Yesterday I watched a laparoscopic cholecystectomy (in normal language: a surgery where they remove the gall bladder using the keyhole method (in norwegian: kikhulsoperasjon av galleblæren). So today, you’re all getting a little introduction to biology/medicine 🙂 I have been shadowing a doctor at the private hospital every day for about three weeks now from 9-12. […]
Hello, hello! Hope everyone had a great start to the week! I arrived safely back from Carriacou on Wednesday (despite the ferry I was supposed to take being full and so I ended up having to take a veeery small “ferry” (it was not a ferry!) back to Grenada – but I survived and pushed […]
I experienced CARRIACOU CARNIVAL 2015 ! And what an experience! I’m not quite sure where to start in trying to explain carnival to you, so I put together a video instead which I hope will give a good impression of everything I experienced. Just before you watch it here’s just a little Carnival background information: Carnival in […]
Hola, hola! Just thought I’d stop by and show you some pictures from my little excursion yesterday to an island called Sandy Island, which is a very small island, with a lot of … sand! It was a quick 5 minute boat ride from the beach where I’m staying so I got a water taxi […]
Hello everyone! Lack of internet has meant no blogging – but I found some working wi-fi so we good 🙂 A little update since last time you heard from me; on Friday morning I left for an island called Carriacou! Carriacou is part of Grenada and is a 2 hour ferry trip away from Grenada. […]
I took my PADI scuba diving course in Cape Town, and it was one of the best weeks of my life! Therefore, when I came to Grenada and heard that scuba diving was big over here – well I had no choice but to sign up and go scuba diving as quickly as possible. Luckily […]
Heyy! After Lindsay and I made some frieeends during our scuba dive last weekend, we were invited along to have a bonfire on Grand Anse beach as it was the night of the full moon! Before we met Laura and Andre for the bonfire I joined Lindsay’s zumba lesson, which was so much fun (and so […]
On Thursday we had the best workout session I’ve ever had in my life! We were surrounded by miles and miles of white sand and turquoise water (You might sense my excitement of these views still after 3 weeks here, and I don’t think I’ll get tired of seeing this view any time soon 🙂 ) Like […]
Hello! I just wanted to wish you all a good Friday morning. Well, I also wanted to make you a little bit jealous of my stay here in Grenada 🙂 *beach, beach beach* Magazine beach La Sagesse beach La Sagesse beach Otherwise, I just wanted to let you all know that I started shadowing at a hospital […]
Last week there was an ongoing sailing festival in Grenada and over the weekend there was a big happening on the main beach, Grand Anse! On Sunday, Lindsay and I walked up and down Grand Anse beach, after our scuba dive and got the proper sailing festival vibe! Just a little bit of background: Yes, […]
Anna Thomassen 