My mother has informed that I've been neglecting my updates but I promise I have been for good reason. Veterinary School has hit us all in full force. We have one more midterm to take (Microanatomy on Monday) and then we're in the final stretch, heading straight for finals. I have approximately 1,500 powerpoint slides to learn just for my exam on Monday. The time that I get to sleep is not productive sleep, even after taking my sleeping pills and two Tylenol PM because the stress just keeps you up all night. I'm becoming the unibomber again with strange writing and charts covering my walls in my bedroom, making up for the lack of wallpaper.
My roommate and I got a new apartment for next semester and we're excited to move in. The puppy is doing well, getting bigger, and is definitely a troublemaker. But he's really good to study on when he's behaving or sleeping. Here's him and I in his first time in a pool.
The past few weeks, we got to dissect the thorax and abdomen of our dog, which was incredibly exciting. Probably more than it should be. Especially the cracking of the ribs and the sternum...that was my favorite part. We found out our dog has whipworms today when we cut the cecum open. I also got to learn how to differentiate heart and lung sounds during small animal palpation today.
During our Introduction to Veterinary Medicine class this week, we had a guest speaker talk to us about how to not be poor, living in student debt for the rest of our lives. That was encouraging :)
In Microanatomy, our next exam consists of "Blood/Hematopoeisis, Lymphatic System, Respiratory System, Digestive System, and Endocrine System".
In Nutrition, we just finished our midterm, where we had to identify different grass and seeds that farm animals would eat, including how much energy, fiber, protein, etc. is in each. That was not fun. Now we're learning about feeding cows, which has no use to me but I'm doing my best to pay attention.
In Physiology, 1/3 of the class failed our last midterm exam. I somehow passed and have no idea how I did so. The test was very unfairly written and we're hoping that our final exam will be a lot easier. We're studying respiratory system.
In other news, today on the St. Kitts radio, they announced how to properly get rid of your waste water and how to return your library books. Yes, I guess they have a library here.
The weather here is wonderful. It's about 80 degrees everyday, low humidity, with an awesome breeze. We're finally out of hurricane season and we're enjoying it. We spent last Sunday at the beach with the dogs, getting burnt. Because there was a cruise ship in port that day, we got to talk to a lot of tourist with the most popular question being "Do you LIVE here?!" It was incredibly relaxing and a much needed beach day. The mudslide and chicken fingers helped too.
Yesterday, we went to see Harry Potter and we got it here about 6 hours before the States. And the entire movie theater was sold out, all by Ross students. It was amazing.
So I've basically learned how to survive with incredibly high cortisol levels and I'm sure I'll feel the effects of that when I go home in a month. I've informed my family that I plan on sleeping for 24 hours straight the day I get home. I live day to day, class to class, studying when I have time, and attempting to sleep when I'm sick of studying. Tonight, it's Friday night and I'm spending it in my room, studying. I think I'll figure out a way to get the sand out of my bed and I need to find a store that sells toothbrushes.
