back to a not normal

Sooo Trinidad has more or less managed its cases and we are a point of all businesses reopening.

Traffic has restarted and more or less you can get what you need fairly easily.

Black Lives Matter protests in the US has sparked a healthy and collective opening up of thine eyes of the Afro-Trinis locally and I'm here for ALL of that!

However although things are reopening I am VERY prudent about how I go out and conduct business.

We do have porous borders..and the virus doesn't necessarily need to enter via plane.

and this is where we reach.

Masks are usually associated with bandits.

Now we cant even buy bread without them..

I am cookiiiinnngg

Well..Trinidad and Tobago is coming out of its covid lockdown.

As of today we now have 0 active cases...reported.

I am not ready to jump up and down yet. The borders may be closed but they are Hella porous.

One boat from Tucapita and we press the "reset" button on our efforts. It is mildly terrifying.

So.I continue to be a homebody but I enjoy my outdoor sejourns for exercise and/or a quick walkabout

And boy oh boy am I cooking!

Chinese, soups, blue berry bread, mango bread, pancakes, beef! Im doing it! And im.not halfway bad! 

keeping connected during COVID - lit like litmus

Yes yes..the pandemic is still here.

Yes yes I'm still stuck indoors with little to do. It is indeed a miracle that I enjoy my own company, a good book and a decent movie/tv series as these are in abundance these days.

I've lagged on my dance classes with Alvin Ailey :(, but I hope next week that I find my inspiration again.

One of the challenges of an extroverted introvert like me, is to not forget those connections during this period where it's sooo easy to isolate yourself...friends...family..remember that?

Well...DRAIN IT!  The COVID edition to the rescue!!! The peeps thought it unforgivable if I did not call a DRAIN IT during this unique period..and I am.not one to disappoint!

So last nite we all gathered...(after resolving some technical difficulties as we quickly realised that Houseparty can only hold 7 at a time and we had people outside the event and had to make an impromptu switch over to zoom...sponsored by CARPHA (thanks Sketchkosi) ..from all corners including Cayman and NYC to old talk, shit talk for a couple of hours and effectively get plastered off of our own liquor all the way to 1:30am this morning.

Result..a good time was had and I literally got drunk off my own liquor...shame.

Couldn't get up till 2pm when I embarked on.an epic fry fest to try to recreate hangover food - and seeing that kfc and royal castle are still closed. Cue - Royal Nikki!

who would've thought

That a global pandemic would have me dancing like crazy.

Alvin Ailey extension has been a godsend.

After 8yrs off the dance floor I realised that I STILL sweat like bullets when doing ballet. How am.I supposed to suck in so many things and STILL breathe!!!

another day, another SIQ

It's April whatever the date is, and it's another day indoors.

I've established a pretty om routine of yoga in the nmorning 3-4 times per week, african dance class twice per week and eating all the quarantine snacks in an epic way.

I've managed to surpass my usual laziness and I can't even muster the effort to put the dirty laundry in the washing machine...

Yeah..that bad.

However, the days are indeed beautiful.

quarantine dance class...a new normal?

April 3 2020. Trinidad is now at 97 cases (49 from the ill fated cruise) and 6 dead. It's getting heated. 

Supposedly the partial shut down should last until April 15th with schools reopening April 20th.

Year right.

New York is now at the epicentre. More than 1,000,000 people infected globally. 

We are in this for the long haul.

So what's "this" you may ask? Virtual EVERYTHING. The Trinidad courts have FINALLY switched to virtual hearings, 3hr staff meetings are now via Skype (ugh..don't ask) and dance classes!! Dance classes via zoom!

I took my first class yesterday. African! Got the heart pumping and the feet moving - it's been a while!

Let's see how long this new normal lasts for!