Week 10: The most PERFECT week in Germany
3/25/18
Hallo!
This week was spent happily in Germany. I started off Monday
flying in from Italy and spending a long school day at the AIB with little sleep.
I ended up taking an awesome 3 hour nap on the couch and missing my genetics
class based on the fact that Texas had daylight savings and we didn’t. The day
was cut short because of this, but it meant I could go home sooner and show my
host mother and sister my spring break pictures. We talked for a long time that
night catching each other on the past two weeks and it was very a lovely time.
On Wednesday, I saw a cool surgery with Brynn at the
Uniklinik and it reminded me why I’m studying what I study. Every time I go
inside an operating room, I feel excited and know I am meant to be somewhere
like this in the future. We saw a young man with a mediastinal mass get opened
up and a tissue sample of the mass removed to further test its origin and find
the proper treatment for his cancer. It was a sad ending because we found out
the mass was inoperable and the man did not have a long life expectancy, and on
top of that, was expecting a child with his wife. Medicine does not always a
happy ending and it’s easy to forget this as a student, since we always think
about curing people and not the possibility of not being able to help someone.
In the end, I felt lucky to be given the opportunity to see the surgery and it
was cool to hear about the other surgeries that my classmates got to see.
Later in the week, I had a pharmacology quiz and a genetics
test. I think I did well on both… fingers crossed! I have also continued
running since I will be partaking in the Bonn marathon in April. Officially,
Lexie is my running partner, but she was sick this week so I had to go alone L
On Friday, a lot of us students from AIB and I celebrated
the end of the week by going out. We started off the night at Taco bar and
there, Katie and I found out that Austin Meils needs a roommate for next year.
Then and there we decided that we would all live together, and now I am so
happy that I will continue to spend time with these friends once we get back to
Texas. It’s something I can look forward, although I am not looking forward to
leaving Germany and it seems like the time is going by WAY too quickly.
On Saturday, I went to my host sister’s apartment with
Katie, and we spent the night sipping on wine and talking. It was such a nice
time bonding with my host sister (she lives in Siegburg at an apartment and
studies at the University of Bonn), and we have plans to hang out more this
coming week. I think it is important to spend time with my host sisters and
make connections with Germans while here, and I think I am doing quite a good
job at it! I know that if I end up going to grad school in Germany, I will
already have friends here to visit and it’s a wonderful feeling!
Lastly, today Kate and I got coffee at Frank’s coffee shop
and then walked around Bonn. We ended up sitting at Hoffgarden for a while,
enjoying the sunny weather and making daisy chains. It reminded me of when I
was younger in England, sitting on the grass outside of the school making
these. It was one of the most perfect days. Later on I facetimed my sister and
updated her on my whole spring break up until today. I had a lot to tell her
and it was nice to catch up. She told me she wants to start wearing makeup
because she stole my clothes from home and feels girly in my clothes, which is
hilarious. I’m still shocked but I had to break the bad news that I will take
my clothes back when I come back to America. I will also teach her the ways of
makeup, so that is another thing to look forward to when coming back.
Anyways, that is the update on this week. I feel like us
students are becoming better friends every day and I am also becoming better
connected with my host family. I really do love it here and wish the time could
just slow down!!
Now, I will start studying for genetics and do some research
for enmodes. Thank you for reading!
Bis Spater!
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