I'm so ready to come home

I've been back in Dominica for a week and honestly, I'm shocked I've made it though the year on the island with such a positive attitude. Besides the brown water, the power outages, the expensive flights, the cold showers, the limited food choices on the island and the horrible misquotes, Dominica is the loudest place I have ever lived. There is a club OVER a mile away from my apartment. When I first arrived in Dominica, I could faintly hear the music of the club but in the past year it has gotten louder and louder. I am so tired. At least 2-3 days per week, there is music so loud that I can hear the lyrics with my windows closed, air conditioner on and ear plugs in until 2 or 3 in the morning. It was so bad that I got less than four hours of sleep per night the last week of last semester--the week that we had tests 50% of our grade in EVERY class within 48 hours. I emailed the school today and this was part of the response: " There are many laws in Dominica; unfortunately most of them are not regularly enforced. [The Club] is an integral part of the local community and attempts in the past to broach this subject have been unsuccessful." Seriously, I doubt activities at this club, which keep the rest of us awake several nights a week are an "integral part of the local community". I just don't buy it. The majority of the Dominicans I have met are family oriented, active in their Church, hard working (maybe slow but hard working) and up very early in the morning. I understand that the Caribbean cultures like to dance and jump up, but I don't think that they are all out doing it at least twice a week. During their multiple holidays, absolutely--I'm sure the majority of Dominicans are out at the party and "jumping up" but NOT every WEDNESDAY night. Dominicans do have jobs--generally working somehow with the school or students as there isn't much of economy besides the school! It isn't too much for them to just turn down the music a bit, as to not keep everyone else on the island awake. Besides, Dominica has more people per capital over the age of 100 in the world; I suspect they don't want to be up at 3:00am either! My flight back to Miami is Sunday, April 26, 2009 at 2:55 pm. Let the countdown begin!