Halloween on St. Kitts

Once again, we celebrated Halloween on St. Kitts, and as always, coming up with costumes on an island that doesn't celebrate Halloween poses its challenges. But everyone did a great job this year, and I was especially surprised with the awesome and very creative group costumes that were put together.

The Halloween Party was held at the Pink Elephant. I didn't really have any plans for a costume, but ended up getting something together at the last minute...Cory and I have been watching the show True Blood on HBO, so I went as the main character Sookie


I even made a bottle of "True Blood" to carry around...



Cory was part of a group that went as the characters from the video game Street Fighter....Cory was Ken.



Ha ha, and Cory definitely got into character



And of course, if Ken throws fireballs, Cory has to as well


Here we are getting ready for the party...the girls of Street Fighter


Jen, Lauren and Jeff were a Jerry Springer family. Lauren's skirt was so tight that they all had to help her get it on!


Here they are all set to go and in full character


Here is Jessica's husband Jose...he made an awesome Cpt. Jack Sparrow!


Jeff and Teresa were...Hawaiian tourists?


Brooke and Jill were hilarious (but kind of scary) trolls!


Anne-Marie was a mermaid


More Street Fighters together






Trying to shoot flames at each other


One of my favorite costumes of the night...Kirsten is a first semester student, and she came as a Transformer...it was awesome!





And now some of the other amazing group costumes that were put together. Unfortunately I don't know who all of the people are in these pictures, but I just had to applaud their creativity!

The Ghostbusters


And the Stay-Puffed Marshmallow Man!


All of the characters from Alice in Wonderland


Captain Planet and the Planeteers


Every Batman villian


And the Batman good guys mixed in with the villians


The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, complete with Shredder and Splinter





Seriously, those are some great costumes! Wish I could be around next year to see what new ideas people come up with!

Cory's 7th Semester Classes

It is hard to believe that Cory is half way done with his final semester on the island! Here are the courses he is taking at the moment:

Semester 7

VMS 5775 Theriogenology with Laboratory
Integrates reproductive pathology, endocrinology, physiology, and pharmacology as they apply to the clinical diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of reproductive disorders in domestic animals. Breeding soundness evaluation of males and females are also covered. By the end of the course, the student should be able to approach an obstetrical situation in any of the domestic animal species with the necessary background to diagnose, manage, and resolve the condition. Students are also introduced to procedures and technologies used in pregnancy diagnosis, artificial insemination, and semen collection and evaluation.

VMS 5783 Introduction to Clinics II with Laboratory
Focuses on the continuation of the techniques necessary to obtain clinical data, with emphasis on thorough physical examination and problem-oriented veterinary medical records. Clinical practical sessions utilize referral and general appointment cases. Students gain experience in common veterinary diagnostic techniques.

VMS 5793 Large Animal Medicine II
Covers diseases of food-producing animals including small ruminants, cattle, swine and camelids. In addition, a brief discussion of the use of alternative therapies in large animal medicine is included.

VMS 5795 Large Animal Surgery
Focuses on surgery of farm animals, with emphasis on cattle and horses. In cattle, the alimentary, locomotor, and reproductive systems are covered in detail. In the horse, the healing and treatment of wounds, lameness, dentistry, colic, and the respiratory, urinary, male and female reproductive systems are covered. Surgical laboratories include a wide range of surgeries on sheep, goats, and donkeys.

VMS 5797 Laboratory Animal Medicine and Special Species
Concentrates on common medical and surgical problems of laboratory animals, primates, ferrets, llamas, reptiles, individual avian patients, and some exotic animals are discussed, together with housing and behavior. Laboratories and field trips provide practical experience.