I've been on the island for only a week and yet I've gained a whole family, made friends with some locals, and know where some of the best beach spots are. Never once did I come down here thinking I won't need a car, or buy one for that matter, but I pretty much have a car in mind that I'll most likely invest in later in the semester. By no means is it a hip ride but it sure qualifies as a sweet hooptie! Our class was lucky enough to partake in a Catamaran trip on Saturday. We sailed to Shitten Bay.......Shitten..Bay. We snorkeled for about an hour and was really captivated by the life below the water. So many exotic species of fish, puffer fish was a cool one to see, sea urchins, and I even got to swam alongside a sea turtle. By far one of the most memorable moments since being here. Later in the evening we all joined together and celebrated the welcome back party at Shipwreck. I think happy hour is what did most of us that night but hey, it was one hell of a party. My legs are still on fiyah after gettin' down on the dance floor. Oh and Steve, next time don't tell the bartender "3 rounds of shots of whatever you wanna make" because that "whatever-he-made" almost ended up on your shoe. No worries though, I managed to take it like a champ. Lastly, sweet potato fries at Bopsy's at 1am hits the spot.
Today was relaxing for the most part besides the never ending power outages that occur at the top of the hour. I was the lucky one who was in the middle of washing a load of laundry when the power went out so my clothes had a good soaking for about an hour. I can't complain too much, at least I wasn't the unlucky girl who was stuck in the elevator at the time. I would've dug through my groceries and ate my ice cream too so props to you girl for not freaking out. I printed off my bible of lecture slides and organized them neatly into folders like nerds do on the eve of first day of classes. I'm sure at some point all those lecture slides will be as scattered as my brain by mid semester.
I ended my night with skyping my family back home. Seeing my boyfriend, my brother, my pets, and my dad trying to figure out his iPhone really made my night and no, Dad, yelling at Siri won't get you anywhere. It's hard to miss home when you're living in the moment and caught up in everything but when you give yourself just five minutes to stop and smell the roses it really hits you. And for some it hits hard. As excited and anxious as I am to start my journey in vet school tomorrow there's a side of me who is counting down the days to see my fur babies again.
Tomorrow Red class begins their first step to becoming veterinarians. I'm sure we all will be running around like chickens with our heads cut off because seriously...where is the library again and how do we get to it? Do we bring this or that to class? Will there be a pop quiz? No joke. Our White Coat Ceremony is tomorrow after classes and it's where we pledge the Veterinary Student Oath and are handed our white coats. Hopefully my family back home manages to catch a glimpse of me via the live webcast and hopefully I'm not "that guy" that trips and falls or something. I can't even fathom the fact that it's really here. This is where our journey begins. Don't forget Rossies, veterinary medicine is not a sprint but a marathon and we have a long road ahead of us.
Sadly, this may be one of the last blogs I will write for awhile. I'll do my best to keep you all updated on life here in St. Kitts but school is my number one priority. Keep warm Minnesnowtans, I'm only 100 degrees warmer than you. ;)
Let's do this Rossies!
