Paradise

It's been a week since I came home from my spring break trip with my brother to St. Martin, Anguilla, and St. Barths. I had the most wonderful and relaxing time on the islands and we had such fortuitous timing, it was amazing.

First, we visited St. Maarten/Martin. This island is governed by the French and the Dutch. The beaches here were fantastic and the cuisine was pretty great too. The highlight in St. Martin was visiting the Butterfly Farm, which houses tens of types of butterflies. We saw the entire life cycle from eggs to caterpillars to pupae to butterflies and I find the process very fascinating.

Next, we went to Anguilla, which is a British island. The beaches in Anguilla were MAGNIFICENT. They had blue blue water that reminded me of Kool-Aid or Jell-O with sand that was reminiscent of flour. I could lay on those beaches endlessly and remain content. We even saw baby sea turtles making their way to the ocean, which was magical. The food on Anguilla was also gastronomically succulent, expensive because of high import taxes, but so good.

St. Barths was our last stop and probably my favorite island. Everything about this island is lush. We did our open water dives here and became scuba certified! During the dives, we encountered myriad tropical fish, sea turtles, sting rays, lobster, a shipwreck, and everything was gorgeous and colorful. We even got to whalewatch, which is a RARE occurence on the island. I am in love with St. Barths, from the people to the sights, it is a dream.

On the plane ride home, we were lucky enough to be taking a flight path through which we could see the take-off of the Discovery space shuttle. That was an unexpected surprise, but definitely one of the coolest things I've ever seen.

My spring break trip was definitely a great time to spend with my brother, who I don't get to see often enough and relax. I just wish it was longer...

Calm before the storm...

It seems that in law school, there is always a break in classes preceding the craziness of finals stress-dom. For spring semester, it is spring break. It's great to have a respite from classes, but pretty bittersweet that soon afterwards, I'll be subject to finals mania once again.

The month of February has come and gone and I must say that it was my busiest month of law school thus far. The biggest part of February was rehearsing for and then performing in Legal Follies. It was so great to have a finished (and hilarious) product by the end of the month that I could share with all my friends and my family. My parents didn't really understand all the legal jokes and maybe it's better that way. In any case, at first I was a little apprehensive about the time commitment with Follies, but it has ended up being one of the most exciting parts of law school for me. Videos will be posted on YouTube within the next few months!

February also was the era of the Moot Court Riot. Moot Court briefs were in full force and everyone worked endlessly to perfect their briefs. It was so great to work with a good friend on the brief and finally finish the damn thing. I must say I am happy that I have been able to hone my legal research and writing skills this year because I know how crucial they will be in the future.

My parents visited this month (and into the beginning of March). The Boston weather decided to give them a full tour starting with 60 degree weather then rain then the first snowstorm to warrant a school cancellation. I loved having them here and just feeling like I was at home. They also brought my dog, Benny, here to move to Boston. Having Benny here makes me incredibly happy and it will be great to explore Boston with him.

Now, spring break is finally here. I leave to the Caribbean tomorrow and I can't wait to bask in the warm sun for a bit. :) Life is pretty good...