Please click on the following photos to read the blogs kept by these past interns:

Josh Yeroshefsky

James

Kaat

Thank you for your interest in an internship on our farm! The work itself was explained in the internship summaries.  This page will give you a feel for the living situation.  The application questions are at the end of the narrative.  Please click on the thumbnail photos of three past interns (above) to read the blog postings they wrote during their time here.  You can also check out our Intern Blogs page to find links to other past interns’ blogs.

Please visit our soap factory’s TikTok page to get a sense of our daily life, and our neighbor’s TikTok page to see where you’ll live. On our facebook page, you can look in this photo album to see pictures taken by past interns.  Our Internships page here on our website features a slideshow of pictures that show more of life here as an intern.

Jamaica is actually a very safe place to live. There are no poisonous snakes in Jamaica, and no dangerous mammals. There is no rabies on the island, and also no Lyme disease! Our town has had two murders in the last 54 years. Our family sleeps with our windows open, and our doors have no locks.  

Jamaican culture is full of vibes, and the people are open.  Everyone will speak English to you and patios with each other.  As the patois has a beautiful and logical African grammar, and a mostly English vocabulary, it is easy to learn.  We have a book, ‘Understanding Jamaican Patois’, available for study. Our family will speak patois with each other and English with you.  We’ve had one intern who could basically understand patois by the time she left, after six months, and another gifted and perceptive intern who could fully understand our family’s conversations after two.

I hope you like reggae, because music is everywhere and it is loud. 

We work hard every day, but there is a method for success.  We don’t work in the rain, and we don’t work in the hottest part of the day.  That’s it!  Bring some books.   You will get breakfast, lunch and dinner, plenty of snacks and all the fruit you can pick from the trees around you. 

Although the internship itself has no cost, you are responsible for the cost of your dorm style room and board at our neighbor’s eco-resort- $1,500 USD per month.  There is a security guard on duty at all times, and a life guard during business hours.  You will be a 5 minute walk from our family’s yard next door.  Airport transfers cost around $100 each way if you fly into Kingston, and $150 for Montego Bay.  You are also responsible for your airplane ticket.  

If these costs are more than you can afford, you should talk to your advisor about ways to access funding for your internship through your school if you are a student.

Thanks to local business sponsorship, we have some scholarships available for international interns who need them. These scholarships can help to cover the room and board costs.  Please let us know if you would like to apply for a scholarship when you answer the application questions below. Please only apply for the scholarship if 1. the internship would not be possible without the help, that there is true financial need, and then, once you get it, the sponsor asks that 2. the intern work hard to learn and experience as much as possible while they are here. 

If you are Jamaican, and are interested in taking part in this internship, you are more than welcome.  You will be responsible for daily transportation to the site, and for the cost of lunch.  If you bring your own food, there is no cost to you for this internship. Please remember that there is no charge for the internship, just for room and board.

One of our interns, who was very frugal, came with $200 spending money for 6 months, and I think she left with that nearly intact. We will take you on hikes and introduce you to other good beaches.  You are welcome to go with us to the market, go fruit hunting with us on our farms, catch wild bee hives, and play with the local kids – all free activities that give you a nice glimpse of the culture and the island. 

As soon as you arrive, after you see the place and settle into your cabin, we will sit in the distillery and talk about your project.   The scope of your project will depend on the length of your stay.  We will set goals for the project, and be clear about exactly what you need to get out of your internship, and from us.  And then we will start to plan.  Our work week is 40 hours total, so there is plenty of free time.  We do ask that all interns write some blog entries per week. This will be helpful to you as you move on, as a record of what you’ve done with us, and will be interesting to future potential interns, as they consider whether this opportunity is right for them.

Please answer the following questions on a new document.  If there is anything else you would like us to know about you, please include that.  Please email the application to Agape Adams at yerbabuenaja@aol.com.  If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call or WhatsApp us at 1 (876) 343-1121.

If you are an axe murderer or child molester, please find a different internship!

Name, Address, Phone, Email, Age

What is the best way to contact you?

School and Major

Are you currently a student? If no, when did you graduate?

Time available for internship 

Where are you from?  Please give us an idea of your background.

Please summarize your work experience.

What are your strengths and weaknesses? Please be honest, as if we are clear about your weaknesses, we can work around them!

What draws you to this internship?  What are your interests?  How does this internship fit into your goals for your education, career and life?

What skills and experience do you bring?  What particular skills and experiences would you like to gain?

Would you need credit from this internship? 

What would you need from us?  How would you need us to support you?

Do you need one of the scholarships to help cover the room and board costs?

Thank you!