Luke's boxes arrived!!

The much awaited day came on Thursday during orientation week when his two boxes weighing 160 pounds arrived. He was so thrilled and felt like it was Christmas as he was unpacking all of his belongings and putting his home together. Because electricity is so expensive, he has found little use for his kitchen and family room, but mainly stays in his air conditioned bedroom. The humidity is still playing havoc, wet towels, clothes, walls, etc., but it seems like he is starting to adapt.

Thank goodness for Skype and Gmail IM, we are able to talk to Luke everyday. If you would like to mail Luke his address is:

Luke Seibolt
c/o Ross Medical University
P.O. Box 266
Portsmouth Campus
Roseau, Commonwealth of Dominica
West Indies

The week of orientation included daily seminars, getting materials ready, finding your way around Picard, going out with the guys in the evening, and resting. On Saturday, he decided to get up early and take a bus into Portsmouth to go to "Market." It was quite a shock since he couldn't figure out what most of the food was in the bins. He was desperately looking for chicken, ground beef, and bread. Unfortunately, he came home with bananas, eggs (not refrigerated), and papayas. He is still looking for bread to make his peanut butter and jelly sandwich.

We luckily made contact with a young married couple, Kyle and Heidi, from Mesa, AZ . Kyle is in his second semester at Ross and his wife is amazingly resourceful. Kyle arrived back on campus on Thursday and started showing Luke around. Heidi will be back on Sunday and promised to show Luke where to find bread and offered to meet the "meat man" to get some meat for Luke.