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Background: Dominica was the last of the Caribbean islands to be colonized by Europeans, due chiefly to the fierce resistance of the native Caribs. France ceded possession to Great Britain in 1763, which made the island a colony in 1805. In 1980, two years after independence, Dominica's fortunes improved when a corrupt and tyrannical administration was replaced by that of Mary Eugenia CHARLES, the first female prime minister in the Caribbean, who remained in office for 15 years. Some 3,000 Carib Indians still living on Dominica are the only pre-Columbian population remaining in the eastern Caribbean.

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By smashr7
September 14th 2008

Home and Back

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New pictures: http://brookeroebuck.shutterfly.com Saturday, Sept 6 5:28am Location: Terminal B, Logan Airport Well well well… Break has come and gone and now it’s time to return to the island. DOH. I haven’t written for some time, so let’s take a trip to the past and relive some of what I’ve been up to. Hmmm… studying, studying, and… perhaps more studying?? Yeah, exciting, huh. The last two weeks of school were pretty trying - we had quite a few exams all in a row, not to mention the distracting excitement of returning home. I really didn&r [View Full Entry]

By smashr7
August 6th 2008

Powderpuff Video

Central America Caribbean » Dominica » Portsmouth

Hey Everyone Below you will find a link to the Powderpuff video on Youtube, where I debut as the right offensive lineswoman. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ad2t7rctHU There is some graphic music on here, so beware, and ENJOY!!! xoxo, Brooke [View Full Entry]

By smashr7
August 1st 2008

Women's Football and Spiders

Central America Caribbean » Dominica » Portsmouth

Hi, Everyone I've just uploaded some new pictures from the Women's "Powderpuff" football game and a couple of the dubious gigantic spider that decided to take residence on the mosquito net over my bed. Here is the link: http://brookeroebuck.shutterfly.com/action/?a=0ActXDNszcMWLDcA¬ag=1 Things are well here, just busy as usual. About three weeks left in the semester and we have four more exams to complete before I can head home! Today makes it the same month I'm going to come home, which is extremely exciting!!!! Oh, for those of you who haven't marked your calendars yet, I'll be h [View Full Entry]

By smashr7
July 20th 2008

New Pictures!!

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Hii!! I've added some new pictures to share with everyone - you can find them at: brookeroebuck.shutterfly.com/action/?a=0ActXDNszcMWLDUg Enjoy!! xoxo, Brooke [View Full Entry]

By smashr7
July 14th 2008

Two down

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Hello, Everyone It’s 3:20pm on Monday, July 14th and I have just returned from taking mini 2. I think it went okay, but we’ll see what the grades say. I’ve been extremely busy over these past couple of weeks, ESPECIALLY last week - it was filled with honors meetings, EMS call, Histology Lab exam, class, and then studying for mini 2 - it was a hellish week. But now it’s Monday at 3:20, which means that mini 2 is done, which means that I am FREEEEE until tomorrow morning at 8am when classes resume again… Freedom is bliss. And what shall [View Full Entry]

By smashr7
June 19th 2008

Yes, I am still alive

Central America Caribbean » Dominica » Portsmouth

June 19, 2008, 10am Hey, Everyone! It's been a while, I know. My anatomy practical exam and mini 1 required my attention. So how did they go?? They went well. The anatomy practical was pretty hard and mini 1 wasn't too bad. What is mini 1? Well, it's basically the first exam of the semester where all of your subjects are tested. So instead of having five separate tests for five separate subjects, we have one BIG test on one day. YEAH... So I've basically been living in books and my notes. I don't think I've ever been so tired in [View Full Entry]

By smashr7
June 2nd 2008

There are some experiences that are just PRICELESS

Central America Caribbean » Dominica » Portsmouth

Well, another week and a half or so has gone by and I have now been in Dominica for about a month. It's weird to think that a month has gone by already, but at the same time, my concept of time is lost. Yesterday feels like ten years ago. Soooo... what have I been up to? Needless to say, I have been extremely busy. I have been in class, at meetings, studying, playing soccer, and.... I think that's about it. Classes are going well and I did my first dissection this past week - my group dissected the suboccipital triangle [View Full Entry]

By smashr7
May 20th 2008

Updattteeeee with White Coat Pix

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White Coat pictures: http://brookeroebuck.shutterfly.com/action/ Monday, May 19, 2008 6:20pm Well, it’s the first day of my second week of classes and I am taking a break from reading about back problems (although I should probably master this information for my Dad’s sake….). So, let me recap this past week, as it’s been a while. So I had a horrible day of classes last Wednesday (I believe), and updated you all with a pretty bleak blog. Sorry about that. That day was extremely stressful, but you all should know that things are getting better. Classes aft [View Full Entry]

By smashr7
May 20th 2008

More Pix

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I uploaded more pix - the link is the same for all of the albums, but I'll keep sending it when I upload more things. Enjoy! http://brookeroebuck.shutterfly.com/action/ [View Full Entry]

By smashr7
May 16th 2008

Live White Coat Broadcast

Central America Caribbean » Dominica » Portsmouth

Hi, Everyone My White Coat ceremony is tomorrow at 2pm and the school has provided a live link of the event. I've pasted it below. http://exmediasite.rossmed.edu.dm/webcast/ Just incase anyone's interested.... xoxo, Brooke [View Full Entry]

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