I live on a butterfly-shaped island in the Caribbean called Guadeloupe. Creole and French are spoken here, a pasty cassava with various fillings is eaten, a marine snail called Lambi is tasted and the Gwoka is played and danced, also since the end of January the euphoria of the carnival is felt.
Aquí llegó la guillotina a cortar cabezas hace unos cuantos siglos atrás y aunque ya no está la amenaza de aquel instrumento para decapitar, las temporadas de huracanes son siempre motivo de alerta porque en ocasiones un ciclón puede ser tan poderoso como para arrancar techos como la guillotina cortaba testas.
It is a land that lives vibrating because below it boils the living lava of a volcano that doesn’t sleep completely: La Soufrière. I live very close to it and from home I can see the sulfuric breath that comes out of its immense mouth: the fumaroles.
My name is Antonio Barrios and I come from a hot land in the continental Caribbean, from a vibrant city that is sometimes chaotic and stressful, its name is Caracas. There I was born and grew up surrounded by the noise of the engines, the horns of permanent traffic and the greenery of Ávila, the mountain that surrounds this metropolis that everyone calls a valley.
I also come from Galicia, Spain, from Tucupita and San Antonio de Irapa, to the east of Venezuela, I come from the Caribbean, I come from Africa. I come from where my ancestors come from.
I'm attracted by the transformative power of culture and that's why at one point I became interested in writing about that young crack addict who came out of hell to later portray him with his camera, but I don't intend to set very narrow limits for myself when writing here.
Here I will bring stories of where I come from, where I am, but also where I am going. So I can talk about the Caribbean, the sea and the city, witches and devils, salsa, dance, percussion or rum, writers, poets and guerrillas, the subway, buses, taxis, books, books and bookstores, photographers and photography, non-Hollywood movies and even some secrets and not so secrets of the life I live and that of others.
I'm a journalist, but I have been a Spanish teacher, a banker, a writer of cheesy poems, a baseless chronicler, an investigator of the lives of others like that of the man who was imprisoned in more than 10 Venezuelan prisons and who decided to free himself by writing poetry, or that banker that he lived without living and that one day he quit his job, found a new love and dedicated himself to challenging people by creating puzzles and puppets.
I have participated in several narrative workshops that I don't know if they have helped me to improve something but at least they have confirmed that my desires are there: to write stories, I have not done this with any foundation, but I hope to accommodate myself and put order into this vocation that I think I have. That's why I followed the advice of my good friend @sofathana to open my space on HIVE and put together my presentation.
Here I am and here I go to tell about hurricane places or volcanic characters, about an apparently paradisiacal island or a sulfurous city. I'll be rooting myself to the rhythm that sounds.
Traducción al inglés @sofathana / Traslation to English by @sofathana
Las fotografías son de mi autoría / The photos are of my authorship
Welcome to our amazing community Antonio! Very nice intro, it´s a pleasure to meet you :)
Thank you @sofathana for bringing Antonio to Hive, I am sure he will love it here :)
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Thank you @phortun for your support and for your warm welcome! I am feeling very well here.
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Welcome to Hive!
Great into and writing style, I really enjoyed reading this!
Hope you'll have a good time here! 😎
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¡Bienvenido a esta colmena @eltony! Estoy segura de que disfrutarás compartir tus escritos y experiencias aquí, ¡éxitos! 🐝
Gracias @sofathana aventurera e inquieta viajadora, espero que visites pronto el Caribe insular y pases por estas tierras volcánicas.
Welcome to Hive @eltony! 😃 You have quite an interesting life story and it might be filled with more color and adventure along the way 🙂 Hope you find it to be an enjoyable journey into the communities here, warm greetings from @dbuzz, cheers! 🍻
D.Buzz is a great place for you to freely express what you want with our microblogging platform. Feel free to make an introduction post and let the community know who you are. 🐝
Warm greetings to you but let's toast with a cold beer. Thank you @ilovewintergem for your words of encouragement.
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Bienvenido a Hive, te deseo un bonito recorrido por aquí, encantada de que nos regales tu melodiosa prosa.
Gracias @alteramelia por tus palabras de aliento. Contento de este cálido recibimiento.
Bienvenido a Hive Antonio, que tu motivación no afloje, que tu disciplina para escribir se fortalezca, que tus ideas fluyan como la lava cuando es expulsada por el volcán y que tu lápiz te lleve hasta donde quieres estar y hasta lo que quieras ser. Éxito. 😺🤘
Gracias @gatubela por estas bonitas palabras de aliento y esta poética bienvenida. Que las ideas fluyan pero que la lava se quede tranquilita en las profundidades del volcán.
Jajajajaja, ok
Hello @eltony! This is @indayclara from @ocd (Original Content Decentralized) team. We saw that you already posted your first blog here in Hive! Congratulations and welcome to Hive!
You can tell us more about the beautiful island you are living in or the many places you have traveled in Haveyoubeenhere. We have other amazing Communities to explore or you can check out the Communities Incubation Program.If you are looking for tips and information as a Hive newbie, click here.
Also, letting you know since content on the Hive platform is monetized, using other people’s ideas or images could be considered as an offense and which is also viewed in a serious light on the blockchain. Here is a useful collection of resources about how plagiarism and abuse is viewed and handled on Hive.
If you have questions, you can hop into Discord server and we'll gladly answer your questions.
Thank you @lovesniper @indayclara @ocd for your welcome, for your support and for your timely advice. I subscribed to Haveyoubeenhere to explore it thoroughly.
¡Bienvenido a la comunidad Hive @eltony!
Esperamos sinceramente que encuentre todo lo que está buscando y que haya encontrado un nuevo hogar aquí.
Siete sugerencias a tener en cuenta:
asegúrese de obtener todo su trabajo, incluso si es suyo.
Te encontré porque @brittandjosie y @jamerussell de @heyhaveyamet presentaron y promocionaron tu publicación para tener más exposición y ayudarte a crecer más rápido.
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Diviértete y feliz Hiving!
Gracias @jamerussell por tu recibimiento y por tus consejos. Los tomaré en cuenta. Agradezco también a @brittandjosie y @heyhaveyamet por la proyección que han hecho de mi modesta presentación. Saludos!
Increíble presentación. Bienvenido a Hive
Gracias @flquin por el recibimiento y por tu apreciación. Saludos.
This was a fascinating intro that I came upon in Pimp Your Post Thursday. You have a very interesting narrative and I look forward to reading more of your blog !PIZZA !ALIVE
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Thank you very much for your motivating comment. The challenge is to keep up. Soon I will publish the story of the tiny Parisian room where a Nobel Prize winner wrote his great novel.
Sounds wonderful, I look forward to it 🤗
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