Logistics

My job at Planned Parenthood ends on Monday and I'm looking forward to having some time to prepare for my life as a med student on Dominica.

What I have accomplished thus far:

• buying a plane ticket to the island and a return ticket for December back to the States (very comforting to know that I have a way back in a few months)
  
• mailed a deposit for my new apartment at "Lucy Villa" which is about 3 minutes away from campus...the only apartment that was available was on the ground-floor. I was apprehensive about this at first given the flooding situation but from what I have heard these apartments do not flood and rainy season will be mostly ending by the time I arrive. Also I have an agreement with the landlady that she will let me move into an apartment on a higher level as soon as it becomes available *fingers crossed*
  
• mailed my VISA application (compling all the documents and medical records for this took me months so they better not gripe about some minor discrepancy and make me redo it)


• bought the essential school supplies including my brand-spanking-new laptop which should be shipped to my house soon (!)
  

What I have a month to accomplish:

• LOANS (evil but necessary)
  
• class registration


• textbooks


• hurricane gear including but not limited too: a nice rain coat from REI, a headlamp and iodine tablets


• packing all of my necessary possesions


• opening up a new bank account with Citibank (the only bank on the island)