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I was so close to winning a trip to Jamaica. My boyfriend was the last of three people left in a radio contest for a trip for 2 to Montego Bay and 10,000 dollars spending money when his name was drawn. We got Snoop Dogg tickets instead. Yay…. I never wanted to go to Jamaica before that, but since then, I have become obessed with going. I will get there. It might take me a few years, but eventually, I’ll get my Jamaican vacation.

My Great Grandmother and her family came to America from Poland either during World War II or right before it. Ever since I was a child I’ve wanted to see the places she spoke of, and see where my family came from. I have bibles and old books that are written in Polish that were hers, and even though I don’t know a word of Polish, I still like to get them out and look through them.

I live about an hour from Amarillo in a very small town, so I have to come to Amarillo alot for various things. Its a city that has alot of small town values because all the people from the small towns in the area, move to Amarillo at some point. The city has a low crime rate for its population, and is rapidly expanding. Every week a new gated community or business center seems to start construction. The hopital district is like no other in the area. Everytime a family member or myself has had to go to Amarillo for an emergency situation, the nurses and doctors have been kind and patient in explaining procedures.

Since Amarillo is the biggest Texas city you’ll drive through on I-40, they tend to try and make the city as “Texas” as possible. There are Indian trading posts, The Big Texan with thier famous 72 oz. Steaks, and recently, the overpasses on the highway have been painted with browns and turquoises, to try and emphasise the strong native american and Mexican influences Amarillo has had. Its not the place I want to make my home in the long run, but it is a good city with its flaws like any other.

All I saw when I was here was Bail Bonds and Pawn Shops. The landscape is the exact same as here in Amarillo, flat nothingness, so it wasn’t very visually intersting for me outside of town either. I have a few friends down here, so I will come back, but I wouldn’t recommend anyone go on a “vacation” of sorts to Odessa.