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5 Holborn Road Kingston, Jamaica
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An Educational Tourist in the West Indies
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Like any greedy tourist, I have gobbled up the physical and cultural delights of the countries I have lived in. Like a good tourist, I have always known in advance what a particular country has to offer me. When I accepted a job in Cairo, I was already planning to visit the great ruins and desert oases; I went to Tanzania with lions and elephants in mind; the soccer scene and the night life lured me to Buenos Aires; in eastern Venezuela, the Orinoco, ...
I will try and catch up with timings!
... side of the island from Ocho (pronounced Oh Chee) Rios. This is where the cruise liners dock, so coming to the container port in Kingston was out of the ordinary – a bit down market you could say. Still, the arrangements went very well, I was phoned to say the taxi was on its way and was met at the port gate by a charming hostess, Leslie, who looked after us the whole day.
Our driver Kenny was very hospitable and pointed out places of interest as we made our way from ...
Yarman - as they say around here!
... again and have decided to offer 3 kinds of beer instead of wine. I have Tsingtao Beer from China (well cheap on the ship €8.73 for 12 x 600ml bottles) Fat Tire, Amber Ale (5.2% ABV) from New Belgium Brewing, Fort Collins, USA and Yuengling Traditional Lager by America’s Oldest Brewery, D G Yuengling & Son, Inc., Pottsville, PA, no ABV stated. With some paprika chips as nibbles, I reckon this will lower the proceedings accordingly. The beer is in the fridge as ...
Thinking outside the box
... learn about various species of animals and plant life along the Black River. We took an hour boat ride along the Black River where we got to see crocodiles, the safari's biggest attraction. I know that the children enjoyed it and I think that they learned as well. From the Safari we went to Y.S. Falls another popular tourist site. At the Falls, we had lunch, viewed the Falls and swam (well the kids and the teachers that came on the ...
Part Two: Use Gloves. Please.
Over the past two weeks, amidst classes and studying, I've met with the agency staff at Dare to Care (an orphanage for HIV-positive children) for the volunteering/internship component of my graduate program. The team at the agency's downtown location (a facility for teenage orphan boys with HIV) agreed to meet with me first. To say that I was moved by the experience would be an understatement. The staff greeted me warmly when I arrived, and ...



