Because I live in Accompong Town, I find it hard to take pictures of my friends and neighbors. Usually, I discretely pull out my camera and take a shot of activities by holding it out of eyesight. Here are a couple of pictures and some surrounding stories of that visit home.
I am fascinated by the Jamaican people and like to observe them in different situations. From my days of living in Kingston, I found that whenever a few police and a large group of men converged, trouble and arrests usually follow. Things are slowly getting better with relationship of citizens and the police. Here was one particular meeting that illustrated the point.
The Primary School students get a longer break for the holidays as the 5th and 6th of January would be nearly impossible to hold classes. My next door neighbor with his sound "Black Rhino" and the Town Council put on a Fun Day with a Bounce About. The crowd was amazing as almost every child and a parent or two showed up for the day.
Marshall's granddaughter and her mother would come to visit every couple of weeks when a "woman's touch" was needed. I really enjoyed watching the "Little Princess" while the work was being done. Sometimes I can be the most impatient person but I exercised my best with her and we both learned something from the experience
Accompong Town has no piped in water so we have to rely on rain water for all our needs. Separating the drinking water from storage tanks which supply the sinks, shower and toilet was a problem. I put some ingenuity to the task and devised this system. Many other residents stopped by to note how I did it so they could do something like it and a few even wanted to hire me to do one for them.
What follows are 4 pictures of the run up to the January 6th Celebration.
I know this all seems so boring and (yes) our favorite saying is that there are 25 hours in a day and 8 days a week in Accompong Town. I wouldn't have it any other way.
Peace and Guidance
Originally Posted by sonja
