Hurricane Season is Over

The beginning of December marks the end of hurricane season, which will hopefully mean no more wading through giant potholes to get to campus. It also means we got a hilarious email from the school.   The main point of the email was to say that "we have been spared from the ravages and fury of Mother Nature" (aka no hurricane actually hit the island). The best part of the email was when the school's disaster team started talking about what other natural disasters we could face: 

"While we are officially out of the hurricane season, hurricanes are not the only hazard we are prone to here in the Nature Island.  While we do have a hurricane season, we do not have a season for other hazards, such as earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, flooding, etc.  as such, these can occur at any time with or without warning."

VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS!!!!!  Only in Dominica would you get an email saying that by the way we might have a volcano erupt any day.  I started laughing when I read this email because all I could think of was the Jimmy Buffet song about volcanoes (click for the song) .  He is basically singing a song about not knowing were to go if the volcano goes (my thoughts exactly when I read the email).

I wish Dominican life was more like his Cheeseburger in Paradise song (cheeseburger song).  Seriously, there is no good beef on the island.  I never thought that I would crave a steak. But steak and broccoli are the two foods that I really, really want! Once I bought ground beef at the grocery store without looking closely at the label.  While I was eating it, I thought it tasted funny.  Later when I went back to the store, I actually read the label and realized it was "Fresh Ground Local Meat."  Basically it means that it was goat (or at least I hope it was goat and not more guinea pig). Needless to say, I haven't bought that again!

10 more days and I am back in the states!  Can't believe how fast time has flown by down here. Hopefully I will get a white Christmas.