E29: Smithe Sodine on the beauty of her Haitian heritage
May 10 2024
41 mins
Former elementary ESL teacher, college instructor, mother, and founder of the handcrafted decorative pillow company Smithy Home Couture, Smithe Sodine is an Amazon. And she reminds me so much of my Mom, who passed away five years ago. Smithe moved to Florida from Haiti as a 16 yo. She couldn’t really speak English at the time, and she remembers sleeping off in class because there