May 17, 1999

Dear Mom and Dad,

Hello Mom and Dad how are you? I am fine. Jamaica is hot, but bring a sweatshirt it might get cold. When you pack be sure to bring shorts, tee shirts and bathing suits for the beach. There are lots of friendly people here. The population is 2,615,582.

The languages spoken here are English and Creole.

You would like to eat here because the food tastes good, some foods are spicy. Favorite meals include; fish, rice and beans, curried goat, barbequed pork, and bammy,

which is a bread product. The capital of Jamaica is Kingston, which is a large city where about 700,000 people live. When you come, lets visit the Blue Mountains, which have the highest peak in the West Indies. The beaches are also beautiful and attract many tourists. Tourists like to visit the beaches because they like to relax and have fun