Mikuzi Jamaica Kingston

... first literary undertaking with details of the regions here described & the habits & costums of the people Escpecially if you are from Senegal,please get in touch with me at kevinpinto31@yahoo.com. I would be happy to provide regular updates & excerpts of my novel as make progress with my characters & plot so let me just say get in touch.

Jamaica was my very first missions trip. I went with Shayna and Chad for one week and we had an amazing and eye opening experience. The water was beautiful and we went to ocho rios and climbed the waterfal too-it was so beautiful! We also witnessed poverty and need in ways that we had never seen before. We were able to minister God's love to people but honestly I think we all took away much more from this experience than we could ever give!

Yesterday my family had a birthday party for there now 3 year old grand daughter! talk about a party they had a moon bounce with an alligator mouth for an entrance. Plenty of jerk chicken, roast fish, and rice. I cant believe how much rice they eat. I havent eaten lunch since ive been with my host family and i still think i am getting fat. My host brother asked me if i wanted a beer and was handing one to me when my host sister yelled at him. No one ...

I got a ride from the airport to the upper town. After check in, I ventured in the city and was soon offered some "stuff". Oh well, no thank you. The Bob Marley museum is quite interesting and probably the only notable attraction in Kingston (other than this feeling of being in a different country).

... in having a couple of friends over my place watching it all on t.v. The whole time, I was hoping that the cable wouldn't go out as its prone to do a lot. Luckily it didn't switch off and my friends and I were able to watch history being made. I was so elated when Mr. Obama's picture came on the screen and he was announced as the President Elect that I ran outside and started banging pots together, as its customary to do here when something good happens. For ...

... breakfast. Hang a right when you get to Stony Hill Square and follow the signs - or ask. 4 River Road, Stony Hill, 942-3064, Entry: free 2. Castleton Botanical Gardens A very special place for me. Lots of walking space. Good for a picnic - so skip breakfast at home and pack it and eat it here if you wish. Or bring the daily papers if you can't leave the world ...

... that point, my advisor will change to the British counterpart. A decision has been made regarding my service placement. I will be working with the agency, Dare to Care, a home for orphans living with HIV/AIDS, in their downtown and Spanish Town locations. I met with the Executive Director today, and was asked to create promotional videos for their facilities (for current donors, community partners, etc.) and one for the agency as a whole (to encourage ...

... Jamaica And About 170 Miles...270 Km...south Of Guantanamo Cuba. Gustav Has Been Moving Little During The Past Couple Of Hours But Is Expected To Resume A Motion Toward The West-southwest Near 6 Mph...9 Km/hr. A Turn Toward The West Is Expected Later Today And To The West-northwest On Friday. The Center Of Gustav Is Expected To Pass Very Close To Jamaica Later Today. Maximum Sustained Winds Have Increased To Near 70 Mph...110 Km/hr...with Higher Gusts ...

... Fern Gully, both of which I'll be experiencing very soon I'm sure. The agency I'm working with, NERHA, is an arm of the Ministry of Health, and there are 4 Authorities in Jamaica, covering different regions, the others are Western, South, and Southeastern, and the other engineers in my training class are assigned to those regions. Initially when I got my assignment, I wasn't sure what to make of it. I pictured myself living in a small community ...