Jamaica - Six Weeks In

My observations and wisdom after six weeks here...

1.      Cold showers are much more bearable if you go for a run first.

2.     However, it’s a very good idea to check to make sure there is actually water that day before going for the run.

3.     Moths, grasshoppers, and spiders the size of tennis balls are not rare.

4.     You beep your horn while driving more than you use your brakes, not because you know everyone, but because the roads are so narrow and curvy you have to warn people that you’re coming.

5.     There are about 2 roads that I have been on in which you can go more than 100 feet without seeing (hitting) a pothole.

6.     Just about every Jamaican knows someone in America.

7.     About half of those people expect you to know the person that they know in America.

8.     It is assumed that you know all other white people on the island.