Goodbye classes!

Wow, can't believe it's already been over a week since I posted last! In that post I was talking about our big practical exam (the OSCE) so I'll go through that first.

We basically had what felt like a scavenger hunt all over OVC. I started in the computer lab doing a multiple choice exam which was a good station to start at because it gave me a few minutes to wake up and get my brain working. Then I changed into my large animal gear and went over to the barn for 7 stations involving horses, cows, sheep, and various bits of info about nutrition, infection control and history/medical records taking. My animals were all (thankfully) cooperative and although the 5 min per station time limit was a little stressful, I survived. Then I had 5 mins to run back to the main building - literally run, in steel-toed boots and coveralls...not the most ideal - and change into my lab coat to start the small animal portion. We had similar stations as the large animal part, just substituting the barn animals for the sweet little teaching beagles :) much more within my comfort zone. Next thing I knew, the 3 hours were up and we were done! Obviously people lost their minds like some people always do during exams (see my rant post from a few weeks ago, I'll spare you my sass in this one), but I felt confident and it was really a moment of "wow, I've learned so much this year". Before September I knew next to nothing about large animals!

That weekend the University of Guelph hosted College Royal, an agricultural fair. The only thing I cared about was the barn because they brought in a bunch of animals - donkeys, bunnies, goats, and mini horses (!!!) to name a few. Matt and I went to check it out for a bit and now I think I need to have a donkey in the future - along with my multiple dogs and potential horse - yes, I have a problem.

Other than classes, nothing much exciting has happened in the past week or so. I went home this past weekend because we had a long one, I got to catch up with my family and friends and also got to go to Matt's improv comedy show - finally, I've had to miss the last few because I've been in a different city!

Matt on the left doing "jazzercise"...improvisation at its finest!

Got to spend some time with this cutie :)

Today was exciting because we officially finished classes!!!!!!! About time, as I mentioned before I was going crazy sitting in class for the past month. Time to get into the exam zone - we have a small test tomorrow and then 4 exams starting a week from now. Bring on the coffee!