I recently came across this Italian DJ named Kalibandulu. He made that killer XXXMAS mix from the previous post. I was quite taken with that so I decided to look up more by him. Turns out he’s also made four remix mix albums (Jugglin’ From Mars) and twelve (one for each month of 2010!) mix [...]
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Well, I’m not in Jamaica, but that doesn’t mean it’s not always in the corner of my eye. Just came across an AMAZING Dancehall Christmas Mix that I had to post up here (if you want to avoid the possibly NSFW cover art, just click on ‘download’ below). It’s crude and loud and NOT safe [...]
Well, I guess it’s about time to wrap up this blog. I think it’s only fair to give it a conclusion (in a sense). There are still photos and events that I haven’t posted about on here and maybe I still will, but it only feels right to try and wrap up the last two [...]
I’m sorry. This wasn’t the follow-up blog entry I wanted to write. This morning at the doctor we discovered that our little Jamaica baby in Jesse didn’t have a heartbeat anymore. We went from being on the road to parenthood right back to just being “us” in the few seconds it took to say, “I’m [...]
Some of you may remember us begging for money last year for a projector to use in our community. Well, we got it (over a year ago I think) and we’ve been using it every week since then. We’ve used it for computer classes, community workshops, and movie nights. Every Sunday for over a year [...]
One more mix for the road? Lots of new stuff here. Some HipHop, some Dancehall, some… other. All pretty fun. If you’ve got an internet connection, there’s really no reason not to download this. Download (there should be very few unacceptable words since almost all of these are clean versions) Drake’s new album Thank Me [...]
Benefit of Living in the Rural Tropics no.6: Cheap Fresh Fruits. And I’m probably paying too much! Doesn’t matter though. I make it through the month and someone else gets money for dinner. I also get a dozen grapefruit for $2+. And they’re so freakin good. Just thought I’d take the opportunity to rub it [...]
A while back I realized that it was a crime to leave Jamaica with the only Bob Marley album being Legend (a best of). So I started finding all his albums and listening to them. If you’ve only listened to Legend, you really should check out the rest of his work. He was an incredibly [...]
These days, one cannot be too careful about (a) the food and drink one consumes and (b) the company one keeps. I’m being goofy of course…however, these past couple weeks have been sick and rainy in the Hunter household. The up side: Not consuming calories means there’s no reason to burn any, right? Also, what [...]
That’s right. It’s International Reggae Day. I’m not entirely sure what one (especially a Jamaican) does on Reggae Day that’s any different from the other 364 days of the year, but I’m going to do my small part to help. Help what? Uh… Reggae? So having said that, these are two of my favorite songs [...]
(mostly for future Peace Corps Volunteers) We recently attended our Close of Service (COS) conference out in Negril and it was a wonderful time of reflection, appreciation and transition. Many of us–the 28 that remain–had mentally blocked out the fact that time here is getting short, at least until this conference, and once it was [...]
I mean DE-VOURED! And it reminded me that I’ve never liked grapefruit. Especially when I was little and picked them from our tree out back. I thought they were really sour and gross. But the grapefruit here is delicious, seems sweeter than the ones in Florida-I don’t need to put sugar on top. I’ve always [...]
Sorry about the lack of activity here. I’ve been trying to keep up with my photographs more (because I take 1000 a week) so I’ve been posting albums on Facebook. I think most of you have had the chance to see them, but in case we aren’t friends on Facebook, I thought I’d provide links [...]
My younger (although taller) sister came to visit us on the 20th and what Jamaica had in mind for her stay wasn’t exactly what any of us could have predicted. Due to the Peace Corps’ TLC, we’ve been kicking around ye olde Comfort Castle for the better part of 2 weeks and it’s been raining [...]
You’d think Jamaica was heading to Hell in a gun filled handbasket. I’m currently sitting in Porti waiting patiently for the final episode of LOST to download and in the mean time I thought I’d take a chance to spotlight… watagwaan on di Rock. Story on MSNBC. Basically, if you don’t know what’s going on, [...]
My sister arrived on-island on Thursday around noon and we high-tailed it back to Portland because (a) she’d had an overnight flight and just wanted to “get there,” and (b) things were starting to heat up in Kingston and it’s typically much safer to be trapped in “bush” than in Ktown. We got to our [...]
[Because if you're not over the hill yet, you're still climbing it...right?] My birthday was very fun, relaxing and reminded Josh and I what the heck we’re doing and who we are. Everyone needs that now and again, right? Like pushing a RESET button. Correction: I don’t think a person can get “too old” for [...]
The Facebook Album It’s been a couple months since my birthday but I still wanted to post the pics from it. We had a really fun time. I got a bunch of chicken and soup to cook. I got a cake and some drinks. The plan was to give away the soup and cake and [...]
WE ARE NASHVILLE …even when we nuh de ina Nashville. I’m so proud of the stories of “comm-unity” and support after the floods and destruction that happened a couple of weekends ago. It will be so strange to return to Nashville–Opry Mills, Antioch and Opryland Hotel for instance, to see construction going on instead of [...]
And loves it. My mom brought this down with them back in March. (Junior was our little host brother back in the day.) When he got ready to head back home we wrapped up his presents in a black bag and I told him to go straight home and don’t show it to anyone (his [...]
That’s how long this one took me. It was a rush job, but I think it came out alright. I really enjoy the background. A gradient with a starburst (also gradiented) and a cool concrete texture I took the other day. It’s busy but fun. I love the pink to orange gradient. Feels summertime-y. Plus [...]
I got another pic in the paper the other day. Sent it to one of my photographer friends and boom, in it the next day. I think it helped draw some much needed attention to the road. We’ll see though. It’s been several weeks since then and I haven’t seen much/any progress. Ah well. Maybe [...]
Cause I’ve seen 170. No big deal, I know. The Facebook Album Last week, a friend of ours called and said they (oh yeah, he works with a guy who lives on a beach where sea turtles lay their eggs) and said they were going to hatch at 5:30pm the next day. So of course [...]
Now that’s what I call album art! I put together a mix of my favorite Dancehall/Reggae of recent. I think it’s pretty awesome stuff. I’ve gotten a much better handle on Jamaican music in general in the last year. It’s a lot to wrap your brain around. I mean, for an island not even half [...]
I made this the other day for another volunteer. He’s putting on an environmental film festival (you gotta show fun movies with the informational ones). One thing you realize when you start doing these types of things is that it’s not enough to just have a good sense of design, you’ve got to really know [...]
(My neighbor, Bigga, and his craft shop.)
(My friend, Davel. He’s kind of as crazy as he looks.)
(Standing on the hill above us. Our house is the one by the street light.)
(I just couldn’t resist this shot.)
(My posters up in a shop down the road.)
(When you work at home, you can have hamburgers and festivals (funnel [...]
Look at the size of that cat! I wish I could say Frog came out a winner in this one, but… well, you can’t win ‘em all.
He’s really been into frogs lately. Which is bad for frogs. Goob kills without prejudice. Look what we found when we walked back in from our week in Negril. [...]
Or if you’d like it to be a different Michael Bay movie that’s fine. Or it could be I Can’t Believe It’s Not Hip-Hop 2.0. Irregardless, here’s a mix of recent HipHop/Dance/R&B. I’m really not into lots of cussing or other explicit lyrics, but be advised that some of these songs DO have bad words [...]
A few weeks ago the new group arrived (no.81). I think they seem like a great bunch. Probably a bit shell shocked since they just walked off the plane when I met them. If someone asked me what the most shocking thing that had happened to me thus far, I’d say… arriving. It was the [...]
One of my panoramic shots from our week out west with my family.
It was nice to see a few sunsets. (bigger)
I came across this very succinct document about Jamaican Easter traditions and want to share it with you.
Here, also, is a webpage that explains possible origins for some of the seemingly random modern traditions for Easter.
I’ll have to follow-up this entry with the other half of our Easter holiday, after it’s happened. So far, we [...]
That’s the message our modem gets when it’s raining up here.
Rainy days are really uncomfortable if you have a strict schedule.
If you don’t, rainy days are like snow days! They become whatever you want!
The bad news is that I won’t be AS productive as I have no phone or internet signal. That’s okay–still plenty of [...]
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• the action of extending the period of validity of a license, subscription, or contract
• resuming an activity or state after an interruption
• the replacing or repair of something that is worn out, run-down, or broken
Take away the special events and the themed lessons, volunteer collaborations, Peace Corps relations and extra-curriculars.
What I do [...]
No, that’s not really fair…or even true. However, that is what a few of the brand new and shiny PCTs called themselves when we introduced ourselves at their welcoming lunch last Thursday. The day seemed to carry on pretty smoothly and I was impressed at how good-natured and laid-back most of them were. It could’ve [...]
And sometimes it’s just an idea that floats around in the back of your mind as you layout madness.
My latest and, I would say, my greatest poster to date. This is a success in several ways, but the first and foremost being that I didn’t have to grab some overdone artificial HipHop model (bless their [...]
Here are a few recommendations for your Netflix queue:
No Impact Man–An environmentalist writer embarks on a family experiment (with his wife and daughter) to attempt no-waste living for one year.
Good Hair–Chris Rock explores what it means in the African-American community to have “good hair” and how this will impact the lives of his young daughters.
Food [...]
I can’t believe it’s already March 2010.
Group 81 trainees will arrive at staging in Miami in about 2 weeks and we’ll meet them shortly after. If any of you are reading, I wanted to say congratulations and also provide a few comforting tidbits of information. Here you go!
What To Expect when all you can do [...]
In honor of the last season of LOST being on, I thought I’d share all my favorite music from the show with you. I’ve been enjoying the soundtrack since they first started releasing them. Although, I think they’ve only released up through season 4 so far, but in my opinion seasons 1 and 4 had [...]
I’m out in Mocho, Clarendon right now building a BioSand Filter. It’s a really labor intensive project. However, this little guy keeps popping in to check on things (and food) (and i think, love).
I want to post aspects of Jamaican culture and life that we come into contact with, and share a hopefully balanced view, more educational than anything. Josh and I live in a small, rural community that struggles to acquire information in a timely way and this negatively affects life for them (us) in a myriad [...]
More specifically, sports that involve running. They love to run. They just love it. Today was sports day at the Primary School. I wasn’t a part of it. No one invited me. And no one asked me to take pictures. But I decided to go anyway. And take pictures anyway. Because it’s what I do. [...]
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