Library

Its Sunday morning (Happy Mothers Day) and I decided to hit the books.

Having the A/C on at night was magical, but I woke up in the morning feeling too cold, so I need to find a happy medium. Im still trying to understand the chinglish instructions for my A/C (well, i found one for a similar model) so its not perfect.

After last night, I finally got the drinking and partying out of my system, and looked forward to hitting the books at 7AM. or tried to anyway. Since the day-long rainstorm last night, water still hadnt been restored to a functional capacity (ie the water in your shower and sink is brown), I decided to skip breakfast and and grab my drinking water at the school. Turns out, even the day before classes, they are still operating on a semi-holiday schedule and wouldnt open until 8AM, so I spend the hour enjoying the warm sunny air and take a bit of my lunch.

The yams are good...but boring. Im liking the lentils, but I think I just have a craving for food in general. The heat and the walking around is certainly good for your health, but considering how much you end up sweating, its really easy to forget how much energy you burn through a day. I saw a 4th semester Ross student and he had lost a shocking amount of weight. You really have to manage your nutrition or face the consequences...So I stocked up on passionfruit, which should ripen in 2 days, and I've also been eyeing my neighbours mangoes :D

The library itself is surprisingly small, and while I'm not particularly worried about the study spaces (they have many classrooms open 23 hours a day with powerbar/internet/adequate seating) it doesnt seem as there are enough books for 400 first semester students to borrow. Additionally, its somewhat chilly in here, but the runny nose is my fault, as I had been informed of the A/C here ahead of time.

Having sunlight readily available outside though....well, compared to toronto's rain, sleet, snow and ice, its magical.

Of course, one other benefit is that if a person ever asks about the hardest part of attending a caribbean med school, I'll also be able to tell them about the ants that crawl over your notes while you study :P