First, let me tell you, I 'm naturally a Jamaican woman of color. I was born with a dark brown skin and have lived most of my youth years pretty unaware of the problems my skin color was going to cause me.
As a matter of fact, my mother is Caucasian (White). She is originally from the UK and met my father while on holiday. She fell in love with him and they quickly married and moved to Jamaica.
A year or so later, I was born; a tiny 6lb baby girl with dark brown skin. Even if my mother was as white as it can be, I took after the physical characteristics of my colored father.
It did not take long and I had a younger sister. She, unlike me resembled our mother and her skin was as white as snow.
My sister and I grew up to be very close. Apart from the difference in our skin color, we were like twins, same height, same look and with a very similar personality too.