One of the
most surprising things of living in PG, is discovering the amazing life
histories of many of its inhabitants. It is simply so amazing the quantity of
people who come from other countries in the Caribbean (Antigua, Dominica,
Jamaica…) the places some of these people have travelled to, how many of them
have lived a part of their life abroad, how many have family in the USA and
travel there frequently… These includes New York City delivery boys, LA cab
drivers, Michigan babysitters, Spain cooks… but most probably, the ones I am
going to introduce you are some of the most charismatic you will find in this
picturesque town!
Drum-master
Mr. Emmeth Young:
Expert in
African percussion, he is one of the most applauded drum makers, teachers and
players in Belize. He travels all around the country frequently, offering gigs
with his different bands.
Natural
from Gale’s Point, a maroon village near Belize City, he currently lives in PG
with her American wife and their daughter. Here, they run a restaurant
(Driftwood Café: one of our favourites, given they possess one of the very few
espresso machines in town!), and offers drum lessons and hand made drums.
Watching him playing live is simply amazing!
Mr. Gomier,
chef and plant guru:
Natural
from a small island in the other side of the Caribbean, he owns a little
vegetarian restaurant close to our office: the perfect choice if you are
looking for healthy food, like home made tofu, seitan, bread... He is not only a
master chef, but an expert in local plants and traditional medicine, growing
all kinds of plants in its little garden and knowing all the secret properties
of them all. During the Sierra Leona civil unrest, he travelled there as a
volunteer in a project to teach local people how to grow soya and then process
it in different kinds of food.
And these
two guys are just a couple of examples…
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