Today was market day in Portsmouth, so Martin and I decided to get up early (6:45 am) and get out there before the good produce was gone. I will admit that it is rough getting up that early, but it is so worth it! Everything is much cheaper than buying it in the stores here. And I like that we know who the money is going to.
Sometimes I like to pick up the local "ground provisions", like dasheen and yams. Dasheen has a similar consistency to potatoes, but it is much heavier. I have to remember to wear gloves or protect my hands when cutting off the skin though, because the raw vegetable stings your skin and leaves a slight rash. I am going to try making a few Dominican dishes with it, like "dasheen puffs".
The funniest part about the market this morning was when we boarded the transport van heading back home and heard SHANIA TWAIN! Yes, the transport driver was listening to Shania Twain.... he was all into it, singing and everything! We told him that she is from Canada, and even from the same province as us. He was pretty excited to hear that. He told us that on the island his nickname is "country boy" because that is what he listens to. He pulled out CDs that he had in the van- Randy Travis, Brooks & Dunn, etc. This is the first time we have ever met a local who was a country fan! This is all we talked about on the way home... that home girl Shania has made her way out to even the smallest of Caribbean islands! It was like a little piece of home :)
Well, that's about all for now!
Peace, love, happiness (and country music),
Stef
Saturday, January 16, 2010
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Back on Nature Isle!
hi everyone!
It's been a while since I've written an entry, so here is the first one of the new semester!
I was back at home in Ontario for the duration of last semester, and I kept myself very busy with visiting friends, sharing the holidays with family, and working working working to save some cash! It was really cool to go back to HMV, which was my first real job (and a dream job) when I turned 16. Though it had been almost 10 years since then, I was able to pick things up(and I met some awesome people there! I miss them all!) I also miss the friends and family that I got to spend a lot of time with.
However I also missed Martin very much during that time, so it is great to be back with him in our Caribbean home!! (Although, I also miss him while he is studying at school all day!) The work of a med student never ever ends...
Speaking of students, I am also now a student (for the first time in 4 years!) I am starting my anatomy and physiology course on Friday, and Abnormal Psych and Developmental Psych in March. I am working to become a certified Recreation Therapist! I hope that I can work in the field when we go to the United States for Martin's clinical rotations (or at least I can complete the field placement portion there).
In other news, we FINALLY have internet at our apartment!! For a while it has not been connecting at all, so we have had to go to the campus to get access. Tonight however, our landlord got some technicians to come in and fix the router for us, so we are now rockin' the net! woohoo! It makes you realize how much we rely on the web to get things done.
So that's pretty much all the updates I have for today! Tomorrow is the RSO social, so I am looking forward to meeting some new people, and Monday is the shopping trip to Roseau. I may take some pictures in the city and post them to show you all what the capital of Dominica looks like :)
CHEERS!
Peace, love, happiness, (and crazy island adventures),
-Stef
p.s. Thinking about the island of Haiti today, and praying for the people. Massive earthquake.. hopefully Dominica will only experience the small ones, and nothing on that scale..
It's been a while since I've written an entry, so here is the first one of the new semester!
I was back at home in Ontario for the duration of last semester, and I kept myself very busy with visiting friends, sharing the holidays with family, and working working working to save some cash! It was really cool to go back to HMV, which was my first real job (and a dream job) when I turned 16. Though it had been almost 10 years since then, I was able to pick things up(and I met some awesome people there! I miss them all!) I also miss the friends and family that I got to spend a lot of time with.
However I also missed Martin very much during that time, so it is great to be back with him in our Caribbean home!! (Although, I also miss him while he is studying at school all day!) The work of a med student never ever ends...
Speaking of students, I am also now a student (for the first time in 4 years!) I am starting my anatomy and physiology course on Friday, and Abnormal Psych and Developmental Psych in March. I am working to become a certified Recreation Therapist! I hope that I can work in the field when we go to the United States for Martin's clinical rotations (or at least I can complete the field placement portion there).
In other news, we FINALLY have internet at our apartment!! For a while it has not been connecting at all, so we have had to go to the campus to get access. Tonight however, our landlord got some technicians to come in and fix the router for us, so we are now rockin' the net! woohoo! It makes you realize how much we rely on the web to get things done.
So that's pretty much all the updates I have for today! Tomorrow is the RSO social, so I am looking forward to meeting some new people, and Monday is the shopping trip to Roseau. I may take some pictures in the city and post them to show you all what the capital of Dominica looks like :)
CHEERS!
Peace, love, happiness, (and crazy island adventures),
-Stef
p.s. Thinking about the island of Haiti today, and praying for the people. Massive earthquake.. hopefully Dominica will only experience the small ones, and nothing on that scale..
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