It was August 2003 when I left my homeland, Barbados, to pursue my higher education at UTECH Jamaica. Filled with mixed emotions little did I know that I had embarked on a journey I will never forget.
I never had any expectations, just the intention of going to school and learning something.
Coming from a “small island”, I felt a bit apprehensive in an effort to adjust to this new environment. After a while I couldn’t help but to be absorbed into the hustle and bustle life. Although I found school to be demanding I made sure to enjoy the Jamaican experience.
Below is poem that sort of defines my experience:
Me-mo-ry
Yesterday
I first embraced you
Brave in my explorations
Excited in my discoveries
You enticed me with spice and zing
I sampled just about everything
Tantalizing taste buds left me wanting more
You are the reason….that’s for sure
Infectious rhythms and beats
Cant help but move my feet
Come let we dance
Mi a dancer u a dancer
Long journeys to different places
Smiling faces of varying races
Relationships formed that will last for ages
Distance and time can never destroy
For you my dear always brought me joy
Vowed to always return
Even if only in mind
……the sites
……the food
……the party
……the people
Oh sweet Jamaica…..
Land we love.
Yesterday
I first embraced you
Brave in my explorations
Excited in my discoveries
You enticed me with spice and zing
I sampled just about everything
Tantalizing taste buds left me wanting more
You are the reason….that’s for sure
Infectious rhythms and beats
Cant help but move my feet
Come let we dance
Mi a dancer u a dancer
Long journeys to different places
Smiling faces of varying races
Relationships formed that will last for ages
Distance and time can never destroy
For you my dear always brought me joy
Vowed to always return
Even if only in mind
……the sites
……the food
……the party
……the people
Oh sweet Jamaica…..
Land we love.
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