A Freelance Writer’s Life Abroad: Inside Peek at My Life as an American Living in Jamaica for a Year, Part VI

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June 9, 2010

Night before last, I was sick as a dog. Fever, night sweats, the chills, stomach pain, etc. Every time I come to Jamaica, it seems I have some type of medical emergency. I don’t know if it’s my body adjusting to a new climate (it is VERY hot here now), if it’s that I do more hanging out (hence more drinking) or what, but this s*it ain’t no joke.

I was about to go to the doctor’s yesterday morning, but my fever finally broke. I slept in late, ate, drank a ton of water, took the meds for my tooth (one of which is an antibacterial medication), and some extra-strong Ibuprofen. All of this seems to have done the trick.

I only worked a few hours yesterday and got in bed early last night – like 9:30; watched The Blind Side (with Sandra Bullock (she definitely earned that Oscar – way to go Sandy!)). Good movie if you haven’t seen it by the way. I cried in more than a few spots. Knowing it was based on a true story just about broke my heart. But, I digress.

Last night was the first night since I’ve been here that I didn’t go out. So maybe my body is telling me something. I’m ready to listen.

Life in Negril, Jamaica: Morning Workouts on the Beach are the Best

beach-workout-jamaicaAnyway, I had enough strength to do an extra-long workout (1 hr, 45 mins) on the beach this morning — running, stretching and what I call “power sand walking”. In some places, the sand on the beach is very deep. You can actually feel your leg and butt muscles tightening as you sludge your way through it.

Although I was halfway dead when I finished, it felt so good. I feel stronger than ever – right in time to start my root canal tomorrow (which is going to take three visits to complete). Lord, lord I can’t wait to have this over and done with.

Living, Loving and Laughing: Do I Have a Love Life in Jamaica?

Several people have written in asking me if I have a love life / love interest here in Negril. Let’s just say I’m very social. Unless I write a book or settle down permanently, this is not something I’ll be discussing.

Today’s gonna be a long day because I have to be at the dentist’s for who knows how long tomorrow. So I’m trying to squeeze two days worth of work into one.

And that’s it for this girl a go go today.

GirlaGoGo.com: Website for Females Who Travel Alone (or with Friends)

FYI, GirlaGoGo.com is the domain name of the new site I’m going to develop over the coming months. It’s going to be a site for females who travel alone (or with girlfriends).The primary goal of the site will be to keep women safe while they globe trot. I’ve had this idea for about a year now.

I started travelling alone (and with girlfriends) in my early 20s. Having lived in a big, diverse city like New York helped me a lot once I went abroad. You develop a second sense — a street sense — when you live in large cities that really helps you navigate things you can face on the road — especially as a single female travelling alone.

As more and more of us are marrying later in life – or not at all – we aren’t waiting to get married or engaged to buy homes, travel or do a host of other things we traditionally waited until we had a partner to do. I know if I’d waited until I was in a permanent relationship, I wouldn’t have done even a quarter of the things I’ve done in my life.

I hope to have the site up by January. It’s so hard for me to wait. But there’s too much on my plate to even consider doing it now. So if you’re a female and you’ve travelled some place and want to share your experiences, file this info for future use.

Girl a go go over and out!
Yuwanda
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