The Migration

I write this now from another country and another perspective - having returned to the United States after finally admitting to myself that personal progress in Trinidad and Tobago was no longer possible for me just as it isn't possible for so many worthwhile minds in Trinidad and Tobago.

It seemed odd that the day before I left I met an economist presenting a paper to the Prime Minister about the necessity of R&D in the technology sector. This was compounded by meeting a young woman who today is involved in the death of a grandfather 40 days later, an opera singer who I was later to find out was a Miss T&T. She, too, will leave and return to her life.

There were quite a few reasons for me to leave. Some are personal and of those I will not write here. Others are directly related to Trinidad and Tobago. Others are issues of relativity in the rate of change of development of Trinidad and Tobago. All of that said, there remains a tie to Trinidad and Tobago and so I will continue to write here on KnowTnT.com. Further, I have 9 years of notes on problems I faced in Trinidad and Tobago - 9 years of notes that I will be sharing in various posts here on this site that come from personal experience. I imagine quite a few people that have crossed paths with me will be upset, but that is not the point.

The point is to turn on the light and watch the cockroaches scatter. To make people aware of the problems that are faced every day, of solutions that may not be readily apparent and to open things up to discussion.