Martinique: Language & Culture

By Rut and Maya Today started a bit later than the others with a 8:30 bus ride to Habitation Clément. This site is named after the first Black doctor on the island, Homère Clément. At Habitation Clément we began with a guided museum tour where we learned about the everyday life of the people...

By Keva and Natalie The day began with our breakfast and bus ride at 9:30. Today, our itinerary consisted of a trip to La Savane des Esclaves, the Jardin de Balata, and a boat ride. La Savane des Esclaves, or The Slave Savannah, is a museum highlighting local Martinican culture and the island’s history...

By Jaya and Riti Today, we visited one of the most important cities on the island Saint-Pierre, once the affluent and flourishing capital of Martinique that was destroyed by the eruption of the still active volcano, Mount Pelée, in 1912. We had another early start, with our bus departing at 6:30 a.m., packed breakfasts...

Our second takeaway was that time flows very differently on the island, and we have started to lean into that. The workers at the Lakou A didn’t give us a distinct schedule at the beginning of the day, and they let us have time to explore and play games. This stressed a lot of...

Day three of our travels was jam-packed! We started off with a trip to a local school in Fort-de-France, the capital of Martinique, and we then did a really fun scavenger hunt all around the city. We woke up early and left around six in the morning with breakfast packed on the bus. The...

Today in Martinique, we had a very enjoyable day at the coastal mangrove forest. We picked up crabs, ate curry, and learned about how we need to protect the current ecosystem that the mangrove provides. While we were there we learned about three different types of mangroves: red, gray (white), and black. Together, the...

Looking out at nature, it was clear that there weren’t any typical sights we were used to seeing at home. Everything from the plants to the ocean was so different, and it was really exciting to get a sense of what the rest of our time here would be like.  School —> Philadelphia Airport...