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Untitled

Sat, 13 Mar 2010 17:45:00 +0800

(Jamaica / Mr. Zagnutty's Blog)
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50 before 33

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:57:37 +0800

(Jamaica / YouTube)
Author: bekkizzle Keywords: Added: March 10 2010
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Part I - The Problem

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 02:46:00 +0800

(Jamaica / Melissa's Peace Corps blog)
So here’s the thing about a wetland…for the most part it needs be wet. There are some wetlands that dry out seasonally but then they fill up with water again. But here’s the other thing about ...
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music to ease the badmind

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 13:15:49 +0800

(Jamaica / pickney gal love di guavaberry)
all this drama has been unfolding regarding dudus’ pending extradition the alarming visa revocations and obama’s bold statement about not coming to visit jamaica. times are getting toughe ...
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Peace Corps IMDB

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 20:56:14 +0800

(Jamaica / Jamaica Me Better)
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 yea ...
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What To Expect When You’re Expecting 2 ...

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 18:59:15 +0800

(Jamaica / Jamaica Me Better)
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 ...
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The Music of LOST

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:46:58 +0800

(Jamaica / Jamaica Me Better)
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. A ...
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early morning wake up calls and guinness ...

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 02:29:47 +0800

(Jamaica / pickney gal love di guavaberry)
managed to wake up at 5h00 on friday morning.. nearly missed smiley. luckily he turned back for me as i ran down the mountain repeating “soon come.. mi at d gate mi swear.” unfortunately h ...
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Birthday and Donkey Races

Sun, 28 Feb 2010 22:13:00 +0800

(Jamaica / Melissa's Peace Corps blog)
When I was a kid I was always jealous of those kids who were able to have pool parties or parties at Splash Down (the local water park) for their birthdays. Being that my birthday is in February I n ...
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Sooo What Now?

Sat, 27 Feb 2010 21:31:00 +0800

(Jamaica / Benita. Jamaica. 2 Years? Oh My Goodness...)
It's a lazy Saturday afternoon. Currently I am sitting in my bedroom enjoying the sunlight from my window watching My Girl 2 and continuously procrastinating. My brother's playing Pokemon on the Wi ...
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Second Bill of Rights

Sat, 27 Feb 2010 20:03:00 +0800

(Jamaica / Peace Jamaica)
Yvonne and I have been contemplating our post Peace Corps work. Would you like to join us in working towards FDR's Second Bill of Rigts?
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Screaming Silence

Sat, 27 Feb 2010 04:36:37 +0800

(Jamaica / TiJ)
Your day starts just before sunrise with the ghastly cries of God's most despicable creation: the rooster. If there was an animal could make a compelling case for its own extinction it would be the r ...
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very excite:)

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 16:06:00 +0800

(Jamaica / Aruba, Jamaica, oooh I want to take ya...)
Man the information is continuing to come in and with each new detail I become that much more excited. Yesterday I recieved a email that was basically explaining what to expect for the next couple ...
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jamaican public service

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 05:29:25 +0800

(Jamaica / pickney gal love di guavaberry)
made the trek at lunchtime with my host family to sav to pay jps it’s ridiculously late and extravagant light bill… they failed to send us a bill for the past 4-5 months and they sent a letter saying it was to be paid in full or else… blackout. so there we were waiting in [...]
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Something New

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 17:44:00 +0800

(Jamaica / Jason's Jamaican Adventure)
So Christmas turned out to be a lot of fun. I got an invite from Pam to stay with her family during the season. It turned out to be a really enjoyable long weekend. Her family was warm and wonderfu ...
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Lion

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 02:23:08 +0800

(Jamaica / TiJ)
No one in town knows how old he is or where he came from. One is led to believe that he simply grew up from the fiery soil like the knarled mango trees guarding the main road. For most he is just ano ...
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Unnecessary Cat Post

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 19:00:38 +0800

(Jamaica / Jamaica Me Better)
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).
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the art of deworming goats and the joy o ...

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 03:17:40 +0800

(Jamaica / pickney gal love di guavaberry)
this week was a rather short one.. national school holiday from 17 – 19 february. i spent my days with my neighbors and family… money’s too tight to travel these days. wednesday asha an ...
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Passa Passa

Sun, 21 Feb 2010 17:32:02 +0800

(Jamaica / Jamaica Me Better)
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 tha ...
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Fact: Jamaicans Love Sports

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 13:48:35 +0800

(Jamaica / Jamaica Me Better)
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 ...
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Taxis Don’t Run On:

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 13:02:19 +0800

(Jamaica / Jamaica Me Better)
Ash Wednesday (Today) Boxing Day (Dec 26) Mark it down.
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extended doctor visits

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 03:08:53 +0800

(Jamaica / pickney gal love di guavaberry)
the bi-weekly visits to the doctor in kingston have carried on longer than i had dreamed or wished.. i had another appointment on the 12 february and i have another one this week. i had hoped that the last one would indeed be the final one and as i bid my respects and gratitude to [...]
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Staging Info

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 03:05:00 +0800

(Jamaica / Aruba, Jamaica, oooh I want to take ya...)
Yay!!!I recieved an email from the Peace Corps the other day and staging is in Miami. My plane leaves for Jamaica March 18th at 10:45am. Looks like staging is a basic introduction to the Peace Corps a ...
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Adventure: Apiculture!

Tue, 16 Feb 2010 05:26:30 +0800

(Jamaica / TiJ)
The first sting is undoubtedly the worst; a screaming fire spreading under your skin multiplied immediately as the dying bee releases pheromones signaling her comrades to join in the instinctual suic ...
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I Told You Not All My Posters Have Women On Them

Tue, 16 Feb 2010 02:28:04 +0800

(Jamaica / Jamaica Me Better)
(didn’t have much time on this one)
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I Watched a House Burn Last Night

Mon, 15 Feb 2010 00:33:32 +0800

(Jamaica / Jamaica Me Better)
Our friend’s house was burned down last night. More specifically one of our counterparts and first friends here Worries. I was out in Mill Bank attending a nine-night and decided I was ready to go ...
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Tiger By the Tail

Sun, 14 Feb 2010 22:01:07 +0800

(Jamaica / Jamaica Me Better)
HAVE A TIGER BY THE TAIL “Cope with an obsession; pursue an idea a talent or even a vice obsessively; face a trying problem.” ~ James Rogers “He who rides a tiger is afraid to d ...
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枯山水

Sat, 13 Feb 2010 03:05:00 +0800

(Jamaica / TiJ)
Karesansui is the 500-year-old landscape artform in which the eternal is represented by a group of rocks surrounded by carefully raked sand. The literal translation of the Japanese word is “Dry ...
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Check out DEM Speeds!

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 17:02:04 +0800

(Jamaica / Jamaica Me Better)
What what?! That’s right. We have internet now. And looks at those figures! Impressed? I thought so. But seriously though this is great. We really really appreciate the Peace Corps and Voluntee ...
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Rastafarian

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 22:25:00 +0800

(Jamaica / Peace Jamaica)
Check this link if you are interested in the rastas. We have some good friends that practice. It is cool. We are good.http://www.bbc.co.uk/religi on/religions/rastafari/customs/c ustoms_1.shtml
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the Hinterland (plus Chili-Bowl 2KX)

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:09:08 +0800

(Jamaica / Jamaica Me Better)
hinterland |ˈhintərˌland| (also hinterlands) noun the often uncharted areas beyond a coastal district or a river's banks • an area surrounding a town or port and served by it • the re ...
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“A Contented Misanthrope”

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:04:34 +0800

(Jamaica / Jamaica Me Better)
(Robb’s description of Arthur Rimbaud (French poet) from Dark Star Safari by Paul Theroux) Here’s an excerpt: In one of my favorite self-portraits Rimbaud grimly jeering at his life wrote hom ...
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Things change

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:46:00 +0800

(Jamaica / Margaret/Gary PC activities)
Things change!! That was the theme of one of the church sermons we heard a year ago and that’s certainly proved true for us. Up until two weeks ago I hadn’t had enough hours in the day to get ev ...
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6 More Weeks Til Departure!

Sun, 07 Feb 2010 20:36:00 +0800

(Jamaica / Benita. Jamaica. 2 Years? Oh My Goodness...)
And I'm getting more and more excited (and extremely nervous) as the 17th of March gets closer. Many of my coworkers are talking about it too. I just love how I'm getting more random comments spoken w ...
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Help and Haiti

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 02:58:43 +0800

(Jamaica / TiJ)
The country could not support its population through local food production and a series of dysfunctional governments controlled the food aid for much of the population which continued to grow despit ...
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New House

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 19:54:00 +0800

(Jamaica / Use Words When Necessary ( Peace Corps - Jamaica))
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Peace Corps Jamaica House Cribs eps. 3

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 19:36:02 +0800

(Jamaica / YouTube)
Author: gavinfww Keywords: P1010797 MOV Added: February 5 2010
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Mi have fi respec all di farmer man who ...

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:15:00 +0800

(Jamaica / Melissa's Peace Corps blog)
For those loyal readers of my blog you may remember an entry I had back in September (October?) where I talked about farmers and farming and what not. We've been back to visit those same farmers a fe ...
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Untitled

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 18:28:00 +0800

(Jamaica / Use Words When Necessary ( Peace Corps - Jamaica))
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Hot and Cold

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 14:59:48 +0800

(Jamaica / TiJ)
You get one of those wonderful shocks the kind where you feel your heart scream and your muscles jerk your pupils contract as the cold purges the smoldering pain and discomfort that was consuming you seconds before.
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Untitled

Sun, 31 Jan 2010 17:55:00 +0800

(Jamaica / Use Words When Necessary ( Peace Corps - Jamaica))
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The Issue of Posters pt II

Sat, 30 Jan 2010 20:47:57 +0800

(Jamaica / Jamaica Me Better)
Everyone (I decided my reply was a much needed bit of background and context information. Hope this helps.) First off thank you all for your input. It’s nice to put something out there and have pe ...
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mid-service examinations

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 03:30:26 +0800

(Jamaica / pickney gal love di guavaberry)
in kingston for mid-service medical updates… technically we have 2 more months to go but since a new group will be coming most of us live so far from town and there are so many of us it’s easier and more efficient to take care of it earlier. i just got in last night. had [...]
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The Issue of Posters

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 21:57:34 +0800

(Jamaica / Jamaica Me Better)
As some of you may know I’ve had the opportunity to flex my graphic design muscles a bit here with different event posters and whatnot. It’s been a lot of fun and a great learning experience. That ...
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Like A Child

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 20:32:58 +0800

(Jamaica / Jamaica Me Better)
resilient |riˈzilyənt| adjective (of a substance or object) able to recoil or spring back into shape after bending stretching or being compressed. (of a person or animal) able to withsta ...
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Top 10 Things I’ve Learned So Far in 2 ...

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 18:26:00 +0800

(Jamaica / Jamaica Me Better)
10) Prescribed families although not natural work very similarly to real families. Portlanders are family. 9) It’s still important to celebrate never mind what or who you’re celebrating. 8) ...
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Have a few days of blogs to post soon come.....

Sat, 23 Jan 2010 18:06:00 +0800

(Jamaica / Use Words When Necessary ( Peace Corps - Jamaica))
Site change! I have a lot to say about this but don't have the time right now. This is rough location. View 18.358480 -77.914161 in a larger mapKids and I took a hike into the hills. Only a few peopl ...
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Darn You iTunes!!!

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 06:20:00 +0800

(Jamaica / Benita. Jamaica. 2 Years? Oh My Goodness...)
For making buying music so easy and convenient! For adding new music to my library with just a click of a mouse! For exposing me to new music based on my personal preferences! You're killing my bank a ...
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coconut drops and ting tang tong

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 03:47:14 +0800

(Jamaica / pickney gal love di guavaberry)
spent all day with the kids picking dried coconuts chopping them up preparing a fire and making drops. unfortunately we always make the fire right outside my room so there is always a lingering smo ...
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Keep Moving

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 01:12:00 +0800

(Jamaica / Craigery in Jamaica)
Got a new camera! And while unloading all the old pics I found a few to toss up here.My old street with a plane landing in Kingston.Fellow PCV Angela with some gigantic potatoes or yams I'm not su ...
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