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About your hosts |
| Your hosts Ron and Jean, are originally from Erie, PA. We spent 37 years there, where we raised two beautiful daughters, Tiana and Juliana, with the help and support of our families. After finishing a master's degree in Early Childhood/ Elementary Education with a focus on Montessori Education, Ron and I moved to Maine and then to Charleston, South Carolina. Ron is a professional Chef trained through the Culinary Institute of America with 20 years of experience with fine dining restaurants specializing in International cuisine. Then came the opportunity to teach at a school on the 'Nature Isle' of Dominica. What we discovered when we arrived was the unique pristine almost untouched land of enchantment. The people were welcoming and friendly. We fell in love with the natural beauty and splendour of Dominica. When the teaching contract came to a close, we knew we had to find a way of staying on the Island. We lived in a small village called Galion, where we learned about herb teas, Cimenkontwa, Basilica, Citronelle and many more. The villagers taught Ron the art of roasting coffee, (good strong coffee his passion), as well as, the process of making cocoa from harvesting the pods to sun drying, roasting and grinding the final product. He learned how to make charcoal from the local wood. We both had quite a bit to learn about the tropical fruits and the local vegetables or provisions dasheen and tania. We were surprised to learn how much the villagers relied on the phases of the moon to know when the best time was to plant and harvest. It is one of the reasons we choose to name our place Crescent Moon. After searching the island, we came across an old resort that had been the island's most remote hotel and very popular back in the 60's. It has all the right ingredients for us. It is situated at 1,800 feet high in the rainforest with temperatures that are cool in the evenings all year round. It has a view of the sea and Riviere La Croix running along side. It is located in the Sylvania Forest and reminds us of the Allegany Mountains that we had camped and hiked so much in Pennsylvania and New York. |
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