Life In Jamaica

It is great living in the tropics and having year round sunshine and warmth. I can appreciate it all the more after living through 6 Canadian winters!

Lazy Days In Paradise

 

We live in the hills above Ocho Rios about 1,500 feet above sea level on a dairy farm. I have always lived here although I went to University in Toronto and we spend a lot of time in Orlando.

This is another one of my babies!!

There is quite a story to how I ended up being in this beautiful country!

I was born to a British Army Captain who had been stationed at Up Park Camp in Jamaica where he had met my mother. My mother was born in Toronto but was taken to Jamaica as an infant as she was adopted by large landowners who resided there.

My mother was raised as an only child and was the apple of her adopted mother’s eye! She eventually inherited the family property and at the time that I was born, my parents had travelled to England on an extended holiday (as was the custom at the time). After the holiday we returned to Jamaica on a banana boat (actually a large ship) and so I got to Jamaica at the tender age of 8 months! I have 2 older siblings who were both born in Jamaica and educated in England. I did the complete opposite as I was born in the UK and educated in Jamaica until I was sent to Canada at 16 to pursue a tertiary education.

I went to the University of Toronto and obtained a BSc there but my career was cut short when my mother, with whom I was very close ( and still am),had a massive stroke at age 50! I left school, although I had intended to pursue a career in medicine, and returned to the family property to run it and to take care of my now ailing mother.

I have been doing this now for over 20 years and my mum is now  78!!

I got married in 1990 and my husband and I had 3 lovely children and my husband had 3 of his own, and so between us we have 6 amazing children, some of whom can hardly be considered children : )

I love Jamaica and I love raising my children here. We are still on the family property and there is so much history surrounding our land and our home. We love to travel and see the world and I really do enjoy connecting with people from all over the globe by way of the internet!

A great afternoon at the beach!