Letters from Quotidia 2025 Weekend Supplement 10
From Letters from Quotidia by Quentin Bega
May 9, 2026 · 17 min
About this episode
The episode reflects on the carefree childhood experiences of kids in The Colony during the 1960s in Aruba.
The kids of The Colony had a rare freedom, even for those relaxed times of the 1960s. We swam in the lagoons, fished off the reef, and explored the caves and abandoned phosphate mines of Aruba More
People in this episode
Host: Quentin Bega
Topics covered
- freedom
- 1960s
- childhood
- exploration
- nature
- island life
Keywords
- The Colony
- Aruba
- 1960s
- childhood
- freedom
- exploration
- lagoons
- caves
- phosphate mines
Mentioned in this episode
Places: The Colony, Aruba
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