Penelope Prospere

Date of Interview: 2 September 2021

Place: Barbados

Interviewer: Akilah Lamsee

Length: 16 mins 03 secs

Recommended Citation: Penelope Prospere. Oral History Interview, 2/09/21, by Akilah Lamsee, Interview #17.ECON.P.1, The Caribbean Corona Chronicles Oral History Archives. Online: Insert URL (Last Accessed: Insert Date).

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Oral History Interview

Penelope worked in the airline industry as a cabin crew member for over ten years before the pandemic started. She was laid off during the pandemic and consequently transitioned her jewelry making hobby into a small business call Bel Kou. Although she is St. Lucian by birth, the lives in Barbados and it is there that she now operates Bel Kou as a full time business. In this interview she discusses this transition and how creativity helped her thrive during the pandemic.