Just another view of the Sulfur Springs HASH. I think that you might get why now I plan my schedule so that I don't miss any HASHes.  

This is an amazine picture that our Physiology prof took at the HASH at the Sulfur Springs one week ago. It was really rainy that day and this picture shows the true rainforest of Grenada. 

This was the path of the HASH along the water. It was mighty fun to try and run on this stepping stone terrain, however the Grenadian HASHer's had no problem bounding from rock to rock.  

Pushed aside......

Hey blog readers!! I am alive, and I apoligize for not updating in a while. Man I got some great, funny, crazy, interesting things to catch all of you up on. I am going to try and couple of new things with my blog like posting some short movies and then including my pictures in the actual paragraph that I write you guys. So please bear with me.
Man... were do I even start?
So I am totally addicted to HASHes. They are scheduled every other Saturday and I never miss them. Actually, I am missing the next one but that is only because it is Carriacou(small island North of here) and we have a physiology test on Monday. So.. unfortunately school must come first, because to go on more Hashes I must pass the semester!! So HASH has to come second next weekend.
Don't know if I ever mentioned my intramural soccer team. I'll have to get the team photo and send it to you guys. All of you would be jelous, at least my girlfriends. The entire team was guys except for one other girl, Anna Sophia. We had a blast playing together. We lost in the semifinal match (pretty big deal!!! We think) We really should have won, however, we lost by one measly point. Then the team that ended up winning the entire thing, we had tied earlier in the season. Soccer is always a good study break and when you get to hang out with and have teammates as cool and serious about soccer as my teammates were it makes the competitiveness and soccer that much more fun. Gotta love it!!!
Every Tuesday/ Thursday like clockwork, I play ultimate frisbee at 5:00. This has been such a fun excursion!! Again it is so fun getting to hang out with everyone. Several of my classmates come out and play and Lisa always plays, so I get to see her at least on T/Th. Last night , we played till we could no longer see the frisbee at all. It was raining on and off and the field was drenched. You can imagine a big mud pt, great fun!! We were sliding around everywhere, having a good ole time and just for a while try to take our minds off of school.
I have really been working on my quiet time lately with God. It has been a real struggle with me this semester because when I wake up in the morning I am either thinking already about all the things that I need to do or I am rushing to get out the door to get a run in for the day. I never feel like I am alone, ever. So fitting in some alone time with God has been a struggle. One great thing about my runs in the morning is that I am alone and that most of the time no one is around. I can freely let my mind unwind and refocus. Besides all of those that are soon coming to visit Grenada once you witness what environment I get to run in everyday, it will turn you into a runner also. It is just gorgeous here! Admiring the views really brings it home that there is aGod that created all of this environment.
There are so many things that I want to continue to share with you. This will have to wait though. Our Neurology final is on Monday. So I have been studying pretty intently with that material. Our professor is a Neurologist from California and he is an awesome professor. I have learned so much. He has taught a more more clinically based neurology than I learned at A&M. So really with my knowledge from Neurology at A&M combined with the neurology here at SGU, I feel lucky to have had both curriculms. Probably the best two classes I ever took. Who knows... maybe I'll even decide to become a veterinary neurologist?Yes.. I like it that much.
I gotta get off to bed it is getting late and the computer is about to die.
Tata for now.

We found this poster at Grande Anse. Of course we decided to hang it up on our wall, it makes a perfect addition to our living room decor. 

This is the certificate given to first time HASHers. It says....Certificate of Loss of Virginity

Having done it with all of us, at times rough, sometimes wet, sometimes dry, sometimes hard, sometimes prone, sometimes supine, sometimes fast, sometimes slow, bawling a lot of unintelligible phrases like �Are you�, �On, On�, �On Back�, �On in.� Grunting and groaning, and shouting expletives in the mud and sand and rivers, and streams, on hill sides and mountains, bushes, and trails of the forests and having completed this hour long ordeal absolutely exhausted, sweaty, and smelling like a ram goat is henseforth not to be considered a virgin by a member of the Grenada Hash House Harriers (G3H).
Given by the Hashmaster:

Bon Accord Estates
St George�s
 

Which one is the real ass?  

Better today!!

Just for Ma and Pa and all those that are worried about me. I had a crappy day yesterday. I am sorry for posting it on the blog. Today was much much much did I say much better. Yesterday I went to an ophangage with a couple of my church members and hung out with some 3, 4, and 5 year olds for a while. As I looked into their innocent eyes and pure smiles, it brought me back to reality and how blessed I truely am no matter if I failed a test or not.
I am going to post this email that my friend Lisa sent to me yesterday. It is pretty powerful. Read it whenever you get a chance, I promise that it will bless you!
Love you guys!!!!

A WORD WITH YOU

By Ron Hutchcraft#4892 - "The Incredibles"2 Corinthians 5:15

They're a family of superheroes with super capabilities that normal humans don't have. And they're the subject of an animated movie hit. They're called "The Incredibles." And because of the powers they have, they are incredible. Or they could be. But the movie shows them living a very un-super life; just going through the motions of everyday life, living in the same kind of mediocrity everyone else is. They're the "Incredibles," but they're sure not living like it. People with the power to make a tremendous difference - but they're living ordinary. That's not just the plot of a movie. It's the sad story of many followers of Jesus Christ.The day you invited Jesus Christ into your life, He brought with Him all His resurrection power - power that was great enough to raise Him from the dead. He gave you His Holy Spirit who is all-powerful. The same Holy Spirit lives in you who lived in those first-century believers; those ordinary folks who turned their world upside down for Jesus in one generation. He's just as powerful as He was then, but something happened to us along the way.If you belong to Jesus, the Bible says some amazing things about who you are now. You are "the light of the world" (Matt. 5:14), "the temple of the living God" (2 Corinthians 6:16), you are a "son" or "daughter" of "the Lord Almighty" (2 Corinthians 6:18). That's pretty incredible stuff. But tragically, like that cartoon family of superheroes in the movie, maybe you've been settling for ordinary - living in maintenance mode; doing your daily drill but not making much of a difference. And you're restless inside, aren't you? That's because the Jesus in you is saying, "There's more, man. I made you mine to make you so much more."Our word for today from the Word of God spells out part of the amazing assignment God has given you. II Corinthians 5, beginning with verse 15, tells us that Jesus "died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves, but for Him who died for them and was raised again." A small life is a life that's all about you and your agenda. This passage goes on to say that Christ has made you "a new creation" and given you a powerful purpose to live your life for. He says: "We are, therefore, Christ's ambassadors, as though God were making His appeal through us. We implore you on Christ's behalf: Be reconciled to God."The President of the United States has a personal representative in each country - his ambassador. The Son of God has a personal representative in your corner of the world - it's you! nd that assignment is what should define each new day in your life - you look in the mirror and you say, "Everywhere I go, everything I do today, I am there 'in Christ's behalf.' I am the face of Jesus where I am. I am the voice of Jesus, to say what He would say. I am the hands of Jesus to do what He would do." Suddenly, the most everyday stuff becomes eternity stuff because you are going to be there representing Jesus!How can you ever be content again to just live like a "space taker-upper"? You're not here primarily to make money or make friends or make an impression or just make it through - you're here to make a difference! Like Jesus would in the same situation! How are you doing? Your heart's telling you that there's got to be more. And there is - much more. Don't settle for ordinary anymore! Lay down "business as usual" and tell Jesus you're ready to step up to what He made you for, what He saved you for! Because of the risen Christ living in you, you have the power to make a difference in every life you touch. You are one of God's "Incredibles!"

Always digging a hole...

I just got my physio test back... once again I am digging a hole straight to Hell. I dont know the final results but they are not going to be good. I dont know what my problem is. I am in deep trouble!! This test was 1/3 of my grade! At times like this I look toward God for guidance and He is supposed to answer. I am waiting!!!!Sorry to write this in my blog but this is my life. Up's and downs!! Thanks for listening!!!

What a wonderful weekend!!!

Hello everyone!!
I just had one of the nicest most relaxing weekend of the semester. I finished midterms on Friday and so I decided that I deserved to have the entire weekend off. And that is exactly what I did. I did not even crack a book the entire 48 hours!!! It was great!!
On Saturday, I slept in until 9:00am!!! Went grocery shopping and cleaned the apartment. Then early afternoon, Greta and Kole and I, met my med school friend Lisa, and my old roommate, Tonja, at Aquarium beach. Went swimming for a little while before we headed off to the HASH. The Hash was at Bon Accord Estates about 30 minutes away from True Blue(the area where I live). All my roommates all decided to come. This was all of their first HASH!! So I had a great time initiating them!! They all got their certificates of Loss of Virginity.( I copied the certificate and wrote it out so that all you guys could read it. ). The HASH was really rough. You should see my legs they are all scratched up. I went to the beach again today (Sunday) and everyone was asking me what happened!! They look horrible. Oh well they will heal!! Hehe!!
It was all worth it. This semester so far I have made it to every HASH and hope to keep it that way. They are addicting and so crazily fun!! Lisa, two of my classmates, Ika and Leah, and med school friend Ben all end up running together most of the time competing with eachother, laughing at eachother when we fall, or take a false trail, just enjoying the amazine views after we have climbed a huge mountain, and most importantly encourage one another, always being the first group to finish.. wining!! Great times!!!!
Then on Sunday, took the dogs to the beach for Sunday morning dog times. (Every Sunday students bring their pets to the beach to play). Then went to church on campus. Church was a treat today… we had some missionaries from the Northern part of the island as our guests, their worship band played and they lead the sermon. It was a real treat. After church, Lisa invited them over for lunch, I helped her prepare spaghetti. It was so fun to hangout and fellowship with all of them. Phil and his family came also(my bible study leader- another missionary). You have to stop and thank God…the fact that he has brought all these people from all types of backgrounds together in this one place and the one ultimate thing that they have in common is Him. Pretty unbelievable!!!
The rest of the day I spent on the beach at Grande Anse and watching the movie Tommy Boy.
Now I am here writing this on my borrowed computer, listening to Jadon Lavik sing “what if” on the MP3 player that I am borrowing. Thanking God for the place that he has put me and the incredible sacrifices that He made for me… because of His unselfishness. Also for the unselfishness my friends to let me borrow their stuff. Jadon Lavik sings in his song, ”Say I belong to you… apart from all the things I do…. I am in awe of why you do….What have I done to deserve your Son…. Give me eyes to see…. One thing that I know is true… your love is staying.”