Hi #Hivers!
I’m excited to be here in this community(@hivestudentconnect) so I will be sharing a little peek into my life as a veterinary student at Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike (MOUAU). Studying vet med was my choice-yes, I chose this path but honestly? I never imagined it would be this demanding. 😩
Let me take you through my daily routine, struggles, and some laughs along the way. Ready? Let’s go!
Night Owls and Study Wars;
As a very serious student, I sleep early by 6 p.m. 😴 (Yes, I said 6!) Why? So I can wake up by 9 or 10 p.m. to read through the night. This has been my routine since 200L. Even when I’m not sleepy, I force myself to sleep.
Once I’m up, I wash my face, drink water (study tip: drinking water helps keep you awake), and dive into my books. But let’s be real sometimes I doze off with my eyes open, LOL. It’s like a cycle: read, doze, wake, and repeat till morning. Recently, the cold doesn’t help at all my body wants sleep, but my grades need attention.
☀️School Prep
By 5:45 a.m., I’m already getting ready for school. I love hot water baths, it helps me feel alive again. I try to leave for school by 7:00 a.m., but e no dey easy sometimes.
🚶♀️Trekking Chronicles: Meet THE WALKANDERS
As a proud off-campus, average Nigerian student, I trek to school every day, come rain or sunshine. But I don’t trek alone! I have my amazing group of friends—THE WALKANDERS ⚡ (cool name, right?). We only need to fuel our “leggediz Benz (legs)" and march through the day like champions. 😂
Unstable Lecture Locations = Tiredness.com
Our classes bounce between our college and a place called D-block (which isn’t even ours). There we take lectures like Parasitology, Pharmacology, Pathology, Anatomy, and Physiology. The rest? Back to our main college.
Class Life: Come Early or Get Roasted
Lectures start by 8 a.m. sharp, and if the lecturer beats you to class, expect either:
A side-eye
A joke at your expense
Or a “go home” message.
Honestly, I like when lecturers are late, it gives me time to gist with my friends and recover from the trek.
Worst days? Tuesdays and Fridays. We’re in school till 6 p.m. Other days? We close around 5 p.m. Some lecture lasts 3–4 hours and let me not even start with the “chairs” or should I say stools? You sit for hours with no back support. It’s painful living..
🍽️ Food Wahala;
Cooking? Meh. I’m lazy. But I recently decided to start cooking more because mehn a girl needs energy.. During school hours, I live on snacks: buns, biscuits, egg rolls, chips, michai, and water. If I eat in the morning, I don’t eat again until I get home (budgeting 101).
Students who buy food every day? We call the guys Pablos and the girls Pablets. Funny right? 😂
The Trek Back & My Evening Ritual;
After lectures, it’s another trek back home with my gang. Once I get inside, I sigh the loudest sigh ever 😩, rest a bit, and reward myself with TikTok time, it’s my personal “you survived today” treat.
Then I:
Eat
Shower
Sleep ...so I can repeat the whole thing again by 9 or 10 p.m.
This cycle runs Sunday through Friday.
🧘 Saturdays = Reset Mode
On Saturdays, I:
Clean my space
Wash my clothes ...and then binge on K-dramas as my well-earned reward!
Sundays? Umm… Sometimes
Yes, I go to church… but not regularly. (Please, no judgment = I’m trying! 😭)
That’s My Vet Student Life. Boring or Nah?
Let me know in the comments, does this sound like a boring life to you? Or can you relate?
🗣️ I’d love to hear how your daily routine compares! Whether you're in school, working, or adulting, we all have our hustle.
P.S.: All photos in this post belong to me... Thanks so much for reading, supporting, and laughing (hopefully!) with me 💓
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Veterinary medicine is really a stressful course ..
More strength to you and your walkanders colleagues 😂
Lol 😆
Thank you very much 😊
Watching tiktok for me, is tempting me to forget the rest of what I plan to do that day 🥲. You are trying.
Kudos to you 👍
Thank you 😂😂
It's well oo
God will see us through
Amen
School life will humble you. It’s so stressful but at the same time, your grades are your focus because you wouldn’t want to disappoint yourself. Walking with friends is always fun and you won’t feel bored at all.
Thanks for sharing your typical day with us.
Thank you for your contribution and support 💕
I try to do the best I can but sometimes it's like the best is not good enough. I am really thankful for the friends I trek together with, we might not be sooo close but at least I am not bored when I trek ☺️
Thank you for stopping by
Walkanders nearly sounded like Wakanda to me, until I looked at it carefully 😅.
School life isn't for the weak, it comprises of challenges that looks abnormally normal. Throughout my days in school, I stayed off-campus too but mine was extra. It was a little far from school, so I couldn't dare to trek but my bank account felt the pressure due to excess fee added to my bills as a result of daily transport fee. I'm just glad I survived.
Thank God you survived ooo 😂
You must be a baller for chesting the fees...
I only enter bike or Keke when I need to travel home, every other place na by foot, I don tire sha na why person suppose make money 😂
Kudos to you and congratulations for graduating, it's never easy
Thank you for commenting ☺️