Author Archives: Rachel

Update from home

To all my friends and readers, I apologize for the long silence, as always. For the past month, I have been living with my parents, in their two bedroom little house. My bedroom is really my Step-dad’s office, so we … Continue reading

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Party and Presentation

To all readers and friends of this weblog: For those that are in the area, there will be a welcome home party and presentation in the San Francisco Bay Area at the Sun Gallery in Hayward, CA on Sunday, June … Continue reading

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Coming Home!!

Dear Friends and family, I have enjoyed my Peace Corps experience in Jamaica and guess what? It has been two years already and it is time to come home! The experience has been a good one that I will treasure … Continue reading

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Encounter on Duke Street

Today I had a remarkable experience. I was on Duke Street in downtown Kingston around 5:00 pm, I had a warm can of juice and proceeded to the closest establishment (a bar) that could give me a cup with ice. … Continue reading

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News Commentary on US Drug Policy Overseas

Today I read several articles from the Monitor World, the weekly international version of The Christian Science Monitor. One such article (from the week of January 29- February 4) spoke of the US tactics in Afghanistan to destroy the opium … Continue reading

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Update on my activities

Dear Friends, Last week I moved to Kingston, both to live and work. I had hoped that I would still be able to carry the cause of Old Harbour Bay from Kingston (which would have been easy to do, since … Continue reading

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Building Houses!

Dear Friends and family, I hope that all of you out there are having God-filled and productive days. My very best wishes in all of your endevaours. Lately, I have been working a lot with different groups, joyously helping families … Continue reading

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Victory in the backyard!

Yesterday was a National holiday (Ash Wednesday) and I woke up (don’t ask what time) and called the owners of the house where I am staying (the owners are in the States) and asked about taking down the destroyed chicken … Continue reading

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A Request Fulfilled

The picture above is of the Kingston Drummers at the Swearing in ceremony 2004. I had spoken about this ceremony last year and how I had hoped to post pictures. So, a year later, finally, here is a picture of … Continue reading

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BUSY, very busy with work coming out of my ears :)

Dear Friends, Lately, I am very busy with work–I have a whole lot of projects coming at me from every angle. At work, we are publishing a magazine and putting on a Community Expo, just like last year. Today at … Continue reading

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