So, its 2 weeks into semester 2 and so far, things aren't too bad. I am taking the second part of all of the classes I had next semester and am also taking neuroscience. I have to say, I think neuroscience is my favorite class so far at least! It is a bit complicated but it is very interesting and the teachers we have for it are very good and seem to actually enjoy what they are doing which is helpful. We have a 4 day weekend this weekend which is nice as it is giving me time to catch up. I was sick last weekend so I pretty much stayed in bed from Friday afternoon until I went to class again on Monday so I could get better quickly so, needless to say, I did not get much studying accomplished. The good thing about this semester is that things seem to overlap much more so even though I hadn't studied much last weekend, I didn't feel very behind because a lot of the material had been repeated in different classes. I am hoping things continue this way and that I continue to feel fairly confident in knowing this material. We have our first exam in 2 weeks and I want to do really well on it. I hope to do really well on all of my Mini's this semester as our final exam, spread over three days, is pretty difficult. It is cumulative from both 1st and 2nd semester so that is a little stressful. I definitely don't want to go into the final having to do really well in a certain subject just to pass so hopefully the studying and the fact that this content seems to be more interesting will pay off in my exam scores!

On another note, I heard thunder today on the island! I was under the impression that they just didn't have thunderstorms here as I hadn't heard thunder once in my time here until today. I was walking back from getting lunch and heard it rumble a couple of times. Sadly, it didn't last long and didn't actually produce a thunderstorm which is sad as thunderstorms are one of my favorite things! Oh well, maybe there will be some later this summer!

Just thought I'd update you all!

Love and miss you all tons!!! 3 months until I am home again!! (And, about 330 days until I am back in the states for good!!)

Gearing up for semester 2!

First off, Happy Mother's Day mom, I love you!!

Well, I got back to the island on Friday after a WONDERFUL break home in the states! I got to see some friends, met some new ones, and then got to down to Florida for a few days with the family! It was great and I had a really great time; so glad I decided to go home for the break. I am now sitting around trying to get ready for the semester to begin. I have done some grocery shopping, downloaded notes for class, and started organizing my room a bit though I still have a giant pile of junk on my desk that i need to do something with at some point. Well it has just started raining here so I think that is a perfect time to lay in bed and watch a movie!

Tomorrow I start classes; hopefully this semester isn't too much harder than the first one!

Love you and miss you all!!