Jamaican Beer

Many people throughout the island of Jamaica love to drink beer especially men, like my uncle Anthony. The most commonly- drank beer on the island is Red Stripe. Red Stripe is brewed in Jamaica by a Company called D&G. This company makes most of the island juices and drinks; for instance they make Jamaican soda, and fruit drinks. One main reason why people Jamaican's love Red Stripe so much is how it makes them feel, it leaves them “irie”. Irie is a term used in Jamaica to describe a feeling of being elated. My uncle Anthony normally has a Red Stripe almost every day for his lunch break from his construction job. He just can’t get enough of it. I’m sure all the beer drinker here in Greensburg would love the taste of Jamican Red Stripe.

Legal age to drink in Jamaica

I was wondering why everyone in the United States gets very happy when they reach the age of 21. It is because that’s the legal age to drink and they feel a sense of independence. I would like to inform you all that in the island of Jamaican the legal age to drink is 18 but the law isn’t really enforced. Many young people drink and smoke as they please. I guess that’s why I don’t find it fascinating to drink or smoke because I have been around it so much. People always ask me if I smoke; when I reply by saying no, they immediately come that conclusion by saying I’m being dishonest. They claim everyone from Jamaica smokes. That’s such a big stereotype. Not everyone from Jamaica drinks and smokes.

My Creativity

Last weekend which was the fall break, I didn’t get the chance to go home so I decided to do something creative. My creativity was the art of cooking. I went to Wal-Mart to do a little grocery shopping but to my surprise, Wal-Mart was very huge. I told my friends that I hadn't seen any stores this large within the island of Jamaica. Anyway, I know that they were saying this girl has got to be crazy. Despite the size of Wal-Mart, I continued with my shopping and found and bought the things I needed for my cooking. This dish is one of our cultural dishes that I created: it's called Jerk chicken with white rice. This dish is normally eaten on Sundays for dinner and it's very costly. The funny thing about it was that I actually thought about the class while I was cooking. i thought about how nice it would have been if I had brought some of the good food for you all to sample. Too bad it was on a weekend and all of you were probably home anyway. Next time I promise to bring you all some good old Jamaican cuisine. Even though I was left here on campus, I enjoyed the weekend because I had some home- cooked food.

Transportation

Transportation is everyone’s mean of getting from place to place. In order for me to accomplish things I must have a form of transportation. Well, here in Greensburg everything is different. Last week, I wanted to go to the mall so I called the cab to find out their hours of operation. They told me their hours are 6am-7pm I said “7pm this can’t be real”. So I hang up the phone as astonished as can be. I never thought the cab would stop running at 7pm I was thinking more like 11pm or 12am. It was already 6, so I decided that I would have to go another time since I can never spend one hour in the mall. In jamaica, cabs run all night long. It might take a longer time than during the day because there are less cabs out at night, but I am sure you’re going to get one to where ever you want to go.

Fall

Fall, the season that expresses the beauty of nature. I always hear people talking about fall and how beautiful, enchanting and delightful the scenery was, but I never encountered it. I had an idea of what autumn appears to be, but it wasn’t anything close to what I envisioned. What I imagine was just the trees having colors, but what I saw was all different kinds of vivid colors. The leaves on the trees are so luminous in colors. Even on a gloomy or dull day the trees stay bright and they take your breath away. I watch the leaves fall to the ground and each of the leaves have different colors, shapes and sizes. The trees are in abundance, which makes the scenery more appealing to one's sight. However, summer in Greensburg was awesome, but fall is and will be the best despite the cold and windy days.

Sunshine in Greensburg

The best days and most exciting days for me are those days with a little bit of sunshine because it just brightens up my day. This is even better on the days when I have fewer classes. Sunshine in Greensburg is like having heaven on Earth just because it doesn’t come as often as it should and when it does appear, it seems so shy. It is either peeping out or shining inconsistently. But once I see a little brightness in the sky I am all for it.

A raining day in Greensburg Pennsylvania

When it rains it really pours. Have you ever been to London, England before? If you have, this is what a raining day in Greensburg looks like. It’s dark, it’s foggy and it’s depressing. You hear this hard roaring thunder that sometimes shakes the ground, flashing lightening and gusting wind. The heavy rain drops beat the leaves off the trees leaving all the leaves on the muddy ground.