jamie wants me to call this post: "my husband is SO AMAZING that he's taking me to the caribbean for 18 months."

well the stinky news is that we're not moving to ireland. but the pretty awesome news is that we're moving to the cayman islands this september. we'll be there for 18 months and then our plan is to do a rotation in london and then finish our rotations in nyc. that is the plan. we'll see what really goes down. but i like having a plan. and 4 years seems so much shorter when you break it up with different countries, yes? it also helps our mothers rest a little easier at night to know that we will not be abroad forever.

the cayman islands are between central america and cuba and are part of the british west indies. we will be sitting comfortably between our friends castro and zelaya. as well as (queen) elizabeth and johnny (depp). in theory.

i know the idea of medical school in the caribbean is a little odd, because i used to think so too. but then, once you start looking into it, everyone is doing it! including your husband's childhood friends, your old yw leader, everyone! it is very legit. and good for people like us who have families and made the medical school decision a little late in the game. jamie and i have always had big dreams of living abroad and although the carribean never crossed our minds, i feel like this is a real blessing and going to be a good experience for all of us. plus i get to buy like 10 new swimsuits, you guys! jk, probably only 8.

i'm still wrapping my head around the idea of all this and a lot of the time it gives me a stomach ache but i just "met" a darling darling girl through her blog who has been living in cayman for a few years and has been giving me tons of advice. the thing is, she is very tragically returning to the states this month. i'm seriously devasted about it. bad timing. oh well. anyway, i am counting on lots of visitors. please come lay on the beach with me. you will be doing me such a service. i'm serious.