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I landed back nice and safely in St. Maarten this afternoon after a rather crowded and uncomfortable flight. My friend Emad picked me up at the airport, and after I got home I did some pre-semester shopping and even bought myself a new microwave. Tomorrow is registration, and other than that I just [...]

I am currently waiting at Jacksonville International Airport. (Gotta’ love free wireless in airports!) In about 30 minutes I will be on my way to Miami and from there it will be back to that rock in the middle of the ocean. Let you guys know when I land back in the Caribbean.

Tomorrow Dad and I are going to Atlanta to visit my sister and brother-in-law. We are staying in Atlanta for the entire weekend. It should be fun. I have also updated my mother’s eulogy with a pic of her and my deceased uncle Gopu. (sp?)

I reached home late Sunday night and have been relaxing since. I have managed to do a little bit of studying but of course I am utilizing this time to reflect on things and make things easy on myself again. It has been unusual being in the house in which I grew up [...]

As you can see the island of St. Maarten was barely if at all affected by Tropical Storm Dean. We have just written our last final in neuroscience this morning. I am flying back to the U.S. this afternoon and will reach my home in Georgia late tonight. Needless to say [...]

I feel like a rat in a cage right now because my hurricane shutters are raised up so I can’t look out over my balcony and all the windows and doors are shut and double bolted. I woke up this morning to the sounds of a LOT of wind and other various sounds. [...]

Tropical Storm Dean is making its way through the Caribbean and should reek some havoc on a couple of islands. Fortunately though I don’t think St. Maarten will be as affected since the storm is moving further south. Nevertheless, precautions have been taken, and the medical school here will make its decision of [...]

I stayed up till about two in the morning last night and woke up later this morning with a slight headache and feeling a bit dehydrated. I am drinking some fluids though and eating some toast and cereal so I should be okay. I am probably not going to get any studying done [...]