Life's Experiences

By Bennique Brown

Born on Saturday August 7, 1982 on the beautiful island of New Providence, she was blessed Bennique Inderria Brown, the second of three children. Her early education began at Lady Bird Preschool, and then she attended St. Cecilias Catholic Primary, St. Annes in Eleuthera for one term, Aquinas College, H. O. Nash, and then graduated at the C.R. Walker Senior High School. Her tertiary education led her to The College of the Bahamas where she obtained a Bachelors Degree in Secondary Education, specializing in English Language and Literature. Presently she is in pursuit of a Masters Degree at The College of The Bahamas in Reading with concentration in Inclusive Education. Though she has attended various learning institutions, she was sure to leave her footprints in the sand. She was involved in track and basketball teams, dance ministry, choir, Bahamas Jr. Red Cross, Technical Cadets, Rotaract Club, and The Education Awareness Society.
She was taught from a very early age about religion. Moreover, her years of dedication to the Pentecostal Ministry provided her the opportunity to serve on the usher board, sing on the praise team and combined choir. She has learned that in all things you must put God first and in return he will give you the desires of your heart.
One such desire of hers is to become an international public speaker addressing the youths of this nation to follow their dreams. She is definitely well on her way to accomplishing this dream as she is a part of an International Organization that has enhanced her public speaking and communication skills. She joined the Toastmasters organization in 2005, and during that time has held the positions of Secretary, Vice President of Membership, Vice President of Education and President.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Jun 18, 2012
• ISBN: 9781477121764

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Life’s Experiences

Bennique Brown

Copyright © 2012 by Bennique Brown.

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Contents

Dedication

Preface

Acknowledgements

Life and Death

So Many Questions????

18 Today!

Still Here Still Standing

1982

Life

Life Part 2

Bahamian Culture

The Spirit of Junkanoo

Fire Engine

Bad Driving

After the Parade

I is Bahamian

Miscellaneous

ROWDY

Look What Frances Did!

Feelings . . .

28 Days

Testimony

The Dream

(Bennique Brown

13 yrs. old)

S. C. s’ Rose

Negative Mirror Haters

I Am Woman

Love and Relationships

Being with you

Mom You’ve Been Missed

Dry Well

Frustration

Present/Absent Father

Uncertainty

What Goes Around

Survive

I Hate Men

I’ll Do It

Hard to Please

Thanks for New Love

Old Maid

The Embryonic Friendship

Unexpected Rejection

Is this Love?

I Thought of You Today

Career

HIGHER Education

They Lend Me a Child

Dedication

This book is dedicated to my loving sister Nacarria Brown. She was my inspiration in the formation of this book due to her untimely death. She was a quiet, sweet person who loved life and people. Though her life was short lived, she impacted all she came in contact with. My experience with her death forced me to look at life a little differently. Her death opened my eyes to life’s uncertainties, difficulties and fears. It taught me to be open-minded and to expect the curve balls that life will throw. It’s not only about making lemonade with the lemons life give, but also knowing to whom you are serving. Nacarria, if she had lived would have been a brilliant educator, so when she died I was delighted to carry on the mantle that she had set before me. Nacarria was stripped of her life suddenly. She was never married, had no children and had just begun her college education. She was not able to experience all the beauties of life, so I decided to share a little of my life’s experiences with her. Hence, the