When you think of Iraq, what comes to mind? For many, it’s war, instability, and years of troubling headlines. It’s not often a place people imagine choosing to
Category: Abroad
Supermarket girl. That wasn’t her name, but that’s how I’d saved her in my phone. It was the way I’d always saved the numbers of random people who
“Is Usain Bolt Black?” The question came from Keigo, my 19-year-old Japanese student. What brought about his question? I have no idea. It just came. Random — odd
When I wrote ‘Why I Pretend To Know Usain Bolt’, I described my experiences in Japan and told you how pretending to know the legend that is ‘Bolto’ has
‘Jamaicans don’t travel.’ That’s a lie. A lie that should be buried in the same hole as the ‘Jamaicans don’t read’ myth. How do I know this? Well,
It’s not a secret. Black-Americans are leaving the US in droves. They are making their exit from the land of the free to experience what they define as
Three Jamaican Teachers Share What It Is Like to Teach Abroad During A Pandemic
Name: Natalie Cole Location: Azerbaijan Grade: IB School – Middle Year & Diploma Length of being a teacher: 17 years Teaching in the pandemic has been a kind
This Jamaican Woman is the Chef for one of Dubai’s Royal Families
Jamaicans are everywhere! That’s what I intended to prove when I brought you tales of various Jamaicans jaminating in Japan & other foreign lands. Revisit article here. Today, I’ll continue
“Marry me.” That’s what Terry’s boyfriend said when he found out she was leaving for Poland. “Marry me. You can move into my family house. I will work
In June 2017, Phelicia Deorrah, was sitting in Atlanta traffic. She was tired, uninspired, and desperately needed a change. She called her sister and told her, “I’m moving
