About me
This blog is my greatest hobby. Besides blogging I love travelling, reading and shaking it up at Zumba. I am the mother of two lovely sons, the life partner of a wonderful man, the daughter of a doting mother, and a full time Marketer. I am blessed with great friends and a huge network of all sorts of people in the very diverse and resilient community on the Island of St. Maarten. I was born in 1980 on the beautiful island of The Dominican Republic. My mother is Dominican and my father is from Curacao. As a little girl I moved to wonderful ST.Maarten where I grew up and attended Elementary and High School. In 2001 I left my island life and moved to The Netherlands to go to College. I chose Tourism & Leisure Management and my proficiency in languages, communication skills and ability to organize showed me that I made the right choice. I got my Bachelor’s degree in Tourism & Leisure Management and returned home in 2006.
Work
As faith would have it, the tourism industry was not where I would start my career as a professional woman. I started working as an Office Manager for a wholesale agent for beauty products and pharmaceuticals. I was soon promoted to Operational Manager and after that I became the Sales & Marketing Manager.
Marketing soon became a very important and vibrant part of my life. My main goal is to always create and execute marketing activities that surpass the expectations of clients and consumers. I am always striving for quality and innovation. Collaboration with local companies and resources, to me, is the key to success in this field of work. I believe that in anything you do, education and sharing your knowledge is what will make you successful, for this is how you gain the trust and respect of your peers.
- I am 5.3’, fully loaded (with energy and personality)
- My weight…220 lbs. of creativity and FUN
- I have way too many shoes to have a proper inventory, but I can guarantee you that going through ALL of them, will be worth YOUR while! (I usually start my outfit with a pair of shoes).
- They Call me the “Accessories Queen” I can give Amazon a good run for their money. They are bold…dramatic and full of life!
- My nails have been part of me since I was 18 and I have the most creative and demanding nail tech for the past 10 years.
- As you know or may not know, St. Maarten is in the Hurricane belt. This only means that I have been witnessed of at least 10 hurricanes since the age of 9, Irma (2017) was by far the worst.
- During the month of April, people usually know not to contact me. We celebrate Carnival in April on St. Maarten. The BEST Carnival in the World!
- I would love to tell you that I have a favorite food, but being multicultural makes this a little challenging. The one thing that I can tell you is that I have always appreciated good and diverse cuisine.
- Favorite lippie color: Hot Pink, Purple or a combination of both.
- Clothing Items that I would REALLY love to own: an original Kaftan and an African Ensemble made with authentic fabric.
- Music that heals my soul: everything! I can go from Tupac to Nina Simone in 4.5 seconds (my 10-year-old son complains about this constantly).
- A Magical place that is on my bucket list: Greece, there is just something about Santorini all white that gives me LIFE!
