Currently, I am sitting in the Federal Building in Hartford, CT. Hubby is in an office, being interviewed to become a US citizen. This was a looooong and expensive process. When we got married, I just assumed hubby automatically became a dual citizen of Trinidad and Tobago and the United States of America. Ha, ha… not so much. I am now very familiar with the immigration process. Hubby came to the states as a student,…

Today we visited our old home in Harlem to turn in our apartment keys. We planned to take the 9:45 AM metro north train into the city, but that was only going to be possible with some hustling. Amari ran down Washington boulevard to ensure we would make the train, and I followed close on his heel pushing Joshy in the stroller. My dear, trini husband, however, casually strolled down the sidewalk with an ease…

I must start off by saying that my husband brings a whole new language into our home. During my first visit to Trinidad in 2002, I learned about the book, Cote Ci Cote La, which “is an entertaining and educational illustrated dictionary that is the key to understanding the spoken dialect of Trinidad and Tobago.” My favorite words and phrases in the book are gyurl (which is pronounced “ghial”) and cuttin style. He has terms…