A fresh start...

Today I just completed my final for parasitology, the last of my 1 credit courses to start this term. Tomorrow I start in with new courses, so tonight I have nothing to study! I was up studying a lot last night, so today I've been pretty exhausted, thus I haven't really taken advantage of my temporary freedom from school work. This weekend I did take a break on Saturday to go hiking with the girls. We actually took part in a hash run. You can read about it at the link, but essentially it was a hike through the jungle on a trail marked out with symbols drawn on the ground with shredded paper. Sometimes there are false trails marked, so we had to do a little navigating which made it more interesting than a regular hike. They have them every two weeks, so we'll probably be doing a few of them this term. It felt good to get a little exercise for a change. I've included a few pictures from that day, and as usual I didn't take the pictures because I never remember my camera (thanks Kristen.) I don't really have much more exciting to report. This coming Saturday we might return to the market in St. George's. I hope to see some more of the produce they have this time. The only other time I visited all I bought were spices to bring back for Christmas. I also really want to visit the fish market they have here some time. I've been down here surrounded by water for nearly 5 months and I can probably count the number of times I've had fish on one hand. That's it for now...I'll post again on Saturday hopefully with some pictures of the market. P.S. I couldn't resist the picture of the wiener dog since I actually found one on the island.

Back in Grenada

I apologize for the length of time it took me to post since being back here, but I've been getting things settled in my apartment and hanging around with friends in the free time when I'm not in lecture. I've been back for a little over a week now, and it seems like I never left. My winter break went by a little too quickly for my taste, but judging by how fast last term seemed to go by, I expect my time down here in Grenada to be over in no time. It's also nice to see the looks on the first term students' faces during their first week here. I know how overwhelmed they feel, and it's nice not to have an unfamiliar environment to worry about in addition to course work. Speaking of course work, I'm currently in two 1 credit courses, parasitology and genetics. I only have these 2 courses for the first 2 weeks and then we will be taking the finals in them next Monday and Tuesday. I've had both of these classes in undergrad, so I'm enjoying how the familiarity is letting me ease into the semester a little. Nothing much more of note has been happening. Here's a picture of a view from my balcony to let you get a idea of where my humble abode is.