Adjusting to Dominica

We went to the beach a few days ago and it was by far the most gorgeous day we have enjoyed here yet. The sunshine made the ocean look like liquid gold, the breeze was perfect, the sky was a cloudless blue, and the boys (Dave and PJ) were having a blast chasing after eachother in the sand. The catch? I forgot my camera, of course! So, instead of posting pictures and a short synopsyis about that day, I'm going to post about my adjustment here in Dominica.

Things I am getting used to:

• Seeing cows every single day on my walk to campus.
• Using a propane stove/oven and learning the (unmarked) cooking temperature.
• Killing ants. I'm a pro! Maybe I should start an extermination business back at home...
• Adapting to not being able to find what I need in the grocery store all the time. Need 2% milk for a recipe? Shelf milk will work! No hamburger buns? Two pieces of bread will be fine!
• The walking. Dave likes to study at the furthest study hall from our apartment, go figure. I'm going to be in amazing shape by the time I leave this island.
• The weather. It'll be a beautiful sunny day and ten minutes later there is a torrential down pour and you're wondering what you've ever done in life to deserve to be so miserably soaked. Ok, maybe that's a little too dramatic.
• Bugs! I can't believe I'm admitting this, but I'm actually getting used to the little devils. I can't tolerate them in my apartment, but I don't feel overly disgusted when I see them any where else anymore.
• Converting Eastern Caribbean Currency ("EC") into USD without a calculator - woohoo!!!
• Giving PJ showers since we don't have a bathtub.

Well, thats all for now. I'm going to go curl up in my bed and keep fighting off this cold.