One blog gone, another in its place...

For almost two years I updated almost daily for family, friends, and the growing number of prospective Ross Students who frequently checked in on it. I only wish that in the end of my time at Ross I had had more time to update it for those who enjoyed checking in on me and a certain silly pug named Rockstar.

Now, it is on to my clinical year with Rockstar by myside at Tufts University in Massachusetts and I am excited to announce that I will be beginning a new blog of my adventures there at http://rockstarsmommyinclinics.blogspot.com and I hope that you can visit and check out our new adventures.

12 Hours in London before off to Africa!!

Hmm.,... well marathon flighting is definetly NOT my favorite thing... Yester day we began in St Kitts at 3.. Flew to miami, then an 8 hour flight to London over night....

Landed this morning and have 12 hours to have fun... So we take the Underground into the city and walk around abit... Me, the stupid one forgot to bring tennis shoes and was stuck walking around the cold city with flip flops (imagine the looks that I got!!) but it meant that I 'allowed' myself to buy a new pair of shoes (everything turned out amazing). And the great thing about using a currency that is worth more then US, is that EVERYTHING seems cheap... 15 Pounds for shoes sounds like 15 dollars and I was happy to shell it out thinking that I got a deal... turns our 15 pounds is more like 30 dollars, making the whole deal alot less attractive!!

But we saw Big Ben, crammed into a British 'telly' and drank ale at a pub...

Now we are getting ready for the rest of our trip to begin as we are checking grades in the British Airways terminal at Heathrow Airport. Ahead of us we have an 11 hour trip to Johannesburg, South Africa.. But for now we are feeling pretty posh as we walkaround the high class stores and restaurants. And to top it all off, they serve you complimentary Grey Goose martinis!!

Well, wish me luck! Wish that I could upload the pictures so far, but the airport computers arent exaclty set up for that!!

Kayaking From One Island to Another

So recently I had a GREAT oppurtunity to do a 2 1/2 mile kayak with my friend Jen across the channel from Nevis to St kitts. There were going to be a bunch of swimmers so it would be our job as kayakers to make sure that everyone was safe. There were alot of people for this event and it was on EASTER which made it pretty cool as well. Above are all the Ross students, professors and spouses that took part in the event.
Never realized how much fun Kayaking was until we got in the water... It was hard sometimes when we were in the windy channel, but in total is was GREAT! by the end, our lackluster kayak had taken on alot of water via 3 big holes that we found once we hit shore, and we were pretty tippy in the end, but it was alot of fun!!
Here is the crew of us kayakers... Alot of our friends... Great time! Hope to do it again soon!!

5 Days Until Africa!!

Can you believe how close it is?? You think that I would be so excited I could hardly speak.. .But in reality I have 4 HUGE exams between now and then, making excitement about Africa on the BACK burner... For now it is studying respiratory diseases of small animals and anesthetic protocols of pregnant mares... But in a week, it could be ELEPHANTS!!

23 Days Until Africa!!

Where has March gone??

But really I might have willed it away with all of my excitement for my Africa Trip!!

The Proof that Rockstar is the MOST BAD#SS PUG EVER!!

Come on, what other pug can take on a German Shepherd AND a Pit Mix??

His dad would be so proud!

Joey and Rockstar Eat Quesadilla

So imagine me trying to sit quietly and eat and study on a sunny Saturday afternoon... Then imagine Joey and Rockstar breathing down my neck for a bite...

With pets this cute, who can refuse them?

And no worries. Cheese and bread (the main constituents of a quesadilla) are NOT harmful for a bird. Just the opposite is true, in fact, that birds, like their human guardians should have a variety of foods (not JUST seeds)...

Rockstar, however, would prefer if cheese and bread became the mainstay of his diet from this point forward...

Introducing DYLAN... My Hallmates Cockatoo...

So it is a testament to just how busy that I have been this semester that I havent even had time to properly introduce Midges animals and Rockstar's and my new neighbors. Here he is, Mr Dylan in the hallway between mine and Midge's apartment acting like a goof... And Midge's two pugs are there (butts only) standing as our ferocious watch dogs (who wouldnt be afraid of a pug?)
Dylan is a gorgeous cockatoo, an Australian species. He is quite the character as his favorite foods are hot peppers (the hotter the better). He says "Hi Dylan" and "Pretty bird" and laughs as well... And he dances to HIP HOP!! Having animals at home makes vet school that much more interesting!!

Midsemester Break Rainforest Hike...

Up to the crater we go... But this shot had to be taken of the neighboring island of Montserrat (or is it Saba?) This is right before we entered the forest to commence our hike!
Another gorgeous shot... And into the rainforest we went. It was a pretty challenging hike as far as footing goes, so I never took out my camera in order to document the trip until we got to the top (plus who wants a picture of sweaty, rainforest Krista?)

And here is the panoramic view of the crater of Mt Lamiuga, about 2 hours later! We were going to descend into the crater, but because of wet ropes, we thought it unsafe and we are going to come back in a couple of months and try again!!

37 Days Until AFRICA!!!

Imagine this is my hand... And they imagine my excitement... I am not only going to meet these guys, but I am going be doing necessary medicine on them (SO EXCITED!!)

But I have so much to do before then... FINALS! GRRRRR....