I’m originally from Port-au-Prince, Haiti and although I have lived in the US half my life, sometimes I still feel like I just got here. I just learned what Salt Water Taffy is!! When I first arrived to this country I lived in New York. And then my family moved to Florida. Central Florida, with its slow swaying way of life, was more culturally shocking to me than New York. Love the city, love the people.
I now live in Washington DC because one must have a job to pay for one’s own room where one, that is I, intend to write. That is the ambition. Other ambitions include traveling wide and far. I like to know what people say when they are at home and study places from the inside. Traveling, to me, is one of the best ways to get that education. The other is talking to people. Everyone is a deep font of interesting stuff!
I’ve been to England, Germany, Switzerland, Spain, Italy, Turkey, Greece, France, Argentina, Mexico, Cuba, Canada but it does not feel like that much travel. I have swift feet and am ever so curious. I speak Creole, French, and Spanish and right now I’m crushing on Arabic and Italian. Chinese also looks interesting. China looks interesting.
My greatest achievement so far in life was getting someone else to pay for college. I could not afford any of it. Many thanks to The Times! I now work as a TV news producer. It’s also a European news agency. I sometimes blog over at The Huffington Post.
I make more sense when I am writing and talking so my days are filled with notes and books and jokes and so is this blog. The blog is a celebration of the beautiful things that make life sweeter. I write about style, culture&art, and peace of mind.
I like to keep busy. Otherwise my mind will trick me and lapse into all kinds of loops.
And, what else? I sincerely believe that this life is conspiring to us good. Just gotta work with it! Give your best, get the best!
We can tweet @oisercage. For longer chats, email me at oisercage[@]gmail.com















11 comments
Makafui says:
Jul 1, 2011
Hi Dyane,
I’m so glad that I stumbled onto your blog. It’s so beautiful: beautiful pictures, beautiful words, beautiful adventures. I can also relate to your experience somewhat. My family moved to the US from Togo when I was 13. With every experience, I’m learning to appreciate both cultures.
Just wanted to say Hello!
oisercage says:
Jul 1, 2011
Hello to you Makafui! This is such a kind message. Thank you. I’m glad you like the blog. Thanks for reading me!
Tracey says:
Sep 5, 2011
Hi Dyane
I have just stumbled onto your gorgeous blog. I am going to happily spend my Monday evening with a glass of wine and your blog. Pretty blissful in my book. I too am a person of wanderlust! Born and raised in Zimbabwe, university in Alabama and now loving in Australia – certainly have the travel bug! Thanks for sharing yours.
Tracey
oisercage says:
Sep 5, 2011
Hey there Tracey! Welcome to Oisercage! Thanks for visiting. Keep the lust!
Dyane
Windchills says:
Sep 9, 2011
your website is an inspiration. thank you.
oisercage says:
Sep 13, 2011
Thanks Windchills. I checked out yours: my newest blog crush. The heart is there in the writing and I think that’s beautiful.
reem says:
Sep 26, 2011
i just discovered your blog thorugh an ad somewhere, and i’m so glad i did! i’m sudanese american and i definitely encourage you to learn arabic : ) it’s amazing how learning languages expands the possibilities of our mind, the vocabulary of our thoughts…best to you in everything.
oisercage says:
Sep 26, 2011
Thanks Reem. By the way, I love your photos.
reem says:
Sep 27, 2011
thanks! i can’t get enough of yours – they are gorgeous. mine are from years ago, but i want to get back into my groove with photography, especially since i’m living somewhere new. i really hope you’ll let us know how you edit your photographs! please don’t keep it a secret! :)
oisercage says:
Sep 28, 2011
Haha. I usually work with photoshop until I get the mood that I want. I use curves and layers. And, yes, I’ll say more about that in the posts! ;)
Windchills says:
Oct 5, 2011
Dyane, thank you. You just made me feel… you know that feeling you get when you realize you’re the object of a crush in high school, it feels all flowery but in a more mature way :) I like it.
I’ll second what Reem said, your photos are awesome! It’s like fall when everyone looks their best.