FINALLY, Internet! And some pretty pictures :)

After 3 weeks of not having internet at my new apartment, I am once again connected to the outside world, and it is wonderful :)

Second semester has begun, and it feels a bit as though I never had a break. This semester's classes include Gross Anatomy II (dissections of the donkey, cow, small ruminant, and pig), Immunology (worst class ever), Physiology II, and Parasitology. Gross Anatomy is a little adventure into a different world, where cutting a donkey in half and staring at corkscrew genetalia is normal. Parasitology is yet another realm unto itself. There, you stare at creepy parasitic creatures through a microscope, and they stare back.

I have moved into a wonderful new apartment in an area called Half Moon Bay. I have a hammock on my very large front porch that looks out over the Atlantic Ocean and the southern end of the island (see fabulous photos below!). Each morning and evening, a giant flock ofwhite egrets fly over my apartment to and from their nightly roost. My friend Kate lives next door with her psychotic puppy Socrates, so Cody and Sydney have someone fun to play with each day, and sleep well at night (yay for me!). It is a frigid 70 degrees each night, and around 78 during the day. I keep hearing about storms, snow, and freezing temperatures in the northeast...

I once again have Skype and all of the contact information for me has been updated on the right side of this website (my phone number has changed). Please keep in touch, and stay warm this winter!!

More to come soon!

Home Sweet Home
My view :)

School from the air.

Pretty view from the plane.

Holiday Break 2007/8

The past 2.5 weeks have been a wonderful break from school. I had forgotten how much I actually loved the snow!

The first few days home, I swung up to Boston to visit my Boston family. The trip included two lovely evenings of drinks and down time with Foley, Nilo, Barnes, Cristin, Annalee, Jessen, West, Sosnoff, and Ted at Red Bones and a restaurant in Southie. I also had the opportunity to stop through City on a Hill and visit some of my old coworkers and students, which was wonderful. They are a great group of kiddos, and even better when you are not their teacher!

I then got to spend time down in Brooklyn with my mom. My brother and his girlfriend, Aleah, were also in town. It was great to finally meet his lovely lady and spend some time with both of them. Aleah left to spend Christmas with her family, and Ian, mom, and I spent Christmas with family friends in the Hamptons before returning to Brooklyn. Being pampered by my mom, eating home made meals, sleeping late, and spending time with family was the best vacation I could ask for.

New Years was spent with the Kevin, Kate, Mike, and Chris up at Chris' cabin in Sutton, NH. It was a winter wonderland that seemed to be renewed each morning with fresh snow. Despite the 9 hour drive home, it was one of the best weekends I've had in years :) There is nothing like old friends!

Here are a few photos from New Years (Yay for a new camera for Christmas! Thanks mom!!!)