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More than Words

vents Sindey Faneyte

NIGHTLIFE By Francis Koolman one or have an in depth conversation with
someone to completely understand where
Kachaka Thursday “Communication leads to community, that the person is coming from. Whatever Sindey
July 16, 10 PM is, to understanding, intimacy and mutual is thinking and/or experiencing emotionally is
The Alley valuing.” Sindey Faneyte creates art that expressed in the strokes of her paint brush
Red Cup Karaoke Night communicates what she can’t say with mere or the color she uses. Whether you know or
July 16, 9 PM words. Having spent her childhood in Ven- not what she is trying to convey is also part
TMF Cafe ezuela, and later growing up in Curaçao, of the whole process for her. She expresses
Omundo Thursday she experienced a collection of culture, tra- what and how she feels at the time and if
July 16, 10.30 PM dition, and languages. All of those aspects the viewer can identify what Sindey is trying
Omundo influenced the way she approaches her art. put across, great, if not, that’s fine as well.
Dance Classics Sindey revels in the process of taking an It’s a classic example of an artist creating
July 17, 8.30 PM idea or artistic spark and creating something something with a specific intention and the
Cabana Beach visual out of it. For her, it’s not about telling audience extracting something completely
Rainbow Lounge “Spoil me” someone something using a certain vocab- different from what was initially intended.
Happy Hour ulary. Sindey takes her ideas, beliefs, and Regarding the audience, Sindey wants them
July 17, 6 PM emotions, puts them through her creative to “feel something,” maybe not exactly what
Floris Suite process and produces her art. she was feeling when she was creating it.
27 Live Raven
July 17, 10 PM The beginning for Sindey can be traced Sindey summed it up well when she stated,
Bar 27 back to reading books as a child. As she “I don’t see myself doing anything that’s not
H.I.P. read, more and more images would pop art.” The aspect of self-discovery plays a big
July 17, 11 PM into her head. The words in the stories she role in why she Sindey has such a strong
Spoonz read would spark visual images and Sindey connection to the art world and life. Even
Groove Lounge worked to bring those mental pictures to life. though painting is her strongest area, other
July 18, 7 PM One of the first ways in which her creative expressions of art such as sculptures and
Downtown Diving, Baya juices would flow was with matches; yes, she art installations (art installation is an artistic
Beach played with matches. She would create pic- genre of three-dimensional works that are
Tipiko Pasa Bon tures and houses with those matches. Her often site-specific and designed to transform
July 18, 8.30 PM mother saw her passion for art and creativ- the perception of a space) stretch her artistic
Landhuis Brakkeput Mei Mei ity, and enrolled her in art classes to develop horizons. Trying a new artistic genre requires
Rhydd’m her obvious talent. Sindey figured she would research and experimenting. By “trying new
July 18, 5 PM use her talent and skill to become a fashion things,” the artist expresses themselves in
Zanzibar designer, but the art world had a much stron- different ways and sometimes the results are
27 Live Classic Rock Night ger pull than the fashion world. interesting and other times it’s just weird. In
July 18, 10 PM the end, for Sindey it’s about creating art that
Bar 27 “I communicate what I feel and think through inspires her and expresses what she feels; “I
JPB #Iamballing my art.” It’s not enough to chat with some- explain myself through art.”
July 18, 10 PM
Club Elevate IN tShPeOT LIGHT
Invitation to Dance
July 18, 11 PM (AP) — Deepak Jaya- Strong sales, but
Spoonz simha’s fitness tracker high abandonment
Jill Frans is now with his father- for fitness trackers
July 22, 7.30 PM in-law in India, where
Zanzibar it sits unused. Annabel The statement didn’t address Fitbit owners Being a teacher is much more
Noche española Kelly foisted hers off who’ve stopped using the device. than just teaching
July 22, 8.30 PM
Landhuis Brakkeput Mei Mei on the kids. Virginia If people aren’t using their trackers, they She likened her Fitbit Flex to gyms people Since she was a little girl she played school with Gisela
Ced Ride & Folklor Atkinson took hers off won’t recommend them to friends and join as part of New Year’s resolutions, but her friends and family, she explained home-
July 23, 8.30 PM to charge the battery family or upgrade when a new model drop out of by February or March. Except work to her classmates, and helped out wher- Haynes-
Landhuis Brakkeput Mei Mei and hasn’t picked it up comes out, said Dan Ledger, who tracks in her case, she still goes to the gym. ever she could. Yet, Gisela Haynes-Koenraad Koenraad
Rockstarz wearable devices at Endeavour Partners. never thought of becoming a teacher. “I knew I
July 24, 11 PM since February. They also won’t pay for premium subscrip- Kelly, a researcher in New Canaan, Con- wanted to help children, but the realization that
Spoonz tion packages, a potential growth area for necticut, won two Activite Pops from With- I wanted to become a teacher took me years.”
Entrenous Although sales of Fitbit and other fitness Fitbit. ings at a conference. She wore it for a day Gisela (44) is now head of the Alablanca School
Black & Gold edition trackers are strong, many of their owners and got frustrated that she wasn’t credited in Barber and has been a teacher for twenty
July 25, 10 PM lose enthusiasm for them once the novelty Jayasimha, a New Yorker who walks three for cross-training at the gym. She made years.
District 1850 of knowing how many steps they’ve taken to four miles a day, said his Jawbone Up her 5- and 7-year-old daughters wear
Dolce band wears off. One research firm, Endeavour stopped giving him information he didn’t them to make sure they were getting ex- By Elisa Koek have students who’re able to pursue at normal
July 25, 5 PM Partners, estimates that about a third of already know. After it stopped working ercise. (Unlike Kelly, the kids didn’t have secondary education. This is a beautiful mo-
Zanzibar these trackers get abandoned after six one day, he didn’t bother getting it fixed a choice.) At first Gisela aimed her arrows at becoming a ment for parents, us and of course the children
Hot 25 Marathon months. A health care investment fund, for months. Even then, he never used it nurse, but she noticed how attached she be- themselves. These moments are the reason we
July 25 Rock Health, says Fitbit’s regulatory filings again. His wife used it for two weeks be- Withings CEO Cedric Hutchings said the came to the people she helped. “I’m a really do this.”
Spoonz suggest that only half of Fitbit’s nearly 20 fore sending it off overseas to her dad, company tried to design a device that an empathetic person and nurses don’t have
Leo Martis & Friends million registered users were still active as who has yet to use it. was primarily a watch, so people will want the time and task to attach to people like I do. Gisela explains it’s sometimes difficult for par-
July 29, 7.30 PM of the first quarter of 2015. to wear it regardless of its tracking capa- Above that, children always had my interest so I ents and children to accept a child needs special
Zanzibar “I was just carrying through with the mo- bilities. Withings is also gradually adding decided I wanted to be a teacher.” care. Parents are mostly concerned about the
Full Moon “The question for investors is how long the tion,” Jayasimha said. “For someone who functionality, such as swimming though a future of their child and think normal education
July 31, 10 PM market will continue to grow at this rate, is not physically active, I think it will be software update this week. Gisela became a teacher and since last year is the best answer. Children feel they’re stupid,
Kokomo Beach and whether Fitbit can execute on grow- useful. But once you get to a state where she’s head of the Alablanca School, a school because they need to go to a special school.
ing engagement before ... the number of you are happy with the activities you do, it Simply selling hardware would be a fail- for children with learning difficulties. The school “The opposite is true. These children benefit by
ART & CULTURE devices sold per year reaches saturation,” loses its efficacy.” ure, Hutchings said, if people don’t use it. consists of three departments: LOM, ZMLK and another type of education and once they start
Malay Gandhi, a managing director at With smartphones, tablets and game con- MLK. Especially at the ZMLK- department the getting the proper curriculum, they blossom. We
Paint Your Own Chichi Rock Health, wrote on a blog. soles, IDC analyst Ramon Llamas said, In a statement, Jawbone didn’t directly curriculum contains a lot of practical subjects stimulate them in everything and they find out
Walk-in Workshop you can download a new app or game to address product abandonment, but like cooking, art and cleaning. “We focus on they’re not stupid and explore their talents.”
July 17, 9 AM - 12 AM Abandonment affects all manufacturers of give them new life. said it sees “high levels of user engage- self-reliance. Most of these children think they
Serena’s Art Factory fitness trackers, which are relatively cheap ment,” given that the more time one can’t do anything, but we teach them that they’re Gisela proudly shows all the paintings the chil-
Hotel La Tentashon at about $100 and are commonly given That’s not to say all of these trackers get spends with it, the more data Jawbone capable of much more than they know.” dren made this last year. Some even won com-
July 18, 5 PM as gifts. Fitbit gets the spotlight because it abandoned. has to offer personalized coaching and petitions on the island. “Our children are totally
Sentro di Bario Montaña started trading publicly last month and has guidance. It’s not a coincidence Gisela is working with free to be creative and every time they surprise
Festival Di Integrashon 76 percent of the U.S. market share by — Eric Leverett, 52, a production man- ‘special’ children. She explains that teaching me with their talent. Some might not shine in
Musikal Kòrsou revenue, up from 64 percent a year earlier, ager in Birmingham, Alabama, got a Fitbit Makers of fitness trackers are already these kids new things goes step by step and mathematics, but they definitely do in painting,
July, 18, 22, 23 and 25 according to the NPD Group. Charge as a gift and engages in a friendly thinking ahead with higher-end models at seeing little improvements along the way is what cooking and many other areas.” For Gisela her
Brakkeput Mei Mei competition with his 82-year-old dad on double the price. makes her job so beautiful. “It takes a little more work is not just being the head of a school or
Landhuis Ascencion tour The company’s market valuation of $8.6 who walks more. Though the initial ex- The Fitbit Surge with GPS tracking and time, a bit more effort and some extra patience, a teacher, it’s much more. “Being a teacher is
Thursdays at 8.30 AM billion is high compared with earnings so citement has worn off, he said, wearing message notification costs $250 and Jaw- but you can reach a lot with these children.” not just teaching. It’s being a parent, nurse and
Landhuis Ascencion far, which could point to enormous growth the Fitbit encourages him to walk the dog bone’s Up 4 with mobile payments costs Gisele’s job can be hard, but the beautiful mo- best friend. You’re raising a child and your heart
Snip exhibition potential — or simply overvaluation. more often and shun the golf cart while $200. ments make up for everything. “Every year we needs to be in it.”
Tuesday - Friday, playing a round. But Android smartwatches cost about as
10 AM - 4PM Fitbit now has competition from Apple much, and Apple Watch just a bit more,
Postmuseum Watch and other smartwatches that do — Shari Winston, a high school counselor starting at $350.
Nochi Chiste what fitness trackers do and more, such in Falls Church, Virginia, credits her Fitbit
Wednesdays at 7 PM as showing news updates and boarding Flex with getting her to exercise regularly.
Teatro Luna Blou passes for flights. She considered devices that do more, but
Local handcraft market she’s sticking with the Fitbit for now for its
‘Marshe di Artesania’ In a statement, Fitbit said it intends to re- simplicity.
Every 2nd Saturday of the main a market leader through new features It comes down to expectations.Atkinson, a
month, 10 AM - 2 PM and services to boost user engagement writer inAdrian, Michigan, was expecting a
Gallery Alma Blou and revenue. The company said it keeps cheerleader but found monotony.
users motivated by offering ways to com-
pete with friends and family and awarding
virtual badges for hitting fitness milestones.
Fitbit added that people who regularly use
their devices make healthier choices.