Tales of a Vet Student

I finally have some down time (an hour between classes, during which I should probably be studying...) to post an update! Orientation on Friday was really cool, we had some cases presented to us, and then toured the entire teaching hospital which is absolutely fantastic! They have every department you can possibly think of, and they welcomed us to coming in whenever we want. I will definitely be taking advantage of that this semester! I'm particularly interested in small animal surgery, zoological medicine, and radiology..but there is so much that I can't choose just a few!

Over the weekend I moved into my apartment, which is unfortuntely not what I was expecting...of course the model they showed us was spic and span and in great condition. I walked into my apartment and the carpet at the door is literally black, there were stains everywhere, and the area of the carpet that connects with the kitchen tile is all ripped and frayed and has the board exposed!! The kitchen cabinets are all water damaged and peeling, and the bathroom was so dirty I don't think anyone had ever cleaned it...and lastly, the intake vents for the air have inches and inches of thick dust in them. I've been in there less than a week and already have terrible allergies because of all of it. Like right now, my nose isn't running at all, but the second I go home I have to constantly blow my nose. I'm so grossed out...I'm also going to call the main management company and complain that if they don't do something (like change the carpet), I'm going to file a complaint with the people who are in charge of building/health codes. I'm also a little freaked out because the water heater is gas powered, and seeing how the don't keep ANYTHING up, I doubt they've had it inspected recently, which makes me worry about carbon monoxide poisoing...so I guess I'll be buying a detector later today so I can actually sleep tonight and not worry about it :/

In other news, today is my third day of classes. Everything is going okay so far! Microanatomy and physiology are probably going to be the toughest classes for me. I'm so glad that I took comparative vertebrate anatomy in undergrad, because it's really helping me so far. Our first test is on the bones of the dog, which is next Friday. I'm not too worried about it...so far the lab is formatted exactly like my undergrad one was (thank you, Frank Logiudice!) I love what I'm learning and I'm so glad to be here :)