Happy Independence Day!

In case the title didn't give it away, today is Jamaica's Independence Day.  It was great getting to see our Jamaican friends celebrate it throughout the day.  Every street we walked down, there was music playing and large gatherings of people.  My favorite part of the day though was our courtyard activity for the night (courtyard activities are the nightly events that bring the Americans and locals together).  As customary for a Friday, tonight was Send-off.  Usually Send-off consists of dancing and a lot of goodbyes.  Tonight, however, we threw an Independence Day party.  It was so fun!  One of our Jamaican friends, Tony, started the night off by singing the Jamaican national anthem.  We also had a massive balloon drop and gave out a few hundred cupcakes.  All in all, the party went well and the turnout was great.  So for the last time this year, happy Independence Day!