An intimidating hello, a heartfelt goodbye

Last day of class poetry... those anatomy dissection students will miss me more than they know:

Oh to look out on all of your faces that stare
9 pairs of eyes, plus more in tupperware

A future without you is bleak, forever drearier
I must pretend my sad heart is not dropping inferior

This semester has been wonderful, so important to me
We've become so many things in clinical anatomy

Each one of you can now say that you're a great dissector
If anatomy were a flower, you'd be the prized nectar

We've become friends, collegues, a team of stars,
We've even become blood siblings, though the blood was not ours

So lets give each other a very brave and courageous goodbye
And hope to do this again (like maybe, when we die!)

Now don't worry, I'll still promise to say hi downtown
Cuz' I'm never gonna give you up, never gonna let you down


I'm now accepting ideas for dramatic and creative ways to make my students feel comfortable (kind of...) on the first day of class next semester.

First Day of Class

Who says I am not intimidating?

PS. Anyone want to start a Lawrence polka band?

Whoa, I am a slacker...

Hi! Ok... to all of my devoted followers... I am so sorry about the delay in writing. This has been a crazy full month, and things are not slowing down even though they must... my train out of Slovenia leaves in 3 days.

However, some things that were too good to not wait:
1. Pomegranite here is called "grenade apple" in a direct translation
2. I have a French friend who I just realized has saved my email address name not as Nicole, but as amerka
3. Speed bumps are called "lying policemen" and electric fences are "electric shephards" (which is an awesome image, if you picture it)
4. People think that I have a good voice here
5. The translation of breathing fire (which I know, because I learned it at pharm camp and will be doing at the next roommate talent show) is actually "puking fire".

...if only that was what puking really was... I would look forward to the stomach flu so much.

See you soon!

Which cone is more dangerous?!

Votes, please.

Zakaj ne?

My friend Jure looking in awe at the apple crisp Sarah made on "America Day"

Hands down, favorite picture of Tilen and myself, in front of a beautiful old mill. We, clearly, are straight up gangsta.
Wait... does Santa live in Ljubljana?!
Yes Rachel, it's happening.
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Evo Friends...

I had a dream a few weeks ago that it was the night before pharmacy camp (yes, I am going to an international pharmacy camp for 8 days... because, why not?) and I was really sad because everything was moving too fast. Much to my relief, I woke up, ate breakfast, and told Tilen about it. He responded (not too sensitivitely) that it would soon be a reality.

He was right. I feel time slipping out of my fingers again. On Friday morning I leave for a small village to the East, where I will be learning about allergies.

Kind of.


So I love microbiology... its certalinly no secret that I love learning, and that all of biology fascinates me, but micro is the top. Bacteria, viruses, the immune system... all of those microscopic treasure chests of information... ah, wonderful. The camp's topic is allergies- GREAT! I love learning about allergies! They sent us a schedule and every day seems so interesting.

Sunday:
Arrive
"Making the bitter" (don't know what this means... ah, when translations go wrong)
Dinner
Intro to allergies

Saturday:
Breakfast
"Drugs and allergies"
"Children allergies"
"Pollen"
Lunch
"Nutritive Allergies"
Dinner
Visiting the wine cellar... (for micro, of course)

Sunday and Monday look about the same, but then Tuesday things start to get a little strange...

Tuesday:
Breakfast
Fieldtrip to castle
Lunch
Beach Volleyball
Traditional Dinner
Party

And alas, the day that will make me a new woman...

Wednesday:
Breakfast
Workshop: options = archery, paintball, FIRETHROWING (guess what I will be doing...)
2nd Workshop: options = archery, paintball, FIRETHROWING
Lunch
3rd Workshop: options = archery, paintball, FIRETHROWING
Picnic
Party

I will be sure to bring everything I learn to the next roommate talent show.