Road MarchJanuary 30, 2023 Recently I’ve been seeing a lot of talk about Road March on Twitter, and as a first-time masquerader, I had no idea what road march was until my friend John put me on! Road March – the musical composition played most often at the “judging points” along…
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Continue reading →: Road To Trinidad Carnival 2023 Diary Entry No. 2: PowerJanuary 27, 2023 I’ve decided to walk in my Power for Trinidad Carnival 2023. And I mean that in a few different ways. In my last diary entry, I mentioned my dream costume was something that covered everything. Because being fully covered is a safe thing for me. I get…
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Continue reading →: Road To Trinidad Carnival 2023 Diary Entry No. 1: How It Came To BeJanuary 26, 2023 Back in 2020, during an extensive voice note conversation with my friend DaeNia (during the lockdown), we decided that one year we would play Mas in Trinidad Carnival together. We discussed different Mas Camps, mulled over the costumes from Trinidad Carnival 2020, and agreed that one year…
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Continue reading →: Travel Guide: Chicago, IllinoisThis guide will be plugged with review guide links as the review guides go up* Where I Stayed: Downtown Chicago Where I Ate: Giordano’s PizzaNutella CafeHappy LambPittsfield CafePotter’s Chicago Burger BarJollibee’sRaising Cane’sAmorino GelatoMcDonald’s – Global Menu LocationStan’s Doughnuts Activities: Millennium Park360 ChicagoTiltExplore ChinatownChicago Riverwalk
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