After we arrived monday we have had our first real day on St Croix. We visited a range of historical sights such as The Steeple Building and Christiansvaern in Christiansted. We participated in an event called "Connections through Conversation and Culture" created by Daina King-Sall of InterXchange. Her first introduction was V. Celeste Fahie who began by telling us that "History is Industri" It also involved interesting presentations from e.g. Dr. Chenzira Davis-Kahina from The University of the Virgin Islands who introduced us to the significance of the Maroon Ridge. At the event we also listened to some Quelbe live music and we had a delicious traditional lunch. We also met Leslie Hamdorf and her students from Good Hope Country Day School whom we are going to corporate with during our stay. Afterwards we went on a combined Christianssted and Free Gut Tour with Benitio Vegas from National Park Service and V. Celeste Fahie. They introduced us to the difference between the free blacks and the free coloured people. We also got a sense of the horrors of the enslavement, and we are beginning to understand the significance of our common history and the importance of history in general. Finally we had dinner on a local restaurant. We are very excited about the hospitality of the Cruzians, and we are looking forward to the following days.
GHCDS
virkelig fin hjememside og meget interessant at læse om jeres oplevelser. Meget kan jeg let følge, da en del af jeres program var som vores i den første uge. Men noget er ganske anderledes. Dejligt at I fik så god kontakt med elever og lærere. Glæder mig til at høre mere, når vi forhåbentlig mødes til TsT-årsmøde.
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