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Moving Back to Jamaica

http://francismove.blogspot.com

a blog on my experiences moving back to live in Jamaica after 20 years in the US

Added on: Jul 13th, 2007
Country: Jamaica
Language: English

Author: Francis Wade
Listed in: Destinations Places & Geography
Tags: jamaica business expat migrating migrate

Recent Posts

Dale\'s Podcast on Moving to Jamaica

Posted on Tuesday November 10th, 2009 at 11:04 in podcast, interview

My wife Dale was recently interviewed by a blogger at Jamaicans.com in a 60 minute interview that, I think makes for some good listening!She's been back in Jamaica for four years, and has a business helping expats to make the move for themselves.Here...
A Video on Jamaica\'s Track and Field Success

Posted on Saturday October 10th, 2009 at 13:25 in athletics, olympics

This is a beautifully done video that made me choke up a bit.It's a MUST see... Click here or on the video below:...
Are You a REAL Jamaican?

Posted on Friday October 2nd, 2009 at 16:14 in tracy mcfarlane

Have you ever been on the receiving end of the pronouncement, “You’re not a real Jamaican!”?Well, regardless of who is making the statement – a non-Jamaican or a Jamaican – (s)he is making some comment about how you are seen, relative to ot...
2 Interesting Blogs

Posted on Wednesday August 12th, 2009 at 17:05 in blogging online

A friend of mine just referred me to a couple of interesting blogs.One has to do with Olint, Cash Plus and the other investment "opportunities" that were popular until they all crashed or ceased operations last year, without exception.See Real Invest...
Dead Yard -- Just Starting the Book!

Posted on Wednesday July 15th, 2009 at 14:32 in returnee

I have just started a fascinating book -- The Dead Yard -- that can be found on Amazon's UK website, but still isn't available in Jamaica.It's written as a travelogue by an English writer, and at this point in the book he just interviewed a woman who...
A new issue of FirstCuts

Posted on Friday July 3rd, 2009 at 14:30 in workplace, culture shock, framework

FirstCuts31 is now available, and it addresses one aspect of the Caribbean workplace that we cannot seem to surpass - our shared history of enslavement and indentureship.The latest issue is entitled Accepting the Plantation and can be accessed by cli...