2 Years Becoming A Vet: Learning from Scratch

This day, 2 years ago... (18th of December 2020)

I managed to be an unofficial veterinarian. 

Congratulations!!!  🎉

(Little bit of nostalgia)

That time, I was tremendously happy, crying and grateful at the same time. 

And I was thanking myself for all I've been going through, these 5.5 years of unforgettable memories. I could be a veterinarian.... (relieved....). 

I remembered that day was surely my end point in order to get my degree. I had to take the exam, It's called a comprehensive exam. I had to pass it. And I feel somewhat relieved that I did the exam by Zoom Meeting instead of an offline comprehensive exam. (It should be held in a room consisting of two Vet-Candidates with 4 examinees and 20 attendees). However, I thought I still felt the same nerves.  Although I doubted myself (and tried not to), I always believed I could eventually make it to become a vet. And... I was so grateful, I passed the exam!!

Hi future Feni, let us rewind those stories! 

 

I had no background in this field (Like half of my friends also do) but, finally we could prove it. We could make it. 

We can be a veterinarian. 👌

my pandemic photo shoot of graduation 

I learned from scratch to become a veterinarian. 

What?? 

Presumably, I didn't have any basic or any strong intention at the time I entered the program. It's really true. I was having no role model nor having enough preparation about the idea of becoming a vet student (Did I really going to be a veterinarian? [Feni 2015]). 

Just like I've said, half of my friends also felt the same as mine. They didn't really want to become a vet. Some of them might be just having 50% consciously knowing that they were entering the program to become a vet. 

Well, learning from the very basics until the advanced mode was challenging. wkwkwk. 

It was the battle within my ego, my responsibility, and my life. I remembered that before I became a vet student, I was afraid of dogs. hahaha it's funny but it really happened. (Thanks to my friends who make me not afraid of dogs anymore, actually dogs are cute animals). 

Thanks to myself, families, friends, and lecturers. I could be one of the graduates. 

Learning from scratch also literally means I learned from cat scratches. My hands are full of cat's scratches. You know, they're cute animals, so they scratch their paws and the worst case is that they can bite us sometimes. hahaha. I hate the scar that is left on my hands (I don't really have an effort to remove them actually. wkwk). 

another pandemic Photoshoot (online Photoshoot)

 

Finally, I can't thank you enough for the past memories I have and the next challenge I will have.  I hope I can overcome it. 

I hope I can be a good vet. 

and there's still so much to do, to be a good vet. I should keep learning, believing in the process, and keep practicing!

"Manusya Mriga Satwa Sewaka"