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Beautiful, Beautiful Barbados
Barbados is the Caribbean Island I called home and was wonderful place to grow up and I will always take pride in my “Bajan” roots. About 166.4 square miles Barbados is a part of the Lesser Antilles and sits just outside of the usual hurricane path. It was a British Colony until 1966 when we gained independence. Home to approximately 287,535 people the island maintains a stable democratic government, good education system and a wealthy economy in the region. Its friendly people, beautiful beaches and a relaxed atmosphere has made Barbados a popular tourist destination.
Tidbits: Barbados is a Tropical Island with an average of 30 degrees celsius (80 degrees Fahrenheit) People from Barbados are known as Bajans. English is the official language of Barbados but Bajan is the accent of the people that bares (in my opinion) an Irish similarity.
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Welcome 2018! Happy New Year
Happy New Year! Welcome 2018!!! Optimism. Hope. That is the great gift of the new year. All the injustices of the past can be rectified with the promise of 365 brand new days. We devote ourselves, with maybe more thought and energy than any other time of the year, to...
Christmas Barbados and North Dakota
I love Christmas. I love shopping for other people, decorating, Christmas carols - the whole nine yards. This Christmas I find myself thinking a lot about my Grandmother. As a child I'd often spend lots of time during Christmas Holidays in my Grandmother's home. I...
Thanksgiving, Birthdays and Holiday Musings 2017
Hey all! We hope your thanksgiving was excellent. Ours certainly was. I worked until Wednesday and had Thursday, Friday and the weekend off which I was grateful for. My mother-in-law did all the cooking this year, which was a big undertaking (but she didn't do it all...
Let’s catch up! November 2017
It's November and I can hardly believe it. Well, that is until I see all the snow outside ... then I remember. I hope it's been a good November so far, for all of you. It's been cold here and we have been very busy. Let's catch up on what's been going on here since...
Michelle Hagen
beach to prairie
As a Bajan living in North Dakota I am imparting some of my Caribbean culture to my lifestyle in the American Prairie of North Dakota. Beach to Prairie is about blending and celebrating two cultures. The American prairie of North Dakota and my Bajan (Barbadian) culture. I hope to show the best of both worlds in this blog.
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North Dakota, Nothing Plain about it.
North Dakota, the 39th State in the union, is now my home and it’s a beautiful place to live. We live in the country and I appreciate the view of the natural world around me. North Dakota (ND) is 70,762 mi² and populated by approximately 739,482 people. As it’s a large agricultural state and one of the least populated states in the US, it took me a while to get used to the quiet. I now enjoy being able to hear my own thoughts.
North Dakota experiences winter with temperatures often well below zero so it’s taken some time but I’m acclimatizing well. Summer weather is not unlike that in Barbados however where we’d worry about hurricanes in Barbados from June to October; in North Dakota the concern is Tornadoes with a seasonal peak in June. North Dakotans are generally warm friendly people who tend to be incredibly polite. It is a great place for all but may appeal most to the outdoor enthusiast, artist, sport lovers and historian visitors.
Josh Hagen
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