Well, "hell week" was….hell. The week consisted of lots of
studying, lots of project designing, and few hours of sleep. Apart from the
school work, our program also got to observe surgeries at the Universitätsklinikum
right here in Bonn. This was such an incredible experience. All of us shadowed
surgeons and got to see a wide array of procedures. I got to watch the removal
of 5 screws and a large rod from an 18 year old boy’s femur and the resection of
muscle tissue from an older man. Both were extraordinary to watch, especially
from such a close distance. Modern medicine never ceases to amaze me, which is
one of the reasons I want to pursue the medical school route of this major.
After a busy school week, a few of us planned a weekend trip
to Berlin. I wasn’t really sure what to
expect from Berlin, but I was pleasantly surprised.
We traveled there via a night bus. It was such a great
price…but it was difficult to get a good night’s sleep. We arrived in Berlin
around 7 am completely exhausted but eager to sight-see. The first thing we
decided to do was a free walking tour of the city. We started at the
Brandenburg Gate, saw the Holocaust Memorial, the top of Hitler’s bunker,
remnants of the Berlin Wall, Checkpoint Charlie, and countless other sights. That
evening we ate a Mexican restaurant, and it was so good!! Maybe it was just the
nostalgia, but man those were some good chips and salsa. After a tasty meal, we
headed to a pub crawl that we had signed up for earlier that day. The rest of
the night was a blast! We went to 5 different pubs/clubs and met people from
all over the world. My favorite people we met were from London. Naturally I
tried out my best British accent upon meeting them. They thought I was from
south London. I could only keep up the front for so long before laughing and explaining
I was actually from Texas. We didn’t get back to our hotel until the wee hours
of the morning, but it was worth it.
The next day got off to a slightly late start, as we were trying
to make up for the sleep deprivation. That day we saw the Berlin Cathedral, the
Reichstag, and the Berlin Victory Column (which we climbed all 285 steps to see
a fantastic view). That evening we ate at a German restaurant and finished off
the trip at Dunkin Donuts with great conversation waiting for our night bus
back to Bonn.
This past week and weekend were exhausting but fun all the
same. I wouldn’t have it any other way.
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