Monday, 14 September 2009

A brief introduction

Four weeks into my time in Jamaica, predictably having forgotten to pick up a diary at the airport, terrified of forgetting everything about my time here and feeling a strange need to share my experiences, I’ve decided to write something.

So where to start?

Home is a massive house in ‘uptown’ Kingston. Included in the cost is delicious Jamaican food twice a day and a balcony with a slightly better view than my old flat.
























Work is a small human rights organisation in ‘downtown’ Kingston.



Weekends (so far) have been mostly spent on beaches.
 Home + work + weekends = life.

In between it all, I am trying to look and listen and see if I can catch a glimpse of something interesting….
Posted by at

2 comments:

  1. Rob Levy19 September 2009 at 08:58

    Who cooks you delicious Jamaican food twice a day?

    Is it Jerk Chicken and rice and peas or is there more to Jamaican cuisine than the London festival scene would have us believe?

    ReplyDelete
  2. A120 September 2009 at 19:51

    The delicious food is included with the rent. There is a lovely woman called Rose who cooks for everyone and somehow manages to cook something exciting every day.

    There is a LOT of chicken. I reckon I have eaten more chicken in my month in Jamaica than I have in the entirety of my life before coming here. But jerk chicken is not that regular, more of a Friday ting. More likely to have fried or curry chicken, or curry goat, or pork stew. All with rice and peas. Breakfast is ackee & saltfish. There are other things. Absolutely everything is rich and delicious and there is no such thing as a snack - it's three massive, hot meals every day!

    So pretty good basically.

    ReplyDelete

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)