Just Another Day...

Hello!

A few days ago, a reader left a comment asking for more narratives of our daily lives here in Dominica. So, here it goes!

Mike and I headed to the library today at around 12:00 pm. It's been raining cats and dogs here for what seems like weeks now and today was no different. I took a few pictures so you can see how wet and gloomy Dominica was today.

Every time we head to the main campus, Mike and I take the bridge over the Picard River (pictured below). We lovingly refer to this river as the "chocolate river." The river earned this pet name because every time it rains (which has been extremely frequent lately), the river gets turbulent and brown. Hence, chocolate river. What's even more awesome is that sometimes when we turn on our faucets or flush our toilets, brown water comes out.

I remember the first time I noticed this about the toilets. I had gone to the bathroom near the library and every stall I entered had toilet bowls filled with brown water. I remember making these faces of disgust and thinking that there were some dirty, dirty girls here at Ross that weren't flushing the toilets when they were done. Turns out, the blame is on Mother Nature and not on the girls at Ross. lol... oops.

Anyway, once we got to the library, we worked and worked until it was time to grab some Subway at around 5:00 pm. We picked up our subs and sat down to watch a few minutes of the the Dallas Cowboys vs. Arizona Cardinals game on T.V. Pictured below is the kitty that joined us for dinner. After we ate, we headed back to the library where we studied until 8:45 pm. Then, we took the 9:00 pm bus home and that's about it!

So, that was our day. Thrilling, isn't it? :)

Well, tomorrow is the start of a new and hectic week. My anatomy practical on the head and neck is this Friday so I have to put in loooooong hours at the lab this week. It's supposedly the hardest anatomy practical ever so I'm pretty stressed about it. However, I usually perform strongly on practicals if I put in the necessary time. So, we'll see how it goes.

Enjoy the pics below and I'll post again when I get some free time this week.

~ Melissa

PS: I've made it a point to take my camera with me everywhere I go. I'm trying to take a lot of pictures of anything and everything for the blog. So, on the way to Subway, I snapped a picture of a father and son playing on the swings. I also took a picture of some students playing volleyball and of the clouds hugging the mountains in the distance. That's all that happened in the distance between the library and Subway. I hope that by sharing these pictures, you can all feel a little more involved in our daily lives here. :)