What to do to make this trip most memorable

[Charmz]

Hi all,

I'd like to know if anyone has any ideas of what i could do or knows of any events happening in Ocho Rios between Sept 17th - Sept 30th... I'll be celebrating my 30th birthday on the 22nd and want it to be most memorable. Its my first trip to JA without my daughter, Ill be meeting up with friends over there... We intend to stay in Kingston for the first weekend and partyhard then we will be heading to Ochi for a few nights, then on to Mobay, then to Nigrill then back to Kingston...

If anyone has any ideas please holla back...

Charmz Da Lady

[ECO]

Stuff to do in Ocho Rios:

Eat at the Ruins and walk through their tropical forest with tons of water falls.

Take a taxi ride over to St Ann's Bay and see the fire on the water. A link of me playing there--->http://www.ecotours.me/jamaica-fire-on-the-water

Ask some locals what is happening at night if not you will end up at Jimmy Buffet's Margaritaville and over pay for drinks.

Btw, welcome to the forum!

[jellybean]

Hi all,

I'd like to know if anyone has any ideas of what i could do or knows of any events happening in Ocho Rios between Sept 17th - Sept 30th... I'll be celebrating my 30th birthday on the 22nd and want it to be most memorable. Its my first trip to JA without my daughter, Ill be meeting up with friends over there... We intend to stay in Kingston for the first weekend and partyhard then we will be heading to Ochi for a few nights, then on to Mobay, then to Nigrill then back to Kingston...

If anyone has any ideas please holla back...

Charmz Da Lady

Welcome to the board.

Priory Beach on a sunday night is always a good night.

[damswell]

there is a new club called blitz...not sure what night is the best

[trvellover]

There is lots of natural beauty and the walking around is the best option to make your trip memorable. I hope you will really enjoy there. For more info visit the following threads:

waterfalls-and-food-ocho-rios-jamaica-t674.html
the-ruins-ocho-rios-jamaica-t648.html

Best Regards,

[damswell]

Go to Shaw Park, great view of Ochi, Evitas is an awesome restaurant, zip line thru the rain forest, Friday nights Jus Cheers still good, Wednesday night at Margaritaville is beach party you get free drinks till midnight......lots to do just ask a local they will always point you in the right direction.

[TrekBlue]

I'm going to be living with a host family throughout the fall, and I'll be taking French language courses throughout the semester.

I've taken a year of French in university, but I don't think I'm anywhere near ready for conversations that are more than "functional". I am sure that I will gain a whole lot of facility speaking the language while I'm there, but I don't want to spend too much time floundering before I learn to swim. I possess the confidence to speak with people even though I know very little, and I'm not afraid of embarrassing myself, but I'd really like to start off with a solid foundation.

I have two months. How do you guys recommend I prepare? I have a set of a thousand flashcards, I can use Anki, and I have a decent French textbook with an audio file library. How do you recommend I use these resources? I don't have access to French speakers (except maybe online), so I'll need to work with what I have. How do I build a solid foundation for conversation before I go?

Related: what do you recommend I do to make the best of my situation once in France? I won't be living in Paris, but in another city (I'd rather not say which specifically), so don't worry about city-specific advice. Thanks for all of your help!