The month went by so quickly! It is hard to believe we are really home. Our minds are still reeling with all the experiences and events of the month. We are so thankful for the opportunities we had and especially all who made it such a rich experience. We encountered such wonderful people and especially thank the faculty and staff at UWI for embracing us.

We already miss the sights, sounds, smells and of course taste of Jamaica. We miss the walks back to the Flat with beautiful flowers everywhere. We now hear the sounds of snow plows instead of the Dove and Crickets. We will have to shop around a bit to find Cho Cho, Bammy(still Christina’s favorite), Callaloo(Cindy’s favorite) and Curried Goat.- Yes, Reggie we tried the goat. It was pretty tasty.

Thank all of you who spent the month with us through the blog. We hope you enjoyed Jamaica through our eyes.

Memories from Jamaica:

Our first day at UWISON

Cindy writing her objectives for the day :-)

Trip to Ocho Rios

Skills Lab (Does this look like George Bush, or what?)

Christina in Hope Botanical Garden

Lovely fish supper with Joyette and daughter AnnaStudent Presenting Tutorial

UWISON staffBetty-Ann and Carren

Ms. Morris :>)

Thanks Joyce!
Good Byes to Lovely Students

Christina's 2nd year students on TMRU

Tania- Simulation Queen

Our very protective guard!!

Joyette and Cindy at Emancipation ParkDawn- Curriculum Guru

Dawn with her always effervescent smile & disposition
Cindy, Mrs. Bailey & Cerese
Jacinth, coordinator of the pathophysiology course for 2nd years

Mrs. Bailey and Christina

View From UWISON

Dr. Hewitt,

Christina and Cindy

Devon House Brick Oven

Yum, Yum Patties

The "wet" Foursome

Last Visit with Frank and Carmen

Last Visit to the Bee Hive

Leaving Lime Cay


The beautiful Jamaican flowers

Sunday evening walk

Last morning in Jamaica
Goodbye Juici! We will miss you :-)
Not even a flat tire will stop Mr. Graham.
Fastest tire change ever!

Goodbye Mr. Graham (proudly wearing his new Duke hat)


Aerial view as we leave Kingston

We arrive in North Carolina to snow and COLD 25 F

BURR...

The last weekend in Jamaica

Our last day at UWI School of Nursing with Dr. Hewitt, Dean of the School of Nursing (center) and our mentors, Mrs. Bailey (left) and Mrs. Dawkins (right). We are so grateful to these three wonderful nurses and ALL of the UWISON staff for our incredible visit!

We cannot believe how quickly this weekend, much less this month, has flown by! Christina and Cindy were able to show Bobby & Ted around campus Friday followed by a relaxing evening at the flat. Saturday and Sunday we ventured to Port Royal and Lime Cay. We toured Port Royal, which was once Jamaica's capitol destroyed by an earthquake in the 1600s. Part of the original town and fort remains which we toured.

Fort Charles

Inside the Giddy House, built in the 1880s, survived the earthquake of 1907 (barely)

Cindy and Ted at Morgan's Harbor Marina & Hotel where we stayed

The coast of Lime Cay, which is an uninhabited island about 10 miles off the coast of Port Royal. We spent the day here being beach bums and enjoying the crystalline blue waters.

Robert shopping for his next toy at Morgan's Harbor!

That evening we went to UWI for a concert: The Art of Steel. Local composers and artists were featured at this event which showcased some calypso and nontraditional steel pan music. What a treat! Afterward, one of the artists was kind enough to show us the pans and talk to us about the art of pan music and how pans are made, tuned and played.