Name Carol Chambers-Blockton Birth Date December 2nd Heritage Jamaican, raised in England Profession Travel Consultant/Event Planner Achievements 3 children, Partner in Coffee Shop Business Interests/Hobbies Swimming, Reading, Travel, Gym As I approached my middle twenties I found myself needing to do more with life. I was sick of England's weather and decided to give Jamaica a try. Although I was born in Jamaica, I left at age 2 and thought this would be a good time for me to get to know my country of birth. While living in Jamaica I planned a vacation to California to meet up with a girlfriend from England. That was in 1980. While on vacation I met a man who was latter to become my husband. I thought it was just a holiday romance, but when I returned to Jamaica we both run up high phone bills keeping in touch. I returned to California in 1981 and have lived here since then.

During my initial years in California, my fiancé and I formed a partnership with a friend from Jamaica and opened a coffee shop on Union Street in San Francisco. Due to conflicts of interest we dissolved the partnership a couple of years later. After working in San Francisco as a legal assistant for five years we had our first child, a daughter named Zarinah. My son Omari was born two years later. After several years at home with the children I decided it was time for me to reenter the workforce. I took this opportunity to make a career change. In 1990 I attended travel school and started a new profession as a travel consultant/event planner. I currently work for the California Medical Association. Send e-mail to Carol

"As I approached my middle twenties I found myself needing to do more with life".

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