Waagwan? (what's going on)

Yesterday we did a "walk-about" in Kingston. We went off in small groups to explore the city along with a local Jamaican guide. They taught us about the transportation we could use, what was safe and what wasn't, where we shouldn't go, how to bargin for prices and find our way around the city, etc. I had a smile on my face the whoooole time. It was my first experience away from the states; thrown into the middle of a completely new culture. We tried to speak/understand patois (pa-twah), which is the language here. Things like "waagwan?" (what's going on?), "waapm?" (what's happening?), and "respec" (thank you). I got to try my first bag juice, which is frozen juice sold in a little bag, kind of like ice pops in the states. I bought fresh pinapple and mango from a street vendor, got my first taste of jerk chicken and festival, a sweet fried dumpling, and listened to a man give a church sermon on the bus. Our ears were filled with dance hall, rap and r&b music eeeverywhere we went. Of course the day was not complete without a crazy taxi ride where the "driva" decided to drive in the opposing traffic's lane. I wish that I could have taken pictures of it all to share with you guys but unfortunately, having a camera and taking pictures in the city is a very unsafe practice. But i do have some pics of the scenery outside my living quarters.