My island car

 This is my island car!!!! I'm so thankful to have a car.  Noah and I are now able to go out to and experience the island more.  The first day we had it we went out for sushi and sorbet and had a great time getting away from school and out of Cupecoy.  This is a Hyundai Atos (popular island car).  

My terrace plants are proving to be more difficult to keep up with than I expected.  Between the snails, ants, and now tomato worms, I've almost given up.  There are a few plants thriving still.  Below is my cinnamon basil.

We have lots of hot peppers on the way!  These are thai chile peppers.

  Bell peppers.  I'm surprise Noah hasn't savatoged these yet...he's not a fan.

Saturday morning I took Noah to my favorite place!  Top Carrot.  We had fresh juice and then I took him over the The Taste Factory to get a french pastry.  He was very happy.

Keeping busy

No pictures this time.  I honestly haven't been out exploring or anything lately, so I don't have any picture for this blog post.  But, I thought I would just update everyone on what we have been doing lately.  Noah is busy preparing for block III tests.  There is a huge amount of material on this block and so he has been quite busy studying.  I have been busy lately with becoming an ICM (introduction to clinical medicine) standardized patient.  I never thought I would do something like this but that is the understatement of my life right now considering I'm living on a island in the Caribbean.  ICM teaches med students how to interact with patients and take a medical history.  It also teaches them how to handle the emotions of patients.  I get to be the patient.  But not just a patient, a specific patient with a specific medical and personal background.  Basically I am an actor.  I am given a case and memorize it and then play this role for ICM classes.  I am doing all my training this semester and will begin working next semester.  It is definitely an interesting opportunity.  I am also taking a class in basic nutrition to keep busy.  In January, I will begin a masters program in applied clinical nutrition through New York Chiropractic College.  I am really looking forward to this opportunity as well.  What I am most excited about, though, is the fact that we are getting a car this week!!!  As soon as we have all the paperwork done and we actually have it, I will post pictures of my island car.  This will provide so many more opportunities for exploring and getting involved here on the island and I am very excited!