A-Z Preview

The A-Z madness is almost upon us! And I'm waaaay behind on writing my posts. *Sigh* But I'm working hard at them, because I'm excited about my theme this year.

Image credit: Don Genaro Curaçao Appartements [sic]Most of Quiet Laughter's regular readers have asked, at some point or another, the very normal question of where--and what--the heck is Curaçao? No reason to be ashamed; when I came to this island I literally had no clue where I was going. Somewhere in the Caribbean, yes, but where? Had to be close to Brazil, right? CURAÇAO--definitely Brazilian. And, thus, paradisiac rainforests, secret waterfalls, hibiscus splashing color everywhere... Right?

Wrong. Oh, I was wrong about so many things that 4th of July in 2003 when I hopped all over the Caribbean to get here. The first "wrong": my stay was temporary. Six months only.

Here we are, a decade later.

I fell in love. Pure and simple. Yes, with a man--but before I met him, I was already having this intense affair with Curaçao. I didn't care there were no rainforests (cacti and barren rock, anyone?) or waterfalls. (But look--just look at this display of Nature. Who needs freakin' waterfalls?)

In Curaçao, water falls up.And so, for the 2013 A-Z Challenge, I've made it my mission to not just put Curaçao on the map for you, but to put it into your heart.

(Yes, we have a guest bedroom. Hope you don't mind a fluctuating population of dogs.)