Hannover

For many, our visit to Hannover was the most exciting stop in our veterinary tour of Europe. I on the other hand, was sort of disappointed. Perhaps because I had spent the weekend at WGT, perhaps because I am just not interested in large animal medicine, or perhaps because we had already toured the vet school in Utrecht, I simply could not find much energy or enthusiasm for the Hannover school.

Don’t get me wrong; I think palpating cattle to check for pregnancy and collecting semen from stallions for artificial insemination, is important work that every vet student should experience. I am just far more interested in removing an animal’s ability to reproduce than I am in helping it in that task.


I did however enjoy making friends with this little calf. She was clearly skittish and ran into her little house when we approached her. While everyone else was paying attention to other things, I knelt down in front of her and reached out my hand. Slowly she started to approach me, and in the end, she tried to suckle on my hand – so cute, and so sweet.


I also had fantastic tapas dinner with a small group of students on the trip and our hosts. I enjoyed the food, drinks, company, and practicing my German. Christina, my host, was an absolute sweetheart during my stay, and it is nice to know that I have a friend in Hannover.