There was so much food at the potluck. There was biryani rice, tomato rice, creamy pasta, lasagna, potato salad, fries, satay chicken, noodles, cookies, fruit pies, cakes, puddings. And it was all made by students and their families. There were prizes for the best dish and the best dessert. The apple caramel cake took the prize for best dessert. I was told that my oreo brownies came in second, which surprised me. I went back for seconds and thirds and fourths. I ate so much that when I got home I just laid on my bed for a while. And then I worked out.   

In the evening I tuned in to the season finale of Game of Thrones. It was alright. A little disappointed by the lack of a cliff-hanger at the end. I was SO hoping for a glimpse of Lady Stoneheart, but I guess that would have been asking for too much. I can't believe I have NINE months to wait before Season 4 premiers. That's so far away! In nine months I'll be almost done Basic Sciences! Ah!!

As for TODAY, well... 

We had our micro quiz on virology. It was horrible. The class averaged 60, and the professor soundly and thoroughly chewed us out for not knowing anything that he had taught us. He said we should "pray to God that we pass the block exam" because he's going to make it super hard. 

Now I'm very worried about micro. Psych as well because of the sheer amount of information that the professor has been throwing at us. Thankfully path is our saving grace at the moment. Or so we hope. We'll see. Blocks next Monday! Eek! 

Still thinking about St. Martin...

The other day my friend asked me if I will be changing the name of this blog to stmaartenscapes after the move, but I think I will stick to the statiascapes because the school's name isn't changing after all. I'm already thinking of creating a new blog after basic sciences is done (8 more months to go!!), one which will focus specifically on me studying for the Step and then clinical rotations and all that good stuff that comes afterwards...

I had a very laid back weekend. Mostly studying for my psych exam on Monday (tomorrow!). I also baked brownies for the MSA potluck, which I did not end up attending. I was told they were all gone in ten minutes. They sure smelled good when I was baking them, I had to resist eating the whole batch!

I added pieces of Oreo cookies :D

Oh YA. On Thursday I had LOBSTER! Never mind that it was $45 for the whole darn thing, it was LOBSTER.
Lobster is one of my favourite foods ever, and I get to enjoy it so rarely, so every time I do it's a special occasion and such a treat! Plus I've always wanted to try the lobster here on the islands. It's actually not the same species as the one in North America. This is spiny lobster, found only off the coasts of the Caribbean islands. They lack claws but the meat they lack in the claws they make up for it in the rest of the body. Their meat is a bit more tough and chewy, but I still enjoyed the texture and the taste.

LOBSTER!!!

Here's to the last month (28 days) on Statia (the island)!!

Sipping on my Pina Colada by the ocean :)

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So on Sunday afternoon my neighbour came over and we baked brownies using a pre-made brownie mix. For one of the brownie mixtures we added a layer of oreo cookies to the bottom. It turned out amazing!

Labels: baking, brownies, micro, microbiology, potluck, quiz, virology

MD2 on an island.