Talks

 I discovered that Richie Etwaru (alum of PC) has a profile on several websites so that people/organizations could find and book him for speaking engagements online. I bet the sites help him to "find work." Quite impressive! I should be doing something similar. I am available as a speaker to talk on special topics such as Making Lemonade from Lemons, Taking on Special Projects, and Finding Your Calling. I am happy that we are not competing in the same categories!

Some of the sites:

https://www.speakerbookingagency.com/talent/richie-etwaru

https://www.allamericanspeakers.com/speakers/421991/Richie-Etwaru

https://www.celebritytalent.net/sampletalent/34767/richie-etwaru/

I was also impressed by some other profiles on those sites. An example:

https://www.allamericanspeakers.com/speakers/446235/Mutale-Nkonde

Guyana, CARICOM

 Guyana is a CARICOM member. Guyana has a lot of things in common with some of the other CARICOM/Caribbean countries. I noted a lot of similarities when working on my Pinterest profile. (I lived in Gainesville, Florida at the time). See:

https://www.pinterest.com/fahmeenaodetta/caricom-caribbean-community-guyana-other-caribbean/

Research idea

 I found an interesting article on what makes life meaningful in certain societies:

https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2021/11/18/what-makes-life-meaningful-views-from-17-advanced-economies/. 

The information is good. I would really like to know what foreigners living in a country would say and how it stacks up against citizens of the country. Certain comparisons would also be interesting. My book provides an interesting view of the life someone would lead in Linden, Guyana, South America also considered part of the Caribbean. A company ran by foreigners was part of the equation.

Calls

 I called 911 several times recently (Posts in this blog mention ambulance rides and health issues. I did not provide sufficient details). Police/fire personnel responded to the calls and did their jobs. I appreciate their professionalism. I don't want to call 911 in the future and I hope I would not have to. It is one of the things that came from being sick.

My interactions with the police in the past were related to health and home security. I hope no one thought I was arrested or taken into custody. My professional background and life require/call for background investigations, including drug tests. I try to be careful.

Further information

 For your information, a few posts (in this blog) on life in Linden. This information supports the prior post on my book.

Memories of Linden

 I was born and raised in ("born and grow in") Linden, Guyana. I have lots of memories of the place. Yesterday, I stumbled upon Psalm 23 in Facebook. I shared that the Psalm 23 song from the radio is mentioned in my book. In my book, I provide information on activities from childhood worth reporting such as kite flying and Christmas preparation. Some things stand out like a big, producing carambola (five finger) tree in our backyard. We used the fruit to make "fruits" (a lot like preserves) for black cake. Black cake is important. I remember a cousin supplied black cake when I visited Linden years ago. It was good. Get a copy at: https://www.amazon.com/Growing-Up-Town-Linden-Fahmi/dp/1837948542.

Hectic

 Today is much like normal. There has been so much activity, so much going on. It felt very hectic.

Remembering a hectic day when I traveled from Guyana (GEO) to Maryland (BWI) via Miami (MIA). I remember that day well. The layover in Miami was way longer than I expected. The flight was good though. There were a lot of free/unoccupied seats. I moved to a better seat during the flight. There was no issue.
(See post: https://fahmeenaodetta.blogspot.com/2025/04/travel-day.html)