Thank you! I really appreciate that It has been crazy but I shall try to appease my fellow ETJers! lol

JC:

JG: Thanks, I will try that.

Dont worry Mars. Just quit your job, leave school aside for a few weeks and take up a course in re-sizing photos and posting. Oh and congrats.

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What the reports not here yet! OMG!!!! LOLOLOLOL I am almost on my way to my second trip already...

Once again I will have to delay my writing of my trip report as I have to do some serious cleaning and unpacking! A friend of mine offered to help me tonight so I won't say no to help! So please be patient folks and I will do it as soon as I possibly can! Thanks

Thanks Samba, I just may have to do that

Ho hum......*yawning*.........tap tap tap....waiting..........

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Not even going to be interested by the time it comes.

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If you've never stared off in the distance, then your life is a shame...

Ok...
So he walked up to me and we hugged and shared our first kiss We then walked over to the car and committed my first faux-pa, I went to the passenger side (American)! lmao He was like you actually need the other side. So, we proceeded to drive to Clarendon and about an hour into the drive I had to go pee really bad so we stopped at a roadside bar and the lady let me use the restroom. He offered to get me some KFC for dinner and I was like nope, I came here to experience your country and I would like some Jamaican food! We stopped in Brown's Town and I was a little uncomfortable with the stares as I have never been to another country other than Mexico. We then decided to stop in St. Dacre and he bought some chicken with rice and peas (this was interesting because they call red beans peas? What do they call actual peas then?) He also bought some curried goat and it was yummy but we laughingly said it should be called curried bone! lol After that, we arrived at his family's house in Clarendon and he proceeded to tell me some things he had failed to mention before my trip...
1) There was not always running water. (We only had 4 days of actual running water.)
2) He showers under the hose out back.
3) No air conditioning.
No biggie as I am an Anthropology major and I am very open to trying different things. It was actually nice showering under the stars but JG was right, it was COLD! lol On the days we didn't have water we used these cute little basins.
Ok so, the first couple of days we stayed in and watched some movies and started to get used to each other. It was a trip being in person rather than on the phone but it was so great!
His best friend came over and we watched Leon (in the States I think it is called The Professional?) We took some pictures and I had such a hard time understanding his friend's accent! When I didn't understand something my sweetie would translate. lol
So, here's the pics from that day:















Continued in next post...

More pics from when his buddy came over...









So in the next post it will be from when I met his mom, sister, and nephew...

We went to Kingston as that is where his mother, sister, and nephew lives. They were very lovely people and welcomed me with open arms! His nephew (he's 8) taught me how to play a couple of Jamaican card games (something castle and I forget the other!) I taught his nephew how to play the card game war! lol His mom gave me some ackee and saltfish to try and I am sorry to say I didn't like it too much nor the breadfruit! But I did love the sour sop juice and I am soooo jonesing for it Here's the pics from that visit...





I will continue this post as soon as I finish resizing the rest of the pics from this leg of the trip...

Ok...
Think I got the hang of it now

Samba: I didn't have to quit my jobs and school. I figured it out! lol

Here's the rest of the pics from that visit...















Continued...

Ok, these next few pics are from when we went to Kingston again for his sister to braid his hair and also for him to pay insurance...











Next post is from Dunn's River Falls and Ochi, where his buddy also came along...

OMG! This was such a blast!

***Disclaimer***
If I have a dorky expression on my face it is because of one or more of the following reasons:
1) I was hungry.
2) I was a bit overwhelmed by such beauty and masculinity.
3) The water was cold.
4) I am afraid of heights.
5) I am just so darn in love it makes me look stupid.










Too be continued on next post...

Wow,
I keep getting better and better on photo bucket

I need a break been sitting here for like 2 hours

To be continued when I feel like it! lol

More commentary will be added as well.