tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29333964324304032692012-02-16T05:01:36.908-04:00The life of Kris and Megan in Grenada...Krishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12607518697761810390noreply@blogger.comBlogger361100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2933396432430403269.post-5244361079899362772009-03-21T19:48:00.006-04:002009-05-16T12:46:46.870-04:00

Last night my wife, and our neighbors Laura, Bob, and India decided to try a local restaurant, Patrick's, which we'd heard was a good place to try traditional Grenadian food. Megan being a bit more complex in what she desired to let into her mouth than the rest of us started to worry a bit about what might be available and posted this stress on Facebook. She was received with a couple surprise

Krishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12607518697761810390noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2933396432430403269.post-55066565186443078232008-11-02T15:06:00.011-04:002008-11-06T11:16:37.712-04:00

I had this great idea, at least that's how this all started out...I've been bored lately. Surprise surprise that accounting and statistics are not keeping me at the edge of my seat. So last week I finally got off my bum and went for a bike ride. Boredom was gone instantly and replaced with a nice large smile. Even though I've been about as active as a sack of potatoes, I decided my next trip

Krishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12607518697761810390noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2933396432430403269.post-23480180949404268062008-10-05T20:47:00.009-04:002008-10-15T20:41:54.933-04:00

This past Saturday the 4th of October marked the 600th Hash for the Grenada Hash House Harriers. Once again this has nothing to do with Cannabis. Although I did wander through a few questionable crops, I stick with my story that the plants were left un-harvested. For those not familiar with the basics of Hashing see an earlier post this year in ... March time frame ... i think.Anyhow for one

Krishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12607518697761810390noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2933396432430403269.post-57141415120263423812008-09-19T14:58:00.009-04:002008-09-19T21:14:32.196-04:00

Any of you seen the movie Wanted? It just came out here in Grenada, which is where I experienced it. Other than that this post has absolutely NOTHING to do with Grenada.So have you seen it? If you like thin plot action movies then you'll probably enjoy it.I personally had a good time watching it but I've got a few thoughts on it as well. I am convinced this movie was the result of a late night

Krishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12607518697761810390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2933396432430403269.post-24868141887191424082008-09-19T14:58:00.005-04:002008-09-19T16:04:02.281-04:00

After Ike, Hanna, and Gustav, the inevitable question Megan and I get from all those not on our little rock is "How are the hurricane's affecting you?". Simply answered, they are not. Grenada is south, WAY south. Why is that important? Well most storms form off the tip of Africa around the Cape Verde islands then head north west. The Cape Verde islands are a ways north of us, therefore storms

Krishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12607518697761810390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2933396432430403269.post-32183493535990829682008-08-30T22:36:00.008-04:002008-08-31T10:48:12.969-04:00

I've come across something down here that just doesn't make sense at first. When one is hot, you want a cold shower right? (now if you're Megan it'd be warm not scalding as usual). The idea being cooler water to cool you down. The thing is down here that logic does not work. Trust me, I've tried it again and again. "What's not to work about this?" you ask? Well you take a cold shower, which does

Krishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12607518697761810390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2933396432430403269.post-48062989835877464702008-08-17T20:19:00.007-04:002008-08-18T20:46:08.144-04:00

As many SGU students have found, it is very helpful to have a car around Grenada. Back in March Megan and I made the choice to purchase a Suzuki Escudo (aka Sidekick with right hand drive). I noticed when we purchased this little SUV that there was a good size sticker on the front windshield with an expiration date of June 30th clearly marked on it. As the end of our stay for term 1 came up I

Krishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12607518697761810390noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2933396432430403269.post-2604946250280595782008-08-16T15:46:00.005-04:002008-08-16T16:24:54.811-04:00

Term 2! Second term on the little spec of dirt in the Carribean.First impressions? HOLY CRAP IT'S HOT!!! So we left fairly well adjusted to the temperatures down here, returning after three months in relatively cool CA the adjustment back into Grenada's temperatures and humidity has been hard on our systems. The last term, aka the "dry season", varied in temperature from about 78-83 and around

Krishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12607518697761810390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2933396432430403269.post-77218432217599219722008-08-16T15:03:00.002-04:002008-08-16T15:42:18.901-04:00

I find myself sitting here on the same couch I did when I posted the last blog over three months ago. To say the last three months were a blur is an understatement. Megan and I flew back home to CA back in May (shortly after the turtle post). We stayed in my grandparents house since they spend the summers back in MI. It worked out quite nicely. Megan worked at Banfield this summer, which is a

Krishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12607518697761810390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2933396432430403269.post-4305964694257766802008-05-07T19:57:00.009-04:002008-12-10T19:02:22.362-04:00

A couple weeks into the semester Megan and I started hearing whispers about sea turtles. Eventually the whispers changed to giant sea turtles. Then the bad news came in, the facts. Yes there are giant sea turtles in Grenada, BUT they only come out at night after dark. They also only come to the most remote beach on the island, which of course is the furthest point away from where we live. Next

Krishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12607518697761810390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2933396432430403269.post-83545276934203164172008-05-04T22:39:00.014-04:002008-12-10T19:02:29.110-04:00

First off it's been ... over a month since I last posted, time sure flies. This is not to say we haven't been up to anything interesting in the past month, I've just been a bit lazy i suppose. So on to the Tri.A friend/classmate of Megan's at SGU, Jenny, brought her nice Cannondale road bike down a couple months back. I bought a mountain bike off a departing student about the same time. We

Krishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12607518697761810390noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2933396432430403269.post-23895694975501910862008-04-07T19:32:00.008-04:002008-12-10T19:02:30.264-04:00

Last week was one of the busiest weeks for wet labs. Several veterinarians visited from the US (some from CA) and offered exciting wet labs on various topics regarding both small and large animals. 2 equine veterinarians (Dr. Scott Marx & Dr. Elizabeth Schilling) specializing in dentistry were here along with 1 veterinarian (Dr. Kevin May) specializing in chiropractic/acupuncture/endoscopy.The

Megan Glaserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05878572424528804322noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2933396432430403269.post-15448228125872008682008-03-31T10:39:00.004-04:002008-03-31T13:36:28.477-04:00

I am at the moment sitting in the "waiting room" while our rattle trap is having the breaks fixed.First off it's one of the largest dealers on the island "Steele's Auto Parts", (yet it's a dealer). But when I drove up it does not say "Steele's" ANYWHERE... in Grenada I've learned that if it looks like a duck and smells like a duck, (even if it's purple or blue) then it's probably a duck. This

Krishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12607518697761810390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2933396432430403269.post-27466987819966765782008-03-30T22:39:00.001-04:002008-12-10T19:02:33.848-04:00

Recently our two furry footed children have been the topic of many correspondence, so I'd like to take a few quick moments to say a word or two about them. As I am sure you're quite aware, we brought our two Miniature Schnauzers with us to Grenada. Jasper, the king of the household (he'd like to think so anyhow), and Felicity, hunter of all things living and small (especially lizards), are quite

Krishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12607518697761810390noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2933396432430403269.post-12835955340712705842008-03-30T11:42:00.004-04:002008-12-10T19:02:34.057-04:00

A common question I get in emails or phone calls is "So how's the weather down there?". The weather here is nice, very nice. If you don't mind high heat and pretty high humidity it's great. The funny thing is the weather never changes. i figured as a good example i'd show today's weather...As you can see from the above weather forecast for today, it doesn't change... at all. This is obviously

Krishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12607518697761810390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2933396432430403269.post-12783088812823392982008-03-14T14:58:00.006-04:002008-12-10T19:02:35.783-04:00

Megan and I are now the proud owners of a Grenadian Rattle Trap! AKA an old beat up, rattling, worn out, car! After exactly two months of being on the island we decided to purchase a car. I've been walking 15-20 minutes each way to the store 3-4 times a week (only able to buy what I can carry home). Laundry also requires the same hike, and let me tell you 30lbs + of laundry on your back in 80+ F

Krishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12607518697761810390noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2933396432430403269.post-41203776293150726582008-03-11T18:31:00.009-04:002008-12-10T19:02:37.838-04:00

THAT'S ILLEGAL!!! ... Contrary to initial impressions his is not about vertical take off jets loaded full of pot... I am now technically a "Hasher", and although to become a hasher did involve a LOT of weed...s.. there was no smoking to be had. So what the heck is a "Hash Harrier" anyhow? It blends a lot of different things, starting with trail running. Now add some sense of adventure.... in

Krishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12607518697761810390noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2933396432430403269.post-22874739064077653832008-02-24T17:54:00.010-04:002008-12-10T19:02:42.747-04:00

This blog should be pretty self explanatory with the title and the photo to the left. The greatly anticipated trip has finally occurred, we saw the infamous Mona Monkeys of the Grand Etang Forest Reserve (rain forest). I figured I'd just throw up a monkey photo right off the bat so there's a chance you'll have enough patience to read the words in between the photos. ;)I'll start from the very

Krishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12607518697761810390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2933396432430403269.post-73270165032378867742008-02-23T23:13:00.003-04:002008-02-23T23:37:59.572-04:00

I took a run the other day and as I was heading out I noticed a sound off in the distance that sounded a lot like a router. Not the network switch kind, the thing that makes pretty edges on pieces of wood. Another analogy would be the sound of a finishing sander, a high pitched buzzing varying slightly. If none of this rings a bell then just picture a buzzing and you'll be close enough. Back to

Krishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12607518697761810390noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2933396432430403269.post-32869438776374825252008-02-23T19:08:00.005-04:002008-12-10T19:02:43.373-04:00

Today I went with my friend, Ashley, to the SGU farm to attend a cow-handling wet lab. We learned how to tie various knots and how to make a halter out of some rope. That is about it. Here are a couple photos from the farm. It is amazing how different the cattle are from horses. Horses, in general, don't mind being handled, but cattle really don't seem to enjoy it - except for the occasional ear

Megan Glaserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05878572424528804322noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2933396432430403269.post-27699317541502537902008-02-22T19:18:00.003-04:002008-02-22T20:31:53.798-04:00

I'm living in the "Island of Spice", the "Spice Isle", cooking should be exciting and interesting right? All these choices and new spices to make things with... so much so that the only mall is actually called "Spiceland Mall"...First off if you ask a local I've been told that the answer you get is just something along the lines of "oh yeah, you just mix them in!" uh.. yes ok. I am an engineer

Krishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12607518697761810390noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2933396432430403269.post-80984026788141758902008-02-21T21:40:00.004-04:002008-12-10T19:02:43.562-04:00

Megan here-First of all, this is a picture of the vet class taken the 1st week of classes. So I figured this would be a good time to write a blog since I just finished my first exams in vet school. In case I haven't told you what classes I am taking, they are: anatomy, physiology, embryology, histology, animal welfare & behavior, and professionalism. Phew. Yep, a HUGE load. Well, animal welfare &

Megan Glaserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05878572424528804322noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2933396432430403269.post-962837282068242272008-02-11T20:50:00.000-04:002008-12-10T19:02:44.080-04:00

Saturday night as I was cleaning something in the kitchen I heard a yelp from the living room which by now (after the giant spider invasion) I knew meant something scary was in the house. But before I could even get to the living room (not even 5 feet away) there was a second yelp. I noticed this time that there was a lack of panic in the yelp and more excitement. As I entered the living room I

Krishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12607518697761810390noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2933396432430403269.post-11501861335698385632008-02-09T14:38:00.000-04:002008-02-09T15:03:46.158-04:00

I broke my "rule of thumb", no camera. I left just a few minutes ago to study on campus while Megan and Ashley studied anatomy. My plan was to go to the library and study while they look at parts of things that once barked and meowed. I now at this very moment find my self sitting in an "office" smelling less then pleasant surrounded by all sorts of parts of various animals, some real some

Krishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12607518697761810390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2933396432430403269.post-8963210773955481652008-02-02T16:36:00.000-04:002008-12-10T19:02:45.870-04:00

(I appolige for any miss spellings as spell check is defunct today)... I quickly learned living here that, with few exceptions, I should not be leaving the house without my camera. Thursday's trip to the immigration office was no exception. There were no giant spiders or anything but I did get a couple shots of the capitol city St. George's. This started off a simple task, extend my visa till may

Krishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12607518697761810390noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2933396432430403269.post-25509029847440961342008-01-28T11:37:00.000-04:002008-12-10T19:02:46.615-04:00

Last night I was getting a drink of water from the kitchen before heading to bed when I heard the strangest combination of noises come from my wife. I quickly returned to the source of the noise where I now found my wife wiggling and squirming around in circles while holding herself very tightly with the most disgusted face I've ever seen her give. Due to the fact that the bathroom light was on

Krishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12607518697761810390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2933396432430403269.post-53664089487093579922008-01-27T16:23:00.000-04:002008-12-10T19:02:48.557-04:00

Today Megan and I took a stroll down to the Grand Anse beach (the town we live in) hoping to see a bunch of sail boats that came in for some sort of celebration yesterday, but they were already gone by the time we got down there, oh well. Anyhow below are some photos of the beach where we were walking, it's amazing, truly crystal clear water, warm, and very inviting. It's hard to believe that

Krishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12607518697761810390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2933396432430403269.post-64988106457347362312008-01-25T17:32:00.000-04:002008-12-10T19:02:50.278-04:00

This post is mostly just random little things thrown together. There are tons of little tidbits every day that don't quite make a full topic by themselves so this is a few of them together as one. Below is just a nice shot of a pretty little island right off campus. Megan and I both noticed how this was the first time we'd seen any birds on this small island, but it was also during the highest

Krishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12607518697761810390noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2933396432430403269.post-18617364871885024122008-01-25T15:59:00.000-04:002008-12-10T19:02:53.014-04:00

So for those not familiar with Med/Vet schooling the tradition in most schools is to start with a "White Coat Ceremony". This symbolizes the student's official entrance into the Vet/Med profession. Each student has their first white doctor's coat placed on them by one of the head people of the school. It was a very exciting event to see my wife with her official doctors coat on, looking quite

Krishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12607518697761810390noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2933396432430403269.post-67155661749396162552008-01-20T12:08:00.000-04:002008-12-10T19:02:55.671-04:00

It's Sunday, day 7, we've been here a week now. Time is flying by. I have had little time to post what's been going on because we've been up to so much and frankly blogging seems to take forever. People said the speed of life down here is slower which is true, kinda... things take forever but that doesn't mean we don't still have a million things going on at once. Most of the "slowness" of life

Krishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12607518697761810390noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2933396432430403269.post-31342139302254362202008-01-16T20:25:00.000-04:002008-12-10T19:02:57.548-04:00

Day three and were still alive and well. If you didn't pick up on it already the title is my interpretation of the way most locals talk around here, translation "Getting the hang of it". Some of our biggest challenges have simply been understanding what the heck the locals are saying. Try to imagine this, mix a Jamaican and British accent together, then talk REAL quite and mumble at the same time

Krishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12607518697761810390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2933396432430403269.post-62881694104005635842008-01-14T21:01:00.000-04:002008-12-10T19:02:59.374-04:00

I'll blame the lack of posts on the extreme insanity Megan and I lived in the past month (like selling my car literally 5 hours before we left for the airport). But through it all we made it finally to Grenada. (The picture to the left is our apartment, we are on the bottom furthest away.)Today is the evening of day one. Technically we arrived last night but it wasn't till about 10:30pm that we

Krishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12607518697761810390noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2933396432430403269.post-51555642867561664702007-12-21T00:52:00.000-04:002007-12-21T00:58:15.335-04:00

The hurdles have been high and frequent but were almost there. We have one huge one ahead of us, negotiating with WaMu about the sale of our Condo, but we don't know exactly when we'll face that so in the mean time we are just waiting and enjoying the temporary relief from some stress. Megan and I are 100% over the food poisoning, and just about over a cold that we both got immediately after the

Krishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12607518697761810390noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2933396432430403269.post-27761795933433142852007-12-07T23:32:00.000-04:002007-12-07T23:44:27.295-04:00

As the clock continues to tick closer and closer to our January 12th departure date some things are finally starting to fall into place, but not without throwing other wrenches into the works. We got an offer on our condo, Whoo Hoo! We are in negotiations about the price and contract but are very close to signing. Megan also got approved on her student loans by aid of my co-signature, another

Krishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12607518697761810390noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2933396432430403269.post-88005189588304744602007-11-28T00:23:00.000-04:002007-11-28T01:02:17.375-04:00

Nowadays we hear "fraud this" and "protection that" without thinking much of it until of course you find out your denied student loans because of a delinquent account, which of course your completely unaware of. Now that we are in the middle of this situation we are scrambling trying to figure out how to get the fraud off Megan's account while also quickly realizing no one in our family can

Krishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12607518697761810390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2933396432430403269.post-5148416486194349482007-11-25T01:37:00.000-04:002007-11-28T01:02:51.522-04:00

This is the first official Glaser blog. I plan to update this as often as possible, keeping all you state side up-to-date with our fun and games in Grenada. As Megan and I are still in Santa Barbara our adventure starts with just getting us off the mainland and on our way to Grenada. We have a couple major hurtles left to get over...1. get student loans... finding out you have fraud on my credit

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