An hour and forty-five minutes later, I remove my ear buds to change mp3 players. I packed 3. I listen to the two ladies beside me blend a little patois in their conversation. So, they aren’t new to de Rock. The more they talked about their plans the more I realized how wrong I was about their reason for going to Jamaica.

Turns out they're Canadians who conduct workshops for teens and young adults a couple times a year. Rox, the one next to me, enthusiastically detailed their volunteer work. Rachel, her companion, would glance up from her manual to flash a smile and add to or confirm what Rox shared. I immediately liked these two and became interested in what they did. This visit, the workshops will be in Montego Bay, then Port Antonio the last in Kingston. Before landing, I got a contact number in hopes of hooking up in Port Antonio.