Alexandria Griffith: Nassau, Bahamas

 Last summer I took Dr. Tweedts business ethics and sustainabilty course in the Bahamas. Going into the course I knew very little about philosophy and had not taken any ethics courses, so the subject of ethics was completely new to me. I also knew nothing about the Bahamas going into the class. Once in the bahamas, I began to see the issues in which we had touched on in the airport. Just like in many areas, there are nicer and not so nice parts. In Nassau, the nice parts are the tourist locations. There are many shops, restaurants, and overall the energy is relatively positive. Most of the people you see in passing are tourists as the main location near the cruise ship ports is mainly for tourists. I spoke to a few locals and they said that the islanders only come to the tourist locations for work, and to sell goods. While we were in Nassau, we took a walk to see the different parts of the island. Dr. Tweedt wanted us to see how glorifed the tourist locations were, but to also see the reality of what the locals were living and dealing with. We went "over the hill" to see the not so nice parts of the island. While we were walking many islanders stopped us to tell us that we were walking in the wrong directions. Locals attempted to point us back down the sidewalk and laughed as they claimed we were lost tourists. We reassured them we were just going on a walk and that we knew were we were going. While in the locals areas of the island we saw a drastic difference in the quality of living and the quality of life. The tourist location was filled with music, energy, and life. Where the locals area was a completely different feel. It was hard to comprehend how the two locations were so close to one another, but yet they were completely different. The houses "over the hill" were very run down. Many houses look like they had been hit by a storm with broken windows, cheap repairs, and overall just poor conditions for people to be living in. Many of the houses looked like they were going to fall apart if a strong enough storm came. We spoke to one home owner who explained that many people do not have the money or time to try and fix the issues within their homes so that they just have excepted their conditions. Many expressed that they were thankful just to have a roof over their head. 

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