tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28166106203540612402024-03-12T16:53:11.554-07:00Jamaica Expedition 2014John Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10225139647459349681noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2816610620354061240.post-90923823144529611382014-02-27T18:24:00.000-08:002014-03-01T14:09:48.829-08:00Our Jamaican Experience <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 36pt;">
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all of the faculty and students who took part in this extraordinary trip! I am
honoured to have had the chance to work with all of you. We made a great team
and accomplished so much together. I look forward to seeing our final report
come together. It is never easy to adapt to a new country, let alone work
there. I am grateful for the chance to work with all of the iLEAD Jamaica
Expedition 2014 members! Our interdisciplinary group was able to work together
and accomplish so much in a short period of time. We not only learned about our
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<span style="font-size: large;">On behalf of the group I would like to take this
opportunity to thank our sponsors Nipissing University School of Business, NUSU, North Bay
Toyota, Raven & Republic, Mindemoya Guardian Pharmacy and all of the students, faculty, and North Bay citizens who helped support us at our fundraising events! Without all of you this trip would
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partners in Jamaica! The staff at Great Huts and the
Portland Rehabilitation Management created a wonder learning environment
for all of the students. A special thanks goes out to the management staff, who
were so generous with their time and helped make a second home for us.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We would also like to thank our supervising faculty members
Linda Piper, Natalya Brown, Manuel Litalien and our student co-coordinator John
Jackson. Without your guidance and support we would not have been able to have
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<span style="font-size: large;">Professor Linda Piper said that<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span style="color: #222222;">"the
students who worked with me on staffing issues and occupancy challenges for
Great Huts eco-resort were professional and diligent in their dealings
with me and with the staff and managers. My group of nine worked in small
teams on a variety of issues including recruitment and selection, performance
appraisal, training and development, pricing, occupancy rates, budgeting and
marketing and promotion. They interviewed staff and managers, observed,
and did background research while exploring theoretical knowledge and contrasting
it with experiential learning. Acting as consultants is very hard work -
the rules constantly change and flexibility, diplomacy, and thinking fast are
basic requirements. The students and, of course, my colleagues
Natalya Brown and Manuel Litalien who worked on a separate project did a
great job and made me very proud of our Nipissing iLEAD Jamaica 2014
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identified, reviewed and applied theories and models relating to
not-for-profit governance, transparency and trust, and the use of the Internet
and social media for promoting and generating donations [for PRM]. The students compared
the best practices for Canadian not-for-profits and homeless shelters to the
observed practices at PRM, keeping in mind that the organization is operating in a
developing country. The students conducted interviews of the staff and board
members of the shelter, reviewed the current fundraising efforts, website and
social media offerings, conducted a risk assessment of the shelter, identified
partnership, sponsorship and other fundraising opportunities, and made
recommendations in all of these areas.”</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;">On this trip the students and faculty members were able to
accomplish a lot, but the work isn't finished yet! Over the
next couple of months, all of the students will write reflective papers to outline
their experiences. Everyone will also apply the finishing touches to their
final reports and pass all of their suggestions on to Great Huts and<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white;">Portland
Rehabilitation Management</span>. These reports will contain all of the strategic recommendations proposed by the groups while in Jamaica. Some
students have also signed up for Nipissing’s Undergraduate Research Conference as an added project.
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James Higginsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02735504606981696605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2816610620354061240.post-76273768677223341042014-02-26T18:33:00.003-08:002014-02-27T09:16:00.367-08:00Our last Full Day in Jamaica<b>Sunday, February 23rd, 2014</b><br />
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On February 23rd, it was a great day to be a Canadian! Team Canada won Gold in the Mens Olympic hockey game against Sweden. Despite the fact that the game started at 7:00am, the lobby was packed with Hockey fans to watch the final game. I have never seen my roommate Matt Lewis get out of bed so fast in my life, especially at 6:30am. Every time the Canadian team scored the entire place would erupt and could be heard from all across the resort. If you weren't Canadian you probably didn't get much sleep at the resort because the Canadian team scored 3 goals to defeat the Swedish team to take home the gold medal.<br />
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After the game, most of us were busy working on our final reports to hand in to our faculty advisers, Natalya Brown, Linda Piper, and Manuel Litalien. Getting work done was a fairly difficult task because we literally had paradise at our doorsteps. Everyone was also exhausted from getting up so early to watch the hockey game. Once everyone had finished, we headed back out to the beach to soak up as much sun as possible before we were scheduled to head back to Canada and the freezing cold weather the next morning. </div>
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At the end of the night, the entire team met for a delicious Chinese dinner to celebrate the amazing trip we have had. Many of us were burnt to a crisp but satisfied with how everything went. We had many laughs as a group and had a great time enjoying each other's company at dinner. There was no better way to end such an amazing experience! </div>
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Overall, the iLEAD trip was an absolute success and will definitely be a major highlight of our university careers. The practical business skills we gained and the enriching experiences we shared while in Jamaica will undoubtedly always be remembered!</div>
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Scuba diving was our first excursion, and it was amazing! We first received training in the pool at the resort to familiarize ourselves with the equipment and underwater signals, as well as key skills such as sharing air and proper breathing techniques. After training was complete, our dive instructor Frute, took us to Heaven's Reef. When we arrived at the site, the water was so crystal clear it looked as if the water was only five feet deep. However, once we entered the water and began to descend down the anchor line, we realized that the clarity was misleading. It was a slow descent to the ocean floor which was roughly 30 feet below the surface, but once we reached the bottom it was like we were in a whole other world. We were surrounded by all types of fish, and the coral reef was absolutely stunning. We all wanted to stay down in the reef all day and keep exploring but unfortunately our air tanks ran low in the blink of an eye.<br />
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Many of us also attempted surfing while we were in Port Antonio. Though few succeeded, we all had a great time. Prior to hitting the waves, we had put all of our belongings on the shore. A local man said he would look after our things for us while we were out in the water. But John stayed back on the beach to make sure things were okay. At one point, there was actually a tourist who ventured over to where our things were and had picked up my camera! As soon as he was spotted, John heard the local man assertively tell the tourist: "Put the camera down! That belongs to my friend." <br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">When we heard that Jamaica was one of only four destinations
in the world to possess a rare phenomenon known as a luminous lagoon, we had to
go. A luminous lagoon is formed when salt water and fresh water meet, creating an
ideal temperature for the micro-organism known as Dino-flagellates. At night, when disturbed, these micro-organisms glow. The effect causes a bright glow effect that outlines fish or any person
who swims in the water. We were amazed at how bright the water became when we
all swam in it. If the lagoon itself wasn't beautiful enough, since there is
less light pollution in the middle of the bay, the stars filled the sky,
causing us to be amazed whether we looked up or down!</span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-GB"><br /></span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-GB"><br /></span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-GB"><br /></span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;"><br /></td></tr>
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Zach Vibehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06100045611999389477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2816610620354061240.post-85101317925848880062014-02-23T13:12:00.001-08:002014-02-23T13:36:25.616-08:00Goodbye Great Huts!<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<span lang="EN-CA">This
morning was our last morning at the beautiful resort Great Huts. It was
sad to leave this place but living and working there was an amazing experience!
We had the chance to meet and interview some members of the hotel staff and some of the managers which not only provided us with a lot of useful information but also interesting facts about the Jamaican way of life as well. I’ve actually never visited a country as
beautiful as this one - beautiful in a way that the landscapes are incredible
and that the Jamaicans we met were all welcoming and harboured such amazing spirits. I
would highly recommend my friends and family to go explore this
country and to stop by the Great Huts! <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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hotel we were in Jamaica: Sunset Jamaica Grande in Ochos Rios! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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while our rooms were getting ready! Then, we started again working on our
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It would appear that competition would be difficult becuase most booths sell the exact same items. Once you get through the first few booths you have almost seen everything you will find. It is difficult becuase it feels as though you are being traped by all there people who want you to buy. Although alot of the stuff is the same, there were a few booths of artists and wood crafters. We were able to see two men doing their work carving wooden animal sculptures and it was quite amazing being able to see their talents and the stuff they can do with their hands. Kerry Lynn and I enjoyed our day at the market and having the opportunity to meet so many people, and we would not have changed it for anything.<br />
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Mike, Harley, Rick, what do you think?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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introduce business and social welfare students to Jamaica, and watch them make
the connections between what they have heard in the classroom and what they see
before them. Before leaving for Jamaica, we asked our students to prepare by
conducting background research on tourism, Jamaican culture, and social
services. Workplace culture, organizational structure, and attitudes towards
homelessness and mental illness are huge factors in our projects with the Great
Huts resort and Portland Rehabilitation Management. After spending four days
observing and collecting information, while keeping the theories and concepts
from the classroom in mind, the students have now begun the task of writing up
their reports which will be presented to our host organizations. Throughout, we
have asked the students to reflect on the difference between theoretical and
applied knowledge. The students are keen and excited. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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students to make a tangible contribution to the host organizations and we have
great confidence in our students' abilities to do so. We believe that they will
leave Jamaica with a great sense of pride and accomplishment. However, there is
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Natalya Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12944156573742091388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2816610620354061240.post-1523419146000723222014-02-20T12:25:00.001-08:002014-02-23T13:26:08.842-08:00Our Last day at Great HutsTraveling around Jamaica has been an eye opening experience. We have travelled all the way from Montego Bay on the East coast all the way to Ochos Rios and finally ending up in Portland on the West coast. The difference between the eco-resort, Great Huts in Portland, and the all-inclusive resort Sunset Jamaica Grande, in Ochos Rios, has been very noticeable.<br />
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When you venture off of the Ochos Rios resort into the city, you feel almost attacked by all of the merchants, taxi drivers and bystanders all asking for tourists to give them money so that they can make a living. You can tell that the Sunset Grande resort is located in a much busier, more tourist-based area with many more businesses and hotels in the area. Port Antonio, on the other hand, is completely different! The area is much more slow paced with a lot more residential housing, small guest houses and schools.When we arrived at Great Huts a member of management told us that if we wanted to venture into the city it was very safe for us. In fact we could be assured of our safety because, according to the Great Huts manager, "The neighbourhood doesn't play like that." There would be no peddling or begging. We have left that in the big city. There was no such promise in Ochos Rios when we left the resort property. In fact they tell you if you leave the resort to be careful of the peddlers just beyond their security-watched gates.<br />
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Every morning, there is a group of us who go for a morning run just outside of Great Huts. You can really see the difference in atmosphere between the two regions. The people greet you and even on occasion cheer you on as you run past them in Portland. They don't pester you to buy anything. In fact they are more likely to ask you if you are ok. One morning a local police car slowed down next to us while we walked and asked us if we needed help. This hospitality was a far cry from the treatment we go outside the all inclusive resort. It seemed that they valued our presences but also our safety because they know that the industry here is not as big and therefore more delicate. Any theft or guest complaints could send the tourist to another location without much thought. This community valued our space, our money and our personal satisfaction.<br />
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This kindness of the town carried over to the local shelter, run by the same owner as Great Huts. Portland Rehab Management is about 20 minutes , by cab ride, from the hotel itself. The Centre has 15 men's quarters and 10 women's quarters to be used for people in the community who are homeless, sick, and/or elderly. The whole establishment rings positivity. From the paintings and signs adorning the building to the supervisors within it, it is clear that the community is what comes first. <br />
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In this small town, somewhere between Port Antonio and Boston Bay, tourists come and go but the community stays and they make sure to take care of each other and that is something I will take with me when this trip is over. Astoria Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15103624192180624068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2816610620354061240.post-69484143698802474552014-02-19T23:10:00.001-08:002014-02-27T19:32:41.886-08:00A Trip to Remember<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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has definitely been an eye-opening and enriching adventure so far. My roles as
the iLEAD Liaison and as a research assistant for an Eco-tourism study have
proven to be invaluable experiences thus far. The faculty advisers Dr. Natalya
Brown, Dr. Linda Piper, and Dr. Manuel Litalien have all been really supportive
and have been excellent supervisors to their respective groups, by overseeing a
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and early this morning, I hopped in a cab and joined the Portland
Rehabilitation Management group. Along the way, we stopped in at a local
supermarket to buy some goods and care items from our pool of money to donate
to the shelter. We ended up buying roughly $2,200 JAM ($22 USD) worth of stuff
and gave the remainder of approximately $1,000 JAM ($10 USD) as a cash donation
to the center. It was truly amazing to see how much buying power we have and
the amount of stuff we were able to buy. After delivering the package, we went
to work by conducting research and running an interview of Mr. Florea, a board
member of the center, to investigate critical issues such as the board
structure, administrative procedures/policies, and overall business operations
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Jamaica. All I knew was that I was traveling away from the cold and going to a
place where Bob Marley was king and the weather was nice. One of my goals going
into the trip was to try and immerse myself in the culture and to speak with
locals to get a better understanding of what the real Jamaica is all about -
away from the shield of an all-inclusive resort. After several interactions
with the locals, I have found it to be incredibly refreshing how friendly,
compassionate, and expressive the Jamaican people are. You can be walking down
the street or even just traveling through a city street by car and you'll often
be greeted by a friendly smile and a kind expression from a person welcoming
you to Jamaica. There really is a strong feeling that Jamaicans treat tourists
like family here, and I think it is largely due to how dependent the country is
on the tourism industry and the fact that there are very strong Christian roots
here. One of the other big surprises for me is how Westernized Jamaica is. A
significant portion of the population wears North American-styled clothing,
much of the music played are songs that are quite popular back home and
everyone seems to be very fluent in the English language. </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Jamaican security guard hard at work</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>Sharing stories</i></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">At the Great Huts resort, Alex and I had the pleasure of exchanging stories
with a security guard while he was enjoying the view of the sea from the
comfort of a hammock. I guess everyone likes to relax once in a while, right?
It turns out that he had quite a lot of the same interests as me and taught me
a lot about the fishing and hunting traditions of Jamaica as well as several
other fascinating topics on the Jamaican way of life. One of the interesting
things he told me was that the strong wild deer population on the East coast of
the country was all started with the introduction of just three deer to the
island several decades back. I was able to share with him stories of my camping
and fishing experiences as well. It was hilarious seeing his amazement and mind
being blown when Alex and I told him of the size that moose can get to and how
our weather is so cold that we can go ice fishing on our frozen lakes. I
definitely look forward to talking to some more Jamaicans and learning more
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Overall, this trip has been a blast so far and there will surely be more
adventures ahead! Be sure to continue to follow this blog to keep updated on
everything that we're up to!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Today was a very successful day
and we were all lucky to be able to fit both work and beautiful weather in. It
was definitely the nicest day since we’ve been here with lots of sun and 31
degree weather. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Not wanting to waste any of this
beautiful day, everyone got up bright and early and we got started with our meeting
right after breakfast. I met with the Great Huts group and Professor Linda
Piper and had what I would say was a very productive meeting. We started by
compiling everyone’s individual notes, information and observations together to
see where we stood for research and what other information we still had to
obtain. We fortunately realized we had found out a lot of valuable information
and were then able to figure out what our next steps are going to be. Furthermore,
during our discussion we started brainstorming ideas for what our final
deliverable will include in it, which also looks like it will be very promising.
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<span style="font-size: small;"> After the meeting we went our separate ways and throughout the day every
student was able to focus on their individual areas of expertise while doing
their best to fill in missing information gaps. Of course we all still managed
to fit in some fun at the pool and Boston Bay beach! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">After a hard day of work and play
we will all have a good sleep and be up bright and early once again tomorrow to
get back to it and keep you all back home posted with more information on our
project! </span><o:p></o:p></div>
<!--EndFragment-->Brittany Lazurehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15109343091381798868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2816610620354061240.post-27744112713957356192014-02-18T16:42:00.000-08:002014-02-19T23:26:37.244-08:00Great Huts: Day 2<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Great Huts is amazing! The scenery is beautiful here, and it </span><span style="font-size: small;">feels<span style="font-family: inherit;"> like we are right in the jungle!</span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Scenery at Great Huts</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"> Today, we all woke up and met for breakfast. Some of us got to experience a real Jamaican breakfast that included dumplings, yam and salt fish! </span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">The Great Huts team met in the morning and had the opportunity to meet with two staff members to discuss their experiences working at Great Huts. We obtained handfuls of valuable information that we are using to analyze the situation and help improve customer experiences at Great Huts. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Interviews in the Great Huts lounge</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"> After we debriefed and discussed the information we had obtained, we decided to hit the pool and the beach! We discovered a crab in the pool and had the opportunity to get pictures with it! </span></span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtzkuZOWdU7YFRskbXN2PMgW2Thzcq0G6gUjG_mCyfG_Gg6YVs-SOuU3wDKlXWboSdfTxnaB-ovUonbV9ARU097z0pjc0bMiVJKMsKRt0MKls7glktr9lMjb82XAP9Pm7ADXYPXBDCo1E/s1600/GOPR5825.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtzkuZOWdU7YFRskbXN2PMgW2Thzcq0G6gUjG_mCyfG_Gg6YVs-SOuU3wDKlXWboSdfTxnaB-ovUonbV9ARU097z0pjc0bMiVJKMsKRt0MKls7glktr9lMjb82XAP9Pm7ADXYPXBDCo1E/s1600/GOPR5825.JPG" height="240" title="Crab in the pool" width="320" /></span></a></span></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Crab in the pool</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"> We got to take a break and go swimming at Boston Beach, which was rich blue and sandy. Lisa and myself took goggles and flippers out into the ocean to answer our question about what lies beneath the bright blue water we see. </span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHuEMAoM4-wr0LZWIt1xl9XXilPIjUCNtmUUG8ZzoQ34vezP-Jf7PKLgPQa775QSZJzYdGH1WGASWfOURgxmdmzr-j4aoQrAOsjbIerHXzxDWRorZEId5TfioM3XxoWRS4Cq54zDOeV_k/s1600/1622851_10203472966287677_994038239_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHuEMAoM4-wr0LZWIt1xl9XXilPIjUCNtmUUG8ZzoQ34vezP-Jf7PKLgPQa775QSZJzYdGH1WGASWfOURgxmdmzr-j4aoQrAOsjbIerHXzxDWRorZEId5TfioM3XxoWRS4Cq54zDOeV_k/s1600/1622851_10203472966287677_994038239_n.jpg" height="300" width="400" /></a></span></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Boston Bay Beach</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: small;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"> Finally, we met with the last member of management to obtain some more information before getting a bite to eat at dinner. We got some more interesting information from her and we will be examining it tonight to see what our </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">next steps are. Check back tomorrow to find out what we are up to!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03475270677498003063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2816610620354061240.post-60455701505776936162014-02-18T15:58:00.000-08:002014-02-19T23:28:19.241-08:00A day at the PRM<span style="font-size: small;">February 18 2014</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Today the Portland Rehabilitation Management (PRM) centre was visited, by the partition of the group focusing on this project, for the first time. The group arrived at the centre and met Tabby, a volunteer of the centre who introduced us to a client that provided a tour. The facility is located in Port Antonio, Jamaica, on the side of a hill and has a phenomenal view of the ocean. The PRM has a male dorm, a community room, a female dorm, and two office spaces. There are painted murals on all of the walls that make the facility very bright and vibrant. Clients maintain a vegetable garden with a variety of delicious, organic, and nutritional foods that the centre uses to make meals with. Additionally, there is a chicken coupe that can house up to 100 birds. The centre sells the eggs that the chicken's lay and will sell the meat at the local market.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Tabby and the client who provided us with the tour were able to answer the majority of the questions we had about the operations and goals of the PRM. We gained a ton of valuable information that will make our recommendations for the centre that much stronger.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>Working at the PRM centre with Tabby.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Coincidentally during our visit, representatives from the British High Commissioner, Diaspora Support Network, and Jamaica Diaspora Network were present. They were investigating the opportunity of investing in a bee keeping project at the centre that could be a revenue generator. We were able to talk to all of these individuals and gain additional information that will be very helpful. The centre's website designer also made an appearance, which proved to be very valuable as we are recommending many website and social media alterations.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>With the British High Commissioner. Back: Shelby, Alex, BHC, Tabby, Kerry Lynn, Caitlyn, BHC. Front: Corey</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Finally, all of the us on the trip brought with us items that the rehabilitation centre could use. Items such as tooth brushes, hair products, and cleaning supplies were delivered to the PRM. The staff were very pleased to see this and thanked us for our generous donations.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>Items donated to the PRM from the iLead Jamaica 2014 team.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Today proved to be a very busy and productive time for us all. We are looking forward to completing our work and assisting in implementing many new structures that the PRM can benefit from. The group is very confident we will be able to help in making a tremendous difference in the lives of the clients who use the centre!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">More to c</span>ome!<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15103569200492963495noreply@blogger.comPort Antonio, Jamaica18.1757009 -76.45025249999997618.1455284 -76.490592999999976 18.205873399999998 -76.409911999999977tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2816610620354061240.post-89158623080720559472014-02-17T19:27:00.002-08:002014-02-19T23:28:38.955-08:00Welcome to Great Huts!<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: small;">Feb 17<sup>th</sup>, 2014<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Today was our first day at Great Huts! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">To be honest, I’ve been kind of dreading the bug situation
here (especially considering the fact that saying I am afraid of bugs would be
putting it lightly), but it is definitely not as bad I had anticipated!
However, if I never have to see another mosquito or lizard in my life it would
be too soon! The huts themselves are also amazing and even more remarkable in
person than they looked online. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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at Great Huts, and discussed things we had already observed since we’d been
there and also hammered out the plan for the next few days. I’m in charge of dissecting the reward and job
structure at Great Huts, which should be an interesting experience! I’m excited
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17817703000821044876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2816610620354061240.post-55434826493068244282014-02-17T18:52:00.000-08:002014-02-25T06:00:51.418-08:00Great Huts: Day 1<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: small;">First of all I want to say Happy Family Day, and that I'm sending all my love to my family back home!</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: small;">This morning I woke up at 7am to get an early jump on the day with a run on the beach prior to packing up. We all boarded a bus around 9:30am. Currently we are en route to Port Antonio. It's so lovely on the bus - the scenery is like nothing I have ever seen before and there are people all over the side of the road selling fruits and vegetables.. I mean why not right? I'm looking forward to arriving.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: small;">4 hours later, we had arrived at Great Huts resort. The place is incredible, humid, colourful and full of greenery. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: small;">The hotel is on a cliff and is amazing. We just got our room and it is a workout to get up to the bed. The stairs everywhere are so steep but this resort is hands down one of the coolest places I have ever been before. There are no windows at all as all of the buildings are open concept to allow the fresh sea air to circulate the rooms. It is very eco-friendly and I can definitely see myself coming back here for a vacation. I </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: small;">can't wait to see what else Great Huts has to offer.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: small;">I'm looking forward to seeing what comes next with the next few days at Great Huts and I am even more excited to begin working at the Portland Rehab Management Clinic.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Tomorrow is our first day of work at the clinic and I couldn't be more excited.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: small;"> I </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: small;">am responsible for their social media research and I will be trying to set them up with more research on social media and how they can get a solid network of people to follow and possibly donate to the clinic. I </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: small;">have also volunteered to be in charge of donations for the clinic, so I am excited to give the clinic all of the wonderful items everyone brought... It's good karma.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">After the first half day here, we had a meeting and organized more questions and details which we will go over tomorrow. However, the most important part about our first day at Great Huts is that seven of us all went and surfed in the Carribean Sea. It was a mind-blowing experience and not to mention one of the most beautiful places I have ever been. </span></span><br />
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Today is our third day at Sunset Jamaica Grande resort and the
weather is nice and hot!! We had our team meetings, group meeting and a little
group photo shoot around the resort. At our team meetings, we spoke about what
each of us would be assessing individually while at Great Huts resort and at
Portland Rehab Management Centre, and then at our group meeting, Natalya went over
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fears today…. sea creatures. I held a sea urchin! I wish I could have gotten a
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<span style="text-indent: 36pt;">Jamaica – Ya Mon! :) On the drive
to Ocho Rios, looking at the ecological side of things: the countryside looked
luscious, green and healthy. A lot of the homes were made of concrete. There were a lot of goats that roamed around freely. Or, if they were not walking freely they were tied up like a dog tied up to it's doghouse. Very Interesting! When we arrived at The Sunset
Jamaica Grande Resort it was an amazing, beautiful and open concept style resort.
Amazing, because all the staff were super friendly. The friendly staff gave it a
warm and cozy feeling. The feeling of entered the home of a loving relative's house. As you enter into the resort, the ocean can instantly be seen. It can instantly seen because there are no windows, walls or doors blocking this gorgeous view. This view is absolutely breathtaking. The vibe is chill. And, I love the feeling that
there is no snow here and it’s February. It is so rejuvenating to feel the combination of the
natural sea breeze and the heat embrace the skin. I am thinking “yes, I am in Jamaica, and I love every second of it”. Furthermore, besides the visual and physical aspects of Jamaica, it would be to nice to take a closer look into the culture of Jamaica.</span><br />
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Do you believe that things happen for
a reason? For me, today was one of those days. The iLEAD Jamaica members crossed paths
with a local man, who offered to share his perspective of Ocho Rios (his name and appearance will not be published in order to protect his identity since he said he could lose his job if it was made public). After hearing his touching story about how he and his family live in poverty, the iLEAD team decided to put their money together and help him out by taking him on a shopping spree. I did not expect that his presence and
insight about Jamaica would have such a profound effect on me. He really made me love
Jamaica and Jamaicans that much more.<br />
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For
example, when he introduced himself, he shared
how much love and appreciation he had for all of us for coming to Jamaica - his
home, and the appreciation he had for us. He was
happy that we were taking the initiative to do great and wonderful things in this
world. The feelings were mutual. Plus, it is not everyday you come across a
genuine man from another country who demonstrates and expresses nothing but
love and kindness towards his new friends, us – the iLEAD Jamaican 2014 team.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I will post a video we took of our experiences with this amazing local man so that you may experience a little bit of how he had impacted, and
intensified our perspectives of Jamaica. I believe it was fate for our iLEAD team to meet this local man because a local perspective can be a much more insightful aspect of the Jamaican culture than from what is
visually seen. That is why the video will be posted - so that you can witness a view from
a local Jamaican man. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Our new friend, seen in the picture, reminded me of how
precious and how perfect life is when you allow yourself to see beauty in
places where things may not seem so attractive. Like the saying goes: Beauty is
in the eye of the beholder! What do you see? My thoughts: One love and change
begins with you.</div>
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<b>February 14th 2014.</b><br />
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The first day of our iLEAD adventure was a success. We left Toronto at
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As soon as we stepped out of the airport we left that cold Canadian winter and
entered the hot and humid Jamaican weather. After boarding a bus to the
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After a quick check-in and a quick bite to eat, and a tour around the hotel,
our group gathered around for a meeting to discuss our strategies regarding our
two projects. It was very nice to be able to relax on our first day in
Jamaica, but we are excited for the opportunities that await us at Great
Huts. This was the first of many experiences that we will have in
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John Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10225139647459349681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2816610620354061240.post-75404888545849054842014-02-04T21:17:00.003-08:002014-02-18T15:32:23.499-08:00Fundraising Efforts<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 20.82666778564453px;">Over the past few months we have been fundraising to help reduce the costs of the trip to the students. Our latest fundraiser is a pub night at Raven and Republic this Thursday, February 6th at 8:30pm. The cover is $5. Live music will be provided by </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 20.82666778564453px;">local musician Eric Treleaven</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.299999237060547px;">. The Raven is offering a special promotion of $5 for Lake of Bay tall boys. There will also be door prizes!</span><br />
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Update: This fundraiser ended up bringing in $641. Good job and congrats to the 2014 ILEAD Jamaica team for all their hard work!</div>
John Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10225139647459349681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2816610620354061240.post-79126906285057819802014-02-04T21:17:00.000-08:002014-02-04T21:20:19.056-08:00Business and Social Welfare Students making a difference in Jamaica<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 20.82666778564453px;">Three faculty members and 15 students will be heading to Jamaica in less than ten days on the iLEAD Jamaica Expedition. The students will be working with the Great Huts Resort and the Portland Rehabilitation Management Centre in the parish of Portland on various projects. We depart February 14th and return on February 24th.<br /></span></span><br />
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