Hi, this is Canada. We speak English here.

It amazes me how some people are allowed to be teachers.

Take my anatomy class for example. On the first day of class, the lecture room was filled with students. Today, 5 weeks in, barely 20 are here. What could be the problem? Could it be the multi-million dollar facility? Nope. Could every student have somewhere better to be? Nope - we are paying for our education. It is too nice to be inside? Nah - it's Canada, people. Perhaps it's the teacher who doesn't speak English????? PFT. Since when is English a requirement for teaching?

URGH. Sitting in class for an 1 1/2 hours makes me want to scream when I can't understand anything coming from the professors mouth. Honestly, how in the WORLD can this guy be considered a teacher?

Moving on.

I've got three midterms down in the last couple days and so far so good! Anatomy was first and I was able to pull of a B+ which is swell considering I flubbed on studying for a rather key figure. Physiology, the beast of human sciences, came out at a B+ as too. I'm a happy camper. My first midterm in Nursing was this morning, so my fingers are crossed in hopes that everything went well. I felt confident writing it, but you never know! Crazy things happen. The marks should be out soon.

Bright and early this Thursday morning I will be leaving for Mexico - yahoo! I do believe that Los Cabos is the destination, but I'm prone to forget the simple things. Sadly, I do have to bring studying along, but hopefully a bit of sun on my face will keep the smart-juices flowing. Perhaps a pina colada or two will work just as well...

Besides that, no much else to update on. My roommates have continued to be great, and I'm learning the 'rules of the kitchen' first hand.

• just because you kick crumbs under the counter doesn't mean that its gone - it means that you'll step on that pile when your in bare feet the next time you wander through for a snack.
• letting milk cartoons pile up under the sink isn't good - the cupboard doors hide the smell for only so long.
• garbage bags cannot walk themselves to the dumpster.
• warming up food in a microwave full of old splatters will cause your food to taste like splatters, regardless of how crusty/non smelly you thought they were.
• oatmeal becomes cement on your dishes when left over night. So does sauce.
• the 'Popcorn' button on the microwave is a dirty, dirty liar. It burns your popcorn every time, causing the entire apartment to smell like burning snack food. Gross and grosser.
• always always turn off the element when finished cooking. Cooking 'nothing' will equal in fire/horrible smells/increased potential for a series of rather unfortunate events.

Peace, D.