Once again, I have let far too much time go by between posts.  I think I need to try to be less ambitious about the importance of each topic, and instead just write little entries more often.    Ms. YingYang, fellow blogger and one of my (online) Grenadian guides has committed to being a more regular blogger as well, so I want to try and follw her good example.

We’ll see how that goes!

Breck and I had a lovely vacation here in Grenada, beginning when his semester ended shortly before Christmas.  We had some visitors during Breck’s first two weeks off–Aaron, Sarah, their son Benjamin, and Sarah’s mom, Carol, and then my mother.  Everyone seemed to have a great time and enjoy the island, and we were very glad to have them all!

The following 2 weeks were very uneventful, although we were lucky enough to have access to a car while some of our friends were away for the holiday.  So we had some nice dinners out, spent time at the beach, but mostly enjoyed doing a whole lot of nothing together.  During this time, I have continued to whittle away at my Divemaster training, and I think I can finally see the light at the end of the proverbial tunnel.  With a bit of luck, I think I can complete my certification by the beginning of February, and then I will finally get to have a regular schedule of only being at the Dive Center 4 days a week, rather than 7.

This week, Breck started what is considered to be his 3rd semester.  In terms of hours spent in class and studying, it should be less demanding than last semester was, and what 4th semester will be (which begins in about 4-6 weeks).  4th semester is notorious and dreaded by SGU medical students, because a massive amount of class, lab, and study hours are required to do well, and it lasts 6 WEEKS longer than all the rest of the semesters.  He won’t be finished until the end of June.  So if you want to contact Breck, please do so now, as he will probably be unreachable quite soon.

In other news, I am now the newly-elected President of the Significant Other’s Group.  Hooray!  I think.  As some of you know, I’ve had lots of complaints and ideas about how things are done by and for the SO’s, so now I’m going to try my hand at coming up with some new ideas and activities for everyone.  And then other SO’s can complain about what I’m doing with the group!  It’s only a semester-long position, but it should be a fun and interesting project, and help to keep me even busier than usual, while Breck is swamped with school.  My first order of business is going to be to try and think of some new places to visit around the island, (farther away from the cocoon that the university can be at times) to give us all more of an appreciation for and understanding of the wonderful country that is now our (albiet temporary) home!

We’ll keep you updated as to how it’s all going, of course.