Olympia Crown Hotel Kingston

... 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!

... kinda peeled with only the very outside skin taken off and it was cut in half. Didnt really have a clue what i was supposed to do to eat it. You can try and guess what they told me when i asked. after breakfast i ironed most of my cloths and me and my host mother went to church. I dont really know how to descibe the church i guess the best word would be loud. lots of singing lots of praise jesus lots of halelluja lots of amen, a few voleenters ...

... under dressed. I was so surprised when I showed up to the graduation and the teachers had on fancy ball gowns and not just the teachers but the parents and everyone in attendance were so fancy. The graduation took FOREVER. But it was a fun experience and nice to see my students graduate. It was not my only graduation. Two weeks later I went to my friend's high school graduation. I showed up an hour and a half late on purpose ...

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).

... afternoon session soon. I love being out in the water and am looking forward to having more time after December. DATING IN JAMAICA: A few folks have asked...;) Yes. Since arriving in Kingston, I have gone on a few dates, but nothing has been serious. (Until fieldwork finishes in December, there's really no time for something substantial.) One experience was really comical, though and will go down in my personal history as being one for "the diaries". Also, met a ...

... to hear the waves crashing, we guessed a left turn at a crossroads and were ushered through the carcass of a bar to the sea. In front of us, the ocean churned with the nearby mountain run-off. Bamboo huts stood cockeyed, their thin dry leaf roofs stripped bare. Chunks of a merchant's wall lay in a pile, its awkwardly bent rods of steel the only indication of where it once stood. An uprooted tree (origin unknown) lay on its side in front of a restaurant. Still ...

... with my friend Mickey and h** parents...the Cam**ons. They are vegans (I didn't know that until I showed up at their home). Showed up around dinn** time and I was expecting the traditional rice and chicken....was I surprised when they s**ved me brown rice and tofu. But the time I spent with h** parents really showed me a diff**ent way of life.They ate so healthy. Went to church with them that weekend. In the pictures you will see Mickey, h** mom and I in ...

... from the Spanish word cimarrones meaning "wild" or "untamed". The Maroons became a deterrent to colonists wanting to settle in more remote areas. The British brought in troups to gain control, but with the difficult and extremely confusing terrian, were easily outmanoeuvred by the skilled guerilla tactics of the Maroons. Eventually, a treaty was signed between the two parties. It is possible to visit Maroon settlements, but there are particular ...

... villages of China. Weeks, even months before Christmas, huge tinsel & light displays materialized in tiny squares, on street corners and shops. Christmas Carols set to hip-hop, reggae and dance hall blares 24 hours a day. The closer you get, the higher the excitement, especially in Kingston, where disposal income is more than just a fantasy, flickering in the television set. Many Jamaicans do a lion's share of their shopping at Christmas, and head to Grand Markets on ...