Indies Hotel Kingston

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!

... Money really does go like water. I have attached some pictures for your viewing. The snake was the most popular of the animals. Almost all the children wanted to take a picture with the snake. Even the children that are scared of snakes were able to control their screams until after the picture was taken (myself included). Hunting for Crocodiles I took my Green Club and other students on the Black River Safari, a popular tourist spot ...

... why to me and i couldnt really figure out why since there was a guy smoking illecit substances in the corner of the party. I think it has to do with jamaicans associtating themselves as either christians or not. As far as i can tell not being a christian isnt bad as long as you dont expect to get a important job like a teacher. All the volenteer have recommended that if you do drink do it somewhere other than your community. I also had my ...

Owdedo everyone, evriting aight here having my first night with the host family. Its pretty exciting they have a beautiful house. Kids running everywhere, Trying to start learning patois but i feel pretty stupid every time i say ...

hey everybody i arrived in jamaica today! We left for the airport at like 7 in the morning to make our 12:30 flight.  So after getting through security wehad four hours to kill.  the flight to Jamaica was about an hour got off the plane and left for the peace corps office.  There we had to fill out alot of paper work and we all got J$2400 dollars or roughly $26. And they pretty much forced us to buy cell phones from some venders sitting at a table. They suggested the ...

... World Cup contending game between Mexico and Jamaica recently. By sheer passion alone (and the introduction of a new coach), the Reggae Boyz slipped past Mexico's grasp with a 1-0 victory, and just last week, wriggled around Honduras with another 1-0 win. Despite international and national doubt, Jamaica may actually be flying to South Africa in 2010 for the Cup. Only one game remains, and Canada ultimately will decide its fate. With Olympic fever having only ...

... to the program and my thesis (noted as a dissertation in the West Indies). And, for the first time in my life, I am striving to learn rather than to obtain a grade. Luckily, our courses encourage us to be social, to experience the Caribbean culture and be a part of the community, to "have a life" in Jamaica, as well, which is a relief. During the week, I greatly enjoy my classes. One of my teachers writes for the national newspaper. Another recently hosted a ...

... slack, drooping, snapped. Muddy, drowned fields appeared as coffee lagoons with too much cream. Stop light poles were upended. A Burger King sign lay broken on its side. When we would stop to pick up more passengers, the yelling of street vendors could be heard on the divider curbs between traffic, "PINE(!)apples. PINE(!)apples. SWEET GUNips. SWEET GUNips." Our fellow travelers included a man with a tray of cotton candy, the pale blue and pink clouds ...

... concludes the tour. The museum is inspiration which portrays Bob Marley as a messenger of peace, hope and love. His views were not help by all Jamaicans, however, and his life was threatened more than once. During the tour, the guide points out bullet holes in the back of house where he was attacked on one occasion. After that particular attempt on his life, Bob went into hiding for two years, until 1978's One Love concert where he had the leaders of ...

... to his house. Unable to turn children away, Father Gregory responded by finding housing for them. Thus began the first Mustard Seed Community. Today Mustard Seed extends to Nicaragua, Domincan Republic, Zimbabwe, of course Jamaica, and soon Haiti. The various communities house abandoned children with special needs, kids with HIV/aids, teenage mothers, and offer jobs and a place to chill for anyone looking ...