5 Years

For the last 5 years Peace Corps Jamaica has had Dr. Suchet Loois as Country Director. He is a native Haitian who worked as a professor in Alabama for many years. Yes, he's a smart man with a funny accent.
The time has come for him to retire so PCJ is getting a new country director. Last weekend we were invited to Suchet's going away party. It was a low key shindig with lots of speeches and tears. The best part for us was that at the end they served REAL ice cream!! Kae and I were so psyched we had to take this picture.
We also got to see Froggy's (peace corps bus driver) kids doing the 'willy bounce' and other Jamaican dances. They are super cute. Don't they look like twins?
The willy bounce was very popular when we arrived in Jamaica. But Jamaicans 'set de tren' so it didn't stay popular for too long. Now the big song, and it's associated dance, is the dutty whine. This involves much head swinging and butt jiggling. Definitely a dance for girls, not guys.
The real excitement of last weekend was our fifth anniversary!! Earlier this year we won a raffle with the prize of a weekend for two to Ocho Rios Couples, an all inclusive resort. We spent last Saturday and Sunday there and we had a great time. We ate lots of rich food, breakfast in bed, swimming in the coral reef and lounging in the jacuzzi. It was really nice, but it was kind of strange in some ways. It was weird to be around all those drunken Americans. They made jokes and things that we didn't understand, it really made us realize how far we are from that culture, even when we seem so close sometimes.
Sorry there are no pics from Couples. We don't have a camera and the one we usually borrow was occupied. Hopefully we'll get it back soon so I can take pictures of this week's tree planting training. 50 seedlings to be planted all across the parish!!