It goes without saying that Christmas in Jamaica takes on a completely different feel than what we’re used to back home. No matter how much Christmas music we listened to or Christmas movies we watched, it was difficult to feel the ‘Christmas spirit’. In the US, the whole month of December is dedicated to the holidays. Christmas can be seen and heard everywhere –Christmas trees, lights, decorations, and music. Time is filled with Christmas activities –shopping, Christmas parties, baking, wrapping presents, and decorating. I know that many of us complain about how commercialized Christmas has become in the States –us included. But being abroad during Christmas for 2 years, we’re reminded of all the good still in the American Christmas season. We miss it, and we miss all of you that we’ve been away from during the ‘most wonderful time of the year’. As we’re getting ready to spend the 9 months after Peace Corps in a constant state of transition, we do know one thing about next year, ‘I’ll be home for Christmas, you can count on me.’
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