Kindergarten Map

Hi everyone! I thought I'd take a break from studying and give you all an update. Not much is actually going on, its really an excuse not to look at physio for a few mintues. So here we go...
Last week we had three exams. In four days. And they were nasty suckers too. So it has been difficult to get back into the spirit of studying since then, if ya know what I mean. Thursday night we celebrated by BBQin', which was amazing since it was my first BBQ since leaving LA - delicious! Friday of course we had class, but then headed to the beach once that was over and continued to celebrate the end of our "hell week". Back to the beach for a volleyball tourney on Saturday (there are SOME perks to living on this island) and then laid in bed all day sunday resisting the return to study land by reading Harry Potter. Yes, the ban on talking to me about the book is now lifted - you may speak freely. :)
I dont have much to say, and less pictures actually. But my inspiration for putting something up tonight was this map I found of Basseterre that was posted in our school news letter. I laughed for about five minutes. The funny part is, its the best map I've seen since I've been here, given that so very few of the roads here have names. Ok thats it- I really must get back to...ummm.....circulatory shock? respiration? Some such thing anyway. G'night!!

Cats n Kittens

Hi everyone!! I cant believe its already been two weeks since Scott left! The time has definitely flown by though...several icky exams, several delicious dinners out, and more time procrastinating than I thought I was capable of. Through and through, not a terrible two weeks, though we do miss him. The two exams we had last week were in nutrition and physiology, and after that hellion of a week, a bunch of us went out to the Marriot on Thurs for sushi and ice cream. Twas fun. Theres a picture of my new roomie for next semester, Angel, posing with our neighbor Paul. His shirt says "Trust me, I'm almost a doctor".

Then on Friday we went on one of the famous(or infamous) catamaran trips to the small island Nevis.
They have become a kind of tradition with the students here, after a particularly hard week, and this was the first one I could go on since orientation because of the bad knee (which continues to heal...). The Cat trips go like this- you get on the boat around 6pm with 40 or so of your closest friends. The boat then takes the 45 min. trip to Nevis, where all passengers are deposited on a beach (with there is a bar and bonfire) to chill for the next 3-4 hours. Then back on the boat and back to Port Zante on St. Kitts by midnight. I had a really good time- the next one is scheduled for after exams and hopefully Schuyler will be here for that. That would be super. The pictures are of Renee and I and then of Jason and Coral.
So that was Friday night. On Sunday my friend James was over and we had a really cool thing happen(well, a blessing anyway). There were massive storms all day, and between two of them there was a loud mewing coming from outside my apartment. I figured it was just one of my neighbors cats, but James insisted that it was a kitten and so headed outside to follow the sound. What he found was a little soaked furball of a kitty yowling from a bush on the side of the road, clearly really freaked out and lost to boot. Well, he scooped the little fuzzball up, brought him in (after locking away Sala, who was NOT happy about the situation), fed him and cleaned him up a little. You can see in the pics what a cutie he is, though a little dirty and underweight. We figure he's about 4 weeks or so. So obviously James now has a cat, and has named the little guy Godric, as in Gryfindor(we are all nerds here).

Funny thing about vet school- by about 30 min of James having the cat (this was a sunday, when all stores are closed), he had obtained kitty shampoo, capstar(for fleas), wet food, dry food, a litter pan and ear cleaning solution. EVERYONE here has pets. :)
And theres just one more thing- I FINALLY am able to go back to the "stairway to the sea"!! I wrote about it a few blogs ago, but the way down is SO steep that I havent been able to get down there for almost 2 months due to my knee.
Well, now I can, and it is as wonderful as I remembered. I promised pics, so here they are...one of me sitting out on the rocks, and one of a view of the little gazebo thing from where I was sitting. Its so incredibly beautiful down there- I dont understand why the place is not swarming with students all the time. If you walk further along the shore from where I am sitting, there is a small black sand beach at low tide. Anyway, this has gotten long, and I have Histo to read (Yay lymphatics!). Hope you enjoyed the pics!

When oh WHEN will Harry Potter 5 come to this island????

Of Otters & Ostium

-Scott, Me, Renee and James-


Well we've just finished our midsemester "break", which consisted of us having today off. Thrilling. Actually it was very nice to have three days off in a row- some of my friends had people in from out of town which even of made it feel kind of like a real vacation. Went out to the beach on Friday afternoon, then to dinner at Spratnet (this stellar restaurant right on the water), then to this "club" situation at the Marriott. All the pics are from the beach right outside Ziggys. It was a really good day- considering also that I won 50 bucks- US that is- at the casino right before we went to the club. Saturday a whole bunch of us went to Turtle beach, which is the place with the drunk monkeys, and laid around most of the day(of course with anatomy books in hand). Then went to another amazing dinner at this Italian place called PJs where I had some delicious eggplant parmesan, one of my favorites!!! I actually got in about 4 hours lab time yesterday, and a wee bit of studying done this morning, but then have been bumming around the rest of today with Scott, James, Kyle and Hannah.
The reason for the busy schedule and generally all the merrimaking these past few days however, goes beyond the fact that it was a glorious three day weekend. Sadly, and in the face of much protest, Scott will getting on a plane tomorrow AM and heading back to the states. He has decided that the veterinary curriculum is not for him and he would be much better suited getting a masters in some sort of wildlife biological study. Although I agree that Scott will be brilliant in his newly chosen path and think that this is the completely the right choice for him, he will certainly be missed his friends down here. Can't wait for you to visit otter boy!
That said, we now move into the last phase of semester one(so soon, i know!!). One exam this week, two next week, a break, three the following week, then finals. I know I will be fine, but still I feel a little unsteady when I think about it. Well, I'm off to bed- Sala is squawking aroung my feet. Night!