“Utrecht” or My Trek?

21/05/2010
The Utrecht University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine has an amazing and extensive anatomy collection. I was extremely impressed and believe that a similar collection would greatly improve my knowledge and understanding of veterinary anatomy. We then toured their equine hospital, followed by a barbecue with their veterinary student association.
After the Dutch barbecue, which consisted of some thick bacon, sausages, and soy products for the vegetarians, it was time to travel to the host student’s home. This is when my individual “trek” began. Having our luggage with us, we took the bus to the fields to see several football (soccer) games.
All of the games were played by teams consisting of Utrecht University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine students. It seemed to be more of a series of blowouts by the favored teams rather than actual games. After the games concluded, we then got back on the bus to travel to the homes of the host students. My host student had left earlier in hopes of acquiring additional bicycles, so he was going to meet us at the bus stop for his apartment. We could not find him when we first exited the bus, but he arrived just a few minutes later and we then carried our luggage up his steep stairs.
After settling into our accommodations and meeting a feral bunny which he had helped to rescue, we then prepared for a party, to which we traveled by well worn bikes over cobblestone streets. At the party, a few hours into the next morning, we were exhausted and it appeared as though the party had no near future of ending, as it was planned to continue for several more hours. The trip back was more interesting, as I witnessed a few bike accidents along the way. I then fell asleep and awoke to some American tunes being played on a guitar. Breakfast consisted of a sliced hard boiled egg and garlic sauce sandwich.
We heard several more presentations that day and toured some historical veterinary exhibits. I was still very tired from the night before.

-Knut
(a blog by Greg Hoyt)