ethan's birthday

Ethan's birthday. We went to a seafood restaurant to celebrate. Mom ordered the lobster...the largest lobster she or any of us had ever seen. It was good, but the absence of the small lobster fork and bib was a constant theme throughout the meal. Earlier in the day, I took the three tourists to the school and showed them around. We are off to the catamaran now...

Pictures from St. Kitts

Mom encouraged me to post some pictures...

pictures from the apartment

These are pictures of my apartment and the view of my apartment. In the distance is the Marriott. Other news...Otis broke one of his incisor teeth. He was going for a tennis ball and ran into the wall of the apartment. He seems to doing fine as he did not want to stop playing ball.

Bat Caves and Otis Lounging

On Saturday morning, about a dozen Ross students ventured into the bat caves of St. Kitts. It was a great experience...that is nice to experience something different then textbooks. A couple of pictures show Otis sun bathing on the side of the little hill in my yard. I thought that it was funny that he was out in the heat of the day, although, I do remember him lying out on the blacktop at home in the middle of the summer. Strange.

Otis...more popular than myself?

Otis and his friend Mickey enjoying an afternoon at the beach

Otis' friend Jack shows up for a visit.

I have received numerous requests to show more pictures of Otis and his friends, so here they are...

Saturday February 3, 2007

I took Otis to the top of the mountain where I live this morning...I thought that some of you may enjoy these pictures. If anyone is interested in living or visiting, a couple of these pictures reveal some options.

new years eve

Carina threw a little 70's party to celebrate the new years. Myself, being born in the 70's knew exactly what the appropriate attire should be. Well...soon I am back to St. Kitts. This time with Otis.

hiking esther

Otis pauses for a shot on the trail...at this point he is getting tired and cold

Otis and I at the summit of Esther...it was cold, so we could not stay long.

last day in st. kitts

This was about the extent of our activities on the last day in St. Kitts...hey, we worked hard...we deserved it!

fajitas at the new place

Picture from the anatomy lab the night before our final. Written finals begin this Monday...should be a grand time. I am looking forward to getting back to New York for a couple of weeks.

Thanksgiving in St. Kitts

Thursday...Thanksgiving at Ross University. The rain has begun...it looks like we are in for quite a storm. I was walking down from the cafeteria, after my morning coffee, and noticed a large storm about a mile out to sea. An ominous sign, as today is the day of judgment. At 1pm we have our 2nd anatomy exam...that on the heals of two other exams this week. The stories from upper classmen describing this event are filled with horror. Hopefully when I walk out of the exam, the parasympathetic fibers of my facial nerve (cranial nerve VII), coursing through the stylomastoid foramen of my skull, will not send any signals to innervate the lacrimal apparatus, housed in the rostrally directed lacrimal bone.

ross

A shot from the Marriott...some friends and me went out for some dinner after our anatomy exam. Definitely a nice break from all of the studying. The fall season makes me think of Northern New York...I miss raking leaves!

He was known as a gaunt man...

Gaunt...that is the word describing my current body conditioning score. I need to get back to the States for some nice meals. I expect numerous invitations from certain families for breakfast/lunch/dinner when I return for Christmas break. Unitl then, keep me in your premeal prayers...

pics 2 of st kitts

The first picture is a view from the Ross University campus
The second picture shows the house the I inhabit
The third and fourth picture show 2 views from my place

first week of classes comes to an end

I have finished my first week of classes...3:30pm currently. One week of classes feels like an entire semester of undergraduate work--the descriptive word is volumes. Two more hours of studying and then perhaps some relaxation at the Marriott: http:/marriott.com/property/viewallphotos/skbrb

St. Kitts

Well, I am down here in St. Kitts...now, over one week. Classes begin on Monday. One week of orientation has been a bit long, but the end is in site. The catamaran trip to Nevis was cancelled due to high winds. I hope to get some pictures of the island up soon.

going away party

Thank you everyone for such an enjoyable going-away-party. Great gift Rob. Nice to see you out on the skis again Ryan. I will see everyone again in December. 

ADK

Adirondack High Peak Region
Greg and I headed into the Adirondack mountains aiming to hike about 8-10 peaks...when it was all said and done with, we did 5. O Well, we had a great time hiking Noonmark, Gravestone Stream, Dial, Nippletop, Colvin, and Blake. We were supposed to meet up with Ethan and some of his friends at Indian Head...Unfortunately, finding someone in the High Peaks proved to be more difficult than anticipated. The first picture is of the summit of Dial, second the summit of Nippletop, third the summit of Colvin (I am pointing to the place we started from), fourth the summit of Blake (not much of a view...one rock in the middle of a dense forest).

phishing II

Okay...we did not return to Cole's Creek. Instead, we put our canoe in at the Madrid Yacht Club. I exclusively used the Holla Popper and landed the two large mouth bass that you see in the photographs. This surface lure proved to be quite affective and quite exciting. In both catches, the bass jumped from the water twice as I fought to reel him into the boat. At the end of the evening, Jon 9, Chris 3, and Greg 1. The bottom shot captures Ethan and I night fishing for Waleye...instead, Ethan landed this ugly Bullhead.