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swine flu & grenadians studying in mexico

The Grenadian government has issued a rather sensible statement regarding swine flu and Grenadian students studying abroad in Mexico. Outlined are precautions to be taken in order to avoid exposure, a communication network that has been developed, and the declaration that “allowing the students to travel will place them at risk of being infected and [...]

Posted on April 29th, 2009 under Grenada. Tags: caribbean, government, Grenada, mexico, public health, students, study abroad, swine flu. Comments: 7

maria at piscesinpurple dot com

My name is María. I like wasabi, patronize bunny rabbits and think red wine really needs to stop pretending it's not purple.

I lived in Caribbean for four glorious years. My son - Joaquín the illustrious Bean - was born on the island of Grenada. He's beautiful, brilliant and has two birth certificates.

Now we're back in the land of snow and afternoon sunsets, and all the diet Coke and Thomas the Tank Engine in the world won't cushion the blow of such culture shock.

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