Carlson's Caribbean Adventure

This term, Luke's school switched things up a bit. Instead of having unified exams every five weeks, they now have midterms and finals. We had to wait a while longer, but we finally had a free weekend to go adventuring and check a couple more things off of our SVG bucket list. Luke's last midterm on Friday was at eight in the morning, so we had most of the day to relax. When Luke arrived home, we left for our first adventure to Ft. Duvernette. The Fort is located on a small island behind Young Island, just off the coast of St. Vincent. We rented a two person ocean kayak to get to the fort. It didn't take too long to paddle over to the fort, and we were able to enjoy the nice weather and the views along the way. The Fort itself has incredible views of the surrounding islands and of the beautiful water with its various shades of blue. We hiked up the many stairs to the top, doing a little exploring along the way. When we reached the very top where most of the cannons are, w...

As I've said before, it can get pretty lonely and a little boring here being stuck in my small apartment without a car, so I'm grateful that Trinity gives me many opportunities to get involved in different activities even though I'm not a student. Obviously, in medical school, studying is very important, but taking time for recreation is also important to avoid getting completely burnt out. There are many opportunities for recreation here. We have an open-air gym, and different students teach fitness classes a few times a week. On Saturdays, my friend Taylar teaches a cross fit class. It's always a killer workout and a fun time, even though we are all tired, sore, and drenched in sweat after. If anyone has done cross fit before, you know how challenging it can be, but picture yourself doing it in 80 degree Caribbean heat. On Tuesday evenings we just started doing a metabolic acceleration class. We had a good turnout, and it was a fun time. On Thursday evenings, there is...