Ingredients Used Often In My Kitchen

Spices:
Dried Parsley Flakes
Dried Basil
Paprika
Cajun Seasoning
Ground Black Pepper
Bay Leaf Powder
Curry Powder
Graham Masala Powder
Ginger Powder
Cayenne Pepper
White Pepper
Red Pepper Flakes
Salt

Liquids:
Soy Sauce
Fish Sauce
Seasoned Rice Vinegar
Hot Sauce
Ketchup

Fats:
Butter
Vegetable Oil
Sesame Oil

Baking:
Corn Starch
Flour
Baking Powder
Yeast
Cinnamon
Cloves
Nutmeg
condensed milk
Evaporated Milk
Dried Coconut Flakes
Cocoa Powder
Brown and White Sugar
Ginger/Coconut Cookies for crust


Refrigerator:
Butter
Eggs
Boxed Milk
Carrots
Chives
Tomatoes

Counter:
Potatoes
Onion
Garlic
Ginger
limes/lemons
Spaghetti Noodles
Macaroni Noodles
Tomato Paste
Tomato Sauce

Freezer:
Peas and Carrots
Corn
Pork Loin Center Cut Chops
Ground Beef
Chicken Thighs
Beef

The Cave Restaurant

Business Directory (under construction)

*For more information and pictures, click on store names. 
*If Dialing from a non Grenadian Phone (Lime, Digicel) dial 1+473 and 7 digit number. 

1.  Grocery Stores
2.  Shopping Stores
3.  Hardware Stores
4.  Pharmacies
5.  Banks
6.  Restaurants
7.  Airport
8.  Hospitals
9.  Animal Clinic
10. Movie Rentals
11. Stationary
12. Pediatricians
13. Dentist
14. Notary, fax, copy, and scanning services. (note: You can also send faxes in the West Wing of the SGU library (the section on the right hand side where reference books are located). 
15. Local Post Office, DHL, and FedEx
16. Unisex Hair Salon
17. Taxis
18. American Embassy in Grenada 

1.  Grocery Stores:
Real Value IGA 
-Location:  in Spiceland Mall, Grand Anse. From SGU, take the Grand Anse bus.  Press the stop button right after you pass the soccer field.  Bus stops in back of IGA. 
-Hours:  M-Th 8am-9pm, F-Sa 8am-10pm, and Sun 10am-7pm
-Phone:  (473) 439-2121. 
-IGA Facebook Page

Food Fair 
-Location:  In the Grand Anse Shopping Center across the street from Scotia Bank. 1/4 mile from IGA ~2 blocks down towards Saint George's.  SGU Mont Tout bus stops in front of Foodfair. Just let the bus driver know where you want to go and he'll show you the bus stop.
-Hours:  M-Th 8am-7pm and F-Sa 8am-8pm.  Closed Sundays
-Phone: (473) 444-4573
 
CK's Super Value 
-Location:  Up around the corner from Texaco walking towards the roundabout. From school take the Grand Anse bus.  Bus stops in front of Texaco.
-Hours:  M-Th 9am-5:30pm and F-Sa 9am-7pm.  Closed Sundays.
-Phone: (473) 444-1800.

Bulk Buy Frozen Foods 
-Location:  About halfway down Maurice Bishop Highway towards SGU.  From SGU, take the Grand Anse bus and tell the bus drive you want to go to Buy Bulk. He will stop at the nearest bus stop. 
-Hours: M-F 8am-5pm; Sa 8am-2pm; Su closed
-Phone: (473) 440-2956 or (473) 440-2402


MNIB Val-U Garden
-Location: Excel Plaza, Grand Anse, St. George's.  The big orange complex halfway between CK's Super Valu and Le Marquis Complex.  From school, take the grand anse bus and ask the bus drive to stop in front of excel plaza (1 min away from texaco towards IGA)
-Hours: M-Sa 8am-6pm; Su 9am-12pm
-Phone: (473) 439-3353  Mobile: (473) 418-0869

Meat and Meat
-location inside of the True Blue Pharmacy 
-They have meats, frozen fish (including sashimi grade tuna for sushi), some local produce and frozen meals. 
-At times they have samples including roast beef, ham, capicola, pate and some of their meals. 
-hours are M-F, 4pm-7pm; Sa 9am-5pm.


2.  Shopping Centers

Excel Plaza

-Location: Halfway in Between CK's and Le Marquis "round houses." Big Orange Complex. Take the Grand Anse Bus from SGU and stop at Texaco.  Walk up around the corner towards IGA. Building will be on right hand side. 

List of Stores in complex:
Subway

Chef's Castle Cafeteria- Local food. Roti, local baked breads, pizza.

MNIB Val-U Garden
Hours: M-Sa 8am-6pm; Su 9am-12pm
Phone: (473) 439-3353  Mobile: (473) 418-0869

Body Image Gym

Mitchell's Pharmacy 
Hours: M-Sa 8am-6pm; Su 9am-12noon
Phone: (473) 439-9355

Cuddles- Baby store
Hours: M-Sa 10am-6pm

Presents Too - Gifts, toys, board games, book store, greeting cards
Hours: M-Sa 10am-7pm

Movie Palace

Spiceland Mall

-Location: Grand Anse. From SGU terminal, take grand anse bus. Bus stops in front of Spiceland Mall. 
-Hours vary from store to store. Click heading for more information on all stores located in mall.

Esplanade Mall

-Location: Saint George's. Take SGU Grand Anse Bus and get off at Texaco.  Walk up around the corner to local bus stop. take #1 St. George's to last stop. pay 2.50EC
-Hours:  M-Sa 7am-7pm; Su Closed unless there is a cruise ship in port

Le Marquis Mall

*Location: Le Marquis Shopping Center. Grand Anse, Grenada, West Indies.
*Directions: Take the Grand Anse bus from SGU campus. After making a sharp turn next grass field(close to IGA), Le Marquis will be on your immediate left. Push stop button as soon as you see a grass field. Bus stops in front on Le Marquis (Round Houses).

Grand Anse Shopping Centre                                                                                                                  
-Location: Grand Anse.  From SGU, take the Mont Tout bus.  Stop in front of Food Fair and Scotia Bank.

Stars Party Supplies

Rick's Cafe

Hubbards Hardware and Garden

Food Fair

3.  Hardware Stores:
L.A. Purcell's Store
-Location: in Saint George's on Granby Street. Take SGU Grand Anse Bus to Texaco. Walk up around corner to local bus stop. Take #1 to Saint George's to last stop.  Facing bus terminal, turn left towards grocery store. Walk straight until you see Esplanade Mall on right. That same street, make a left. Store will be on right.
-Hours: 
-Phone: main office (473) 440-2438; hardware (473) 435-4072; furniture (473) 440-2084

Hubbards
-Location: Grand Anse Shopping Centre (Foodfair). Take the L'Anse Aux Epines bus from SGU and tell the bus driver you would like to stop next to foodfair.
-Hours:  F 9am-6pm, Sa 9am-3pm
-Phone: (473) 444-1867; St. George's Carenage (473) 440-2087

Creative Do-It-Best Hardware 
-location: in the Spiceland Mall, next to Real Value IGA. Take the Grand Anse Bus from SGU and stop in front of Spiceland Mall
-Hours: M-Sa 10am-7pm; Su closed
Phone: (473) 439-3648


ACE Hardware 
-location: on Maurice Bishop Highway, next to Frozen Food Bulk Buy.  From SGU, take the Grand Anse bus and tell the bus drive you want to go to Ace Hardware. He will stop at the nearest bus stop (there's one right before Texaco).
-Hours: M-Fr 8am-5pm; Sa 8am-2pm; Su closed
-Phone: (473) 444-5090  

Ramdhanny L&L Co. Hardware Store
-location: on Maurice Bishop Highway  next to Frozen Bulk Buy and Ace Hardware (halfway point of the whole Maurice Bishop highway stretch). From SGU, take the Grand Anse bus and tell the bus drive you want to go to Ramdhanny. He will stop at the nearest bus stop.
-Hours: M-F 8am-4pm; Sa 8am-12pm 
-Phone: (473) 444-4793

4.  Pharmacies:
If you have a prescription to be filled, don't wait until the last minute.  Sometimes, certain drugs will either be out-of-stock or need to be special ordered.  In a pinch, you may have to go to more than one pharmacy to fill a prescription, if one pharmacy doesn't have what you need right away.

Gittens  
-location: on Wall Street in Grand Anse.  From SGU take the Grand Anse bus and stop in front of Le Marquis complex (press the stop button right after you pass the big range complex, excel plaza, on your right).  Cross the street towards New York Bagels.  Pharmacy is located on same strip further down.
-Hours:
-Phone: (473) 444-4954

Mitchell's 
-location: in Grand Anse Shopping Center.  Take the Mont Tout bus from SGU.  Stop in front of Food Fair. Pharmacy is located in the same complex as Foodfair.
-Hours: M-Sa 8:30am-9pm; Su 5-9pm
-Phone: (473) 444-3845

True Blue Pharmacy 
-location: on True Blue Drive, next door to Bananas.  Take the SGU Grand Anse bus and press the stop button right before you hit the first roundabout you see. Bus stops across the street.  
-Hours: M-F 9am-7pm; Sa 9am-5pm; Su & Holidays 10am-2pm 
-Phone: (473) 444-3784


5.  Banks

RBTT  -Location:  on campus  and on Wall Street in Grand Anse 444-4919   -Phone: (473) 444-3862   First Caribbean International Bank  -Location:  on Wall Street in Grand Anse -Phone:  (473) 444-1184 Bank of Nova Scotia  -Location:  across from the Grand Anse Shopping Center/Food Fair -Phone: (473)  444-1917 -Hours: M-Th 8am-2pm; F 8-4pm; Sa & Su closed Republic Bank Limited  -Location:  in Spiceland Mall  -Phone:  (473) 444-2627 Republic Finance and Merchant Bank  -Location:  on Wall Street in Grand Anse  -Phone:  (473) 444-1874 6.  Restaurants  7.  Airport Maurice Bishop International Airport, Point Salines Phone: (473) 444-4101 8.  Hospitals General Hospital, Saint George's Phone: (473) 440-2051 ambulance: 440-2113 Princess Alice Hospital, St. Andrew Phone: (473) 442-7251/2 Ambulance:  442-5400 9.  Animal Clinic GSPCA, St. George's Phone: (473) 440-4874 SGU Small Animal Hospital, True Blue Phone:  (473) 435-2900  10. Movie Rentals  DVD Universe  -location: on Wall Street (where all the banks are located) across the street from Le Marquis "Round houses" Take the L'Anse Aux Epines bus or Grand Anse Bus from SGU bus terminal and ask driver to stop next to wall street. 11. Stationary Bryden and Minors- Stationary and Office Supplies -location: in Spiceland Mall  and on the Carenage -Hours: M-F 9am-6pm; Sa 10am-7pm -Phone: (473) 439-0870 -Items Sold: art and craft supplies, photo albums and frames, writing instruments and accessories, paper, school supplies, printing cartridges, labels, business forms, writing pads and notebooks, binders and presentation folders 12. Pediatricians Dr. Kecia Lowe-American Board Certified in Pediatrics & Internal Medicine KeciaLowe@gmail.com (473) 443-5693 (473) 407-7700 Emergencies available for house calls as well Dr. Beverly Nelson American Board Certified in Pediatrics Beverley@caribsurf.com (473) 440-3916 (473) 415-2463 Cell 13. Dentists Dr. Vibart Yaw & Dr. Roberts (473) 440-8386 Dr. Roxanne Nedd (473) 444-2273 Dr. Tara Baksh  (473) 444-3200 Joshua Yetman -  I've had nothing but great experiences with Island Dental - Dr. Tara Baksh and Dr. Victor Saaman. 437-4000, 419-4000. Digital x-rays, bright clean exam rooms. Cost me EC$65 for x-rays and a filling. 14. Law Office of Julien Emmanuel -Notrary, fax, and copy services available.  They can also scan documents and have them sent to an email address.  -Office located in same plaza as Scotia Bank.  From SGU, take the Grand Anse Bus. Get off at Rubis gas station.  Walk up around the corner to local bus stop towards roundabout. Take a #1 bus to Scotia Bank (on right). Stop across the street of Scotia Bank. -Don't forget to bring ID 15.  Click HERE for business information - post office, DHL, FedEx 16. Hair Salons  Unisex Hair Salon - Hair Affair  Unisex Hair Salon - Spice Isle Retreat Hair Salon 17. Taxis Phillip Taxi & Tours 18. Embassy of the United States of America  -Phone: 1 (473) 444-1173/1174/1175 -Fax: 1 (473) 444-4920 -Location: St. Georges, Grenada. -Directions: From campus, take LAE bus.  Ask driver you would like to stop next to American embassy (american flag in front of building).  After passing tire intersection next to gas station roundabout, building will be on  right hand side.

Links to Other SO Blogs

• Coghills in Grenada - Kelsey is a Significant Other of a med student and has been blogging since March 2009.  She is the past volunteer coordinator (a very committed one) of the SO board and has much experience around island life and culture.  She is the go to Magic 8 Ball for Grenada-related questions hahaa.  You can contact her through her blog or send her a personalized message through the SO website.  On her page, on the right hand side, she lists many other SO blogs that she follows.

• Life After Grenada -  SGU SO, Amber, talks about her past experiences in Grenada while her husband attended Saint George's University and also talks about both hers and her husband's life after Grenada. 
• Count On Me For Life- Marisa, a significant other of an SGU Med student Grad keeps up to date with her personal experiences and experiences with Andy and also includes details of his journey through clinical years.

• Footprints In The Sand
• The Lackey's Grenada Adventure
• The Conleys in Grenada

• Jessie - Loves Worth It
• Cat - Budget Blonde
• Holly - Adventures and Beyond
• Marieke - IKAT Lessons From the Loom
• Emily -  Evidence of Grace
• Natalie -  The Kings are Konquering Grenada
• Taylor - Life In Grenada
• Sarah - Sarah Smiles Awhile... and Sometimes Not So Much
• Lizzy-  http://www.wrightsingrenada.blogspot.com/

Once You've Arrived Checklist

• if you live off campus, straighten out all housing details with landlord-sign contract, ask when rent is due, make copy of keys, inquire about access to laundry facilities, straighten out electricity, cable, and internet concerns, and so on.
• make your way to the grocery store - IGA is the preferred grocery store of students with.  They have items you'll be most familiar with (assuming you're from America).  At the same time, they're more expensive because these items are imported and you're also paying for the convenience of buying from an AC ventilated store.  Don't forget to sign up for a "frequent shopper" card. Receive 1 point for every dollar you spend. 500 points will land you $5. If you would like to accumulate, great! They don't expire. The "Grand Anse" bus (you can catch it at the campus bus terminal or at any of the stops on the bus route) stops right in front of the store.  Foodfair is about 1/4 mile away from IGA. You will find a more local selection of produce.  I buy produce here because it's cheaper and always fresh.
• visit the hardware store for pots, pans, utensils, converters, surge protectors for your computers, and everything else you need for your house.  There's a hardware store right next door to IGA but it has limited selections with high prices.  If you end up purchasing items from here, don't forget to ask for your student discount!  They don't ask for ID but I would have it just in case you come across a by-the-book type of person.  You may not want to venture out at this point because you're completely new to the island, but I highly suggest you do to a nearby hardware store called Hubbards found about 1/4 mile away from IGA. It's past wall street (where all of the banks are located) in the shopping center across the street of Scotia Bank.  Foodfair is also located in the shopping center.  Ask a local or student nearby to help you find your way. They are very friendly.   
• hang lines up for laundry or purchase clips if you already have them. you can also purchase stands made specifically for drying laundry at the hardware store.  Make sure that if you arrive during rainy season (June-December) that you get the rhythm of how weather works here. One moment its sunny and the next, it's pouring.  Very unpredictable! I chose to dry clothes outside because the sun is so warm and it's also FREE to use.  I dedicate all of the energy I would've used for my dryer to my marvelous Air Conditioning machine that keeps my dog alive. 
• attend Meet and Greet SO events. Here you will find many older term SOs that will answer all of your questions. You will also have an opportunity to meet friends-both new SOs and older SOs.
• apply for your SO ID. Take your husband with you and make sure he already has his school ID. Also, don't forget to bring another form of ID to confirm who you are.  SGU guards do a good job at checking ID upon entering the school.  You will also need your ID to use the Pool dring SO pool days.
• sort out all financial matters.  The SO website has detailed information on banking. If you have a Bank of America account, you can use Scotia Bank to withdraw money without getting charged a fee.  Note: Be aware of your credit card international fees.
• bus system is dependable for me and the husband (we're in a busy area where they frequently stop), but for those of you who want the extra convenience of driving, it's good to do some research.  Make sure you check out the post through your significant other's school account to find the best deals.  Try finding out which cars are common in Grenada and try getting one of them.  You'll have an easier time with maintenance and finding parts.  Otherwise, parts and labor can be expensive.

My first Soccer (Futbol) Game Ever!

some tips on how to survive the first year of medical school

*Tips written by Feisal Brahim, Pd.D., Professor of Anatomy at SGU

You have completed the prerequisites for entrance to medical school and have been accepted to fulfill your desired goal of becoming a doctor.  Congratulations!  You have made it.  Now you are about to embark on a journey through the formative years of your medical education where you will be transformed from a field-dependent learner to a field-independent learner.  While medical school is still undergraduate education, albeit professional, it is not similar to any of your previous undergraduate educational experiences.  What changes or adjustments do you need to make to successfully complete this program?  The following are some tips for academic survival (especially here at SGU):

1.  Do not believe all that  you hear from the upper division students.
As the "new kids on the block," you will be bombarded by advice, undoubtedly with good intentions, from those who are ahead of you.  This advice will range from which professors are good or bad, which textbooks to read, which notes to buy, how much to study, and probably when to study.  However, what may have worked for someone else will not necessarily work for you.  Thus, you must make your own decision on what advice may be relevant for your success.

2.  Develop a weekly budget of your time.
A 7 day time plan should include, not only study time, but time for meals, house chores, grocery shopping, relaxation, etc.  This 7 day budget need not be adhered to stringently, but should serve as a guide on how your time should be spent.  It will allow you to account for your time, similar to that of a financial budget.  Also budget no more than 1 hour of study time without a 10 minute break, and no more than 2-3 consecutive hours on any one subject.

3.  Do not compare yourself to any of your colleagues.
Do not feel that, because another classmate knows something that you don't recall at any particular point in time, you are less knowledgeable.  You may be surprised at how much you really know.

4.  Develop a sense of confidence in what you know.
You will endeavor to learn everything and to master all the information presented to you.  While you may succeed in this objective, you will undoubtedly not remember everything that you have learned.  Don't despair, instead develop and maintain confidence in yourself.  This will provide you with the means to seek out information when needed.  Remember that medical education is a life long journey which you are now embarking.

5.  Develop and work in your comfort zone.
This relates to items 3 and 4 above and indicates that your confidence in your knowledge base is a reflection on how comfortable you are with yourself and your environment.  While the physical surroundings may not be under your control, i.e. the island life, you can affect the creation of your own atmosphere for your learning, and thus reduce any stress that you may feel.

6.  Seek the assistance at the earliest sign of academic difficulty.
Many students who are experiencing academic difficulties wait until after midterm exams to seek advice and assistance, when they should have done so much earlier.  These students include those who enter with high GPAs or who have never been in academic difficulty before, and believe they can "weather the storm" by themselves.  Early help may prevent the catch-up game and certainly reduce stress.

7.  Learn to relax your body and mind.
Make sure that you do not spend all your time studying.
Make sure that you do not spend all your time studying.  Build in some time for relaxation (see item 2 above).  Too often, many students will say that they do not have time to go to the beach or to visit some of the local venues, because they must study.  This is counterproductive to your well-being and academic survival.

8.  Form review groups.
All students spend time reviewing independently, but do not really know what they have retained until they are examined.  Additionally, most students avail themselves of DES tutorials so that they can hear the same information repeated by upper year students.  Which this may be valuable, repetition by the learner is of more importance in the retention of information.  Achieving this can be accomplished by establishing your own review group with a few colleagues, and meeting for about 1 hour a week on each course and questioning one another on pre selected material.  In this way, not only will you develop the confidence in your knowledge base by reinforcing the areas in which you are strong, but you will also identify the weak areas to be addressed to the appropriate faculty member for further clarification.

9.  Do not be preoccupied with the dear of failing.
While the fear of failing may serve as a motivating factor, it should not be preeminent in your mind.  Remember that you have successfully passed the requirements for admission to medical school, so you do enter with elements of confidence and motivation in yourself.  Maintaining this condidence and motivation is required for success.  Moreover, once you have progressed through the first year, you should have developed the discipline and confidence required for continued success and, thus, the thought of failing should become a thing of the past.

10.  Think simple when you are questioned.
Most students, when questioned by faculty on a given subject matter, immediately feel that they must give a detailed answer filled with information not required.  Focus on the question and answer specifically what is asked.  For example, is a question is "does the ulnar nerve supply all the intrinsic muscles of the hand?" answer a simple yes or no and do not volunteer to give the names of the muscles which the nerve supplies, since this was not asked.  You will find this extremely helpful when you are in clinical rotations.

11.  Develop the ability to reason.
Many students believe that role memorization is all that is required to get through the basic science component of the medical curriculum.  Too often, students who have the basic facts cannot apply them when asked to do so.  Basic sciences form the scientific foundation of medicine, and are of major importance when used in problem solving, which requires reasoning.  The understanding of factual information and its relevance to the practice of medicine begins with the ability to comprehend the meaning of terminology that make up the language of medicine, much of what is presented the first year.  Thus, developing the ability to reason in your freshman year reduces the need for much memorization, and will undoubtedly enhance long-term retention of your knowledge.  This about it!

12.  Develop a sense of humor.
While medicine is serious life and death business, it is, nevertheless, an interplay between doctor and patient, two people whose interactions would determine the wellbeing of the patient.  A doctor who has a sense of humor will present a pleasant and relaxed personality, and would undoubtedly win the confidence of his/her patient.