So I started writing this post in Word around midnight the night before we left for the Netherlands... then I woke up lying on my laptop around 12:45 and decided to finish writing in the morning. Tracking down an internet connection has been fun so this is a little outdated.
I really enjoyed our short stay in Bonn. It's a great little town that's easy to navigate without being too touristy. Wandering around the town, the food definately stood out to me. I tried the various beers, the doner, currywurst, and, of course, the Italian gelatto. All of the food was great and I stole various coasters and napkins to take home as souveneirs. It was fun seeing Bonn University and seeing actual students attending classes in such a beautiful building. The cathedral was nice to look at and a great landmark for getting around town. It’s strange to see the locals walking by the cathedral without a second glance when we’re so impressed and eager to take pictures. Olaf mentioned that was one of the reasons he enjoys working with the American students- he gets to see how foreigners view his home and how beautiful we think everything is that is commonplace for locals.
The public transportation is amazing. This is the first time I have really used a public transportation system and I was suprised how easy and convenient it is! I didn't expect we would be able to get out to a small town like where we went to the research farm, and the school children use the public bus every day.
My favorite program activity was going to the research farm where they work on embryo transfer, cloning, etc. It was interesting to see such advanced scientific machinery and techniques in a village type setting. The veterinarian showing us around clearly knew his stuff and they are working on some very interesting projects. The organic farm was an interesting topic to learn about but I question how farmers could apply those techniques and actually earn a profit. The homeopathy lecture and visit to the private practice were concepts I have been introduced to, but it was great to hear it all again to get more comfortable with the idea of diluting a remedy to make it more potent. I also liked hearing from the private practitioner who combines allopathic and homeopathic medicine in the majority of her patients… with great success. If I were to incorporate homeopathic medicine into my practice, this is definately the approach I would take without abandoning allopathic medicine all together.
On to the Netherlands!
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