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Well hello there,

This week was pretty unimpressive, the weekend however was a total right-off... but was it ever a good-er. 

Friday night was our annual Trade Fair where different veterinary clinics, drug companies and food companies come down to the school to visit with the students. We had good food, a bar and got lots of free stuff from all the companies (I have my pen supply for the nest year). I have been responsible for helping organize the event over the past few months and had to set up the whole thing the night before so I was really excited to see it all come together. 

Saturday were our MMI’s for all the potential veterinary students. It was crazy to be on the other side of this very stressful event. It was such a mess in the morning, times got mixed up and things weren’t really organized but we all pulled through. The questions this year were tough but everyone in my group remained calm and collected, at least on the outside. I can’t believe that some of the people I met will be my future classmates (here’s looking at you class of 2021).

Finally on Sunday we got to go on a snow showing trip put on by one of the clubs at the school. Two of the professors took us out, discussed what you need to have with you in the back country, and showed us some wildlife tracks and birds calls. My student mentor was there and I haven’t really spent a lot of time with her so we had a snowshoe race for some ‘bonding’. It was really tight... I lost, but only because she jumped and belly flopped into the snow at the finish line. The professors also took us out for beers afterwards and it was awesome to just sit with them and chat about everything and anything without being in a school setting.

That was really the best part of the week, we had anatomy three times last week and another three times again this week (as opposed to our usual two times)... but I did get my physiology mark back and despite how bad that test went... I passed. 

me: oh. it must be time for my record. i need a drink first. looks like the clock has less water in it this time, though.

i walk through some rooms until i find my cup and its table. sometimes, the floor takes the sound of my steps. but that’s okay.

me: are you thirsty, too? yeah, i bet you are.

i look under the table for the jug. all i find is nothing.

me: rats, the jug went away. don’t worry, i’ll be back soon.

i walk. and walk. in the room two walks away, there is dirt and a plant in the jug.

me: Father says you’re not allowed in here.

plant, in his ugly dirt voice: And yet, here I am. Your father is not as powerful as you believe he is.

me, a little scared: get out.

plant: There is a sickness within you, child. You rot and fester as you live and breathe. It is a sickness with no cure, born from lies and blasphemy. You are an affront to all that exists.

me, more scared and a little crylike: get out. you are Foul. you aren’t allowed here.

plant: The pot calls the kettle black, child. Each word you speak, your feculent veil distends yet larger and coats all that you see in a film of your ethereal mire. Your precious home is built from the corpses of sinners upon a bed of ignorant naivete.

me, crying now: please, just give me my water back.

plant: Fill your pail with your tears, foul one, but take care that you don’t dissolve.

i think the plant went out a broken window. i don’t know, i couldn’t see because i was crying. it’s okay. he’s back in the filth now.

there’s

nothing else i can do. i cry. i cry into the jug. it fills with sad. after time, it’s full.

i walk back to my cup.

me, still a little cryish: take it, you greedy bastard.

Gezien al onze leden automatisch ook zijn aangesloten bij de Vlaamse Wieler Bond (VWB), genieten deze nu ook automatisch van de fietsbijstand.

Zowel tijdens onze gezamelijke ritten, als op persoonlijke ritten, ook woon-werk verkeer, ... Deze bijstand telt voor het hele gezin!

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Howdy everyone! My name is Kassie and I am a senior Texas A&M student from Fort Worth, Texas and am graduating with an Animal Science major, Genetics minor and Equine Programs certificate in the spring of 2017. Whoop! I would have graduated this coming spring semester, however I elected to take a six month equine embryo transfer internship and was able to study under 4 amazing veterinarians. I found out a couple weeks ago that I have been selected by the Texas A&M Chapter of Veterinarians Without Borders to go to South Africa. We are currently doing various fundraising events to help pay for our trips, such as bake sales, garage sales, and profit shares through the local restaurants. I am extremely excited to study wildlife conservation, disease surveillance, and animal health management next summer with some other awesome people from Texas A&M, but I do need some more help to get there!  This is a non-profit trip and it does not count for any study abroad or internship credit. It is purely volunteer work. The trip will also consist of visiting clients to do risk assessments for disease threats, conducting post mortems, executing condition assessments, collecting parasitic samples, diagnostic testing, taking care of orphaned animals, and assessing rare and expensive wildlife. We will be staying just outside of Kruger National Park and will be able to visit Jessica the Hippo (visit her page here: http://www.jessicahippo.com/ ) and take various ferry boat trips to view the exotic ocean life around South Africa. It has always been a lifelong dream of mine to become a veterinarian, and just recently I have been contemplating going into wildlife. I am so thankful to have been chosen to go on this trip and be able to truly gain the experience needed for me to commit the rest of my life to decision I will have to make within the next year or so. I will be starting this blog detailing my experiences from start to finish throughout my journey.