Got up Monday and had "breakfast." Went into work and talked with our supervisor, he is going to be out of the office as is his assistant for the remainder of the week. We continue working on project proposals -- I use the term "working" loosely as there have been countless setbacks and frustrations...its to the point where we joke about it due to the level of confusion surrounding the assignment. We leave work and walk out to where Rocky is parked, he has taken to falling asleep while waiting for us...and typically jumps rather high when I open the car [View Full Entry]

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Wednesday night I remember sitting at dinner with Keith talking about how much I wished it would rain. I went to bed that night and couldn’t fall asleep. Sometime around 2am I realized it was raining. I finally fell asleep, smiling. Thursday morning I wake up, get ready for work and eat breakfast. It’s overcast which means that it feels at least 10 degrees cooler - Keith and I are thankful for this change in the weather. One of the jokes down here between Keith and I is that EVERY DAY the weather for Kingston is listed as thunderstorms. And EVERY [View Full Entry]

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Things I did Today: 1. Woke up 2. Ate everything on my plate at breakfast that did not contain fish 3. Went to work 4. Sat at my desk on the computer for 4 hours without getting up 5. Walked down to KFC to get a 'Famous BBQ Chicken Bowl' Combo for lunch 6. Thought about how nice it would be to have a lot of money 7. Went home 8. Did laundry in my sink 9. Walked to the market 10. Ate an 'ORION' candy bar 11. Ate dinner at the guesthouse Things I did NOT do Today: 1. Eat [View Full Entry]

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I have reached a new phase in my journey as of this morning. I sat at breakfast and did not even try one bite of fish. I briefly thought about it, and then realized... Who am I kidding? I don't like it. I haven't liked it. I'm not going to like it. Moving on. Went into work today, and had our rescheduled meeting...and that was about all that was accomplished today. It was a big day, and not everyone can handle that sort of pressure and responsibility. Luckily Keith and I are intelligent and we do well under stressful circumstances. [View Full Entry]

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Disclaimer: I spent about an hour writing this entry and just as I was finishing up the last sentence the whole thing dissapeared. This version is likely to be the less witty, although probably more sarcastic run-down of the last three days. So after the raging bloodfest that was the Friday night Cricket game Keith and I decided to lay low on Saturday. I had detailed fantasies of sleeping in until noon, and lavish breakfasts that did not include fish. That is not the real Jamaica. The real Jamaica calls you early in the morning to wake you up from the [View Full Entry]

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If you ever spent your spare time sitting around wondering if I could possibly ever make it big as a professional Cricket player, wait no longer! I am officially the worst Cricket player that ever lived. And Keith isn't too far behind! The game makes very little sense to me. Think bowling mixed with golf and add a touch of baseball...yeah, the confused look on your face is probably something like the one on mine, except I was playing while making that face. (I use the term 'playing' loosely.) Today after work our entire office went to the country directors house [View Full Entry]

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One day on the drive into work a few weeks ago, Rocky told Keith and I that he was a diabetic. He told us how he has a problem with "gas" and that some times he can't control it. Then he didn't say anything else for the rest of the drive to work. I was wondering if that was a story to prepare us for a belch -- but nothing. Hrm. Weird. Yesterday morning we get up, eat breakfast and start heading into work. We get a few minutes from the guesthouse when Rocky lets out a HUGE burp. I siddenly [View Full Entry]

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I went to bed early last night in hopes of sleeping for an extra few hours to make up for the night before. Although I got more sleep it still didn't prove to be too restful. Got up and had breakfast, something with fish -- so disapointed. Went to work. Met with one of the women that runs the child abuse investigation program and found out that this Friday Keith and I are meeting with one of the Police Youth Clubs to talk to them about Disasters and the effects on children and adolescents. I'm excited and nervous. Did some research [View Full Entry]

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I couldn't fall asleep last night. I finally did around 2am and I had horrible dreams. Keith and I got up early to walk down to the ATM, and as we were leaving the guesthouse I realized I'd locked my keys inside my room. So this was the kind of day it was going to be... We ran into Rocky (our driver) parked on the side of the road, we stoped and said goodmorning and continued on our way to the ATM. Came back home and had a great breakfast. Went to work and had a meeting with one of our [View Full Entry]

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This weekend we decided not to travel. I slept in late. I finished my Africa book. I sat outside on the roof-top patio and got some sun. I watched tv. We walked to the market and bought ice cream. They didn't have Drumsticks, sadly. We got fake drumstick ice cream cones. They were not good. And soggy. We walked to Indies across the street for dinner. Our server wasn't there, sadly. We ordered pizza and were told they didn't have any cheese. I ordered chicken and Keith ordered a BLT sub. His "sub" arrived on a hambuger bun (no sub rolls) [View Full Entry]

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