Salah
09-14-2003, 11:49 PM
It's been a short while since I have touched down on saba, and I've been through a lot of interesting stuff, good and bad, but mostly good.
Natives: For the most part, they're very friendly, and will usually give you a lift if you're hitchhiking around the island. You'll be fine as long as you dont try to get too involved with the locals: keep things at a friendly distance.
Food: Can be expensive if you dont watch out. There are no McDonalds here, it's all local restaurants, so you should really see how much you need to eat to get through the day and plan accordingly.
Supplies: If it's notebooks and stuff, they'll be slightly expensive. Dissection kit? Scrubs? No, not on saba. Maybe on the neighboring island of St. Martin. Gloves? sometimes they do and sometimes they dont.
Water: What's up with water, you say? Well, there's very little on it. They have a water shortage, and you'll soon find out that you have to conserve at all times. That means super-quick showers and flushing when necessary. They have a saying here: "if it's yellow, let it mellow; it it's brown, flush it down". Make your own conclusions.
Classes: Manageable. This is still a medical school and classes are hard. Just study (study hard! every day!) and you'll be fine.
That's all for now. I'll try to post after black monday, which is when we take all of our exams.
Salah
Natives: For the most part, they're very friendly, and will usually give you a lift if you're hitchhiking around the island. You'll be fine as long as you dont try to get too involved with the locals: keep things at a friendly distance.
Food: Can be expensive if you dont watch out. There are no McDonalds here, it's all local restaurants, so you should really see how much you need to eat to get through the day and plan accordingly.
Supplies: If it's notebooks and stuff, they'll be slightly expensive. Dissection kit? Scrubs? No, not on saba. Maybe on the neighboring island of St. Martin. Gloves? sometimes they do and sometimes they dont.
Water: What's up with water, you say? Well, there's very little on it. They have a water shortage, and you'll soon find out that you have to conserve at all times. That means super-quick showers and flushing when necessary. They have a saying here: "if it's yellow, let it mellow; it it's brown, flush it down". Make your own conclusions.
Classes: Manageable. This is still a medical school and classes are hard. Just study (study hard! every day!) and you'll be fine.
That's all for now. I'll try to post after black monday, which is when we take all of our exams.
Salah