Ms. Alida Pageant – Free At Last in Suriname, South America

Written by Carolyn Proctor


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An important part of today's (June 30th, 2003) Keti Koti celebration isrepparttar annual Miss Alida contest, held inrepparttar 133665 evening atrepparttar 133666 Anthony Neste Stadium in Suriname's capital, Paramaribo. Although Suriname has been free from Dutch rule since 1975, a separate Miss Alida pageant is also held each year in Holland, where many former Surinamers have chosen to make their home.

The Neste Stadium is traditionally sold out, so Suriname's pageant is simultaneously televised; 2003 markedrepparttar 133667 13th anniversary ofrepparttar 133668 Miss Alida contest, an opportunity for ten young Creole women to celebrate their heritage by competing forrepparttar 133669 title. This year's winner is 20-year-old Joan Dogojo. The major sponsor isrepparttar 133670 Suriname soft drink company Fernandes, which is alsorepparttar 133671 official importer of Coca-Cola.

The ceremonies begin with a cultural dance presentation to warm uprepparttar 133672 audience. Music provided by a live orchestra features native drums and flutes. The judges are seated at a long table just belowrepparttar 133673 front ofrepparttar 133674 stage, with placards to raise indicating their score after each contestant's presentation. At intermission,

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San Juan Islands Friday Harbor Inn

Written by Pam


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Butrepparttar rooms are where you'll really start enjoying your stay. All ofrepparttar 133664 deluxe rooms have Jacuzzi tubs; one has its own hot-tub. Most ofrepparttar 133665 rooms have balconies, and some have water views. All were furnished with king-size beds and kitchenettes (forrepparttar 133666 less deluxe rooms,repparttar 133667 hosts have put in shared kitchenettes so that all guests have access torepparttar 133668 same amenities). My room was spacious and quiet with a small desk and a huge bed. I had a shared bathroom, but I never encountered anyone else using it, so it felt private. And you have high-speed Internet access -- albeit at a Mac workstation, so this poor reviewer who works for a nameless computer company in Redmond was a little baffled about how that strange operating system works.

But what makes this inn a place I would recommend isrepparttar 133669 service. The host was informative without being intrusive. His recommendations for restaurants and places to stock up for a kayaking trip were very helpful. Better yet,repparttar 133670 day I arrived there was an island-wide, planned power outage, sorepparttar 133671 host provided us each with flashlights. Since I had to be up early, he even leant me a battery-operated alarm clock.

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