When I decided to write an Honor's Thesis I had no idea it was going to involve this many perks. I've been in St. Lucia in the West Indies for the past two weeks--a trip funded by the Honor's Program--working on my thesis. I'm writing on a book-length poem called Omeros by Derek Walcott who lives in St. Lucia. The poem is anchored in St. Lucia and is essentially an investigation of the St. Lucian identity. Consequently I was able to go and spend time on the island, positioning myself within the poem, visiting the various sites mentioned, and getting a feel for the culture and issues there. I've gotta say, not a bad way to spend two weeks.
Christian came with me as he's prone to take any and every opportunity to travel and we spent 12 glorious days on the island. The landscape was absolutely stunning and the culture pretty fascinating. I was also able to meet Derek Walcott--the author--who turned out to be quite funny. I'm sorry I'm not writing more here, perhaps I'll expound on my experiences later but right now going into any sort of detail seems overwhelming. So I'll just post a few pictures and call it good for now.
