Round 1 over, now on to round 2!

Sorry it has been so long since I updated! Exams had taken over my life. Now, during my (very) brief respite, I will give a little update.

The first round of exams are over, and they went ok. I hate multiple choice. And true/false. But, I survived, and therefore I am happy :) Academic excitement includes moving from the thoracic limb of the dog to the thoracic and abdominal cavity in our Gross Anatomy class, learning the word "urachus" in Microanatomy, Dr. Ohale's awkward lecture on the male genetalia (the word "penis" was said 70 times in 15 minutes... at which point we stopped counting), and, well, the rest is just plain old learning.

Outside of school, the ridiculous adventures continue. My friend Kate and I were driving through a sugar cane field (long story), and found a puppy. Of course, we picked him up and took him to the school clinic. Long story short, Kate now has a new puppy named Socrates (pictures below. He is soooo cute!). The sole surviving kitten from the litter born on my bed is doing very well (movie of his birth below), and has taken to sleeping on me whenever I study. This usually leads to both of us passing out (also, pictures below). A lizard decided to take up residency in my room, and lives in my A/C. This would be all fine and dandy, except that he also likes to turn my A/C off. This is not ok.

Otherwise, there has been some snorkling (not nearly enough), an introduction to and new obsession with cardio kickboxing (GREAT stress reliever), and thats about it.

I also now have Skype, which I recommend EVERYBODY gets!!! Its free (skype.com), and you can talk to anyone else around the world that has it for free. It's brilliant. My screen name is :kthomas0004

I hope everyone is well. Drop me an e-mail sometime, let me know how life in the states is going.

Cheers!

Socrates

Sleepy kitten (and Kirsten)

(The website is having issues with uploading images, so more pictures are on the way. Sorry!)

And the exams begin...

Two exams down, 4 more to go!
I have officially been here for a month, and the tests have begun. Its a crazy process in which each of your classes give you at LEAST one test, most two. The only thing you get graded on is your test grade (there are no papers or projects), so pretty much all I have been doing with my days is studying.
This does not mean that the past two weeks has not been eventful! Between a cat deciding my bed was the only place to give birth and the troop of monkeys that nearly ran me (and my car) over, the Caribbean adventure only continues...

As for the canine kids, Cody and Sydney are finally off of quarantine, and are LOVING the island life. Cody was supposed to have surgery today to remove a small mass, but due to low platelets, his surgery was postponed. He is currently on meds for a tick infection, but doesn't act at all sick. While he couldn't care less about the beach, he can't get enough of the new open car!
Below are a bunch of photos of the past two weeks. A video of the kitty birth is on the way. Pretty crazy stuff...

I hope all is well with everyone. Keep the e-mails coming, they make me happy :) Back to the books...

The view from Ziggy's bar at sunset.

Water spout (tornado over water) just off of the coast near school.

Kate and I enjoying the bar one last time before exam insanity...

Stewie, my island mobile :)

A few of MANY...

A view of the south end of the island.


Sydney enjoying the beach :)



Cody and Sydney LOVE the new wheels!!