3 Days Down.

Getting back into the swing of things has been coming along. We do have most of the things we need for our place. Phuong was cooking up a storm this morning. I hope this inspires me at some point to do the same. I did buy ground beef, so I do plan on at least making my own pasta sauce (probably some time this week). So far I've killed 2 mosquitoes in my apartment. I saw one in there this afternoon and I'll be after it soon enough.

We still don't have internet at our apartment, which is a real pain. I hope to resolve that sometime this week. I'm trying to re-use an antenna from my old apartment, but I'm running into typical (make them up as you go) St. Maarten rules. On any given day, you'll hear a different set of rules or regulations. I notice that the local establishments try to start out strong (and ask for the most money possible), but if you talk your way through it (and threaten to take your business somewhere else) they're much more willing to work with you. So the key is to stay patient.

When I first walked into the store to have the internet installed, they told me that I could not use a previous antenna and I'd need to pay $300 for a new antenna and installation. I purposefully discussed going to another company with my roommates at the front desk and quickly, the employee changed her tune. All of a sudden, she wanted to help us get the antenna issue resolved; money talks.

I've been playing more basketball these days. Tonight will be the 4th night I've played since I've been here. My new (free) basketball shoes are working out well. I finally can walk home without any major pain in my feet. Last time I played, my mid-range jump shot wouldn't fall. We'll see how it goes tonight.

As for school, so far so good. I think my new studying tactics have freed up more time each day, which is awesome. I'm less drained each night. I hope this will help me keep pace for 16 weeks. People have mentioned that 2nd semester is the toughest, so I'll keep a vigilent eye on how things go.

Also, I'm going to be an anatomy TA. First day is tomorrow. I have to do some refreshing tonight so that I'll be ready to answer questions from the anatomy students tomorrow. I was looking over some review sheets and luckily, a lot of it came back to me once I was able to review it. I was hoping for only 1hr/week, but I guess we now have to stick around for the whole 2 hours this semester. This incoming class is 180 students (and it's normally around 120), so it's huge. Also, we have to do two mocks (and a set up), which will pretty much kill one Sunday. I'm going to try to pick the 1st or 2nd mock, so I can get it out of the way.

Alright, back to immunology