Meet the Jamaicans, out of the all-inclusive bubble

MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica - Kathi Cooke unhinged the gate to her house in Montego Bay and opened her arms. I walked into her embrace and then into her home. As the evening darkened, we gabbed away on her silky red couch, about gardening, dogs, community service, baking, work life, and dating in Jamaica. Cooke served banana chips and a juice-and-ginger-ale cocktail that smelled of the tropics. She showed me family portraits, then took some photos of us to add to the shelf. Finally, I stood up to go.