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I travelled to Kingston to discover my Jamaican roots – this is what I found
British-Jamaican artist and cultural communicator Sadie Clayton had always dreamed of travelling to the city where her grandma was born and raised – and in the island’s capital she finds a place where she can embrace her dual heritage, while exploring its arts, culture and food British-Jamaican artist and cultural communicator Sadie Clayton had always dreamed of travelling to the city where her grandma was born and raised – and in the island’s capital she finds a place where she can embrace her dual heritage, while exploring its arts, culture and food “ Mi pic up, mi gaan. I’ve picked her up.”
- We’re on our way.
- That was the whole conversation when my driver’s phone rang.
- some tightly wound, overthought, over-planned part of me that had been bracing for this trip for weeks – just let go.
- I sank back into that seat and I thought, that’s it.
That was the whole conversation when my driver’s phone rang. some tightly wound, overthought, over-planned part of me that had been bracing for this trip for weeks – just let go. I sank back into that seat and I thought, that’s it.
I’m here. I’ve actually arrived. Before I could process anything further, the driver pulled over to his mate on the side of the dual carriageway and I was handed a fresh coconut, machete-cracked open right there on the side of the road – warm from the sun, sweet and utterly perfect.
Source: Independent Travel