Made it to Jamaica finally. We went to the airport where the Peace Corp staff and some Volunteers met us at the Airport. (check out the picture, especially the billboard in the back)
We left the airport and immediately went to Peace Corps headquarters, where we got forms and information shoved in my face. Things didn't slow down until after dinner when we had a chance to sit down with a red stripe and relax.
Kingston is a fairly scary city. Everyone lives in a walled compound and you can't go out at night unless you're a bad man. The hotel we are staying in is nice though, and has a nice view of the Blue Mountains.
I'm excited to go meet my host family tomorrow that I'm going to live with for 2 weeks. It should be awkward, but it will be nice to unpack a little. The next 2 weeks will be more long days of training which is kind of boring, but at least we'll be living in a small town that we can explore.
PS: My roommate for the past couple days has been James Adams. We're both in the same program and everyone thinks we're brothers.
What is that cheeszee package doing to that man? Is red stripe the only kind of beer they have there?
ReplyDeleteMaybe Jim is a relative of yours...has he ever been to Huntington Indiana?
Stay safe. Love you!
Who's impressed Dave's already updated us twice since he left?? Just kidding!
ReplyDeleteI'm going out to dinner right now and I'm going to order a Red Stripe in your honor.
Dave: We expected you to be the tallest one in the picture, not that guy from survivor! Well, at least your still taller than those bluish colored mountains behind you. They should call them the "Blue Mountains". Seems like you are surrounded by some pretty nice folks. Guess all that worrying about "jerk chicken shacks" was time wasted! Have fun. By the way, in case you can't see it clearly, that hot blond in my profile picture is your Mom.
ReplyDeleteGood call on the billboard in the background. I found that to be the focal point of the picture.
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