Ahrite family, u know I didnt forget unnu. The month end report is late but hey, I'm a busy girl... don't judge me. OK, OK, so you know seh 1st things 1st right? The List.

Things I'm continuing to learn:

1. U ppl keep eating off my duplex dem on Sabbaths! (as per michelly welly- yes, she talk pon unnu) Mi a come back fi every last one a dem... watch me & unnu :)
2. So, i have conveniently- not on purpose tho- likened personalities here to folks at home. Within the first week I found a Charles Deans & Martin Thame- (Obrien & Delany) & i also found a Sachoy Ellis- she's that girl with the hair that sings alto whose name I cant remember right now but she seems to be really nice... yeh, her.
3. February trick mi wicked-wicked. Dis schizophrenic, Mandeville type weather is blowing my mind, burning my nose and messing up my skin- as if my skin can tek more messing up! *scoff*
4. I think I would be grateful if there were more hours in a day. Can we work that out God? just for me? think about it... waiting. thanks Papa :)
5. I regret not holding Xendie!!!!!!- she was so little, I didnt want to break her :(
6. Running out of Duplex cookies is the scariest thing I've come across in a long, looong, time.
7. At the rate i'm going, operation: gain-back-some-weight has got to start showing some results soon 
8. I like walking... mi did know dat long time still from mi a lickle girl a try race alfred, martin, sheldon & fritz dem pon pathfinder hike. 
9. To do item #23764a: attend a school with where I earn credit from swimming... CHECK. Grateful :)
10. Daylight savings is not of God! God is not di aurtor of confusion.   

So, a part of the reason this is late is that it's Spring Break, woohoo!!! That means it's also Aeolians spring tour, Wooooohooo!!!! We've been at it since Friday b4 last and on this, the night b4 the final show,  I gotta say, it's been great. Dese mad pickneys are sumn else i tell ya. I love racking up the experiences & I'm grateful. Plus, I got to see Venn, Carl, Deneil & Demar @ Andrews so that was grrreat. I enjoy seeing ppl flourish, it makes my heart bubble & my spirit smile.
SO much more to say but sleep a bax mi dung & mi nuh young like dem young ppl yah weh mi hear next door sound like dem a have party. I tell yu, they're so silly, it's nuts. I think theyre growing on me, slowly creeping into my heart :)
Anyhoo, it's 4 am & DST has successfully robbed me of an hour on top of the hour we already lost so mi gone a mi bed.

Love unnus!
Peace, love & strepsils.

Pics, Pics, Pics

So, upon inspiration from a sappy msg posted by one of my dearest friends in the universe, I wanna share photo highlights from a little get together we had just b4 I came here called 'A Soon Fwd Lickle Thingy'.
1st, here's the msg that did NOT make me tear up (yes i'm lying, i'm a sap).
Charles' Post

And here's the photo highlights:
A 'Soon Fwd' Lickle Thingy

Hope u enjoy :)

END OF MONTH REPORT

Another 2 weeks have passed... whew. Gonna TRY to do this every 2-weeks since we all know it was a team effort that got me here and its a team effort that's gonna keep me here & take me anywhere else God intends for me to go.

What I've Learnt (this time):
1. I am aging ... dont seh nutten, jus shaddap  
2. Don't ever get sick here (or anywhere really), you cannot afford it. Ur money is better suited for other things.
3. Sonja hates bananas... really tho, who hates bananas? how do u hate bananas? bananas are the boss, long live bananas!
4. WE (nuff a wi) walk by faith, not by sight. So-so blind ppl to mi ting. Holla @Dominic, Vennassa, Kayon, Carl, chin up family, God's got it. We keep smiling 
5. The answer to the question 'is it time for a tastee patty yet?' is always "YES". The struggle is real!
6. Having money is not the key to happiness & peace of mind... but it sure does help.
7. In Jamaica, when i was growing up, the parents ask the kids to go for the pillow for them to watch tv in the living room. Somehow it's, uhm, different here & now.
8. Speaking of the little darlings (& they are, hence the .000001% elbow room in the following), mi 99.999999% convinced now seh mi dont want none. Mi lift mi hat toSonja & Michael for this & many odder tings cause mi sure seh mi nuh have di patience when di chile seh 'but i waaaaaant iiiiiit'. Dat is jus not my gift... LOL, a real ting... ♫ Fix it Jesus!
9. I HAVE THE BEST FRENDZ/FAMILY/FRENMILY IN THE ENTIRE WORLD. I mean ALL of it... the whole thing.
10. The end of January did not disappoint. I've been looking fwd to it all month long. THIS, crowd a ppl, is perfect weather meant for black ppl.

In other news, the award for Best Tag of the Month goes to....(fanfare, drumroll, & all dese tings)... ...

It's a 3-way tie:
*H.U.M.B.L.E 'No Muzick; (was that ova edgewater Dwayne? i keep forgetting to ask u)
*Our Vows by TA & BA, I'm still deading from the 'george washington' last week btw.
*Cristian's birthday videos!! AUNTY LOVES U SOO MUCH 

BROWN Family- Left & Right- Big Up Unnu Self! COUSINS RULE! 

The 2-Wk Report

Ok, so, I like to think of myself as someone who doesn't talk a lot but has a lot to say. Upon recommendation of a dear mentor and friend, I'm about to start this blog! I'm thinking it's only fair for me to give a tuups of background on me tho. Really, ur bored (or idle) enough to read up to here... it's only fair. 

Ok, so dis is me: I'm C.K. Rene Brown, "CKReB" (not a flattering word btw, for any non-Ja'cans reading but who cares really). I recently left my beautiful island home Jamaica to pursue studies at Oakwood University, AL. I'm an adult learner in a young ppl's world- i like to think i'm young at heart- wishful thinking till muscle pain and old age fatigue start tek mi. You'll learn more about me as time goes on I'm sure. 

This blog is intended primarily for updating the cheering squad on what's happening as it's happening, truthfully tho, i'm so random that anything could happen here. My cheering squad is the boss btw, I LOVE my home-church family around the world like nothing else I can think of. As soon as i can, i'm putting all y'all on a payroll of some type. Your support has been tremendously encouraging. If there is ever a day I think this is too much, dat devil's lie quickly get mash dung b4 mi can seh 'eh'. - KENCOT SDA to mi ting! Other extended family, di love nuh diluted at all! All kinda degrees of love mi a shoob out fi unnu too.

I'm beginning to think I'll need to put a J'can patois dictionary (my version of it) as a footnote here-anyhoo, i digress, forgive me.

I never really thought of doing this b4 so we'll see how it goes... could be fun right?
Ok, here goes:

THINGS I'VE LEARNT... & Re-Learnt (The 2-Wk Report)

1. yes, it is possible for me to get lost more times than is physically possible for the average person.
2. nose bleeds are not fun anymore
3. southern folk are truly the friendliest ppl ever
4. i now like onions
5. washing dishes with hot water is underrated 
6. i am shy & i'm increasingly ok with that
7. i can do all things because Christ gives me strength
8. i miss my friends (caw u know how we go haad) but its nowhere near as detrimental as one would think. i think it's cause i'm a loner by nature so i'm pretty much ok... time will tell tho.
9. i miss my granny
10. going to warm places in ur mind does not work. they lied.
11. i really believe that i'm God's favorite (as we all are).
again, dont ask me how that works, it just does.
12. these kids can saang, good Lordy.
13. this could actually work but i need lots of prayers & some more prayers after that... & then some
14. i am my mother's child
15. i am my father's child
16. i am like no one else i know
17. change is good
18. driving here is easy. they lied again, the change is really, truly not a big deal. easy breezy (burdiful covagurl)
19. customer service tun up... ncu? tsk tsk.... done talk.