January 8th blog by Wynsome, Aleema and Rosalyn

 January 8th – Tobago 🤗


Greetings! We’re back and better than ever here on the beautiful island of Tobago. We have been on the smaller, rural island for about two full days and are absolutely loving it! Our group has grown closer and has spent the last two mornings learning how to cook breakfast together in the cute kitchen of our cabin by the beach. We have tried the local food around Charlotteville and made sure to spend hours playing in the ocean and in the sand 😁 We have also had two full class sessions and are having some great discussions on the subject of politics in Trinidad & Tobago, as well as the father of the nation, Eric Williams! 



Who was Eric Williams👤? 

📍”Father of the Nation” 

📍Former Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago 

📍People’s National Movement (PNM) leader and politician 


Short Hike to Fort Campbleton! 


There are many small forts in Tobago. Instead of a more traditional fort with a large structure or building on the grounds, some of the forts in Tobago only contain cannons and an outlook into the ocean. These forts were used to defend the island from attacks and keep an outlook on who was approaching the island. Fort Campbleton was mainly used to help protect shipping in the bays where sugar was loaded, now it is a beautiful overlook onto Man-O-War Bay. 



As we continue learning about Eric Williams and Trinidad and Tobago's political development, seeing these historical sites in person gives us a deeper connection to the themes we’ve been discussing. These moments give us a clearer way to think about leadership, independence, and the complexities of post-colonial governance in a diverse Caribbean region.

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