I flew back here on Saturday. I started to unpack all four of my boxes and 6 of my suitcases.... I have way too much stuff.
A few of us went out to dinner on Saturday night and then to a back to school party at Bamboo. We were able to meet a few of the incoming first semesters.
On Sunday, I went to breakfast with Alex and her parents and we then did some grocery shopping. I also helped Taylor move her stuff from storage into her apartment. I then unpacked and put away the rest of my stuff and got ready for the first day of vet school! Class schedule
Monday was my first official 1st day of vet school! It was an extremely busy day and the humidity was awful! I am already feeling behind and overwhelmed. We had Gross Anatomy Lab, Microanatomy, and Nutrition (yes with Dr. Reich again). Normally we would also have Physiology, but since we had our white coat ceremony that afternoon, they canceled that class. The white coat ceremony was nice and the speaker was pretty good and inspirational. I then started studying until 11pm....already I know!
Tuesday was a shorter day than normal. We had Gross Anatomy Lecture, Microanatomy, and Intro to Vet Med. Usually class ends around 5pm but since they were just talking about the class, it ended at 2pm today. I ended up going to the gym, since I don't have my gym routine down yet. I might try to continue going at 5:30am, but then I have to worry about showering and breakfast before class. I would go in the afternoon after classes, but that's when the gym is the most full, so it's harder to go then. I will figure something out after I am more comfortable with my schedule, which I'm sure will end up being at 5:30 again. Here's to no sleep and bad posture (from leaning over books in extremely uncomfortable chairs) this semester!
Wednesday was another very busy day. We met with the current vet preppers for lunch to help answer any of their questions. It was also the first day of market, so I stocked up on my fruits and veggies. We also had out first Physiology class, which was two hours long. As a side note, the humidity since we have been back is insane. I haven't taken a hot shower since being here! We haven't needed to turn our AC on in our apartment yet, but we do leave the windows open all the time and the fans on when we are there. However, we have only been there in the evening, so we will see how the weekend goes.
We got to experience our first animal and cadaver interaction this semester on Thursday. We got to work with a horse and then worked on muscles with the dog cadavers. We also had the club sign up day today as well. I didn't sign up for any new clubs because I figured I'd try to continue with the ones I was in last semester.
I cannot wait for a must needed break and catch up this weekend. I don't feel like I'm behind, but I do want to get a little ahead so I can stay on top of everything. Mr. RUSVM is on Saturday and I am actually meeting with the guy representing first semester later on Friday (today) in order to go over his talent portion of the contest. The category is multicultural talent and what better thing to do than get a guy in a girl's pink belly dancing costume and have him dance! Haha I will take a video, it will be too fun!
