Round Two

Hello all.
It's Saturday, October 23rd.  We are all preparing for our second round of block exams, with our Microanatomy exam on Wednesday, Anatomy and Physiology the week after that, and then Nutrition.  However, we do have our "mid-semester" break this weekend, which means we have Monday off.  But I guess that just means more time to sit around and study.  We're having our "family" dinner on Monday so I get to cook my hamburgers from back home.  I'm excited to eat food that somewhat resembles a normal meal.  Tomorrow, I'm spending a few hours at the beach then back to studying.  I think I may make it to the beach on Monday as well.  I need that Vitamin D.
In other news, my roommate and I found a new apartment for next semester and hopefully for the rest of the time I'm here.  It's brand new, two bedrooms, two and a half bath, with two balconies.  Just if it was over looking the ocean.  But we're excited.
My roommate also adopted a 5-week old puppy.  So I've become an aunt again.  I'm constantly reassuring myself and my family that it is NOT my puppy.  But he's a cutie and he provides some entertainment during the study breaks.

I'm off to bed early tonight, partially because I'm sick of studying and because I want to get up early and head to the beach.  We've had good weather the past few weeks without an tropical storms but I hear that there's a few forming out in the ocean right now.  I guess we'll wait and see.  A hurricane would be rather nice, say on Wednesday this week when I have my Microanatomy exam.  Maybe?

Miss you all.

Midterms.

It's Wednesday, October 6th and I'm sitting in a coffeehouse.  There's basically a hurricane going on outside (I'm exaggerating but there's definitely a tropical depression) and it's been raining for 4 days straight.  Everything is flooding, mudslides have occurred, we don't have internet at the house, the ocean is incredibly angry and spewing sand at everything.  All of us are happy because last year, they built a "by-pass" a.k.a. the only highway on the island that goes from Frigate Bay (my town) to school.  That way, we don't have to drive through the city.  They have roads that turn into giant rivers, usually resulting in cars drifting into the ocean.
It's been a while since I've posted.  We had three midterms so far and one more next Wednesday. I passed my microanatomy exam with a B and I'm rather pleased with that.  We had our three hour anatomy exam this past Monday, which started at 7am.  We get our results back tomorrow and I'm pretty nervous for them. Today, we had our physiology exam.  All of us just crammed for it because we were so busy studying for our anatomy exam.  But I'm pretty sure I got an A on it.   But I don't want to get my hopes up.
Things that I miss from the United States- McDonald's French Fries.  Taco Bell.  Street Lights.  Pandora/Hulu.  Climbing into bed without checking for centipedes.  Washing a load of clothes without the fear that the washer will flood everywhere.  Real home cooked meals instead of microwavable dinners.  Milk that doesn't expire the next day.  Or two days early, the day after you bought it like today.  Not seeing stray dogs on the side of the road.  Not dodging goats/pigs/dogs/cows while driving.  A room not full of sand.

Today, I was standing in line for lunch and the girl behind me was complaining about how cold it is.  Today, the high temperature was 86 degrees.  I get that it's raining but don't be a drama queen.  We're all really excited to watch the Michigan State/Michigan football game this weekend.  That's after our Nutrition review 10-12 and Nutrition Mock exam 12-2.

I have to get back to studying.  I hope everything's good with everyone back home.  Love you all.