Cari and Piper studying together

I’ve been reading posts on Facebook recently about the weather back in Minnesota.  Apparently what started out as a warm and mild winter has now turned vengeful and brutal.  Tami Seibert reported negative 25 degrees below zero (Fahrenheit) in Duluth, and that’s without the wind-chill.  (The people renting our house just moved from Florida. I wonder what they think about all this.)

If weather is the only factor one considers, then we truly have moved to paradise. Right now I have our dual large patio doors wide open, I’m listening to the sounds of birds chirping, and a soothing trade-winds breeze is blowing in from the crystal blue ocean.  It’s early in the morning and the kids are still asleep, but my guess is when they wake up they will eat breakfast and then head down for a swim in one of the three swimming pools.

But, of course, weather is not the only factor. Here are a few others we’re also dealing with: Read the rest of this entry »

American University of the Caribbean, main building

Several friends have asked us questions such as “Why are you going to the Caribbean for medical school?” And those who work in the medical industry (mostly nurses and doctors) and who know a thing or two about medical schools have made comments to the tune of “Are you sure you want to go to a foreign medical school?”

So I thought I’d take a moment and share some of what we have learned in our extensive research. Selecting a medical school is no small decision, and we invested a great amount of thought and time in making this decision. Read the rest of this entry »

Carina, 7 months pregnant, at graduation with her parents, Ron and JoAnn.

It’s hardly fair to sum up roughly six years of my wife’s life in a couple of paragraphs, but here goes…

The Decision to go to Medical School

Carina started her undergrad in 2004, seven years ago (from the date I am writing this), which would have put Tanner at four years old and Andi at six.  That doesn’t seem right, but it must be.  Were they really that young when she started school? Read the rest of this entry »