By Alexa Cirignani This is the second time I have done this trip. I want to talk about the changes that have occurred with me and I want to pass on advice to fellow students. The first time I ever came to Cambodia, I came out with people I knew well. I was excited because …
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Raining, Cats and Dogs
Tuesday 6th August Today we held a 2 hour workshop with 18 students on Cat and Dog physical examinations and some basic diagnostic techniques. Whilst not necessarily exactly the topic we had set out to be teaching in more depth we joined in with the spirit of the locals to be versatile and flexible to …
Maggie goes to Hospital
Monday 5th August Today was a big day with Maggie the household cat and mother of four rambunctious kittens heading to PPAWS for desexing. Though not particularly appreciative of the tuk tuk ride to the clinic, upon arriving at PPAWS Maggie received the highest level of care. PPAWS is an NGO that generously offers …
A Weekend Treasure Hunt
The weekend went well with us getting some sight-seeing in. Alexa and Indah enjoyed dinner and a show with them attending a traditional puppet show on Saturday night. They were astounded that some of the puppeteers were revealed at the end of the show to be prepubescent! There is truly great art and culture and …
DVM4 Cambodia selective July/Aug pt. 2
August 1, 2019 Take two on the presentations! After greatly simplifying our presentations, making translation much easier, we found that the students were getting what we were trying to teach them. What a glorious moment! This was the entire reason why we had come out to Cambodia. After a very successful morning, we met the …
July/Aug 2019 Trip pt. 1
A vegan, a coeliac, a vegetarian and an omnivore flew into Cambodia…. — Harry Bartram, 2019 It sounds like the start of a terrible joke, but instead it’s the start of a great adventure. After paying far too much for remorques (tuk tuks) to the RUA campus. We settled into the guesthouse and started getting …
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