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Taste of Cayman

Jeoffery K. Walton

International College of the Cayman Islands

Course: BE- 422: Seminar on Technology and Society

Instructor: Melisa Hamilton

February 8, 2018
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As a part of the course outline for the Seminar on Technology and Society, it was

necessary for students to volunteer a day of service at the Taste of Cayman. The event was held

on Saturday the 27th of January, 2018, at the Festival Green in Camana Bay. This year marked

the 30th anniversary of Taste of Cayman. The festival allows restaurants around the Cayman

Islands to display their cuisines, local produce, and drinks to the thousands of attendees. Having

such a diversity of restaurants around the islands and multicultural society, Taste of Cayman

offers something for everyone to enjoy. This includes delicious foods, desserts and cocktails to

that are sampled throughout the day (Elyse Gallacher personal communication, January 25,

2017).

In 2017, they had over 5000 people attended the event to enjoyed over 18,000 portions of

food from 36 vendors. For the festivity to be a success, however, it requires volunteers to offer

their services free of charge. To help put this altogether required the help of 189 volunteers in

2017. In 2018, the amount increased to some 250 volunteers that assisted with the preparations,

setup and running of the event (Elyse Gallacher personal communication, January 25, 2017).

Although I attended the event previously, I found it surprising the size and how much planning

and effort was needed for the event.

Having the opportunity to volunteer for the setup, I was able to meet and interact with

some of the vendors before the event. In talking to them, they seemed very passionate about

what they were doing and excited to be a part of the anniversary celebration. While working

with another student from ICCI, we were treated with live music by a band that was practicing

for a show the same night. To my surprise, it required much soft tuning of the different

instruments and adjusting the various sounds to allow the vocals to flow with perfection through

the speakers. According to the author Easton (2016), in every aspect of today’s society
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technology becomes part of human life allowing us to function effectively. This is rather

evident, as I use technology every day of my life at work, home, and at school.
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Reference

Easton, T. (2016). Taking sides: clashing views in science, technology, and society. Columbus,

OH: Mcgraw-Hill Education.

Elyse Gallacher personal communication, January 25, 2017.