HELLO 7TH!
Hello everyone! Didja miss me? Have you been wondering what has been going on lately? Are you stressed out wondering when Sam will ever get anything done? Me too.
Toothless takes America
Toothless made it to America on April 19th. I've seen her go through almost every emotion a dog can go through-
- Sadness when I was packing my bags and she thought she would be left here like all other breaks
- Excitement when she realized she was coming with me (short term)
- Confusion when we walked INTO the airport and then had to sit and then walked OUTSIDE to get to the plane which was another inside.
- Excitement when she realized planes are like cars and she can look out the wind-
- HOLY SHIT THE OCEAN IS DOWN THERE AND WE'RE UP HERE OMG OMG OMG PANIC
- "Oh, these nice strangers beside Mom pet me, so I'm gonna snuggle up between them because Mom got me into this mess and I hate her."
- Also, "I'm not going to bark or whine, but I am going to pant heavily and shake enough that Mom thinks I'm seizing."
- Relaxed when the terrifying shaking/turbulence stopped and we actually made it to Miami Airport.
- Slight panic when we left for Charlotte
- Utter exhaustion when we made it to the hotel room for the night
- Exhaustion continued as she finally realized that planes aren't so bad and all the extra seat space between us meant she got a seat of her own.
- Excitement to meet my dad when he picked us up at the airport
- Excitement and sheer bliss when she got to the farm and realized she has SO MUCH ROOM and doesn't have to be on a leash and alpacas are basically like big dogs that chase me and I like to chase and chickens are not delicious meat things on sticks but animals to be respected because mom and her parents will yell at me and ponds are basically oceans with big waves and kayaking is fun cause I'm on the water without being in the water.
Toothless likes my bed more than I do. |
Muddy and dirty, my best friend Coach and I greet my aunt the best way we know how. |
So basically, Toothless is having the time of her life. Asides for attacking one chicken (which lived) and then realizing that she shouldn't do that, she hasn't had any problems adjusting from island life to mainland life. She now spends her time traveling between my house and the farm, hanging out with the horses, chasing and being chased by the alpacas, and generally loving being a farm dog. I miss her so incredibly much, but I only have 76 days left here in St Kitts, and I'm happy to finally be doing what I love, even if I'm exhausted and stressed out.
7th Semester is oh so hard but oh so satisfying
Also Augusto and Gaylor still come running up to us when we show up in the morning, so they still love us in spite of our surgeries and our post-op meds and our hydrotherapy. Maybe that's just the carrots and sugar cubes and other treats we give them, but we'll take that.
Clinical Placement
LOOK WHO IS MOVING TO ITHACA, NY! Officially got my Cornell email as of like 12 minutes ago and I am so excited to continue on through my veterinary training as a member of an Ivy League school. Plus it's only 6 hours from the farm, so I'm able to come home on occasion :) Unfortunately I have to put this blog aside for the moment so I can recheck our potential neuter patient in a half hour, but I will provide more details about life in 7th semester at a later date.
Happy day!