The prominent Vincentian-born accountant has published two books on “Growing Up in Vincy” and “The Vincy Lifestyle.”
said Dr. Nicolette Spring, a resident of Valley Stream, Long Island, and chief financial officer of a privately held Manhattan company. caribbean life On Saturday, it was announced that “Growing Up in Vincy'' will be published on February 7th in Chicago, Illinois, and “Poetry – The Vincy Lifestyle'' will be published on February 17th in North Haven, Connecticut.
Dr. Spring, an online tutor and professor at Princeton Review University in New York, said Growing Up in Vincy is a “storytelling” of her life experiences as a child growing up in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. He said that there is. Dixon, O'Brien's Valley, and mangrove communities along the west coast of mainland St. Vincent.
“This is a great way for elementary school students to learn about games at school, the moonlight game, going to the beach during the long school holidays in August, stories about jumbies (Jamaican 'duppies') and the customs of the time. I'm telling you about my experience. ” said the doctor. Mr. Spring is also the chief executive officer of the Dr. Nicolette Spring Charitable Foundation, which sponsors educational activities in windward schools on mainland St. Vincent.
Dr. Spring, who earned a Doctorate of Business Administration (DBA) with a specialization in advance accounting from North Central University in San Diego, California, said the purpose of “Growing Up in Vincy” is to “leave a mark on our lives.” Ta. I spent my childhood in St. Vincent and the Grenadines in the 70's, 80's and 90's.
“Advances and continued developments in technology are making it difficult to continue this trend,” she said. “However, this book is a book that not only allows us to learn about our activities, but also allows those of us who have experienced it to look back on our nostalgic memories and smile.
“Although my experience is specific to the Dixon, Langley Park and Mangrove/Bayera areas, my experience is similar to that of someone who grew up in other parts of the island,” she added. “So everyone can relate.”
In “Growing Up in Vincy,” Dr. Spring, a former certified teaching assistant in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, writes about cooking in the mountains, rivers, beaches, and roadsides, among other things. Lime it and drink it as is. baby bathing. Bathing at the mouth of a river. And the “sap” of the ocean and waterfalls.
“River cuisine is the most popular,” she writes. “We slaughter the animal on the riverside and make a fresh boil. We cook the head, legs and stomach in callaloo soup. Sometimes we curry the meat and serve it with ground meat. The food is bananas. It is served on top of leaves and is called a “feast”.
“The best are roasted breadfruit and pigeon meat,” she added. “It's sweet!”
Dr Spring said that while the origins of river cuisine are not clear, “What is certain is that the North Central Windward constituency was a region of pride.
“These communities are Park Hill, South Rivers and Bayera,” she adds, noting that river cuisine was popularized by villagers such as Dennis “Das” da Silva, Alison Balcombe and “Uncle Toad.” Ta.
Dr Spring said there are many traditions in St Vincent and the Grenadines that have been passed down from generation to generation, which may or may not be specific to Vincent, but “they are slowly disappearing”. I lament.
“People rarely bathe in rivers because of the water flowing from pipes, showers, and water heaters,” she wrote. “Some people still take sap baths and sea bathes.
“My job was to take six-week-old children to St. Vincent (and the Grenadines) and make them bark,” she added. “My job is to collect high-quality sap from the sea and rivers every time I visit.
“Is it tradition, superstition, or just because?” Dr. Spring asks. “I don't know, but it sure makes me feel better.”
She said that “Poetry – Vincy's Lifestyle'' is a book of random poems about the lifestyle of Vincentian people.
“The poems are based on all aspects of Vincy's lifestyle, from cooking classes, school days, several villages to politics,” Dr. Spring said, adding that the poems “have been in my head at different times in the era. “It's based on a random idea that came to my mind.” day and night.
“When something like this happened, I just put pen to paper and here is a collection of poems,” she added. “Although the poem is based in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, other people around the world can relate to it. I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed creating it.” I would appreciate it if you could.”
In one poem, “St. Vincent and the Grenadines,” Dr. Spring writes in part: “Home of the city of arches/Majestic waterfalls, serene beaches/Lush valleys surrounded by mountains/St. Vincent and the Grenadines full of love/Farmers, fishermen and people in suits/Mangoes, guavas, plums, passion fruits/ Bananas, breadfruit, ground foods/found in abundance all year round.”
Dr. Spring said he earned an Associate of Applied Science degree in accounting from Manhattan Community College in 2002, followed by a Bachelor of Science degree from Brooklyn College in 2006.
She earned a Master of Business Administration/Forensic Accounting in 2010 and a Master of Science in Accounting Management from DeVry University in 2013. Dr. Spring earned her DBA in 2022.
She said she began her career as an accountant in the United States in 1999 at Lawrence Lapid in Brooklyn.
Dr. Spring said he is a “practical and humane person” who “cares about the well-being of others” and does his best to “ensure that everyone is treated equally.”
She said her passion is “to speak up for the downtrodden and the underprivileged.” She believes in “equal rights for all.” And she is “against the practice of political victimization.”
Dr. Spring is married and has two children, a daughter, Tyra, and a son, Tysen.
She said “Growing Up in Vinci” and “Vinci Lifestyle” are available on Amazon.com, BarnesandNoble.com and eight other platforms.
These books have also been included in the London Book Fair and the Los Angeles Book Fair.
