Jamaican Blogger on life, gaming, learning 日本語 📚
I ended my 2022 year in review post by saying that in 2023, I wanted to ”…prioritise myself and cultivate healthy connecti
I recently started a new chapter in my life after wrapping up a very memorable number of years living on a remote island in Ja
I have streaming on Twitch “consistently” for the last few months. The result? I became an affiliate in March and recently
I was supposed to only be here for 2 or 3 years but the universe had other plans. My pre-launch blog post shared how happy I w
I have noticed that I struggle with my emotions at this time of the year. It’s by no means unique to me. The start of a
I have some good news! I passed the Japanese Language proficiency test N4! Passing the JLPT N5 greatly boosted my confidence a
I used to make “Happy New Year” posts but for whatever reason stopped. After web-surfing into Jeff’s 2021 year-in-review
I did a 23andme DNA test recently to get a closer look into my ancestry and impatiently waited on the results. Being from the
Adulting is a scam. The last 2+ years have been strange, to say the least. The last 6 weeks have been like riding a non-stop a
My renewed interest in programming and love of the python programming language has birthed another project that is sucking awa
It’s been a while since I made one of these adventures in nature. I went to a rural island nearby to enjoy cycling in Ja
The last 2+ years have been an unbelievable time to be alive. Lockdowns, mask mandates, limited movement, vaccines, work from
When I shared my internal ramblings related to Coronavirus/COVID-19 in early 2020 I didn’t dream that in 2022 we would s
My friends are either annoyed or amused when listening to my many stories of me mixing up similar-sounding words/phrases in Ja
I have acquired the new Google Pixel 6 and like a true technophile, I’ve been giddy with excitement playing with the lat
Living While Black, in Japan has its own challenges, but they don’t include fearing for your life. That’s how I wo
Late last year I was invited to be part of a short film project. It was about Japanese Emperor Gotoba, who was exiled to Oki I
More than two years since passing the JLPT N5 and realizing that the 3rd time wasn’t a charm, I… failed the JLPT N
Something interesting has been happening in the last weeks/months I have been using the Fujifilm Instax SQ6 – I have fal
For a few weekends in late May to mid-June, I grabbed my DJI Pocket 2 and Fujifilm Instax SQ6 for some therapeutic walks to en
The year is 2010, I am living paycheck to paycheck and I didn’t realize yet that I was stuck in a cycle that would not c
Not long after arriving in Japan, I started to have digestive issues. I thought my changed diet was a shock to my system but a
Today marks the fifteen-year anniversary of Jamaipanese.com. While looking back at old posts and reminiscing its obvious that
Small island life in Japan involves spending a lot of time on ferries and boats. The island where I live and work has about 23