So, our first weekend in Houston is coming to a close, so it seemed about time to throw another post up here. I finished up my first week of work with a few exciting things and a few not-so-exciting things. The not-so-exciting things involved attending a few lectures that were, well, boring and (of course) I nodded off a few times... But the more exciting news is that I observed some physical check-ups of Rhesus monkeys (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhesus_monkey). They were sedated because they bite and scratch and can carry diseases that humans are susceptible to. But they were given check-ups as well as a TB test, which is done exactly the same way as it's done with humans. I got to pet a few and hold the hands of one (just like people hands!), so that was probably the highlight of the day. Other than that, I pretty much just stood there and watched and asked lots of questions about these monkeys and I learned more about one of the vets I'll be working with, Dr. Jensen, who actually attended Iowa State University for vet school.
We had a pretty enjoyable weekend, if uneventful. We went out to dinner Friday night at the Flying Saucer in downtown Houston, and then successfully wandered around the city for about an hour. We attempted to see a movie, but the lines were too long.
On Saturday, we planned on going to the Houston Zoo, but long story short, it didn't happen. Instead, I spent a lot of the day outside reading in this hammock that we found over by Martel College (a dorm that's about 2 minutes away). Then we went out to dinner at Collina's, an Italian place, in Rice Village and then spent the rest of the evening chilling outside in the beautiful 70 degree night weather!
Today was a pretty lazy day, including some grocery shopping and grilling. We have a great group of Augie kids here, so it's been fun just hanging out with all of them! Well, tomorrow starts a new work week and I have to be there by 7:30am (yikes!), so I better head to bed!
Next time I'll try to get some pictures up... in the meantime, I hope to hear from all of you too!
jd
1 comment:
Hi Julie!
I like this blog thing!! I can catch up with what's been happening with you when I am up at 5 a.m. without waking you!!! I have been hearing from some of my friends up here that the Galleria is a great place to go in Houston. I don't know if the Galleria is an art gallery or a shopping center. I guess I'll have to check that out!! It sounds like you shouldn't get lonely while you are down there!!! I hope the work gets more exciting, but I don't think there are many people who get to witness the hands-on work with those monkeys. BTW, we got some statements for the payments for your study abroad trip to Vietnam! You have a pretty interesting life!!!
Love,
Mom
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