Villa San Cove Port Antonio

... 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!

... 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.

... ones so we wouldbe less of target for crime.  I talked to a guy about international rates and apparently there not bad for callingfrom jamaica to the US.  It is J$1000 a month for 1000 minutes also did i mention my phone has a flashlight on itI also asked the guy how much of the budget it eats up and he said that the payment staff must be drunk or somethingb/c they recieve alot more than the typical jamaican and that they are also due for a raise b/c inflation ...

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).

... at least one doctor's office. So I drove slowly and did that. Easy. I saw a church from the distance that looked very stately. It's the Christ Church and it's a beauty - so stop by and take a peek in and around - they don't mind. The town is in the midst of some new building developments and one will notice the aim to keep the new structures in the Georgian style of architecture. Taking ...

... and it was better than I had expected with friendly staff but poor food and old films. Thankfully having 8 of us around kept us out of mischief....aye right. Canadian Irene seemed to be the highlight which entertained and bemused the rather camp air stewards. We seemed to get off lightly as June and Ursula on an earlier flight had very abrupt staff with poor service. The flight was just under 10 ...

... walking to the store at night. I asked Vanessa if it was safe she says "don't worry, I know karate. I'll protect you." I absolutely adore her. I wish I can bring her back to US with me. Also whenever I go somewhere for the first time by myself, she will call me to make sure I made it there safely. She gives me advice on where I can and should not go. And what I should do if any of the men approach me. She is very street smart as well as book smart ...

... walking around !!! We next drove to Port Royal which is a town about 20 minutes from Kingston, it's the former capital of Jamaica but was sadly almost completely destroyed by an earthquake in 1692. Unfortunately we got there just a few minutes after Fort Charles closed for the day so we couldn't see the Giddy House or the fort in more detail. The Giddy House is so named because it was tilted by the ...

Greetings, Whagwan?? Well my bags are packed, I'm ready to go...but I'm not leaving on a jet plane, but I'll be driving to my new place tomorrow. Yes, that's right, training is done, and the Swearing-In ceremony is tonight, and then tomorrow afternoon I leave little ole Heartease for the hustle and bustle of Ocho Rios. The last time I wrote to you all I didn't know where I was going, I was only on the verge of the constant stream of ambiguous ...