Accompong Town.... Going Home.

[Fred Stripe]

Your writing seems to be "motivated" now that you're back in country ?

[Lady Jane]

Thank you for sharing pictures and telling us the news from home.

[captaind]

Bill,

Man you live in a town!

We live in the bush....tru

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[NikkiB]

Thank you for the great writing and photos - looking forward to more.

[Big_frank]

Bill: Is that a little hotel next to the variety store?

[Jim-Donna]

Bill, your house looks wonderful, the town is so bright and pretty.
Sometimes all we have to do is OPEN our eyes to see EDEN~
Wishing you all the BEST.

[goldilocks]

I was gonna ask the same thing - Sunset House is a guest house? Accompong has surely grown since I've been up there. House looks great!

[Accompong]

I was gonna ask the same thing - Sunset House is a guest house? Accompong has surely grown since I've been up there. House looks great!

Hi Goldi and all,

Sunset House used to rent some rooms and probably does during the Celebration days but the owner is off the island and when talking to some residents I am told no one is running it for him while he is away. There are, however, a fair smattering of rooms available all around the town. We even rent a room here at our house when needed. That is the way a lot of residents make supplemental income during most of the year. If you want a room around Christmas or the January 6th Celebration, it is best to get one well in advance.

Babalew, I have answered your PMs but I never get a response. You can contact me at my website www.jamaicanmaroons.com if you can't connect via this board.

Peace and Guidance

[Accompong]

Now that I have finally solved my Internet problem (well, at least ‘solving’ is more accurate) as I am just waiting for the phone call to pick up the Digicel-powered unit next week in Mandeville. At least I know it should work here as the school principal, Garfield Rowe, uses it and although it is less than 3G he says it is adequate for most needs.

Until then, I am able to get to the Computer Center at least twice a week to get updates on my email and to do a little work for the motel in So. Florida. Yesterday when I went over for the morning opening at 10am, they were having some problems so I had to wait for about an hour. I had my camera with me so I took a couple of shots of the Computer Center and Library while waiting.

A smiling face to brighten your day.

“Our Hands, Our Community” is a wonderful montage of handprints to simulate the leaves on a tree. That’s my seat. #2

There are 12 High Speed Broadband connected consoles loaded with software.

Also, there is a small library. Mystic Bowie is building a much larger library up at the main school building which is scheduled to be completed by the January 6th Celebration 2014.

Internet time costs $2 Jamaican Dollars a minute and only $1 Dollar a minute for school related work. A normal, non-school hours day has several groups of youths gathering around a few computers to play a car racing program which requires no Internet but on school hours days you find a half dozen younger adults using mainly Facebook and YouTube and only a few using them for research of some type.

Such a powerful tool with so few people knowing how to use it; the Internet could be used to a great advantage by these people but there is no one to show them how unless someone like me gets more involved. I try to limit my projects to a small number because I must make sure that I succeed with each and every project I embark upon. Too often the people of my town have seen people come and go with great ideas and solutions but, like a mango on a tree, they are seasonal and don’t seem to last long enough to become a project they can sustain on their own. I must continuously remind myself that I am here for the long haul and not to spread myself too thin or promise too much.

Peace and Guidance

[Rasta Stan]

Loving your stories and photos Bill. Glad to see you back home were you belong. Best wishes for good health and happiness. Stan and Betty.