The diary of Chris Allen through his vet student years.
Ok so this morning I did quite a bit of revision, and was then invited to go out for a walk around town, being such a nice day I decided to say yes and headed out. Even though I have Continue reading Exploring Kosice a little more… (Day 33)
Its the end of my 4th week of Vet School already! Time is flying by which is kind of Scary as I am still a long way from having tuition for next semester in February and its under 4 months Continue reading Bone Marrow and the Chromosome (Day 32)
Ok so today I was in my own little world, I don’t know how I got there however seems my brain was in anatomy overdrive. I actually managed to miss Physiology somehow which is just aweful, luckily it was on Continue reading Limbs and Things… (Day 31)
Ok, so this morning started with Milk Hygiene which is so far has been short and sweet as the only room big enough is only available for an hour. Sadly as from next lecture however the lecturer has come up Continue reading Milk Microbiology and the language of food (Day 30)
Today is my day of Microbiology, the one day of the week where I finish at 2pm and have a chance to get to town before the shops shut. I’d been trying to get some passport photo’s done for ages Continue reading Special staining methods of Microbiology (Day 29)
Another Monday and the start of my forth week of vet school here in Slovakia, I actually do feel like a vet student now. There is also freshers flu going around with a lot of people ill, it doesn’t take Continue reading Histology and the failing of revision… (Day 28)
Ok so last night I went to town with a group of friends as they had the Biela Noc (or White Night) festival in town which has different art exhibits based around light. This festival is on every year however Continue reading Biela Noc / Nuit Blanche (White Night)… (Day 27)
Today I came across the update the Pedegree Dogs Exposed Revisted episode. Previously the initial hard hitting BBC Documentary forced the suspension of TV coverage of the Crufts dog show. It is distressing to watch, however it is very educational Continue reading What? Pedegree Dogs Exposed Revisited (Day 26)
Ok, so onto another day of testing milk. Today we looked at the enzyme functionality of milk (aka how do you stop milk going off) and pasteurization which was pretty cool. Great joys, I found I had a sample of raw Continue reading Milk testing and the wonders of genetic inheritance (Day 25)
Ok this morning I was pretty sure that my Anatomy credit test today was not going to go well. Every free moment I had today went to trying to cram more and more into my brain and I’d spent a Continue reading Blood draws and my first Anatomy A!!! (Day 24)