(Photo Taken by:www.world66.com/kingston_jamaica)
After reading the story "Fish Cheeks" by Amy Tan, it reminds me of my first time traveling out of the USA. Coming to terms with that I was different then everyone else. In America being disabled has became the norm for some people, you see it all around and more people are accepting of it,and they realize everyone is human no matter the disability. Growing up i was always treated the same, and equal to all the other kids at school, church or anywhere i went. I was never stared at or teased about my disability it was just excepted by everyone.
The first time i went out of the country it was to the country Jamaica, and once i got off the plan i knew i was in a different world. Everyone was staring at me and looking and asking questions about me. I felt embarrassed, and confused because something like this has never happened to me before in my life. I remember my first day there once we got to the hotel i cried in my room for awhile till my mom talked to me about it. I realized i was different but it didn't mean i had to hide away and not be able to enjoy myself.
At the time i wasn't aware that in Jamaica people who are sick or disabled are put away in nursing home or kept in the house away from public, because they are ashamed of them. So me going to this country being independent and able to communicate well with people was a shock to them. After i was there for a week people started warming up to me and treating me like normal. I didn't really have to worry about being treated differently and i started to enjoy my time there. I will always remember who I'm, but also remember it shouldn't hold me back from enjoying my life.
The picture above is of Kingston Jamaica, its like downtown city type, and this is were i usually stay when I am in Jamaica. I didn't have any pictures from my last trip but this picture I found on www.world66.com/kingston_jamaica.
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