Upside

While I've had a rougher st,art to the semester than I hoped, there have been positive developments in Ross and the community. Firstly, the semester's organization was changed and the first 6-week block was divided into 2 mini blocks, which will hopefully make studying for the block exam easier. Secondly, there are a few new food shacks that have opened up, serving great bakes, wraps, and tacos. Thirdly, the water filtration system seems to have undergone a major upgrade, as the taste and smell of the water now is far superior to even the best of times a month prior.

I'm also glad to see that our school has a crosswalk with bright LED lights and a sign, making this the first traffic sign I've seen since landing on Dominica months ago. The weather has been relatively pleasant (ie no hurricanes or thunderstorms as of yet), the number of midnight encounters with river crabs is at an all-time low, and I haven't even seen or heard a single critter in my apartment yet.

As far as personal development, I've since started using a notebook for additional learning/diagrams, and have started going to class (gasp!) instead of video-streaming. I've also begun 3 minutes of jump rope exercises each morning, which I hope to increase to 10 minutes, and eventually even add some running in the afternoons.

EDIT
time: 20 minutes after post
location: library
Well, I was wrong about the weather.