The past couple of days have been very nice. I got to see all the slide staining in an experiment with Leydig cells. I also learned how to take pictures of slides, sat in on presentations about current experiments, and got to tour some labs. One lab was a human nutrition lab where there was a big tent that regulated oxygen intake to test energy consumption. One girl was using this equipment to test the energy intake after eating certain breakfasts or none at all. Sam and I both were able to tour the farm facilities, which were much cleaner and nicer for the animals than ours back home. The animals are treated much better here. They were even having trouble inducing stress on chickens because the birds are so content.
To answer the questions about the weekend:
What did you do over the weekend?
We went to Utrecht to the open air markets and we went to Apeldoorn to the monkey reserve.
What did you experience over the weekend that you found especially interesting? Why was it interesting?
The monkey reserve was so cool. The monkeys roam all over the park and they have lots of species. I would recommend it to anyone who comes here.
What did you experience over the weekend that you found especially negative? Why was it negative?
The bus system is not that difficult to learn, but the language barrier was hard to get past and I think we may have overpaid for our rides. Also, the busses take very long to get anywhere.
What have your learned to date about the work you will be doing while there?
I have now met with one whole team in cell physiology, and I know I will be shadowing each of them to learn what they are doing and I will be doing some simple practical work for their experiments such as cutting sample blocks and measuring out liquids for stains.
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