I have a Nikon D200!!!!!

So, I have been looking at DSLR cameras for months now, and I had finally decided on getting the D200 with a 18-200 lens. At last, one was on ebay in my price range, and the deal was struck. I watched the UPS tracker everyday since July 1st. D said that it was not a the Santa clause watcher, but I beg to differ! So on Friday, around 2 p.m. it finally arrived! As I opened it, I was so excited, of course the battery was not charged but what was worse is that the person had forgot to include the battery charger. I emailed her, and of course she apologized and said that she would ship it on Monday. Really?! I don't think so. D and I took a trip to Frys, his favorite computer store to look for a charger. They had one left, $29.99. We went home, put it on, and all I got was a green light. It stated clearly that the light was supposed to be red when charging. This charger also had a usb port, so I tried charging my ipod ... green light. Great, the only charger and it does not work. D assured me that about an hour away was another Frys and we would go the next day. So I could only hold the camera, no turning it on. Yesterday we got ready to go hunt for a charger. We finally found the perfect one! It charges from a car, a wall plug, it even has a British adapter and works on foreign voltage! $2.99. I got two. So the battery was charged last night about 10, and I finally got to turn it on. Patience is not my strong point.

 These photos I took 4th of July with my old Fuji.

Back in the states

We landed in TX last night around 6:00. It is great to be back in the states. It is funny how used to driving on the wrong side of the road I have become. It seems so strange pulling out into traffic. Also, hot water in the kitchen sink. I keep forgetting. Oh, and dishwashers are one of the best inventions ever! The hamburger from Chili's was better than I remember.

Some pictures of E's garden. :)

a pseudo home

It is official, we are 5th termers! We have not gotten our CPD grades back, but path is out, and we both passed! I can hardly believe that this horrible term is over. Finally!

We both feel like flying!

 

 

 The 3rd termers are arriving back on the island just as our term is starting to depart. It has been a long time since I have been home, and I am really looking forward to it. It kinda seems weird to be leaving. Grenada has become a pseudo home, at first it was a very strange place, but now I know the roads and stores and places and it is not unfamiliar. It has even become ordinary. We all live here, but we don't think of it as home, because we know it is temporary. I have made some really good friends on this island, and I have said goodbye to 2 really great friends. It is sad, but part of the temporary. When we come back in August, we will only have 4 months left, and that is gonna be awesome, but it still seems a bit surreal. Hopefully my time home will not fly by as fast as it did last summer. I am really glad that I have had my best friend with me on this adventure!

Tomorrow is the big day

Pathology final 9 a.m. in the morning. Doing some practice problems, then to bed. Will feel much better this time tomorrow!

Shiloh loves these kittens, photo taken by K

Last lecture of 4th term!!

Today, we sat in on our last lecture of the term. :) We have lab this afternoon, and that will be our last lab. Big study day, and test start Friday. I was beginning to think this week would never come, and as all things, once it gets close to what you have been waiting for, time will speed up. I took a few pictures yesterday.

My friend A

I have a friend who has an AWESOME camera, and since his wife and baby just left to go back to the states, he said he wouldn't be using it, and ask if I wanted to borrow it. THANKS, really, how can I say no, and yet all I have time for is studying. I said Yes. I am thankful to get to play with such a cool distraction!

My friend R

The count down!

June 17: CPD lab final -Me
June 20: Path final
June 21: CPD lab final -D
June 24: CPD written final
June 25: SLEEP
June 29: LEAVE FOR USA!