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Yesterday after a rather long journey that started at 4 in the morning I arrived in St. Marten at around 4 in the afternoon. I can’t begin to describe the excitement in my veins when I arrived at the airport. My landlord, Carmen, greeted my dad and me at the airport and drove us to [...]

I am currently taking advantage of the free wireless internet of the Jacksonville International Airport. My dad and I woke up at 4:30 this morning to go through all of the extra security for the 8:55 a.m. flight to St. Martin. Everything was pretty efficient and quick. Due to the past events in London there [...]

Later today my father and I will drive to Jacksonville, Florida, and from there we will take an early morning flight tomorrow to St. Martin. I will begin studying medicine at American University of the Caribbean next week.
This summer has just gone by quicker than I could ever imagine. That only means I had [...]

The last few days have been really nice. Last Thursday my mother and I visited my pre kindergarten teacher, Mrs. Linda Carter. Mrs. Carter still carries drawings I made when I was 4 years old. It was great to visit her and her husband before I venture off to medical school.
Over the weekend I [...]

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Today I received yet another issue of my free subscription to Rolling Stone magazine, and in it was an article titled “The Battle for Ohio.” It’s an article chastizing Kenneth Blackwell, a candidate for governor in Ohio and head of Bush/Cheney 2004 reelection campaign in Ohio. The article is also a follow up to an [...]

59 years ago today India gained its independence from British colonial rule. While Independence Day is normally a time to rejoice security is as tight as ever in India in wake of last month’s terror attacks.
All in all I think everything will be fine. My dad was excited about this last night and was constantly [...]

I am back in my parents’ home in Douglas, GA after spending over a week in the Atlanta area. I enjoyed visiting my sister and brother in law and seeing some old faces from the past in Athens. Now it’s back to regular life in Douglas until I go off to Sint Maarten on 25. [...]

Today, I am back in my former hometown of Athens, GA. As I am writing this, I am relaxing with a cafe mocha in my favorite coffee place, Hot Corner. Last night my mom, sister, brother in law, and I went to the Fox Theatre to see this musical called Bombay Dreams. When I found [...]

I have been in the Atlanta area for about five days now, and so far my time has been great. Over the weekend I got to see my old college roommate Steve and hang out with him, his wife Sarah and their little one year old son, Brody. One big happy family.
Yesterday I went to [...]