SO much to talk about guys! Therefore I will start with Sun Fest! This day in the sun is a school sponsored beach day after block 2 exams. It came at just the right time I needed a day off to just relax! All of my friends and myself had a lot of fun. It was back at Reggae Beach , thankfully no tragedies this time, just lots of fun in the sun (well what there was of it, it went away early on in the day.) I had the bbq chicken again, which was delicious, and all of us sipped on homemade rum punch (WAY cheaper than buying drinks there!) 

Sunday was a pretty chill day Erica, Danny, Paul and I went to the grocery store because him and Danny (another friend of mine) are renting a car which is super helpful. I am still astonished at the price of groceries down here. It is seriously ridiculous. It is even worse getting beauty products or my favorite foods from home because they jack the price up (just like taxi drivers do too!) I guess I am getting more used to the prices, but I don't think I will fully understand why 4 rolls of toilet paper is almost 8-10 US.  Since the guys ran me around I also cooked dinner for everyone! It was nice o just hang out! 

Tuesday was another interesting day! I had PD lab (physical diagnosis) and Paul, one of my friends, asked if I wanted a ride to lab decided to rent a car. While we were on our way to school I saw a bunch of cars backed up. We thought it was an ID check (oh yea they have those here) and then we thought it was an accident. Funny thing though, Paul was going to get his Island license later that day, so needless to say he was having a heart attack, and so was I cause I didn't want to be late and I didn't want Paul to get arrested! Thankfully it all worked out! Then lab itself was interesting as was the rest of the week at school. I have been getting more stressed out as I put more pressure on myself to keep my grades where they are at. Even my professor/ advisor knew something was up with me! But I got to do some exciting things in lab this week, mainly I GOT TO HOLD A HUMAN BRAIN. We took the brain out of "Bob" and identify all his cranial nerves and structures of his brain and skull. Then we took a look at his eye and all the muscles that go into play to moving a human eyeball. It was so cool! Speaking of eye I got to watch a cataract surgery in class this week! My professor has his done and asked the doctors to film it, and he used it as a learning tool for us in histology. That was really cool, but kind of gross at the same time. 

But I have been very happy lately I am proud to say my boyfriend (soon to be fiance hehe) got accepted to medical school, specifically to Drexel and PCOM! Though we do not know if Drexel is where he will end up he has a spot reserved there. This would give me the opportunity to possibly transfer my 3rd year there (1 of the few schools that would let me) if making a core clinical connection doesn't work. I am beyond excited to be going home for 3 1/2 weeks with the love of my life and our families. I have missed being there for my sister and hanging out with mom, and having intellectual conversations with my dad. It is almost here though! I know the 3 weeks will go fast, but there isn't anything else I would rather be doing. I have to enjoy my time being home because I will be heading back to the big rock on January 8th. I then get to move into my new apartment with Meaghan Fox! Its official! We signed our lease today, and will be living in Silver Reef in apartment #3 in the Coral House! SO EXCITING! 

Tune in next week for my after early thanksgiving blog! Ps. Wish my luck on finding a turkey tomorrow! 

There is probably a bunch of stuff I could have said but oh well! 


Till next time, 

The Future Doctor Emma   XOXO