I am staring down the barrel of week 6 (next week!) and I can't believe it! It feels like I just got here, just moved in. Some days it feels like I just got my acceptance and was trying to figure out what I was going to do.
Things with school have gotten more intense, which I expected. Last week my group was the presenting group for the course called structure and function, which is a case based learning class. We picked a tough topic to explore and present on based on things we needed to learn more about or understand from that weeks case- one that we had to delve deeper into and understand more than the rest of the class. Despite having a full course load we met every single night after classes last week doing research and then compilation and practice presentations... we talked to the professors, we talked to friends and classmates. It was by and large the most work I've put into vet school thus far. I hate presenting to a class. At this point in time I've done enough presentations to know I survive them, but I also can't usually calm my nerves beforehand and I almost never sleep well the night before. What happened to being a young kid who loved getting on a stage and performing?! Ya, I wish I had the comfort level that some people have, but I don't. Ah well... regardless our presentation went well enough. We talked a little long, picked a topic a little too broad but answered a lot of questions we were asked, and we all made it through. I really like my group for this class (thank goodness because we will be staying that way for the whole year). It's a rare occurrence in a group setting where you don't have too many strong personalities and know-it alls. My group is a good mix- we all contribute thoughts and we all work to make sure the rest of the people in the group understand the problems we are working with. I'm fortunate!
I can't believe that we are coming up on Thanksgiving already! Wait, don't call me a liar yet! Canadians celebrate Thanksgiving in October- this year it is October 8th! I get that day off from school but I won't be too excited because Oct. 10th we have midterms starting. We still have all our regular classes but midterms run every other day (I think) while the other classes are still going on- one class midterm that is every other day... this is fair warning for everyone who likes to contact me or is used to hearing routinely from me, I will be running on little sleep some times during that two week time period, and I will likely not have a lot of free time to chat or do other miscellaneous things... it is hard to keep up with regular school work let alone intensively studying for a midterm. Most classes have 2 grades- midterms and finals. It means I have very few chances for screw ups. Please don't worry I PROMISE if I take study breaks or have free minutes I'll return phone calls!
Aside from studying and school work I have paid my dues to two clubs- Shelter medicine and Pathology. I have not heard anything as of yet from Canine Med club, and just barely heard from Internal Medicine Club (but just for a presentation, which was actually postponed anyways.) I really am excited about Shelter Med club, and I have already signed up to help out in October with a Microchipping clinic (since I've chipped dogs and cats before, and I can restrain animals!) so that is something I look forward to!
Lastly the school is having an open house this weekend for kids and their families. Each class is responsible for certain aspects of the open house. My class is responsible for balloon animals and face painting, and also an anatomy lab tour where the kids "walk through the stomach of a ruminant", and see different set up bones and cool things. I signed up to help for the last hour of the anatomy tour-- hopefully I can make it through (it does involve kids afterall... BUT at least the kids won't be expecting me to make art on their faces!) After the open house at dinner time a bunch of us are planning to go out for dinner to a restaurant on the island... then that night there is a benefit dance for the boyfriend of a girl in our class who is struggling with cancer. Should be a busy Saturday!
Time to go study Immunology... if I can bring myself to do it!
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