With only a few days to go before take off, I think the biggest thought in my mind is still shock that we've finally gotten to this point! Even with the trip meetings in the first half of last semester and having to plan out flight itineraries and places to go on our free weekends, there wasn't much time to think about the realities of going abroad for three weeks to other countries with all the work we had to do for school. Now that the semester is over and classes are behind us for the moment there's finally time to get excited!
I decided to go on this trip because I thought it'd be a bad idea to miss out on the opportunity. In professional school you get very immersed and bogged down in your studies which leaves little or no time to step back every once in a while and take a look at the rest of the world around you. This program is the perfect solution: you get to go out and learn not only about other countries and other culture but also get a healthy dose of history and art while maintaining a link to veterinary medicine. There are no negative aspects to what we will see and do and learn while we're over there so to me it became more a question of why wouldn't I go on this program rather than why would I.
My biggest anxiety right now is centered around the time we'll be on our own in cities outside the program. I always want very much for things to happen smoothly and without any fuss but, having traveled to other countries before, I know that doesn't always happen and you have to stay relaxed and flexible in order to enjoy yourself and appreciate everything. I am most excited right now about getting to know some of my classmates much better and getting to meet and spend time with the German veterinary students we'll meet because it'll like meeting extended family. We're people from very different places who all love the same thing and who are all lucky enough to be doing what we love which makes for good learning experiences and relationships. I can't wait for all the new experiences ahead of us!
:)
Sarah
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