Carnival

It's almost the weekend!  This weekend, we have a "three-day weekend" (the quotes are because we don't actually get to rest :D) due to Carnival here in Dominica.  Carnival is a pre-Lent celebration started by the Catholic Europeans in the 1700s (according to A Virtual Dominica).  Freed slaves continued to celebrate with costumes and parading through the streets.

Here is a picture from a past Carnival celebration:


I'm planning on taking some photos from around campus/town to give you more of an insight into our daily life.  Here are a few I took today:

This is Classroom 6 where all of the lectures for first semester students take place.  You might be able to see the microphones on the desks where we can ask questions during lectures.  There are also multiple TVs so that if you are farther back or seated on the sides at a funny angle, you can still see the power point.  One thing we have on campus is called "Mediasite."  The university records every lecture and while within a certain distance from the school, we are able to watch the recordings.  At first, I wasn't a fan of this, having always preferred going to lecture.  However, because we cover so much, so quickly, I found myself getting behind while sitting in lecture.  Once I began mediasiting, I was able to pause the lectures and look up concepts/watch videos/ask questions as I went along.  This increased my understanding exponentially.  Now, almost all of my study group gets together in the morning and we watch our lectures individually, then ask questions if we need to afterwards.

This is the view looking west north west.  To the left (out of view) is the student center, straight ahead is the "old library" where I study in a carrel because it is supposed to be absolutely silent.  It is pretty quiet in there, which I appreciate, but it is also freezing.  (I'm talking probably 64 degrees.)  So sometimes I can't focus because I am so cold!

If you have questions about something specific about Ross/Dominica, please feel free to ask in the comments and I'll do my best to find out the answer.  If you are considering RUSM for medical school, I'd be happy to communicate with you!

For His Glory,
KCE