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cosmicflowerss · 4 years

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Chapter One -Beached

Hi, yes if you’ve already seen this I’m rewriting the story so bear with me. Also, Answer is the best comeback ever and pls watch it :)

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content warnings: cursing, and adult themes

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The first thing Iseul noticed was the headache. She felt like her head had been hacked in with a hammer. She slowly opened her eyes. She was laying in the soft warm sand at, where she assumed was a beach. The waves started to inch toward her. The tide was coming in. She was very confused as to where she was. She checked her jeans pocket for her phone, no phone. She's fucked.

Iseul stared dully at the horizon the sun blazing down on her and the warm wind rustling her hair. This was definitely not Maine. She would otherwise be standing shivering in the cold, soaked to the bone. No, this wasn’t Maine. But where was she exactly? There was a strikingly blue sea in front of her, and behind her, there was a thick rainforest. Those were the only two things she could see for miles. Looking at the sun Iseul guessed that it was past noon.

Her memories were not of much use to her, the last thing she could remember is gushing to her friend Joy about how excited she was to be finally going back home for the weekend. Armed with limited recollections, a splitting headache, and really a desire to have a bite to eat she headed out.

The soft sand made it difficult for Iseul to move, her heavy-set combat boots were only dragging her down. She had shed her thick fall coat a while ago, the heat making it nearly unbearable for her. The area where she inexplicably found herself reminded her of a Pirates of the Caribbean movie. The soft sand, the warm breeze, the lush green palm trees, and a thick bush that seemed impossible to navigate through.

Iseul could feel her head throbbing, and honestly panic started to set into her. She had no idea where she was, nothing to eat or to drink, even Bear Grylls wouldn’t know what to do. She trudged through the thick foliage of the forest, branches, and thorns scratching her arm and face. Iseul wondered if some might be poisonous. Dying of poison, not even a half-day at this strange place would be very embarrassing. She would roll up in the afterlife all dead and all, and other dead people would ask her how she died, and she’d have to say, ‘oh yeah I died because a strange plant scraped me’ and the rest would all laugh at her, that was worst case scenario though.

With every step Iseul took the forest seemed to get thicker, she seemed to be losing light. The thought of sleeping in this strange place scared her. How darker it got the more mosquitoes came alive, then the small rodents, and after the small rodents came the big animals. It wouldn’t surprise her if panthers lived in these woods.

Iseul climbed over branches and fallen logs. Many branches hung in her face and frankly it scared her every time a particularly big one cast a shadow. While ducking from a branch with needles Iseul tripped over a log. As she neared the ground, she felt a searing pain shoot through her right ankle. Iseul knew that pain all too well. As she sprained her ankle a few times while dancing, but this pain was the worst she’d ever experienced. The white-hot pain traveled up her leg. She saw stars. Her breathes became shorter. She could only croak a soft “Help.” As if that would be of much use, she was the only one there.

Iseul stared up at the treetops. Hoping, praying to a God she’d never met before for help. Even the smallest ounce of willpower would help. Her hands were shaking. This had to be a bad dream. Iseul mustered all her strength to stand up and find safety. The sun had set a long time ago. The moment she set weight on her right leg the pain shot up her leg. Her knees buckled, yet she didn’t fall. Iseul limped through the woods. Without a light, she barely could see her hand in front of her face.

Scampering she managed to climb up a small hill. The canopy was less dense up there. In the moonlight, she could see her surroundings. On top of the hill were a few trees and some shrubbery, but it was pretty barren. There wasn’t anything to eat or to drink. And she wasn’t going to go looking for it in the dark with her ankle. She’d have to do with what she had at the moment, which was nothing.

Iseul made the decision to climb up one of the two trees and hope there weren’t any wild cats in the tree, it was that or sleep on the ground and Iseul knew which she preferred. The tree she climbed up had thick-looking branches at the top where she hoped she could at least rest. Climbing, though, proved difficult. Her ankle felt like it would fall off every time she put any weight on it. And her sturdy combat-boots weren't ideal for climbing

Iseul gritted her teeth and resisted the urge to cry when her right foot came stuck on a branch. She tried to free her foot with one hand while the other held on to the tree, she was like four feet off the ground. If she fell now, she would surely break her ribs, so practically dead. She was almost at the top, she couldn’t stop here. Her right arm started to cramp from the weight of her hanging on it, while her left foot also was slipping from the branch it was on. While trying to untie her boot with her left hand a falling branch hit her ankle, thank god it wasn’t her head, the pain caused her to jerk her leg and untangle her ankle. Iseul quickly grabbed the branch she was hanging from with both hands and hoisted herself up.

Iseul sat comfortably, well as comfortable as you can be on a branch, on one of the thick top branches. She carefully untied her boot and, damn, her ankle looked rough. Her ankle was completely red with deep purples peeking though. Iseul grabbed her sock and tied hit around her ankle as a sort of improvised compression wrap. She tied the laces of her boots together and hung them on the branch. Iseul tied her belt around her thighs and the tree-branch to prevent her from falling.

Once Iseul came down from the shock of it all she took a good look at the sky. And it was beautiful. The stars looked like it came straight out of a picture. And she felt like she could see every star that ever existed. Iseul felt terrifyingly small and insignificant, and she mostly felt lost. Both in the spiritual and literal sense. She heaved a sigh. The world felt like it was pressing down on her. And she was starving, the deep primal lust or food overcame her and she seriously debated on eating some of the tree bark. Soon Iseul fell into a restless sleep.

Iseul woke to the bright song of some kind of bird in her ear. She supposes that the song could bee perceived as beautiful, all it did though was give Iseul a headache. That could also be just the thirst speaking though. The sun was starting to rise causing a yellow hue to be cast over the shoreline. Now that she looked at the shoreline from a different perspective, literally, she noticed that she’d hadn’t come very far. One-two miles tops. And, that a ship wasn't too far from the shoreline. The ship looked like one of those big European merchant ships. Like the ones, you see in documentaries about colonialism in the 17th century. But more importantly, ships had a crew, and a crew meant people, and people meant help. And honestly, with her ankle, Iseul would very much appreciate the help.

Carefully Iseul put her shoes on, untied herself, and climbed down the tree. Her mouth was swollen and dry from the lack of hydration and her lips were severely chapped. The pain in her ankle was still there but it had lessened from the day before. She knew that she couldn’t support her full weight on her bad ankle but she’d have to do with what she had. She knew that she’d have to look for water, mainly. Food would be an appreciated bonus but it wasn’t necessary for survival. In retrospect, she realized, it would be better is she had looked for a water source up in the tree. Now, though she wasn’t about to climb back in the tree.

Iseul saw a flock of birds flying overhead, the birds were flying parallel to the shoreline. The way the birds were flying was downhill so Iseul thought that would be her best shot. Seeing as the birds maybe were flocking to a water source, at least if her biology classes were correct. Iseul carefully scampered down the rocky hill. She kept nearly falling seeing as multiple rocks were loose. She didn’t understand how she climbed up that hill yesterday without failing, also with a weak ankle. Iseul nearly made it down the hill if not for that tree root that stuck out. For the second time in two days, Iseul tripped. She’s coming close to her old record of falling 5 times in two days.

The wounds from her fall weren’t that bad. She had a few scrapes here and there but that’ll heal. What was more concerning was the fact that the pain in her ankle came back with a vengeance. For what was only as throbbing pain not more than ten minutes ago was now full-on searing pain. Iseul let out small gasps of pain. Tears were streaming down her face, the shock of the whole situation had worn off. She was stuck in a strange land. No phone, no food, no water. She badly twisted her ankle. Some mean-spirited god seemed to have it out for her. She just wanted to go home. Have her mom’s homecooked meals while she sang along to the early 2000s songs with her brother. Iseul’s mind was spiraling out of control. Filled with what-ifs, and why’s. What if she never got home. Why her? Would she die here? What if she’d never see her mo-No! Iseul decided, she shall and will get home. Whatever it takes.

Whatever it takes, ran through her mind as she stood up despite the excruciating pain in her ankle. Whatever it takes, as she realized that the soft sound of water she’d been hearing wasn’t the white-noise from the sea but a small waterfall. Iseul carefully hiked to the waterfall. She avoided the thick roots in the ground growing from the trees that cast scary shadows in the dark. The shrubbery and foliage seemed to get greener as she neared the waterfall. As she neared the noise she realized that she’d have to climb up a cliff. The hill was dark brown with jagged rocks and mangled tree roots sticking out of it. Iseul comforted herself she’d clumb millions of walls before-- this is nothing different from the indoor rock-climbing facility that she frequents at home. Nothing different except she doesn’t have the use of one ankle, no safety harness and she’s not sure if the rocks won’t give in, she’ll be fine.

Iseul carefully lifted her right foot and placed it on the nearest rock. Her left hand followed to the root that stuck out. She’s got this. Okay, now the challenging part, not passing out from pain every time she put the least pressure on her ankle. With an insane amount of control, she put her left foot on a stone parallel to her right. Iseul gritted her teeth and pushed herself up. Okay, next. Again she lifted her left foot and placed it on a root with her right-hand finding a rock. She pushed herself up and placed her left foot on a stone. She gasped from the pain but didn’t ’t let go. She would get that water goddammit. In a snails-pace, she carefully got to the top of the cliff. Now she could look down she noticed that it wasn’t that far up. She was just overreacting.

Iseul comforted herself as she finally drank the ice-cold water from the waterfall. She felt like how her cacti feel when they get watered, hydrated and thriving basically. She also took a well-deserved bath. And honestly, if she didn’t feel so gross from sweat and dirt she really wouldn’t recommend taking a bath from a mountain river, it was fucking cold. She let herself dry in the sun and changed into her clothes again. Iseul sat for hours basking in the sun on a large rock near the waterfall. Like a lizard. Iseul felt a strange sense of calm wash over her. In stark juxtaposition to the absolute panic, she felt a few hours earlier, maybe that was the aftermath of her eventful day and a half, maybe it was the hunger.

“Come with me, you fuckin’ spy!” Iseul was jolted from her daydreams by a deep raspy voice and a knife against her neck.

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caribdish · 3 years

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Real people, real reviews 💯 ... Reposted from @allfoodiesnamaste 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗦𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀: 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗯 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗵 Namaste Foodies 🙏 Would you like to know the simplest way to surprise your family and guests with Caribbean flavored dishes? You don't need to worry about the portion or spices. You just need to select the dishes from the site and Team Carib Dish will take care of everything. You can take the credit too if you want. Carib Dish is just here to guide you only. Team Carbi Dish prepares the kit and delivers it to the door across GTA. They even chop the vegetables, marinate the chicken, pack them properly and also add meal preparation instructions. They didn't forget to add my favorite Taste Ja rum cake. I checked out the Jamaican jerk chicken kit. The meal is so easy to make and has enough servings for two people. The flavors will remain in your taste buds and mind until you order the next kit. 🥰🥰🥰 Website: https://www.caribdish.com/ Support & Follow: @allfoodiesnamaste & @caribdish #mealkit #caribbeanfood #easytomake #mealprepideas #caribbeanmeals #preseasoned #torontofoodies #torontofoodblogger #toreats #blackownedbusiness #womeninbusiness #SupportLocal #supportsmallbusiness #tastethesix #cravethe6ix #tastetoronto #yyzeats #torontofoodie #torontoeats #foodinstagram #torontofood #yyzfood #foodblog #foodporn #foodgram #viewthevibe #craveto #caribdish #homecooking #delicious (at Toronto, Ontario) https://www.instagram.com/p/CRMiu7JsZPG/?utm_medium=tumblr

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fashionistazorafi · 3 years

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FRY SWEET PLANTAINS AND SCRAMBLED EGGS DRIZZLED WITH OLIVE OIL ,PARMESAN ,SWISS CHEESE AND COFFEE #zorafi #zorafi1 #zorafimodel #zorafiapple @zorafi1 @foodnetwork #fryplantain #plantains #plantain #parmesan #scrambledeggs #breakfast #meals #foodnetwork #foodporn #eggs #swisscheese #oliveoil #bertolli #mealprep #homecook #trending #trini #puertorico #caribbean #caribbeanfood (at New York, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/CMgF-L9FD0o/?igshid=1c94jegg3cuxw

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thepigwithin · 4 years

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The #Caribbean #GoodFriday meal is now complete ... #AnguillaEdition. _ 📸: #Saltfish w/ sweet potato dumpling, avocado and ground provisions! . . #Homecooked #caribbeanfood #Seafood #Caribbeanflavours #Caribbeantraditions #nomeatdiet (at Anguilla) https://www.instagram.com/p/BwciA4lnb1l/?igshid=x3nyxauqkgmk

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skillfulsimmer340 · 7 years

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Caribbean Trait for the Sims 4

This is the Caribbean trait for the Sims 4 by SkillfulSimmer340

Whims:

Flirty because Caribbean people are flirty}

Become flirty

Flirt with someone

Woohoo with someone

Kiss Someone

Embrace Someone

Make Out With

Try for baby

Send a WooHooty text to someone(You know Caribbean people love to slide in the DMs)

Compliment (Caribbean people love to compliment everyone. See someone you like? Throw a few compliments their way)

Get to know (You know half of the stories of how Caribbean people got pregnant is by “Leh me geh to know yuh”)

Woohoo in bush(You know Caribbean men do this often)

{Misc:}

Become confident

Buy a shower or bathtub (Caribbean guys love to shower)

Become happy

Tell a joke

Tell a story

Tell an unbelievable story(Caribbean people love to exaggerate

Tell a make believe story

Become disliked by…(Caribbean people love drama)

Be mean to someone

{Activities:}

Watch TV(In the Caribbean, there isn’t much to do besides go to the beach)

Make a drink (Caribbean people love alcohol

Make an excellent drink

Cook a meal

Cook an excellent meal (Caribbean people love homecooked food

Watch a cooking show

Buy an oven

Level up in cooking skill

Make a group meal

Dance to music at the club

Dance for an hour

Have a drink at the bar venue, club, or lounge

Whim Goal:

Woohoo in a closet

Make Out in the closet

Buff:

Fun increased to 1.15

Gourmet cooking skill increased to 1.25

Homestyle cooking skill increased to 1.4

Gardening skill increased to 1.25

Fitness skill increased to 1.25

Comedy increased to 1.25

Charisma skill increased to 1.15

Career buff:

Athlete career increased to 1.2

Criminal career increased to 1.2

Culinary career increased to 1.2

Entertainer career increased to 1.2

Special note: Romance relationship is increased to 1.3

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jayd123 · 5 years

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What's better than a home - cooked meal? All lightly seasoned. May your food be your medicine. May increasing peace, joy and prosperity beyond your prayers and expectations follow you. _________________________________ It's not what you cook, but how you cook it. Brunoixed sweet potatoes marinated with cinnamon, garlic butter,cream cheese and home made blended herbs, blanched vegetables and stewed beef liver topped with honey in a soy and grapefruit stewed sauce. _________________________________ #HomeMade #HomeCooked #Cinnamon #Cheese #Herbs #Cooking #Foodie #FoodPorn #Kitchen #Beef #Honey #Grapefruit #Soy #Health #Recipes #Fitness #Diet #Restaurant #Caribbean #SourCream #Menu #BlackMen #Melanin #InstaFood #Medicine #Love #Summer #Smile #Adventure #JaysWonderland (at St. Lucia) https://www.instagram.com/p/BttqJldhP_n/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=vgoxqnnhq7dd

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semajproducts-blog · 5 years

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Cooking can help young kids learn and practice some basic math concepts and build language skills. And the experience of creating meals with you can help build their self-confidence and lay the foundation for healthy eating habits. . . . .kidshealth.org . . . . . . . #healthymeals #healthylifestyle #nuts #vegan #driedfruit #nutrition #weghtloss #workout #vegetarian #healthyfood #homecooking #healthysnack #fitfood #mealplan #healthyfoodie #vegantreats #nourishing #traditional #baking #herbs #spices #driedfruits #organic #baking #caribbean #westindian #bestcaribbeanfood #kidchef #children #healthykids (at Miami, Florida) https://www.instagram.com/p/BtBoVMwnpId/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1qx599pluf933

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pnwdoodlesreads · 7 years

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Black Power ABC's

Who’s On The Cards?

A is for Angela Davis

Angela Yvonne Davis, activist, educator, scholar, and politician, was born on January 26, 1944, in the “Dynamite Hill” area of Birmingham, Alabama. The area received that name because so many African American homes in this middle class neighborhood had been bombed over the years by the Ku Klux Klan. Her father, Frank Davis, was a service station owner and her mother, Sallye Davis, was an elementary school teacher. Davis’s mother was also active in the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), when it was dangerous to be openly associated with the organization because of its civil rights activities. Angela Davis emerged as a prominent figure in the Black Power Movement as a member of the Black Panther and Communist Parties. Davis later went on to become a University Professor, and has authored numerous books about issues of race, class, and gender, while continuing to fight for the liberation of black people across the world.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2BIZy0HScM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6ZP7U1Wnbo

B is for Black Power

Black Power is a political ideology and rallying cry first uttered by SNCC chairman Stokely Carmichael. Carmichael described Black Power as “a call for black people in this country to unite, to recognize their heritage, to build a sense of community [and]… to define their own goals, [and] lead their own organizations.”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxrzTsfpPfM

C is for Amilcar Cabral

Amilcar Cabral was a Guinea-Bissauan revolutionary and anti-colonial leader. Cabral founded the African Party for the Independence of Guinea-Bissau and Cape Verde, which led the nationalist movements of Guinea-Bissau and Cape Verde and the war of Independence in Guinea-Bissau. He was assassinated on January 20th, 1973, about eight months after Guinea-Bissau declared their independence.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVZoxudN_Rk&t=2s

D is for Self-Determination

Self determination means the ability to define oneself, to choose one’s own political leaders, to establish one’s own aesthetics and art forms, and to exist outside of the definitions imposed upon yourself by others.

E is for Elaine Brown

Elaine Brown is a political activist and artist who was the only woman to serve as chairperson of the Black Panther Party. Brown was an integral part in the development of the Black Panther Liberation School. Elaine Brown continues to advocate and work for the liberation of black people across the world to this day.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0aOJaEa1m0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BieUw5CKH_s

F is for Franz Fanon

Franz Omar Fanon was an Afro-Caribbean psychiatrist, physician, philosopher, writer, and revolutionary. As a young man, Fanon fought as a revolutionary soldier in the Algerian War of Independence. Later in life, his books Black Skin, White Masks, and The Wretched of the Earth became foundational texts in the world of anti-colonial theory.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4fQ7KwKgFA

G is for Grenada

Grenada is a Caribbean island which experienced a bloodless revolution in March of 1979, when the New Jewel Movement, led by Maurice Bishop, assumed power of the government in an armed takeover. Grenada served as a site of inspiration across the African diaspora, as evidence that a revolutionary party can take and keep power without extreme bloodshed.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aI45fixtxLU

H is for Homecooked

Revolutionaries need to eat. Homecooked meals often served as the fuel that allowed revolutionaries to heal and continue their struggle for liberation.

J is for Julian Bond

Julian Bond was an American political activist who helped found the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee(SNCC) and served as the organization’s communications director for its first five years. In 1965, at the young age of 25, Bond was elected to a seat in the Georgia State Legislature.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shKCcw0EzHU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cb7g8qDsOvg

K is for Kwame Nkurmah

Kwame Nkurmah was the first prime minister and president of Ghana, after leading Ghana to independence in 1957. Nkrumah was also a founding member of the Organization for African Unity, and a foremost advocate of of Pan-Africanism.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIr09k_LMoE

L is for Lowndes County

Lowndes County, Alabama, is an 80% black county in Alabama that had no black registered voters in 1965. Under the direction of SNCC, black voters in Lowndes county were registered to vote, and the Lowndes County Freedom Organization was formed, an independent political organization which ran multiple candidates for office in county elections. Although no candidates were elected to office, the Lowndes County Freedom Organization and their symbol of the black panther served as the inspiration for the Black Panther Party.

M is for Marcia Griffiths

Marcia Griffiths is a Jamaican singer and songwriter, and member of the I Threes, the group which sang the harmonious back up vocals for Bob Marley at the heights of his career. Griffiths went on to write and sing the song, Electric Boogie, a song whose accompanying dance has since become a staple of black parties and gatherings in the US.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97OtsR8L1NY

N is for Nina Simone

Nina Simone is an african-american singer, songwriter, and activist whose songs like To Be Young Gifted and Black and Backlash Blues provided a soundtrack to the Black Power Movement.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hdVFiANBTk

O is for Organize

The struggle for Black Power was organized and intentional. Organization meant establishing political parties with explicit goals, planning events to reach people, building coalitions and much more.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JN8mNBf56I4

P is for Pan African

Pan-Africanism is an intellectual, political, and cultural movement which asserts that all people of African descent have common interests and goals around which they should be unified.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mn12bNvt1sY

Q is for Queer

Black people cannot be free unless all black people are free, and that includes queer black people. Queer people were vital in the movement for Black Power, although they are rarely included in its history.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_XQU2_fF5E

R is for Rastafari

Rastafari is a revolutionary religious and political system originating in the Caribbean island of Jamaica. Rastafari seeks to affirm blackness in the face of a white supremacist world, and is best known for its aesthetic and artistic aspects, such as dreadlocks, dread talk, and reggae music.

S is for SNCC

SNCC, or the the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, was a political organization primarily made up of students and young people which was one of the most radical and important groups of the Black Power Movement. SNCC organized the Freedom Rides, which aimed to desegregate buses in the south, Freedom Summer, which aimed to register voters throughout the south, and The Lowndes County Freedom Organization, which served as the inspiration for the Black Panther Party.

T is for Tanzania

Tanzania is an African country whose capital city, Dar es Salaam, served as a meeting site for African revolutionaries fighting for independence throughout the late 1960’s and 70’s.

U is for Us

We are important, and must take care of each other. Revolution cannot be just be about individuals, but must be about “us”.

V is for Brother Valentino

Brother Valentino is a Grenadian born calypso artist, whose songs like Stay up Zimbabwe and Barking Dogs expressed a revolutionary sentiment and served as the music and sound to the Black Power Movement.

W is for Walter Rodney

Walter Rodney was a prominent Guyanese scholar, theorist, and activist, whose writings and speeches about the ideology of Black Power were extremely influential throughout the Black Power Movement and across the diaspora. Rodney was a professor at the University of the West Indies in Jamaica, before being banned from the country, and later served as a leader of the Working People’s Alliance in Guyana, before being assassinated.

X is for Malcolm X

Malcolm X was an African-American Muslim minister and political leader, who rose to prominence as a leader within the Nation of Islam. Malcolm X was a staunch advocate for black self-determination, and argued for liberation “by any means necessary,” and for the creation of an autonomous black state.

Y is for The Young Lords

The Young Lords was a Puerto Rican nationalist group based in Chicago and New york, which advocated for Puerto Rican independence and the liberation of Afro-Latinx people living in the U.S. The Young Lords carried out many direct-action occupations of vacant land, hospitals, churches and other institutions to demand that they operate programs for the poor.

Z is for David Ze

David Ze was an Angolan musical artist and revolutionary who was a member of Agostinho Neto’s Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola.

This collection also includes an extra card, which could be used in place of or in addition to the A for Angela Davis Card. The card was included in the deck as it allows you to use this collection with variation, starting with a different card every time you use the deck to teach. It was also important to include this extra card, as both Angela Davis and Assata Shakur are figures of extreme importance to the Black Power Movement, whose knowledge must be passed to the next generation.

A is for Assata Shakur

Assata Shakur is an american activist, scholar, and revolutionary who was a member of the Black Panther Party and Black Liberation Army. Shakur is currently living as a fugitive in Cuba, where she has been granted political asylum from the U.S. government. Shakur’s affirmation chant, “it is our duty to fight for freedom. It is our duty to win. We must love each other and support each other. We have nothing to lose but our chains,” is recited at protests across the country to this day (if comfortable, please recite this chant with your children).

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travelingbytastebuds · 3 years

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US VIRGIN ISLANDS WHERE: Homecooked! I was so excited when I finished the entire Caribbean leg of my Traveling By Tastebuds tour by the last day of Summer as I had planned... and then I didn't post the last photos because of procrastination, so go Team Me and my complete and utter laziness. lol This was a simple meal from the US Virgin Islands, that was honestly rather lackluster, but it made me ponder where to go to next on my tour. The banana fritters (https://www.uncommoncaribbean.com/st-croix/frying-banana-fritters-with-the-crucian-contessa/) tasted pretty much as you would expect-- a lot like banana pancakes, but warm and comfy banana pancakes at least, with a nice mix of Caribbean cinnamon/nutmeg-y spices. The tea was supposed to come from the Virgin Islands company Bush Tea (https://www.bushtea.com), but several months later and I’m still waiting for it to be delivered to my door, so I guess that's not happening. Somewhere there's a porch pirate drinking my soursop tea and getting all world-ly. I settled for mint tea that was in my cabinet, which may not be the right brand, but research assures me that they drink a whole lot of mint tea down there. Tea is so revered down there that McDonald's added bush tea to it's menu. Bush tea is a general term for any herbal tea derived from native plants (including lemongrass and mint) and is the hot beverage of choice in the Virgin Islands.

#tea #virgin islands #island food #Caribbean #US Virgin Islands #traveling #travel #recipes #cooking #homecooked #spices #banana fritters #bush tea #tea time

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millenarianism · 3 years

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5 Steps We Took to Reach Location Independence (+Tips For You)

In this article, I’m going to share the 5 steps we personally took to go from budget backpackers with no jobs, to fully location independent business owners — while learning a variety of useful skills along the way.

It’s been 8 years since we became location independent, and we’re incredibly grateful that we took the leap into a life of remote work and financial independence back when we did.

It seems that now in 2020, remote work is becoming the norm rather than the exception.

These days, more than ever, it’s imperative to have financial freedom and the ability to work from anywhere in the world. I hope this information gives you some tips and ideas while shedding a little light on the current climate of remote work.

This is our story and our experience, with actionable steps and information to help you on your journey as well!

Us in the Philippines in 2012 – we’ve come a long way since then!

1. Teaching a Language

Changing someone’s life by showing them the gift of language is a very rewarding feeling.

For us, that language was English, but you could teach your native tongue as well. There are many companies that you can teach online (some, you don’t need a Bachelor’s Degree).

Volunteering

Our first teaching experience came when we were in the Southeast Asian country of Laos in 2009. At a cafe, we saw an ad posted for volunteer work and jumped at the opportunity.

In between exploring the historic city of Luang Prabang in the morning and wandering the vibrant night markets in the evening, we would sit with children and teenagers and help them with their English conversational skills — through chatting and reading books.

Where our love for teaching started! Us in Laos 2009 reading and speaking with teenagers to improve their English.

The second experience was when we were in Myanmar in 2012. We met up with a small group from Taiwan who were there to teach English to the children in a rural village near Hsipaw.

They welcomed us to join, and the next 7 days were spent in the village teaching everyday vocabulary words to our students through physical objects, drawings, games, and songs.

Teaching in our makeshift classroom in rural Myanmar – one of the best weeks of our lives.

Evenings were spent dining with the villagers while enjoying the homecooked meals they prepared for us.

The lessons took place on a tarp on the dirt ground, with pigs and chickens roaming through the classroom. The excitement, interest, and giggles from the Burmese children were priceless.

Those two volunteer jobs that we took on really gave us a love for teaching. Aside from travelling, this became our new passion. But, in order to live and travel around the world, we needed to earn an income from this profession.

So, we moved to China in June 2012 and got a job in a private school.

Dinnertime in the village in Myanmar. So much fun preparing food, and it was delicious!

Teaching English and Living in China

Yangzhou, China would be our home for one year while we taught children aged 4 – 16. By actually moving to China rather than teaching online, we were able to be fully immersed in the culture and made many lifelong friends along the way.

Finally, we were earning an income, and returning to our home in Canada for work wasn’t necessary.

At the time, we were able to make around $1,400 per month each from working 20 hours a week. Housing, healthcare, taxi costs, flights to and from China, a year-end bonus of $1,000, and our TEFL certification were included in our contract.

We were happy with the position and enjoyed our year in Yangzhou! Teaching English really was the catalyst that sparked our life of fulltime travel and remote work, and we’re forever grateful that we decided to give it a try.

Having fun with some of my students in class in Yangzhou, China

Actionable Steps to Take

These days, teaching online (rather than in-country) is a much more common way to teach. With many schools, you can work from your laptop, while living anywhere in the world.

Teach students from your villa in Bali, or your house in the USA, it’s up to you!

If you want to move abroad and have a more immersed cultural and teaching experience, you’ll want to make sure you get your TEFL certification through a company that offers job placement and assistance.

There are many reasons to get TEFL certified, but knowing you’ll receive help with finding work is a big one.

Here are some of our best teaching posts to get you started:

7 Best Online TEFL Courses For Aspiring English Teachers

10 Best Companies To Teach English Online

Teach English Online Without a Degree: 10 Companies That Pay

If you’d like to learn more, have a look at our teacher interview series:

Teaching English in China and Cambodia (and online!)

Teaching English in Nanjing, China

Teaching English Online While Living in the USA

2. Starting a Website

Creating this website was the best thing we ever did.

As teachers, we worked for someone else, but by becoming digital marketers, travel bloggers, and content creators, we’ve been able to generate income through our own sources and be our own boss.

Starting Goats On The Road

Back in 2012, we read an article from a fellow blogger who said he was earning around $2,500/month from his travel blog. To us, this was a lot of money and we couldn’t believe it was possible to earn an income from sharing travel stories!

We bought the domain name, www.goatsontheroad.com, while travelling in the Philippines, but it wasn’t until a few months later when we were teaching in China, that we used much of our free time to actually build up the website.

The first photo we have of blogging! 2012 in El Nido, Philippines

We shared musings from the road, information on how people could travel to the places we had been, and photos and blog posts on what it was like living and teaching in Yangzhou.

Goats On The Road is our baby and our flagship site. Everything (well, almost everything!) that we’ve gone through in our lives since 2012 has been written about here. As our travel style and lifestyle has evolved, and as we’ve grown, so too has this website.

Earning an Income Through Blogging

We earned our first money in 2013, and from there, this website has grown to be one of the top travel blogs online, with a large and loyal readership.

There has been a wide variety of ways that we’ve diversified our income streams through blogging. Our most profitable ones are affiliate marketing through SEO, in-content advertising, sale of digital products that we’ve created ourselves, and press trip opportunities.

One of the coolest press trips we’ve had – creating a new trekking route in Kyrgyzstan

We’ve been fortunate to earn enough money from this website to travel full time, live abroad, and save money for our future. We’re proud of the business we’ve created and are grateful for the continued support from our “Tribe” (that’s you!).

Actionable Steps To Take

Think of a topic that you’re knowledgable and passionate about. Are you into fashion and beauty? Cooking and meal prep? Tech? Animals? Golf?

If so, start a website around that topic and share your useful, first-hand information with the world — while earning an income along the way.

Do you have a skill that you want to turn into a business — construction, landscaping, pet sitting, hair styling? If so, you’ll want to start a basic website to show what you can offer to your clients.

Many people think that having a website is simply for blogging and telling stories, but as you can see, that’s not the case!

One of the many blogging offices we’ve had

If you’re interested in starting a website today (in any genre), you can get your website up and running in around 10 minutes. If you use this link, you’ll receive our Beginner Blogger Course, and blogging tips ebook for free.

By starting a website and creating content in the way that the course outlines, you’ll see an audience grow over time and you can earn money from your site in as little as just a few months (as Nick has proven with his newest website).

3. House Sitting & Pet Sitting

Can you imagine living in a penthouse in New York City, on a vineyard in Italy, or a beachfront bungalow in the Caribbean? Well, it’s possible through house and pet sitting, and those are all job opportunities that we’ve personally received!

Our Experience House Sitting and Pet Sitting

While we were on the road, we started to hear about house sitting but didn’t really think much of it. After our teaching contract in China was up in July 2013, we travelled on the Trans Mongolian and Trans Siberian Railway into Central Asia and Iran.

We weren’t sure what to do when that 5-month trip was over. So, we set up our house sitting profile with Trusted Housesitters and crossed our fingers.

Sunset in the Kaluts of Iran. We set up our housesitting profile during this trip

Within a week, we had received an offer to “Take care of a Divine Dog in the Caribbean”. We took the job and spent a good portion of 2014 in Grenada. And yes, he was the most divine dog.

Since then, we’ve taken care of dogs in Barbados, Grenada, and Costa Rica, while enjoying free accommodation and wonderful experiences along the way.

While we haven’t utilized the house sitting platform since 2016, it was a great way to supplement our income when we were getting Goats On The Road off the ground.

The best part, however, was being able to have a pet for a while — something that isn’t conducive to our nomadic lifestyle.

The diving dog, Spare. So many adventures with this sweet boy.

Why House Sitting?

When a homeowner goes away for a holiday or other reasons, they need someone to take care of their beloved fur baby and property. Most of the time there is an animal included in the job, but there are some cases where you’ll just be there to take care of the home.

In exchange for loving and caring for the pet(s), you’ll receive free accommodation in the owner’s home. Depending on the job, you may also receive a vehicle for you to use and payment.

The perks of this job are endless. Live and travel around the world for free while fully immersing yourself in the country and living like a local, rather than a tourist.

And, of course, enjoy the company of a furry friend!

One of our house sitting jobs in the Caribbean

Actionable Steps to Take

If you love animals, travelling around and are a responsible individual, then house and pet sitting may be right for you. Not all gigs are in exotic, tropical destinations — many are in the UK, USA, Australia, and Canada.

Create your house sitting profile with all of the required information (and video). The homeowners will contact you, or you can reach out and apply for the job.

We’ve always utilized Trusted Housesitters for our gigs. Have a look at the current jobs on offer, and sign up here to receive the latest housesitting jobs directly in your email inbox.

4. Freelance Writing

A great way to make an income from writing is through freelance gigs — either in print or online. This is another one of the stepping stones we utilized along the way to earn an income remotely.

Our First Freelance Writing Jobs

During our first house sitting and pet sitting job in 2014, we were growing Goats On The Road. In order to get our name out there, we decided to reach out to a few online travel magazines and companies to see if we could share our travel stories with them.

Working from a hammock – not the most ergonomic, but Nick loved it

Our first freelance gig was with a well-known travel website where we received a twice-weekly column! We were over the moon. At the time, we earned $50 per article from them.

A couple of months after that freelance job, we received another consistent offer with a credit card and finance website. We wrote 4 posts a month for them while receiving $250 per article.

Our articles were also published in the Southeast Asia Backpacker Magazine, The Globe & Mail newspaper, and the Vancouver Sun newspaper in Canada. We were thrilled to see our names in print!

We received a few more writing jobs back then in 2014 and 2015 and for a while, we were writing 30 articles a month. This gave us a great income boost, and combined with house sitting, we were able to travel around Central America, Mexico, and the Caribbean.

Working with wine in the evening – had to get those freelance posts done!

Actionable Steps To Take

No matter what topics you’re interested in, there will be a company that you can write for. Freelance writing is a great way to promote your brand, gain links back to your website, and earn an income.

Of course, even if you don’t have your own website, you can still be a freelance writer.

We’ve compiled a list of the top websites that pay aspiring travel writers. The pay varies depending on the magazine (in print and online), but you can find a gig that pays upwards of $4,000!

Another great way to find writing opportunities (on a variety of topics), is through the company called Solid Gigs. They siphon through all the online freelance job boards and only send you the top 1% legitimate, well-paid gigs to your inbox each week. To find out more, click here and use promo code GOATS2 to receive the first month for just $2.

Finally, you could sign up for Upwork and see what sort of writing jobs are available on that platform.

5. Creating Digital Products

Why not create a product that you own and can sell to your audience? Work hard to create a useful digital product, and reap the benefits of selling it for years afterward.

After a few years in the blogging world, we started to realize that we were quite knowledgable on the topic and that we were able to quickly and easily grow and monetize websites.

So, we decided to teach new bloggers how to start a website, and how to then turn that website into a profitable business. We created digital products to share with our audience to ultimately help them on their path to blogging success.

Nick working on his course for Goats On The Road

The eBooks

First, we started with what seemed easiest at the time, an online book. Ebooks were really popular (and still are), but even more so back when we created them in 2016.

We chose to make our first ebook free for people who sign up for our weekly newsletter. It’s titled: 101 Ways to Earn Money and Pay For Travel and you can still get it for free if you sign-up.

That was our first ebook and once we got the hang of it, Nick decided to put all of our best blogging tips together into one place. The second ebook is titled: “The Absolute Best Blogging Tips: Advice For Making Money From Your Blog”.

Initially, we were selling that ebook on Amazon, but since then, we’ve changed and it’s now available on our site for $4.99.

Online Courses

From ebooks to online training! We kicked it up a notch and went from writing to video. Virtual courses and training are much more interesting, and valuable for students.

We remember all too well the mistakes we made when we first started our website in 2012. Our Beginner’s Blogger Course aims to help bloggers and website owners start their sites quickly, and correctly. We wish this was available when we started out!

It took a while to get it “right” and to figure out how to do a video course vs. just a simple ebook.

Nick updates the course from time to time to keep it current, and ultimately, it’s been our top product to date. We offer the course for free when people start a website through our link. Or, we also sell if for $69.

Start a website through our link, get a discount on hosting, and our course and ebook for free

The second video course is more advanced. Once you have your website up and running, you’ll want to take it to the next level by learning how to monetize it and have your content seen. The best way to do this is through search engine optimization (SEO).

Nick created an actionable, useful digital course and has received amazing feedback from his students! Check out the free 1-hour mini-training, to see if it’s right for you.

Actionable Steps to Take

If you feel comfortable on camera and are somewhat savvy when it comes to computers and all things digital, then I recommend skipping the ebook stage and heading straight for online course creation. It’s more lucrative as well.

But, if you feel you want to ease into creating digital products by making an ebook first (like we did), then I recommend Canva. It’s free, easy to use and there are quite a few graphics and design options available to make a nice book.

When it comes to online courses, we use and recommend the program Teachable. It’s easy for you as the course creator to set up, upload your content, and manage. And, it’s really simple for the course students to navigate as well.

Create your own digital products and give yourself the freedom to work from anywhere in the world…such as Argentina.

Initially, we had a membership plugin attached to Goats On The Road. It was very difficult to set up, and in the end, it wasn’t compatible with our website and we had so many issues! Stick to Teachable and save yourself the headache and to keep your own website running fast and smooth.

In Conclusion

There you have it! The past 8 years of our lives in a nutshell. I hope you found our story and the steps we’ve taken to get to this point in our lives useful and inspiring.

As you can see, our journey to location independence started long before the creation of this website. Every step of the way we’ve learned something new, been inspired to try another creative outlet, and have always followed our Personal Legend and the path of least resistance.

Thanks for reading and being a part of our Tribe!

If you’re searching for ways to work remotely and become more financially and location independent, give some (or all!) of the ideas in this article a try. You never know what you may discover. As always, thank you for reading.

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