Jazeel & Jamaica

Jazeel Banton is a senior at South. During the summer before freshman year, Benton and his mom moved to the district from Mandeville, Jamaica. The transition from Jamaica to the United States was very abrupt for him, bringing a lot of lifestyle changes. 

“I miss the beaches a lot, they were really nice.” Banton said

Changing schools can be hard enough as it is, but can be made even more difficult by needing to accustom yourself to drastic changes. 

“The biggest difference between schools is at my old school we would ride our bikes to a shop to get lunch because we didn’t have a cafeteria,” said Banton.

Although Banton says he is really enjoying the United States, he will always have a special place for Jamaica in his heart. His Dad still lives in Jamaica full time, and Banton goes to see him a couple times a year.