Oranjestad, Aruba

Before I left Boston, I only knew the expression “Bon Bini”, which does not exactly mean “ Hello, " as we are used to it. It really means " Welcome." ... More

Before I left Boston, I only knew the expression “Bon Bini”, which does not exactly mean “ Hello, " as we are used to it. It really means " Welcome." For example, "Welcome to my country, " or "Welcome to my home. " I learned this from a kind Aruban woman named “Gloria,” who works at an “information booth” adjacent to the Divi Phoenix Resort. The day after my arrival, we had exchanged smiles and stories about where I was from, and she taught me a number of Papiamento expressions, 2 or 3 per day, whenever I passed by her booth while I was jogging on the walkway between the Divi Phoenix and the H... Show Less