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Prologue III: Oktoberfest!

I mentioned previously that my mother’s side (the Hammers) cheekily calls their family reunions “Oktoberfests.” In reality, Oktoberfest is an annual German Volksfest that takes place in Munich. “Volksfest” (German for “people’s festival”) is the generic name for events that take place all throughout Germany. They usually combine a beer and/or wine festival with a…
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Prologue II: The old country
I figure that explaining the raison d’être of my trip may be of interest to you, the reader. The first objective is to visit my cousin Audrey in the Netherlands. Audrey has spent the last year at Wageningen University & Research, in graduate school. I’m sure you’ll hear more from me about Wageningen later. The…
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Prologue I: First post
Hello! This is the blog I plan to use in order to update anyone who’s interested in following my trip to Europe!! To start things off, I’ll summarize my life right now. I started medical school at UNMC in the fall of 2021. Lots of excitement, stress, and late nights of studying ensued. As I…