Since my early childhood years growing up in Jamaica, I was always an avid reader. I would primarily read romance and mystery novels which piqued and held my interest, so much so that when I'd indulge in them rather than being attentive in my high school classes, I'd be caught by my teachers who offered me evenings of detention. The reading adventure later continued throughout my college years where my thirst for knowledge became unquenchable. I would thumb through endless pa