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Things to bring that would be helpful:
- Letter from your local bank, saying that you are a good person with good credit
- Letter from your car insurance company, saying that you are a good person with no claims, etc...

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Sean, Josh and some others use Spartan Health Club (www.spartanhealthclub.com). I added it to the Google Map (scroll to the bottom of the list!).

No problem about the questions. Looking forward to meeting you all.

Scott

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Thanks Scott. That is consistent with what we are used to from Lagos.

I hope you don't mind me using this avenue to ask some questions, I just wanted to try it out.

One more question. Do you know of any gyms or fitness clubs in Kingston? Maybe some of the teachers have joined a health club in the area?

Thanks for all your help Scott,
Jon

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Hi Jon -

Teachers dress professionally but comfortably. Men wear nice shirts and pants (jeans are not permitted). Women wear blouses and skirts/pants or dresses (no thin straps on shoulders). Shoes should be comfortable but no sneakers or flip-flops. Jamaicans tends to dress nicely overall.

Scott

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Just curious, what is the dress code for teaching staff at AISK? We will be doing "back to school" shopping soon and wanted to get an idea of what we will be wearing. Thanks, Jon.

I happened to see a small Cuisinart Blender/Food Processor for the equivalent of US$125. For comparison's sake, it was model BFP-703, with a 3-cup food processor and 40-oz blender, 500W motor.
Looking quickly online, it looks like it retails in the US for about $80.
electronics/appliances here.
Jamaica has excellent chinese food as well. In the mornings we go out and buy patties for breakfast/snack. But you can also order lunch and have it delivered, every morning we get an email with a menu and it's...ok...not the best, we prefer to go out and buy but when we're lazy it will suffice.
wha gwonn=what's going on? :)

No, dogs are not allowed to be brought in.
Tutoring:
in demand.
There is an arcade where kids can have fun similiar to Chucky Cheeses, Mini Golf, lots of restaurants, movie theatres, Jamaican plays (which are absolutely hilarious, but you may have a hard time understanding until you get accustomed to patois). Unfortunately there are no bowling alleys and activities are quite limited. The school tends to arrange outings for the staff quite often though (trips to the beach, out into the country). There's always the mountains to explore and picnic.
I happened to see a small Cuisinart Blender/Food Processor for the equivalent of US$125. For comparison's sake, it was model BFP-703, with a 3-cup food processor and 40-oz blender, 500W motor.
Looking quickly online, it looks like it retails in the US for about $80.
That's probably a pretty typical markup for small electronics/appliances here.
Jamaica has excellent chinese food as well. In the mornings we go out and buy patties for breakfast/snack. But you can also order lunch and have it delivered, every morning we get an email with a menu and it's...ok...not the best, we prefer to go out and buy but when we're lazy it will suffice.
wha gwonn=what's going on? :)
rahtid = term used when surprised like: Holy Smokes, Oh snap, wow