I arrived in Jamaica on Wednesday. I absolutely love it here. The drive from the airport took 3 hours instead of the 1.5 hours I thought when I looked at a map because the roads are insane. I love insane roads. Potholes everywhere, no center dividing line, and drivers use the horn more than the brakes. Driving here is also different because everybody waves to each other and instead of sedate pedestrians on the side of the road you will sometimes see people just dancing for fun. I love the music here.

The YWAM base is what remains of an old plantation. I write from what remains of a 200 year old great house. I stay in the men's dorm with 5 other guys (6 when Jake Knapp arrives). There will be a total of 14 students in the Discipleship Training School, 7 men, 7 women. Roughly half the students are Jamaican and half international.

It is hot here, but not too bad because of the frequent thunder showers. Yesterday it rained so hard that all of Jamaica turned into a river. I love thunder showers. They say that some time in October it will start raining and it won't stop for 1 month. It is good to do laundry (manually) before it starts raining because it will be impossible to dry clothes during that time. I have never done laundry manually but I will probably love that too. Did I mention I love Jamaica? I even like the cold showers and exotic bugs. I especially love the Jamaicans. When they talk to each other I have no idea what they're talking about. When some one gives a greeting ("respect", "kris", "irie" etc) a good response is "zeen". I have no idea what that means but I say it all the time. They say I will understand Patois in two weeks but I doubt it. So
you get the picture: I love it here.

Gotta go. Pray for my studies.

-Chris