Terra Nova 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!

... left i had about everyone in my family ask if i could swim which seemed wierd. We went swiming in some really warm water although the beach was very touristy it was jamaican tourists. I came back took a shower or tried to as the water pressure was so low almost no water came back and had some dinner. Tomorrow i have class most of the day hopefully during lunch ill have a chance to top off my cell phone and get an international calling plan. Mi soon come

... 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.

... crimes and it was pretty funny.  He told us that petty theft and home break-ins and fishing for stuff through peoples windows with sticks is the most common crime.  Rarely is there violent crime and if there is its against women so thats good for me.  He also said that if other jamaicans see someone getting robbed or taken advantage off they will b************ out of them.  after the security meeting we had a health meeting and got our first aid kits and finnaly got ...

Hi All, I want to start off by wishing everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. So much has happened since my last entry....where to begin....let's begin with Mr. Barack Obama. Mr. President Election Day for me was just as exciting in Jamaica as it would have been in the US. Although I was extremely jealous and wanted so desperately to be among the crowds of people that heard Mr. Obama's victory speech and welcomed the new First Family. However, I was ...

... check-in Cause the places really too good to just go by. 1. Boone Hall Oasis A lovely little hideaway. Beautiful flora, nice river at back of property and helpful staff. Nice pathways that lead to quiet spots so you can do some thinking, meditation or just enjoy the sights, or just get cozy with that someone. If u started out late, like 10-ish, then u can probably ...

... I last wrote. On Monday, I met my dissertation advisor. Highly respected by both IPSL alumni and Jamaican faculty, I was excited when I first learned that she would be my advisor and had been looking forward to meeting her. First Impressions: I like her. :) Following our meeting, she too gave a preliminary "green light" for my dissertation idea (which just added to my previously mentioned affections). We will be meeting every Thursday until I depart Jamaica ...

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... that the ship had all the forms signed - I couldn't swear to it, so had to call back a few minutes later. Checking with the Captain, I just got grumpiness - presumably he was suffering from delay and bureaucracy but it didn't go down well with me, as I was trying to do the right thing by his company. Anyway, the agent moved the taxi up to 14:30. Then we got an extra form to take with us "essential to getting off the ship and getting ...

... hammering. We have already had 3 positive and well-attended local Habitat meetings since November and some strong momentum building. The first Habitat 2-bedroom house in this district is getting started next weekend, less than a mile of where we are living and a community-wide expo is being planned for April. Heavy rains and flooding have made much of the roads impassable and many bridges in the area have been wiped out. Hence, we had a really good excuse to stay about the ...