Got back in one piece yesterday. The bus was late (roadworks again) but we made it to the boat on time. Unfortunately some random person I’d never met before attached themselves to me and followed me onto the bus and all around the boat, and would not stop talking for the whole journey. Was relieved to escape into the car in Belfast!
The ceilidh on Friday was very good, if not a bit crowded. Over 150 people showed up in a small enough hall, so we were all nursing bruises and crushed toes yesterday morning! There was also a shortage of guys; the university is really going to have to redress the male:female ratio at vet school (in our year it's currently 1:4!)
I start a two-week EMS placement in Lisburn tomorrow morning. For the uninitiated, EMS stands for Extra-Mural Studies. Why the university can’t just call it Work Experience, like everybody else does, is beyond me. As part of our course we have to do 26 weeks of clinical EMS (working at vet practices) during our last few years at vet school – and all of this has to be done during the holidays, so, as you can imagine, vet students don’t get much time off.
So tomorrow I’m off to see some large animal practice, my first since I started vet school. Not really sure what to expect, as the last time I saw large-animal work, I was a humble school work-experiencee, and hadn’t a clue. Now I’m a vet student, though I still haven’t a clue – we’ve done the theory, but the practicalities of being a vet aren’t covered until final year.
I am looking forward to it though – I went to this practice last summer and survived, and it’ll be nice to finally get out and see some proper vet stuff!
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