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... from the town of Matam, Matam province, who deciding that they could find a better life in the Promised lands of the European Union, sruck out for France thruogh the unforgiving deserts of the Sahara to Morroco where they hope to find them a boat to take them over the Med on their way to France. If there is anyone who would like to corroborate on this ...

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!

... dont really know what im doing this weekend, going to spend most of it with the host family. Ill try to take pictures and post them on a reall website soon, hopefully ill get some of this house but i need to ask the host family first.

... ones so we wouldbe less of target for crime.  I talked to a guy about international rates and apparently there not bad for callingfrom jamaica to the US.  It is J$1000 a month for 1000 minutes also did i mention my phone has a flashlight on itI also asked the guy how much of the budget it eats up and he said that the payment staff must be drunk or somethingb/c they recieve alot more than the typical jamaican and that they are also due for a raise b/c inflation ...

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).

... the gardens and book a massage. I won't tell you about all the little surprises they do for you! Mockingbird Hill is an eco-tourism resort. They're big on local products, conservation and recycling. That said it is also a very quite, restful place. Do NOT: bring any loud instruments come to party play any loud music If you ...

Today is my last day in Jamaica. I slept in this morning and skipped breakfast. I grabbed a taxi and made my way to the local rum store. Picked up 5 bottles of rum, brandy, and gin. Now its off to the airport. Thanks for exploring my site. Happy Veterans Day. Catch up with me next week...I am heading to Antigua, Guatemala on friday. Till then.. -Michael (aka dorathexplorer)

... PNP) and her opponent is Bruce Golding who represents "Jamaica's Labour Party" (JLP). The colors for the PNP is orange and red. Although Portia is a part of PNP she has her own color which is yellow. The JLP color is green. Whenever I visit or drive through certain towns I see flags baring the colors of the parties hanging from business or lampposts. Also I see the words JLP or PNP written on the walls of the buildings in those communities. The election ...

... extremely wet behind the ears it has to be said but nothing another week or two won't sort out no doubt. Work is going grand. It's all reassuringly similar to the type of work I was doing before, not to mention the same issues and situations to be sorted out. No bother hey! I'm the only ex-pat on the team so it's a bit weird getting used to the accent but they are no doubt saying the same about me. The new boss is sound out though and there's ...

... about 2 hours away. (Actually, there is a special right now on plan tickets from Chicago and Detroit to Montego Bay, if you buy them by August 31st, and travel between November 2005 and Febuary 2006, their live $100 one way, so $200 round trip. Check with a travel agent) Sorry about the plug, but keep your eyes open for cheap fares, I'd love you show you around. I'm excited to be moving on to the next step, training has been good and bad. I ...