A cultural adventure which felt like home.

by Safiya Duncan (United Kingdom (Great Britain))

Making a local connection Barbados

I felt connected to the place as soon as I got off the plane. Stepped into a place where I was no longer a minority. Barbados has a feeling of history connected to it and I could feel it in the air. The people made us feel at home in a country so far away this made me want to stay forever. Home became so distant to me. I was in love because the people were kind and friendly. Overcame a fear of going on a jet ski. I went on a yacht and got to view the landscapes of the island. I felt happy and I could wander around freely. I had my own friend who showed me the churches and historical places. You could feel it's history and its story it had to tell. The nightlife was something else entirely but I loved it. The diversity of people you met. One of my least favourite experience was traveling on the bus. It got so full everyone crammed together and it made me feel so anxious. Then I realised thats some people every day reality so I humbled myself. I walked past a table of old men playing dominos they reminded me of my grandad. I wrote him a letter and put it in a bottle hoping it would find only it could never because he's not of this world anymore. I put in the sea and hoped it would reach Jamaica. The local people were so friendly and kind if this place could have been my second home id have been happy. I feel in love with the island and its beaches. It was a place I was sad to leave. One day Barbados may we meet again.