nasio fontaine "rough road"

"Yes," stated Nasio, "I would love to let the people know. Well, I was born in Bagatelle/Carte-Bois, a little village on the Southeastern coast of Dominica. The island was named by the Caribs Whittikibuli, that is the original name for the island, until Chris-thief a Crumble-us [Christopher Columbus] came and named it Dominica. I 'n I was raised by a Carib mother and an African-descent father who are my mentors, they have grown me into who I 'n I am today. They are my best friends. Their strength and love has been with me throughout my life and I love them.

"I was brought up in a little old country house, a little one room country shack. I look at myself as old as yesterday and as young as tomorrow. I am the last of seven children - three sons and four daughters. We went to school from the age of five, but we never had the opportunity to go to so called secondary or high school. So when we were 14 we had to leave school because there was just no other way. We'd then be farming with our parents so that we could feed the family, y'understand?"