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| Irene and Levi |
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| Jason and Levi |
Levi was born August 6th in San Diego – Irene was there for the event; Levi’s mom Etchie and dad Jason (Irene’s son) are very happy and are great parents.
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| Etchie, Lola (Irene's mom) and Irene with Levi |
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| Baby Levi |
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| Levi with Grandma and Grandpa |
We also visited with Irene’s mom Lola and aunts in San Bernardino … we made a day trip to Catalina Island with them too.
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| Avalon Harbour - Catalina Island |
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| 3 sisters - Maria, Lola, Lupe |
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| Lobster Trap - Avalon |
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| Lobster Trap - Avalon |
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| Steak and Lobster - yummy! |
Abby and Travis (Irene’s son) joined us for a great brunch in Carlsbad – they are doing so well.
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| with Abby and Travis at the Green Dragon |
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| ...always a good time for Mimosas |
Then – we went to Tennessee to visit with Irene’s sisters...
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| Tennessee countryside |
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| Irene and Lizz |
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| ...a beautiful hay barn |
...and also toured the University of Tennessee campus in Knoxville. We think we might settle there after our Peace Corps service.
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| UT Knoxville campus |
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| "Uncorked" at Market Square |
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| ...at Market Square, Knoxville for al fresco lunch |
And … we finished our travels with three very busy days in New York City. We visited Steve’s 101 year-old cousin Reni, took a Staten Island Ferry ride, visited the top of the new Freedom Tower and the 9/11 memorial, saw a Broadway show, had dinner with our Jamaican host mom’s brother, and even had a late night steak dinner before catching an early flight home.
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| Lady Liberty |
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| Staten Island Ferry |
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| Visiting Steve's cousin Reni - 101 years old! |
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| Visiting with Duggy - our Jamaican host mom's brother in NYC |
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| Jersey Boys marquee |
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| Autographs too! |
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| Irene congratulating "Frankie Valli" after the performance |
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| ...OUR Picture caught on the the billboard in Times Square |
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| Freedom Tower |
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| North pool at the 9/11 Memorial Site |
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| Looking north from 102nd floor |
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| Hudson River |
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| Midnight Dinner at Smith and Wollensky |
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| Souvineer pix at the Freedom Tower |
It is good to
be home in Jamaica now. School classes start on September 7th – hard
to believe we’ve been here more than 1 ½ years already. We will continue our
literacy projects, but this year we must also ensure sustainability – when we leave
it is important that the Jamaican staff in our schools will be able to continue
the new programmes and use the technology successfully.
What’s next?
We will be in the capitol, Kingston in November for a meeting – we hope to do a
bit of ‘bucket list’ including the National Gallery of Jamaica (art
museum) while we are there. We are participating in a charity 10K run in Negril
with a large group of Peace Corps volunteers, and we plan to visit Cuba in
December (we are only 80 miles away).
Thanks for
following our story - we continue to enjoy your comments. Walk Gud!
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| Sunrise at our home in Adelphi, St. James, Jamaica |
