Working Hard of Hardly Working

I apologize that I have not taken the time to update this blog for some time. Academia kicked it up a notch and I had a string of four tests in a short time period. However I have been kicking back and my lowest grade so far is a 96. Let us see how long we can keep that up! Midterms are in 2 weeks (I cannot believe how fast time is flying). Some of the clubs in the vet school have been doing some really neat wet labs to give 1st termers some hands-on experience and a much needed reminder that eventually we will be practicing medicine. Last Saturday we had some dead pigs and got to practice tracheostomys, thoracostomy, thoracocentesis, spinal taps, and trans tracheal aspirations. This first picture is the chinese finger trap suture where you shove a tube through the ribs and then make a beautiful tie from the skin down the tube. That was an awesome morning! Later on this week we have suture and bandage wet labs.


In other exciting news, the Union workers here went on strike! The school sent out a rather miffed e-mail to the students and faculty explaining that 400 out of the 600 Grenadians working on campus were part of a Union and that services would be affected until a deal could be reached. Well, turns out only 50 people did not show up for work and they sat out on lawn chairs outside the school gates. I had to get through them to go to the farm on Wednesday and it was completely anticlimactic. I am not 100% sure why they went on strike other than it was money-related, but I did see the pamphlet the Union was passing out to motivate the Grenadians and it had a picture of a white man beating a black slave.... awkward? We received another updated e-mail last night and looks like the Ministry did a good job of settling everyone down so life will get back to normal.

I also received financial aid so my tuition is paid for- no more free school :o(