Shopping & Karaoke

Today some people from my orientation group had to go to the bank in downtown Basseterre so while they waited in the ridiculous lines at the bank we decided to take the time to walk around Port Zane and do a little shopping in the capital city of St. Kitts. We went into a few touristy type shops and I bought a post card and monkey t-shirt and the guy at the store gave us a discount and a free scarf because we were Ross students. While it can be dangerous in that area we didn't run into any problems and for the most part people were really friendly. After that we went to the hardware store and the grocery store to stock up on things we needed for the apartment. Stuff is EXPENSIVE down here but we really lucked out because the hardware store is having a September sale so everything in the store is 25% off! After a very long day of shopping we rested up and decided to go Fusions for their Mexican Night with Karaoke. The food was decently priced and the place was hopping with new Ross students so we all really had a great time. I finally tried Ting after hearing everybody rant and rave about how good it is and while it was very sweet it wasn't bad. In case you were wondering, Ting is a grapefruit soda that is actually bottled on the island, so that's pretty cool. Also the night before I tried two different beers that are also brewed directly on the island, Carib and Stag. I was not a huge fan of the Carib, but the Stag wasn't bad (granted I'm not a beer drinker so please take any suggestions with a grain of salt). I sang karaoke with Emily (from here on out interchangeably referred to as Ru) and some others in my orientation group. We sang Living on a Prayer and Don't Stop Believing and someone came up to us to tell us that we picked awesome songs and we sounded good! We got home fairly late for having to be up at 6AM the next morning, but I think it was well worth it.