well, I was lucky enaough to have been invited on the trip with UNF...kinda like a chaparone, only...hum...anyway this was a life changing experience for me. Life changing may be a loaded term but the trip definetly reconfirmed what a comunal and traditional lifestyle has to offer. The Gullah Geeche have lived for centuries on these sea islands, they have been the primary cultivators and stewards to these beautiful and ecologically significant landscapes. They have given the Historical paradigms of the South as well as the plantation ideology a voice that exposes the disjuncture in tourism and representation of the fantasy South.
Three things- FOOD, SEWING (double meaning), FAMILY
It is impossible not to find these aspects in Gullah life.
God bless the Gullah Geeche Nation.
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment