We're alive!

Hiiiii!

Sorry it has been a while .. I keep thinking I will make the time to upload the latest pictures and post an awesome blog - but lately I have been working in the computer lab on school desktops (so I don't have any pictures) and I haven't really even considered just logging in and posting a quick update until now!

Colby found a job! Now we are just waiting for everything to fall into place. He is going to start doing deliveries for the Greek restaurant and the owner of the Greek restaurant (the crazy Steelers fan - who is actually flying to FL and going to the Superbowl!) got a friend who also owns a restaurant to go in on it too and Colb is going to deliver for BOTH restaurants. ALSO, he was talking to our landlord this morning, who just happens to own a few restaurants, and she said she would love to have him do deliveries for her too! So we shall see what this all pans out to - but we are both stoked!

School is going well, we finally are learning clinical things are starting to feel like we are on the road to Doctorville. I got home last night and started poking and proding at Colby to try and find all his pulses: carotid (neck), brachial (near the edge of the bicep), radial (on the wrist), femoral (inguinal region - I can't think of a "layman's term" for this! hahah!), popliteal (behind the knee), posterior tibial (behind the medial ankle bone) and dorsalis pedis (on top of the foot). Then I was showing him cool tricks to check hand perfusion (making sure the blood is flowing from where it is supposed to). I really liked it :)

I have an SGA meeting today and as 3rd semseter class rep, I feel like I am on top of things. I really enjoy the position because I always have something to say.. about EVERYTHING (as most of you are VERY aware! - Mom!) so I feel like I get to always be right in the mix and on top of things.

Mom is coming on February 25th! Some friends from high school (Amanda, Kelly, Libby and Meghan) are working on coming at the end of March, everyone is just trying to make sure they can get work off! I AM SO EXCITED!

Back to studying - blogging was a nice procrastination though! Pics to come soon!

Love you all!


by Marissa ♥

We're going to the SUPERBOWL!

So its official .. the Steelers are headed to the Superbowl! Last night Colby and I went with our friend, Garron, to the same bar we went to last weekend to join all of the other Steelers fans to cheer and scream and yell and cuss (oops!) the Steelers straight to the Superbowl! It was an amazing game and we ALL had a blast. A group of contractors came in around half time and bought the entire bar a round of shots.. pictures to come! Woo hoo! Needless to say, Colby is beside himself and more so now than ever, he will talk football with ANYONE who even looks like they might have a clue! :)

Friday night we went out in Port Lucaya with friends, had a mellow day Saturday and went out for a sushi dinner at an amazing (and slightly posh) restaurant in Port Lucaya called East. The sushi was amazing! A little pricey, but well worth it. I wish I would have taken a picture of our plate because the presentation was incredible. Sunday I laid out and Colby fished with the neighbors and then we watched the game. What a great weekend :)

Now its Monday, back to the grind and time to kick my butt into gear. Vacation is officially over! Colby just walked to campus with lunch and is now headed to talk to the owner of a Greek restaurant (who just happens to be an INSANE Steelers fan -- the man's office looks like the NFL.com commercial where EVERYTHING in sight has a Steelers logo on it!) about being his delivery driver (and he will let us use HIS car to do the deliveries!) So that is a start to overcoming the job hurdle :)

My mom is coming to visit in February, possibly with her best friend from Junior High! They came to the Bahamas together in 1979!! 30 YEAR REUNION!! Regardless of if Claudia can make it, Mom is coming from Feb 25th-March 1st and I couldn't be more excited! She needs the break and will LOVE this place! And I miss you, Mom!! Colby's dad is also coming down from WA - but we are trying to figure out dates so that he misses the Spring Break debauchery! :)

Much love from two very happy people!

by Marissa ♥

So far, so good..

So we have officially been in the Bahamas for a full week now, and we both love it. I would have to say one of my FAVORITE THINGS about being here .. the GROCREY STORE! They have everything, which has made eating/cooking 1,000 x easier/more enjoyable!!

We are still working on trying to find Colby a job - and seeing as he is white white white - it is proving to be even a little more difficult. Student Services at Ross is working with immigration to figure out the laws and Colby is doing a little searching on his own. The economy here isn't very good right now, so I guess that is going to prove to make it even MORE of a challenge, but a few things have proven to be (slightly) promising.

School is in full swing! We are something like 32 hours in after today. We had behavioral science lab this morning, which actually wasn't half bad. We have a new professor who is a psychiatrist in training from England, who I really enjoy. Also, lots of the professors that came here from the Dominican campus are some of the best. I haven't gotten a chance for much secondary studying, but I am relatively on top of things for now, which I am okay with.

On Wednesday night, the school held a dinner/party thing for all the students and there was music, drinks, local Bahamian cuisine and a limbo competition! Here are a few pictures from the night .. me winning the limbo competition (well I tied with two others) and dancing the electric slide with Joana (in the white shirt/black sweater and black hat!)!! I had a great time :)



We are going to make dinner and then go out and about tonight. Tomorrow will hopefully be a productive day and then Sunday the Steelers play in the AFC championship game so we will be at this bar, Sparkys, where we found very good and crazy local Steelers fan club :) Who says Bahamians are Dolphin fans??!

Hope all is well! Keep in touch :)



by Marissa ♥

First day of school ...

So today was our first official day of school in the Bahamas .. and it went pretty smooth. We had an IT orientation and a PACE orientation (which is the program I am in that got us to the Bahamas) and a Student Services orientation to talk about "life" issues that we are facing (financial aid, transportation, visas, etc). The faculty and professors so far are all amazing (some old, some new Ross people) and although not everything is figured out, it is still heaven here compared to Dominica.

Today after all the orientations we went with our friends Colt and Chanel (who live in our apartment complex) to Cost Right which is just like a Costco and got an entire cart worth of food buying in bulk and all the treats we wanted :) It is so amazing to just eat what we want - one of my biggest issues with Dominica!

Back to Mediasiting lectures - hope all is well!

Love from .. paradise! (finally!)




by Marissa ♥

We love the Bahamas!

GOOO STEELERS!!

So today was a fabulous one! The weather was picture perfect, the water was beautiful, the Steelers kicked butt and we ate some good food :) Classes start tomorrow for me and we are hoping that Colby will be able to find a job soon .. rumor has it that its kind of hard to find work if you aren't from here .. so we shall see.

Not much to report here - except life is G-O-O-D!



by Marissa ♥

Pictures!!

HERE YOU GO! HERE ARE THE FIRST FEW PICS FROM THE BAHAMAS!

and because I love them .. a few pics from New Year's Eve in Santa Barbara!




This place is amazing, we both love it so far. Life is good - just waiting/dreading school starting on Monday! Enjoy!

CLICK HERE FOR BAHAMAS PICTURES!!



by Marissa && Colby ♥