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Dawn Fraser

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51 total appearances

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The Moth
The Moth Radio Hour: Menorahs, Presents and Palm Trees - December Holiday Stories

And I was like, yeah, I'm coming home for Christmas. Why, what's up? She's like, well, I needed to do me a favor. I'm like, okay, what do you need me to do this time? She's like, well, this year we're going to go to Trinidad for Christmas, okay? And I was like, oh, sweet. So I'm thinking to myself, this is awesome. I don't need to bring any type of like roti. I don't need to bring any saltfish.

The Moth
The Moth Radio Hour: Menorahs, Presents and Palm Trees - December Holiday Stories

I don't need any Jamaican patties. I was like, okay, cool, cool. What do you need me to do? She says, go run down to the Pathmark, okay? The supermarket. And you're going to go pick up a 30 pound turkey. Okay? You're gonna take this turkey, you're gonna put it in the freezer, and you're gonna deep freeze this turkey, all right? You're gonna bring this turkey with you from New York to Trinidad.

The Moth
The Moth Radio Hour: Menorahs, Presents and Palm Trees - December Holiday Stories

I don't need any Jamaican patties. I was like, okay, cool, cool. What do you need me to do? She says, go run down to the Pathmark, okay? The supermarket. And you're going to go pick up a 30 pound turkey. Okay? You're gonna take this turkey, you're gonna put it in the freezer, and you're gonna deep freeze this turkey, all right? You're gonna bring this turkey with you from New York to Trinidad.

The Moth
The Moth Radio Hour: Menorahs, Presents and Palm Trees - December Holiday Stories

I don't need any Jamaican patties. I was like, okay, cool, cool. What do you need me to do? She says, go run down to the Pathmark, okay? The supermarket. And you're going to go pick up a 30 pound turkey. Okay? You're gonna take this turkey, you're gonna put it in the freezer, and you're gonna deep freeze this turkey, all right? You're gonna bring this turkey with you from New York to Trinidad.

The Moth
The Moth Radio Hour: Menorahs, Presents and Palm Trees - December Holiday Stories

And I was like, wait, what? There's no turkeys in Trinidad? She's like, you don't want a good, big Caribbean Trinidadian turkey for Christmas? And I was like, well, yeah, I want a big... Trinidadian, I guess, or whatever. She's like, then bring the turkey. And I was like, I was like, mom, mom, seriously, this sounds like foul play, okay? This is like literally crossing the line. And is this legal?

The Moth
The Moth Radio Hour: Menorahs, Presents and Palm Trees - December Holiday Stories

And I was like, wait, what? There's no turkeys in Trinidad? She's like, you don't want a good, big Caribbean Trinidadian turkey for Christmas? And I was like, well, yeah, I want a big... Trinidadian, I guess, or whatever. She's like, then bring the turkey. And I was like, I was like, mom, mom, seriously, this sounds like foul play, okay? This is like literally crossing the line. And is this legal?

The Moth
The Moth Radio Hour: Menorahs, Presents and Palm Trees - December Holiday Stories

And I was like, wait, what? There's no turkeys in Trinidad? She's like, you don't want a good, big Caribbean Trinidadian turkey for Christmas? And I was like, well, yeah, I want a big... Trinidadian, I guess, or whatever. She's like, then bring the turkey. And I was like, I was like, mom, mom, seriously, this sounds like foul play, okay? This is like literally crossing the line. And is this legal?

The Moth
The Moth Radio Hour: Menorahs, Presents and Palm Trees - December Holiday Stories

You know, she's like, just bring it, just bring it. So I take this turkey and I put it in my freezer and I deep freeze it for about two weeks. And then the day comes where I'm flying off to Trinidad for Christmas, and it's wrapped up in all this foil, all this aluminum, all this type of stuff, and I throw it in my backpack.

The Moth
The Moth Radio Hour: Menorahs, Presents and Palm Trees - December Holiday Stories

You know, she's like, just bring it, just bring it. So I take this turkey and I put it in my freezer and I deep freeze it for about two weeks. And then the day comes where I'm flying off to Trinidad for Christmas, and it's wrapped up in all this foil, all this aluminum, all this type of stuff, and I throw it in my backpack.

The Moth
The Moth Radio Hour: Menorahs, Presents and Palm Trees - December Holiday Stories

You know, she's like, just bring it, just bring it. So I take this turkey and I put it in my freezer and I deep freeze it for about two weeks. And then the day comes where I'm flying off to Trinidad for Christmas, and it's wrapped up in all this foil, all this aluminum, all this type of stuff, and I throw it in my backpack.

The Moth
The Moth Radio Hour: Menorahs, Presents and Palm Trees - December Holiday Stories

And my mom lives in this little, little tiny village way in the corner of Tobago. And so in order to get there, I first have to fly from JFK Airport to Miami Airport, from Miami Airport to Trinidad's airport, to Trinidad's airport, a little two-propeller jet into Tobago. I'm going through this process and I still got this 30 pound turkey on my bag.

The Moth
The Moth Radio Hour: Menorahs, Presents and Palm Trees - December Holiday Stories

And my mom lives in this little, little tiny village way in the corner of Tobago. And so in order to get there, I first have to fly from JFK Airport to Miami Airport, from Miami Airport to Trinidad's airport, to Trinidad's airport, a little two-propeller jet into Tobago. I'm going through this process and I still got this 30 pound turkey on my bag.

The Moth
The Moth Radio Hour: Menorahs, Presents and Palm Trees - December Holiday Stories

And my mom lives in this little, little tiny village way in the corner of Tobago. And so in order to get there, I first have to fly from JFK Airport to Miami Airport, from Miami Airport to Trinidad's airport, to Trinidad's airport, a little two-propeller jet into Tobago. I'm going through this process and I still got this 30 pound turkey on my bag.

The Moth
The Moth Radio Hour: Menorahs, Presents and Palm Trees - December Holiday Stories

But as I get to Trinidad's immigration, I'm starting to drip. And I don't know if this is going to work. So I am looking at the immigration official and he says to me, mom, you have anything to declare? And I'm thinking, okay, I don't know if I need to declare a turkey. So I say, no. He's like, okay. I got on the other little two propeller jet. I get to Tobago.

The Moth
The Moth Radio Hour: Menorahs, Presents and Palm Trees - December Holiday Stories

But as I get to Trinidad's immigration, I'm starting to drip. And I don't know if this is going to work. So I am looking at the immigration official and he says to me, mom, you have anything to declare? And I'm thinking, okay, I don't know if I need to declare a turkey. So I say, no. He's like, okay. I got on the other little two propeller jet. I get to Tobago.

The Moth
The Moth Radio Hour: Menorahs, Presents and Palm Trees - December Holiday Stories

But as I get to Trinidad's immigration, I'm starting to drip. And I don't know if this is going to work. So I am looking at the immigration official and he says to me, mom, you have anything to declare? And I'm thinking, okay, I don't know if I need to declare a turkey. So I say, no. He's like, okay. I got on the other little two propeller jet. I get to Tobago.

The Moth
The Moth Radio Hour: Menorahs, Presents and Palm Trees - December Holiday Stories

Turkey's dripping, dripping, dripping, dripping. I'm like, this is just going to be a wreck. It would take two hours to get to my mom's little village in Charlottesville. I'm there. I'm happy. I was like, I've gone this long, extensive trip to bring this turkey. I get there. I was like, mom, here it is. Your turkey has arrived. It's here. It's here. She's like, oh, good, good.

The Moth
The Moth Radio Hour: Menorahs, Presents and Palm Trees - December Holiday Stories

Turkey's dripping, dripping, dripping, dripping. I'm like, this is just going to be a wreck. It would take two hours to get to my mom's little village in Charlottesville. I'm there. I'm happy. I was like, I've gone this long, extensive trip to bring this turkey. I get there. I was like, mom, here it is. Your turkey has arrived. It's here. It's here. She's like, oh, good, good.

The Moth
The Moth Radio Hour: Menorahs, Presents and Palm Trees - December Holiday Stories

Turkey's dripping, dripping, dripping, dripping. I'm like, this is just going to be a wreck. It would take two hours to get to my mom's little village in Charlottesville. I'm there. I'm happy. I was like, I've gone this long, extensive trip to bring this turkey. I get there. I was like, mom, here it is. Your turkey has arrived. It's here. It's here. She's like, oh, good, good.

The Moth
The Moth Radio Hour: Menorahs, Presents and Palm Trees - December Holiday Stories

Go put it in the freezer quick, quick, because everybody's waiting. Your sister, she brought the ham. And your cousin, he brought the three-layer cake. I was like, wait, the three-layer cake? From where? She's like, oh, he just brought it from Florida and he put it up in the, in the, in the, in the, he put it up in the area, you know, above in the plane.