Born in Saint-Lucia in 1951, Theresa fell in love in her late teens with Antoine Paschal, a French postman born in Martinique who came to visit the island. When Antoine left, the two exchanged many letters without really understanding each other. Indeed, although they both spoke kweyol, they could hardly read and write it. Finally, Antoine sent Theresa a ticket so that she could join him in Paris. There, she struggled to make a living as a cleaner until she decided to take night classes and learned French well enough to get a better job, which enabled her to work in a number of Parisian museums such as Petit Palais and Beaubourg. Theresa and Antoine had two daughters and lived happily together for 22 years before Antoine passed away. Theresa stayed in Paris another 15 years to raise her daughters but came back to St Lucia in 2003. After much toil and sweat to gather local artifacts and collect those she picked around the world during her travels with her husband, she opened Maison Creole in 2007. Since then, she’s been welcoming locals and visitors with equal kindness, thus establishing a precious link between the island’s past and present inhabitants.
She could give you:
– a behind-the-scene insight into Saint-Lucia’s history by helping you understand today’s and yesterday’s daily habits of the island’s inhabitants that make up their vibrant culture;
She would be happy to:
– get help to organize and label her collection or do some maintenance around the property to make it stand the passing of time.
To contact her, the best is to call her at + 1 758 459 34 34 early in the morning or in the evening.