A Storm is Currently Happening in my Country while I am trying to introduce myself.
As I am writing this post a tropical storm warning has been issued for Trinidad and Tobago, as well as Grenada.
I am 24 years of age, and a recent graduate at the University of the West Indies. I live in Trinidad and Tobago, and today, June 19th, 2017, is one of our national holidays, Labor Day. But instead of relaxing and enjoying our time off from work, we are kept indoors, awaiting our fate in the next few hours because we have been issued a storm warning. Yes, we made sure to get our "storm essentials" such as batteries for our lights and radio and canned foods to last us the rest of the week.
Every year, my country is always issued a storm or hurricane warning, during (as my country like to call it) “Hurricane Season”. Hurricane season is usually from June - November; usually peaking around August. Each and every time we receive storm warnings, the storm just swoops and swings upward and hit the other islands (Haiti, Cuba, Bahamas, Jamaica) leaving Trinidad and Tobago (Trinidad mostly) unscathed.
But no, this year the storm warning seems like it may actually affect us this year. And we as a country are not prepared. As I am writing this, heavy winds are howling outside, beating my windows and thunderstorms so loud my bed is shaking.
Because we have gotten away so many years, the people in my country tend to take environmental issues very lightly. I have literally seen with my own eyes people throw their trash out the car while the car is moving. As well as, seeing people dump a whole washing machine at the side of the road. talk about litter and pollution! If you’ve been here, you’d understand what I am talking about. It is so bad, that if there’s drizzle for 20 minutes, everywhere becomes flooded (well not everywhere, but you get what I mean).
And on top of that, this country has so many wooden and weak houses with unstable, rusty, galvanized roofs. They estimate that the wind speed would reach 65 km/hr with higher gusts. I am afraid that so many people may become homeless.
Hello & Welcome to @tajo,
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I am @digital-gypsy - nice to meet you !
I would just start following and talk to the people here first, with the time
i am sure the trend is going up with you !
bienvenida, willkommen and velkommen
Good Luck & Cheers
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Thanks a lot for your reply! Very appreciated :)
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look s like over here in thailand sometimes
looking forward to see you around, again ^^
have my friendly upvote
Wow, really?
I would love to visit Thailand one of these days
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Thank you so much!
Oh this place men has a lot of rum production... Send some rum here!
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I've been to T&T and my best friend is from there! Stay safe and best of luck to you!
That great that you have been.
Thank you, I am trying.
It's hurricane season again. Those of us who live in the southern US are familiar with it. Good luck to you and your family. May you all be safe. And, welcome to Steemit. You will really like it here.
Wow, good luck to you as well and thank you.
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This is amazing, thank you!
Welcome to this incredible platform, hope everything will work out for you. Being here it’s not easy but not difficult neither only an extra effort will go a long way, engagement is the key good luck I’m @tinashe Start by Following ,Upvoting &Resteeming people and they will do the same.
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Scary, please stay safe!
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It is so sad that you have to face conditions like this almost every year .. steem is with you tajo ... Welcome to the family .. would love to read more posts by you .. keep posting
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