Where I come from...

Where I come from:

Milwaukee, WI-

Fun facts:

• Wisconsin is the “Land of Bratwurst.” 
• Most Wisconsinite’s know that the “World’s Largest Brat Fest” is located in Madison every Memorial Day weekend. But, not nearly as many know that Sheboygan is also known as the “Bratwurst Capital of the World.”
•  Wisconsin leads the nation.
• Known for her dairy production, Wisconsin actually leads the nation in exports of cranberries, whey, ginseng root and sweet corn.
• Wisconsin is modest about its lakes.
• Minnesota’s official motto may be the “Land of 10,000 Lakes”, but Wisconsin is not one to brag. The lake count comes in somewhere over 15,000, but the Wisconsin DNR modestly publishes a listing of 16,692 lakes.
• The typewriter was invented in Milwaukee in 1867 by Christopher Latham Sholes.
• 4. Actor Gene Wilder (RIP) was born Jerome Silberman in Milwaukee in 1933, and actress Heather Graham was born in Milwaukee and lived there for the first nine years of her life. 

Miller Park has the only fan-shaped convertible roof in the U.S. 

The Milwaukee Art Museum's with it's "wings open overlooking Lake Michigan.

The Art Museum with its wings are closed.

• The Milwaukee Art Museum’s “Wings” span 217 feet at its widest point, wider than a Boeing 747.
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The Jamaican side of Me

While I was not born in Jamaica, people claim that I am Jamaican, because I know more about the country and culture than most Jamaican-born Americans. People who have known be for years still think I was born there. I often have to correct them. I was actually born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

My mother's side of the family comes from Montego Bay (upper left), and my father's side of the family comes from Kingston (lower right) in the photo below. Kingston is the capital city of the country.

Jamaican Fun facts:

Jamaica in the Olympics- 

In case you missed it the fastest man (Usain Bolt) and woman (Elaine Thompson) in the world are both from Jamaica.  I have included the videos of both of them winning the Gold medal at the 2016 Olympics in Rio. 

Bolt in the 100M:

Thompson in the 100M:

Fun fact: Just so you know, the colors of Jamaica are green, gold and black. 

It is often mixed up with red, green and gold which are Rastafari colors. 

Also, just because someone has dreads, it doesn't mean that they are a Rasta or "Rass" as we call them in Jamaica.

Rastafari is an Abrahamic belief which developed in Jamaica in the 1930s, following the coronation of Haile Selassie I as Emperor of Ethiopia in 1930. Its adherents worship him in much the same way as Jesus in his Second Advent, or as God the Son.

I have a long, rich history in Jamaica. Usually, if I’m not home, I would be found on this beautiful island. I spend it enjoying good times with my family and just embracing the culture. I  try to spend as much time as I can enjoying the water. It doesn't always happen, but I try to take a moment and get in the water. 

Margaritaville in Montego Bay. This is me in beginning of the slide

Margaritaville in Montego Bay. This is me in beginning of the slide

Sometimes in the most unflattering way! Take a look for yourself...

Me flopping out the water slide. I'm memory of Alison bent!
Posted by David Jermaine on Sunday, August 3, 2014