Jessica Fenton, Author at Bucket List Publications

Trading 14 Months for 14 Months!

Posted on June 16, 2013 by Jessica Fenton | 4 Comments

Featured Author: Jessica Fenton After completing my Masters in Education in 14 months, I am rewarding myself with a 14 month sabbatical from teaching to travel and to do all the things I never have time for. I look forward to exchanging my time as a teacher, student, to a traveling girl. I get anxious and excited thinking about all…

Responsible Tourism: Anyone Can Make a Difference

Posted on June 10, 2013 by Jessica Fenton | 4 Comments

Featured Author: Jessica Fenton With the school year coming to an end, I know that this summer will lead to another inevitable travel journey abroad. As a teacher, I try to reach a new destination or to experience something completely different each summer. In July 2011, I landed in Lethem, Guyana, South America, to provide indigenous teachers training in the…

Meeting Erin Gruwell to Graduated Freedom Writer Teacher

Posted on June 4, 2013 by Jessica Fenton | 0 Comments

Featured Author: Jessica Fenton “When diverse worlds come together, beauty is inevitable.” –Erin Gruwell I admire Erin Gruwell for everything she has accomplished. Most people have heard of her from the Hollywood film Freedom Writers. Erin’s story fascinated me from the moment I heard about the Freedom Writers. Erin helped 150 students, who were not destined to graduate, receive their…

Angels of the Sea

Posted on May 22, 2013 by Jessica Fenton | 4 Comments

Featured Author: Jessica Fenton It’s dawn, and the sun is finally blessing me with its presence. After traveling one hour in a small wooden boat off the coast of Isla Mujers, Mexico, where the ocean floor can be found fifty meters deep, I jumped into the dark waters to find the most magical and angelic creatures- whale sharks. It’s hard…

Children of the Dump

Posted on May 13, 2013 by Jessica Fenton | 6 Comments

Featured Author: Jessica Fenton In 2010, I traveled to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico and volunteered at the Children Center of Hope Orphanage and the School of Champions through Feed the Children Vallarta (formerly known as Children of the Dump). Most of my time was spent at the School of Champions volunteering at the summer camp. I had an amazing time teaching…

World's largest one drop waterfall in the world- Kaieteur Falls

A Country Like No Other

Posted on May 10, 2013 by Jessica Fenton | 6 Comments

Featured Author: Jessica Fenton The African, Caribbean, Latin American, Indian, West-Indie, and Asian cultures are all prominent throughout Guyana. Walking through Georgetown was as if I was walking through a cultural time warp block to block from the various styles of music blaring from a distance, the varieties of aromas available with each step, and the colorful sights to be…