Maya T Forrester’s Weblog

I had been living in the great U.S. of A for the past six years and finally returned home to Jamaica a mere two weeks ago. Interestingly enough, I figured that I needed to document all the happenings, changes and processes that I’ve experienced on my return and hopefully, anyone who reads this might find such information useful.

It’s good to be home although culture shock is getting the better of me. However, I can say this much, readjusting to driving on the left has never been an issue for me. I just figured that if I never thought about it, I wouldn’t have a problem. The changes that have been more than just apparent to me include the slowness of things around here. And perhaps I’m so accustomed to the slave-driver-lightspeed-nation that I can’t seem to appreciate that here in Jamaica, everyone stops to smell the roses or the oh so familiar stench of corruption brewing in some manhole. Either way, people like to take their time here. Sigh*

It’s kind of ironic that nothing has changed, besides the price of food and gas, and yet still I’m having this issue with readjustment. I wonder if this happens to everyone? I wonder if, although I’ve visited Jamaica quite often during my stint in America, the fact that I’m here to stay brings a discouraging and hapless new meaning to life? I could wonder some more, but that doesn’t change the fact that I need a job and I’m WAY too old to be living with my parents…AND YES I’VE BEEN HERE FOR ONLY TWO WEEKS. hmmmm… maybe I should give this more thought.

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