Spring in Oregon

Spring has definitely come to Oregon. More sunshine, flowers and green all over. It's great but also a bit harder to stay inside and study. I went home a few weeks ago for spring break and had a great time with my family and just relaxing. I am now in my last term of year 1 of vet school and it seems to be flying by! This summer I will be returning home to work at a vet clinic and earn some money. I'm excited to apply some of my newly acquired knowledge as I work and hopefully that will help me remember it better. I also plan hiking a lot to get back in shape.

Here are some pictures from last weekends "hike". It wasn't really a hike by Utah standards but it was sure nice to be outside in the sun (: I went with a couple girls from school and it was a blast!

Almost done with Term 2

Next week is finals week yet again. It's weird being on a trimester system. The week after finals is Spring Break! I will be headed home for a week to spend time with my family and I can't wait! School is going good and I continue to do well and I am learning a lot. After spring break I will have one more term of school before I'll have completed my first year of vet school! I'm not totally sure what I'll be doing during the summer but I applied for a position at Banfield (vet clinics associated with Petsmart) in Utah and hopefully that will work out and I can earn some money and gain more experience. Also, spend time with family and go hiking and camping (I really miss the mountains).

Update and more pics

I've been back in school for 3 weeks and it's going pretty good. This term we're focusing on the digestive system, the anatomy of the head, and the brain. All are pretty interesting but difficult subjects. This term I am also on Foal Team which means that I'm on call one night every week to go in and take care of a foal for a few hours. It's kind of of luck based thing because you only are called to come in when there is a foal needing around the clock care. So far, I haven't been called in.

My class, the class of 2014 has lost two members due to academics and gained one new person, a transfer from another school. So our number is now 55 students. Although I don't know everybody personally, I do no everyone by face and name so it was sad to see two people go.

Here are some more pictures! Hawaii and Christmas pictures that I love.
Me and a sea turtle!
Grandma and the candycane angel food cake (:
Grandpa & Grandma Campbell and the grandkids
Grandpa and his airplane calendar

Hawaii!

We had a blast in Hawaii before Christmas! We went to Maui and had fun snorkeling, paddle boarding, beach bumming,boogie boarding, whale watching and exploring the island. We watched the sunset from the top of a volcano one night. My favorite thing was snorkeling and swimming with the sea turtles! I was fortunate to see a total of 14 sea turtles while I was there. Most of them were seen right near our hotel! It was a nice and relaxing vacation. The only unfortunate thing that happened was that my parents lost there nice camera. It was too bad but luckily we had other cameras to take some great photos. See Below.

It was nice to get away from the Oregon rain and into the Hawaiian sun and warmth. It was also nice to come home to Utah and get some snow. I had a great break and loved spending time with my family! I miss them terribly now that I am back at OSU but I am grateful I got to spend that time with them. Now I am ready to take on another term of vet school. One week down, ten to go until spring break!
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