So far my trip has been amazing! Getting to my final destination was a long one.. but thankfully the jet lag didn’t hit me hard.

The first day I got here I was able to help out with a goose X-Ray. I then went shopping and explored a real Swedish supermarket. It was very exciting to see all the new products and things I’d never heard of (like meat paste!).

The next day I was able to help out with a stork surgery. I was able to monitor a white stork as a foreign body was removed from its coelomic cavity. I also was able to watch a horse euthanasia.. which was not what I was expecting it would be like. And to finish the eventful day at the zoo up I had the chance to watch a baby stork get some medicine and fish.

Later in the day, I went for a 2-hour adventure out in the forest around my cabin (called the Hutlet). All the wildflowers are in bloom right now and so my walk was so beautiful!

The following day I was able to witness the zoo staff feed the baby storks. It’s neat because the fathers are the babysitters and help out lots in the stoles first few months! I was able to compare the eye of the baby stork from the previous day with a healthy baby’s eyes. Unfortunately, the baby stork from the day before was not healthy after all and had to be euthanized later in the day.

After the stole euthanasia, I was given the opportunity to explore the baby chick post Mortem and learn about its anatomy. It was very exciting to learn more about the anatomy of birds through this experience!

Who knows what will happen next, but I will keep you all updated:)