Tracing curiosity

How Caribbean connections shaped my interest in Haitian migration

Before I ever arrived in Del Rio or Acuña, I had spent two years living and working in the Eastern Caribbean. From 2014 to 2016, I served as a Peace Corps Volunteer on the island of St. Vincent after completing two months of training in St. Lucia. These two islands, while relatively close on the map, held their own distinct cultural rhythms—St. Lucia wi…