Jonreine Country Inn 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!

... the water was cold, I was not getting in). The day started at 6 a.m. and I did not get home until 8 p.m. I was so exhausted. I am planning the next field trip. The students graduate this June and I'm planning on taking them on one last big field trip before they graduate. Most of my club members are sixth graders so they will graduate from primary school and enter high school in the fall. I'm leaving, they're graduating.Exciting times for both.

... Its supprising how easy it is to fall asleep to thriller...or eye of the tiger...or word from some PCV's (peace corps volenteer) celion dion remixed to regae. i dont know if i mentioned it but they do not like rastafarians here. Its getting late so ill tell you about today...Had my first akee and salt fish (the national dish) tastes like srambled eggs and fish which was wierd to have for breakfast but pretty good. I also had an orange which ...

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 ...

... something like 25%.  They also talked about the political parties here and how one group had training duringelections.  Apparently jamaicas murder rate is so high b/c the two political parties go around killing eachother.  So during elections things apparently got crazy and they were not allowed to wear green or orange b/c thoseare the colors associated with each party.  Sounds fun right?   day 2went to the US embassey residence building for training today.  Its a ...

... JAMAICAN THEATRES: Along with peers from the program and a couple of new friends, I've been spending more time with my friend, Tammy (mentioned in earlier entries). She's a crack up (with her main aspirations including culinary school and marrying Donald Trump), while her energy is infectious and mouth foul. ;) Having been "indebt" to her for making her watch Mamma Mia the other day, she kidnapped me this week to watch a horror flick in town. I loved the ...

... to have collected all of our fieldwork data and written the first three chapters of our dissertation. If we are able to do this, it allows us to have a more manageable/reasonable schedule in England. I'm shooting for this goal. My dissertation discusses the relationship between the use of visual media and effective fundraising in the nonprofit sector of developing countries. I am fortunate to be providing a service to my agency (Dare To Care) that directly ...

... have your phone number?" Smiling again, "Tempting, but no. Thanks." He got off the bus at the next stop with a cheery wave, and we moved on towards our destination. After taking a bus to Half Way Tree and another to Portmore, we took a two dollar taxi with an elderly woman and her son to Hellshire. Ten minutes into the drive, David, the cab driver, parked at a bus stop and pointed towards a road that ended at the lapping of a brown lake. "Hellshire. Straight ...

... built in 1881 by Jamaica's first black millionaire, and the National Art Gallery in seedy downtown Kingston. The gallery houses an excellent collection of Jamaican artwork from the 1920s to present day. While downtown, we took a short walk along the harbour front to the craft market which was teeming with people selling cheap souvenirs. Needless to say, it wasn't long before we headed back to New Kingston. We were drawn to Devon House a couple of ...

... We then spent the rest of the day playing with the terrific kids at Sophie's Place. If interested: www.mustardseed.com Don't be intimidated by their strong Catholic focus, take it from one true blue (victim-of-one-too-many-religion-classe s) Catholic school girl.... it's not that bad. The people, the kids are incredible and FUN. Conversations about religion can be postponed for another time. Enjoy the photos...