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Photos and Video from Trinidad

Andrew — Sun, 01 Oct 2006 14:08:01 +0000

Now with share-y, taggy, web 2.0 good-ness!

I’ve got about forty photos up so far on my Flickr page, and also a couple of videos on YouTube. The photos are a bit of a work in progress—I’m still adding descriptions and I don’t know the names of some of the other authors at the NALIS reading.

Little help, Ray?

Trinidad Rush Hour

Andrew — Thu, 28 Sep 2006 01:28:01 +0000

Almost one car per capita makes for a wicked rush hour – the 1 hour drive to the airport took 3 this afternoon!

Road Trip to San Fernando

Andrew — Tue, 26 Sep 2006 12:44:00 +0000

One thing you may not know about my trip to Trini is that I’ve rented a car. A right hand-drive car. And today Ray and I are going to attempt to drive through morning rush hour traffic all the way from our hotel in St. James to the town of San Fernando, down the coast of the Caribbean Sea.

Oh, and unlike Bermuda where the entire island has a speed limit of 20 km/h, there are lots of accidents here!

Hello from Trinidad!

Andrew — Mon, 25 Sep 2006 17:17:36 +0000

Writing this from my hotel balcony, overlooking the rolling hills of St. James. More soon!

(Not) Cruising with The Second City

Andrew — Sat, 09 Sep 2006 19:23:00 +0000

A no-brainer or career suicide? Whatever the case may be, I’ve just turned down the chance to spend four months on board this cruise ship performing with The Second City.

I’d be away from November to March of next year, and would miss Christmas with my family and friends. But I’d only have to perform two shows a week, and would have full access to the ship’s many amenities the rest of the time.

The long contract certainly gave me pause, but the deciding factor turned out to be the sleeping arrangements—sharing a tiny cabin with a roommate that I don’t necessarily know is something that this crotchety old SC alum just wasn’t prepared to do. I had no problem sleeping six to a tent in Bosnia, but on a boat-load of American tourists I would absolutely need some kind of guaranteed personal space.

I will, however, get a small taste of the Caribbean when I accompany Ray Deonandan to T&T for his appearance at CARIFESTA at the end of September. We’ll be sharing a room, but for a couple of days I think I can manage…