Jamaica: October 2010

Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Week 3- Usain Bolt

Usain Bolt- http://www.iaaf.org/news/athlete/newid=36356.html

The famous person that I met is Usain Bolt. He is a famous athlete or sprinter.

Usain Bolt was born in Trelawny, Jamaica on August 21^st 1986. He grew up with his parents, Jennifer and Wellesley, and his brother and sister. When Usaine was little he played cricket and football in the street with his brother. He didn't think of anything other than sports when he was young. Usain attended Waldensia Primary and All-age School and William Knibb High School. He was honored the fastest runner over one-hundred mile distance at Waldensia Primary School. Usain beat the record in 20.61 seconds and 47.12 seconds finishes, at Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships.Then he moved to Kingston, Jamacia with help from the ministor of Jamaica. In 2002, at the age of fifteen he one a gold and two silver medals at the 2002 World Junior Championships in Kingston. Usain Bolt became a proffesional athlete in 2004. His coach is Fitz Coleman. In 2005 Bolt got a new coach Glen Mills. Usain Bolt still shows awesome performances in several world championships and the olympics.

http://knee24x7.blogspot.com/2009/10/usain-bolt-fastest-man-of-world.html

INTERVIEW OF USAIN

Question 1: Do you have any brothers or sisters?
Answser: I have one brother, his name is Sadeeki, and I have one sister, her name is Sherine.

Question 2: What schools did you attend when you were younger and in high school?Answer: I attended three different schools. Walddensia Primary School, an All- age School, and in High School I attended William Knibb High.

Question 3: I know that you have loved sports your whole life, what sports did you like to play as a child?
Answer: I played a lot of cricket and football with Sadeeki when I was younger. And in high school I played Cricket, my coach always said I had speed, and thats when I got into Track.

Question 4: What about your height? Aren't you the tallest sprinter around?!
Answer: I'm 6' 5". Yes, I get a lot of complaints from the shorter athletes.

Question 5: When you arrived home to Jamaica from the 2008 Olympics in Bejing, what was the crowd like?
Answer: It was so amazing. People were standing out in the rain for miles and miles! I was so shocked to see everyone out there!

SOURCES

Summary: 1. http://buzzle.com/articles/usain-bolt-biography.html

2. http://www.my-island-jamaica.com/usain_bolt.html

Why are they famous: Same websites^

Interview: http:www.jockbio.com/Bios/Bolt/Bolt_Bio.html

Saturday, October 23, 2010

Kingston, Jamaica

The city I visited was Kingston. There are a ton of cool places you can visit there.

The first place I went to was the Bob Marley Museum. The museum is the site of the legendary musicians home. It was him home until his death. Six years after Bob Marley's death his wife, Mrs. Rita Marley, turned it into a museum. The museum contains Marley's personal treasures, an eighty seat theatre, photo gallery, gift shop, and the Legend Cafe. The Bob Marley Museum is located on 56 Hope Road, Kingston Jamaica. I would suggest people to visit this place because the tour is and hour and fifteen minutes long and it's really interesting to see everything in there. Also the food in the Legend Cafe is really good! I had a lot of fun at this Museum and I think other people would too.

The second place I went to visit was the Mavis Bank Coffee Factory. In this Factory I saw how famous Blue Mountain coffee is harvested and processed. You get a factory tour, and you walk around just like one of employees. This Factory is located about a mile from Kingston's town square. I would encourage people to visit here because it's only five dollars per American person. They explained everything from coffee cherries to the storage of the factory. It was really fun and they have really good coffee.

The last place I visited was the Devon House. The Devon House is 127 years old. It was built by Jamaica's first black billionaire,George Stiebel. Devon Penn was a part of the 600 acres awarded to Zellers. This House gives a good shopping experience to everyone and anyone. This is also one of the most celebrated landmarks in Jamaica. The Devon House is located on Hope Road in Kingston. I thought this place was really interesting to tour. I would also recommend someone to visit here because every Monday and Tuesday they offer super awesome ice cream.

SOURCES

BobMarleyMuseum:

1. http://www.bobmarleymuseum.com/index.php?option=com_content&veiw=article&id=90&lang=en

MavisBankCoffeeFactory:

1. http://www.jis.gov.jm/ggpages/html/20100716T130-0500_24697_JIS_GG_TOURS_MAVIS_BANK_COFFEE_FACTORY.asp

2. http://www.tripadivisor.com/Attraction_Review-g147310-d150532-Reviews-Mavis_Bank_coffee_factory-kingston_jamaica.html

DevonHouse:

1.http://www.devonhousejamaica.com.index.htm/

Sunday, October 17, 2010

JAMAICAA!

The cultural aspect of Jamaica is music. They have many generes of music, like, Jamaican Folk music, mento, ska, rocksteady, reggae, and dancehall.

Jamaican's live in very strongly built houses. They are made of concrete so that hurricans can't destroy them easily.

Jamaica has many exotic spices, and tropical fruits and vegetables. They also have a water called, Mannish Water. Mannish Water cures infertiliyy and a common cold.

Jamaica has many sports such as, golf, cricket, soccer, netball, water skiing, scuba diving, deep sea fishing, domino, and more. A few of Jamaica's sports teams are St. Catherine Domino League, Jamaica Cricket Association, and Jamaica Football(soccer) Association.

The main religion in Jamaica is Protestant.

Jamaica's main language is a combination of Spanish, English, and assorted African tongues.

Mining is one of the main sorces of income in Jamaica.

Since Jamaica is hot, Jamaicans usually do not wear heavy clothing. Usually they wear t-shirts, jeans, dresses, and skirts. Colorful prints and soft pastels are usually seen also.