Everyone sees this place as a tropical paradise - and it is! But within the actual country live an amalgam of diverse people and amazing culture. Everyone is like family to one another and people remember you for the smallest things good or bad.
My first experience with Jamaican food was at an off road stand where "jerk" is king. If you ever have eaten anything "jerk" in America... you are being cheated out of an amazing experience.
The population consists of mostly cows, goats, and stray dogs but as my instructor confirmed - everyone knows whose livestock is who. They are precious here, something we all too often take for granted back home.
Everywhere there are vendors and farmers trying to sell what little they have for what little profit they seek. People will be standing in the road (which for those of you who are not aware, the driving system basically has two rules 1) just drive and 2) brotherhood -i'll explain later) anecd they will try to sell you cold drinks and snacks.
Now the driving system is crazy. There are minimal road signs and traffic lights, no speed limits, and really no rules. If you can get through, get through but be certain and honk of the horn tells you "hey i'm sorry, but thank you for letting me through" and a honk back is simply a "you're welcome." Seriously... we honk back home when we are annoyed, they honk to say hi and thank you.
We are staying on Treasure Beach at Billy's Bay in a wonderful Guesthouse named Irie Rest. We are 200 feet from the ocean (The pictures below are from where I am staying). More info to come later!
After a long day, a brief meeting and some Conch soup we settled in for a great sleep through a calm night.
More to come...
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