4 The HBCU Advocate Editorial Traveling to Trinidad: A Tremendous Treat


company that offered the experience. While ziplining, I was not only able to get a birds-eye view of the jungle, I was also able to see the bay from this unique vantage point. It is also difficult to put into words


how sweet and humble the people of Trinidad are. Most Trinidadians


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all while using a foreign API in a familiar programming language,” said Asanji Chofor, Hampton University junior and cyber security student. “Taking part


in the Agile SCRUM


Chaguaramas Beach, Trinidad BY ANGELA JONES


sophisticated


I was trying to think of a more word than “treat”


to


use to describe my trip to Trinidad but no other word can convey how I felt about that country. Many years ago in Raleigh, after graduating from college, I met a dynamic gentleman from Trinidad who spoke fondly of his country. He described in so much detail how wonderful the sites, the people and the food are, that I almost felt that I had traveled there. As amazing as it sounded in my friend's description, I would have to say that words cannot describe this magical place. You simply must experience Trinidad for yourself. What one has to understand is that


although Trinidad is a tropical paradise, the country does not promote itself as a tourist destination. Tobago caters to tourists. Trinidad is more for people who want to experience paradise from the vantage point of a local. Trinidadians


are very spiritual


people. When I traveled there it was during the Christmas season. I took a taxi from my hotel to a nearby mall. When I arrived at the mall, I discovered that it was closing early because it was a few days before Christmas. As inconvenienced as I felt, I could not help but respect


the people of


Trinidad’s reverence for a holiday that has become so commercial in many other countries. Initially, getting


around in


Trinidad was an expensive endeavor. After I was invited to attend a wild meat party, I discovered there were other ways to get around other than the taxis that sat outside my hotel. I also discovered that the hotel was getting a


kickback from the taxi drivers. One of the party goers told us that although Uber was no longer available on the island; the locals have created an unofficial Uber-like system. For about TT$10, which is less than $2 in US currency, a local driver would take his passenger several miles from the outskirts of the city, which was where I was staying, to the city center. There, one can shop, eat and visit museums. The


food in Trinidad is


amazing because of the many spices Trinidadians use in their recipes. As a vegan, I agreed to attend a wild meat party because I know the side dishes would be scrumptious. Plantains, callaloo and curried vegetables are some of


the non-meat dishes that


Trinidadians eat. My favorite is roti. I had the most delicious roti in the city center which included vegetables with curry and mango. Roti is a very thin and pliable flatbread made from stoneground wholemeal flour. Usually some type of curried meat or vegetables is wrapped inside of it. Although roti is consumed in India, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka,


Indonesia, Singapore,


Maldives, Malaysia and Bangladesh, Trinidadians have somehow perfected this delicious dish. The climate


in Trinidad is


comfortable all year round. While I was there in December, the average High temperature was about 85. There is always a gentle


breeze. I


somehow garnered the courage to go ziplining while I was in Trinidad at Chaguaramas Beach. Although I was zipping above the treetops, I felt very safe due to the precautions taken by the


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Management Workshop where we met up with the other teams from the other universities was one of the most exciting


for me because we gained firsthand experience


parts of this project planning and actually


constructing a CubeSat from scratch. I’m truly grateful for this experience and all that I was able to learn as a part of the CubeSat Mission.”


Astronauts will release the CubeSats so they can orbit together as a constellation. The satellites are expected to remain in orbit anywhere from four months up until two years


are


confident, proud and humble all at the same time. I met so many wonderful people while I was there who made me feel right at home. If I could live anywhere in the world, I believe Trinidad would be my second choice. Stay tuned to find out what country would be my first choice.


before burning up when they re-enter Earth’s atmosphere. The satellites will communicate data to ground stations at UVA, Virginia Tech and ODU for analysis using the analytical tool being developed by Hampton University students.


"This was a great opportunity for Hampton University students to get involved in and learn about CubeSats and projects on a scale larger than what can be experienced in a classroom, so large that they must be coordinated across several different organizations,” said Dr. John McNabb, assistant professor for the Hampton University School of Science.


The launch is scheduled for April


17 from Wallops Island on Virginia’s Eastern Shore.


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