LAND OF THE IGUANAS
It’s no surprise that St Lucians have a deep sense of pride for their 238-square-mile island nation which has changed hands between the British and French 13 times. Despite its small size, St Lucia embodies inimitable beauty, warm hospitality and great achievements. The island boasts two Nobel Prize winners – Sir William Arthur Lewis (Economics, 1979) and Sir Derek Walcott (Literature, 1992) – and two volcanic peaks – the Pitons – that jut out majestically from the Caribbean Sea.
My history with the island began in October 1991 at the age of 18 when my mother relocated her family from my native Guyana to the homeland of my stepfather. I was immediately smitten with the culture: the widely spoken French-based Creole and pervasive Anglo-French architecture and place names. My mother and my siblings have since switched to metropolitan cities while Castries
