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Support PUMA-Fortis 5k Run/Walk

Puma Fortis 5k Kingston Jamaica

I’ve always been a big supporter of education, whether that be formally though books and schooling or more experiential through exposure and experiences like giving teens their first passport. So I’m happy to show my support for the PUMA-Fortis 5k on May 26th (Kingston, Jamaica) in support of educational and sports initiatives at Kingston College and Alpha Boys’ School. […]

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The Passport Party Project Comes to Atlanta

Atlanta Passport Party Project Expedia Sponsorship

I don’t remember getting my first passport. I was still in diapers at the time. Blowing spit bubbles, crying and chewing things to pass the time. And I don’t remember receiving my first passport stamp welcoming me and my family into Manila for a three year stay. I can’t quite pinpoint that moment when I fell […]

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Christmas in Jamaica: Annual Seniors’ Dinner at the Golden Age Home

Seniors Christmas Dinner: Jamaican Christmas Cake

I hear people talk all the time about wanting to save the world and make a difference, especially in Jamaica. The reality is, you can’t save the world without starting first with one person… Four years ago, this is what the Lumley family did. It started with their loved one, who is a resident at […]

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Chicago Passport Party Project 2012

Chicago Passport Party Project Blogger Volunteers

As much as I’d love to still be in Jamaica, I couldn’t be more pleased to spend this past weekend in Chicago for the Passport Party Project. It has been over a year since I joined Tracey and 10 lovely girls in Los Angeles (my home at the time) for the inaugural Passport Party Project. What a […]

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My First Print Travel Article!

April D. Thompson in the Winter 2012 Edition of Broughton Quarterly

My first print travel article is finally here! Have you seen it in the Winter 2012 Broughton Quarterly? It’s actually been out for a few months now, but I’m just getting my hands on a physical copy now that I’m back in Georgia. Not only is it my first print article, but it was the […]

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