Jessica was in town for a whole month and we took advantage of that fact and started our own little running group. We'd join up in the evenings and pick a destination, run for a bit and catch up. I LOVED it! I'm definitely going to have to find some running friends at school.. it is so much fun going with other people rather then just by yourself. Jess is unbelievably motivated and having her company kept me honest (no slacking off and walking!) Gromit came on the runs too and did a great job of pulling me up all the hills as well as over to any interesting smells...

At the start of a run at the Science Park

Jess grooving it up on the trail

Gromit, my running buddy on our way home

Horses

Started the summer break out right with a trip out to Hollyhock Meadows. It was really nice to see Peter and Terry and all the new farm additions. Couldn' t believe how much i've missed the horses, hopefully I will get more chances to hang with the few horses on the island because they've been sorely missed.
Me and the newest Hollyhock addition

Also very exciting news... I got to attend my first foaling at friend Steph's house. She had been expecting the new little one and invited me out for a foal watch. I didn't think we'd be lucky enough to see the whole thing but we did -too cool! Still waiting to find out what his name is going to be but he did an amazing job learning to stand up and eat all within just a couple of hours.

brand new baby

Just learning to stand up..

Trip home..

So I'm halfway through my summer break and with some spare time.. it's time to update :)
The trip back home did not seem nearly as arduous as the trip down. It was the same length of time but the excitement of getting back home to see friends and family made it fly by. It was also pretty fun because the first leg (Grenada to San Juan) I was accompanied by two school friends, Amar and Jodi. Amar also joined me from San Juan to Chicago and I journeyed the final bit Chicago to Toronto. It's so funny the things that you miss from home when you're away in a different country. Even familiar fast food chains and department stores become exciting. In the San Juan airport, we had our first American fast food... delicious and it was so surprising that we could buy food and have it prepared for us in less then 20 minutes.

Yumm...

I was lucky enough to have a longer layover in Toronto so I stayed with Colleen overnight. She has an adorable place with a perfect location right downtown. It was amazing to see her and what her new life in the big city is like. I'm hoping that I will be able to see her once more on the way back down so we can catch up on summer news..

Bestest Friends..

I was met at the airport by Brett, Tom, Lauren, Mom and Dad, it was amazing to see them and SO NICE to be home.

the life

You haven't lived until you're sitting in a packed lecture hall at 2:30 a.m. studying anatomy and listening to heavy metal :) GO FINALS!!

Sunset in Grenada

Since I've been saving up some more pictures, here you go :)
Crab on the road at school
Me on route to levera beach
One of my best friends Megan on route to sea turtle watching at levera beach
boy on levera beach
Sea Turtle eggs before we relocated them to a new site -lots of them, they're heavy and look like pingpong balls

Sunsets in Grenada on Levera Beach... (taken by some friends)

Pic of the day

Just thought I'd share a cute picture :)

Quick update

Hey! It's Final exam time here at SGU and the stress is HIGH. LOL... Make or break time here in the next week as most of my finals are worth 40-50 percent of the class. I have found the best study spot so I'm not too upset that I won't be seeing much daylight :) There is a building called the Histology/Pathology lab that is supposed to be for med students, it's subarctic so I can get cozy in my sweatshirt from home, put on headphones and enjoy the amazingly comfy chairs (not lecture hall chairs!). I have to laugh, my friend alyssa had the cutest post it note in her room. I can vouch for the fact that the freshman 15 happens during exam time because we all eat constantly -stress and boredom, not hunger!



Also, in a moment of self discovery I have morphed... i think i may like it better?