What is a typical expat home or apartment like in Jamaica?
We asked expats what a typical home or apartment in Jamaica is like. They answered...
"We live in a single family rental house located in a subdivision, called a scheme, here in Jamaica. We have not met a lot of expats yet, but the one couple that we did meet live in a house that they purchased," explained one expat living in Falmouth, Jamaica.
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"3 bdrm - 2 bth cement block in small village - elec most of the time - have to fill water tank on roof for home water - no hot water. no other ex-pats for miles that I knew of," said another expat in Calabar, Jamaica.
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What is a typical expat home or apartment like in Jamaica?
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Betsy Burlingame is one of the founders of InternationalTravel.ai and the Founder and President of Expat Exchange. She launched Expat Exchange in 1997 as her Master's thesis project at NYU. Prior to Expat Exchange and InternationalTravel.ai, Betsy worked at AT&T in International
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