The good, the bad and the …

Wow!! One whole week out of touch! I was starting to feel like I was on some deserted island. My list below:

• The good:
  • Found a studio 5 minutes walk from campus
  • My first classes yesterday went well, the teachers are really great
  • One of my teachers thinks nothing of telling us not to believe the “shit” people tell us
  • The other teacher is Bajan and the accent is such a refreshing change (miss you Sasha!!)
  • The class material is so interesting that you don’t mind if the teacher runs long
  • Limed by All Stars panyard on Friday
  • Helped paint the set for my sister’s church production
  • The afore-mentioned production was hilarious (imagine songs from Mr. L. E. Fontman being recited in perfect Queen’s English)
• The bad:
  • My books are not yet in the UWI bookstore and won’t be for another week they say
  • The rain is never-ending, it starts at lunchtime everyday and goes for hours
  • I already have my first assignment due Friday, for which I have to interview a “well-known” Caribbean entrepreneur, then write a 5-6 page essay
  • Almost nothing on campus opens before 9 and everybody goes home at 5 sharp
  • There is no clock in the classroom so the teachers don’t know when they run long
• The downright unpleasant:
  • UWI here is even worse than UWI at home, I can’t finish my registration yet which means no ID card, which means no shuttle, no computer facilities, no gym etc
  • The heat is ridiculous, you are dripping as soon as you move from a fan
  • We have to start working on a business plan on Wednesday which will be worth 60% of our grade

More to come…