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"Once, when I was 11 and my sister was 15, we were in Jamaica and our resort offered SCUBA lessons and certification. You had to be 12. My mom forged my age and everyday my sister and I practiced SCUBA diving in the hotel pool."
"This hurricane is legitimately going to wipe Jamaica off the fucking map. That is an understatement. Significant portions of the countries coast will no longer exist after this hurricane, the silhouette of the island will be changed overnight and this country will become the next Haiti."
"Three questions later, the city was Jakarta and this guy rang his bell lightning fast and said with full authority, Jamaica. There was a low rumble of chuckles and this guy says he misspoke because he just happened to be thinking about Jamaica at that moment."
"I can't also help but notice that the countries that all had globally popular music genres (the U.S., Jamaica, DR/PR, Brazil, Colombia) all also had a major part in the slave trade. Maybe west-african rhythms/melody are the missing key to globally popular music."
"I think my favourite memories with my mom are her taking me on trips to Jamaica and Florida"