My name is Lakshmi Gosyne and I was born in Trinidad and Tobago which is a small Caribbean island off the coast of Venezuela. My grandfather chose my name, because it is also the name of the hindu goddess of "prosperity and light". I moved to Canada when I was very young and most of my schooling and work experience happened in Toronto. The travel bug caught me when I was in my early twenties. I love to travel and enjoy learning about many different cultures.
Pacifika Spirit started long before this site. It started as an I idea in my mind when I visited Hawaii's Polynesian Centre. There I got a taste of the different cultures in the South Pacific. I enjoyed Aotearoa's exhibit – even though they were fierce warriors – because of how interesting and complex the Maori culture was. There were so many islands in the South Pacific. I had to travel there!
Years later, maybe luck, or fate intervened and I met Jonathan. He was from New Zealand and was visiting his brother in Toronto. We fell in love and got married and before I knew it, I had moved to New Zealand, also known as Aotearoa by the Maori. After getting over my homesickness, I found a world full of natural beauty, an intruiguing past and lovely people. I had come to the "land of milk and honey" literally.
*You will learn more about this wonderful part of the world
*Find products that will give you a sense or flavour of the South Pacific
*These items were chosen for you not only because they are beautiful and of the highest quality but they also best represent the countries of origin.
*I chose pieces that I would love to wear and own myself.
*You will continue to learn more about the pacific with new product launches and more unique items.
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