Exams are almost over! (Peech)

Why, oh why is the last exam always the hardest to study for? I’ve definitely slipped into holiday-mode. I can’t seem to focus on these… cell-thingies and bone whatchamacallits when gorgeous free, free time is oh so close! Monday, to be precise. Oh, sweet Monday.

I do feel a little guilty about the break, though, because I seem to be the only person I know who hasn’t organized placements. When you first start vet science, one of the things they tell you on orientation day is that you, (insert nefarious laughter here) have to complete 8 weeks of farm/shelter duty, you have to organise it completely by yourself, you have to write a report for each week you do and also, you have to do it all on your ‘holidays’. Don’t look at me, the farm work coordinator put those quote marks in himself. Holidays… hah!

Apart from the report-writing bit though, I’m actually really excited about it. I’m completing the 2 weeks shelter component at the RSPCA, where it’s been nothing but endlessly cleaning litter trays every Sunday afternoon… gross. But the 6 weeks of commercial work is full of exciting possibilities! People are talking about joining the cattle muster in the Northern Territory, walking tigers in Thailand or staying at African safari reserves to herd zebras. Hey, even just living on a dairy farm or doing sheep farming in regional Victoria sounds like a huge adventure! I am totally envisioning standing on a wide grassy plain, surrounded by gently mooing Friesians, enjoying a tall glass of incredibly fresh milk/cheese/ice cream. Of course, it’ll be more like… waking up at 4am, trudging out to a shed in freezing weather and shovelling cow crap out of a canal.

But I’m still excited. Excited about shovelling cow dung. I’m sure any real farmer would think that I’ve lost my mind.