Tuesday, June 14, 2016

Hello USA! (…and Good Bye to Jamaica)

“The best laid schemes o' mice an' men / Gang aft a-gley.” (“To a Mouse,” by Robert Burns).... Well, after planning on spending a 3rd year working in Jamaica, Peace Corps pulled-the-plug on that plan. Sadly, and we do feel very unfairly, Irene's Medical Clearance was denied. She was sent home to California in April. I stayed on until mid-May to wrap things up including shipping Serena home by ‘air freight’, and then I joined them to begin the next chapter in our lives. Wish us luck and stay tuned for our next great adventures.............. 

Here are some highlights of those months –

March – Irene and I flew to Washington DC for her medical evaluation. She stayed for 3 more weeks after our first 5 days together. Although the outcome was sad, we did have some good times ‘on expenses’ including St. Patrick’s Day at a real Irish Pub.


April - The whole student body and staff at Adelphi primary School gave me a wonderful and emotional send-off. Someday one of these students might become Prime Minister of Jamaica – so we do feel that we really did ‘change the world’.



May - Irene and I spent a month in California with her mom – a chance to connect with sons and families – including good times with 9-month old grandson Levi. We also connected with Irene’s high school friend and many aunts, cousins, etc.


June - We are now officially residents of Tennessee! We drove 4000 Km across the USA (with a few fun stops at Route 66 ‘must see’ landmarks) to the Tazewell/Morristown area of eastern TN. We are living with Irene’s very gracious sister while we look for a home to buy and settle down.
 
 

What’s next? …well, in typical Irene-and-Steve style, we will wait and see what paths open up. The people of Tennessee have been very warm and welcoming – so, although we will always have a love for Jamaica and our dear friends, we now welcome ‘yuh-all’ to stop by for BBQ and sweet tea sometime.

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