#everyBODYplayahmas

Former Bartender, current Animal Advocate and Humane Educator with the San Francisco SPCA. I love baking & cooking, dancing & singing. The beach is my favorite place. I am a proud Pisces, and 25 years young! How and when did you first start playing mas?  * I have participated in San Francisco Carnaval since I could walk with an Afro-Brazillian ensemble, but started playing a mas with a Caribbean group about 3 years ago. What carnival experience has been your favourite (and most proud) to date?  * I think last year's Hollywood was one of my favorites! However, I am always aiming for bigger and better! What are some of your must-have carnival essentials? Fanny Pack, liquor, and lot and lots of bling. Describe your perfect mas experience: Bomb costume, bomb mas, free spirits, no drama. I just look for good energy and everyone looking and feeling their best! What would you like to tell...

I am a full time entrepreneur, I run a social media/digital marketing agency and I love carnival. I am also a plus size wedding and fashion blogger. How and when did you first start playing mas?  * I believe I was a few months old. My father put me in costume from birth. What carnival experience has been your favourite (and most proud) to date?  * Trinidad and Tobago 2019 with Tribe. First time in Trinidad. Before that was Miami carnival 2009 with Party Room Squad. What are some of your must-have carnival essentials? Makeup, liquor, comfortable sneakers/boots, stockings, confidence and somebody son to whine on. 😂 Describe your perfect mas experience: Anything that includes a great DJ, vibes, carefree attitudes surrounding me, beautiful costumes, beautiful souls and non stop energy from beginning to end. What would you like to tell people about mas, that they may not know? Being ...

Brief biography (profession, hobbies, passions, etc.):  * I’m a social worker by day, but professional carnival chaser by night. I have been professionally chasing the next jump and wave since 2008, but attended my first Trinidad carnival at the tender age of 4. Since then, there has been no looking back. Soca races through my blood and veins. How and when did you first start playing mas?  * My first experience as a masquerader was in 2005 for Toronto Caribana. I played with a band known as Calaloo back then. I was invited by a friend who was in the party scene to play and in turn, encouraged another friend (American) to come up to Toronto for carnival. The three of us had ah time that year boy, wow! Since then, I have played mas almost every year and continue to chase carnivals throughout North America, Europe and the Caribbean. What carnival experience has been your favourite (and most proud) to date?  * My favourit...