parasitology

[noun] the study of parasites, their hosts and the relationship between them. that's how wikipedia defines it. parasitology also happens to be my mom's field of study. my mom is a lot of things. first of all, she's a mom. she's also a doctor, a researcher, a writer, and a teacher. and this afternoon, i became her student in our parasitology class.

it's a weird feeling. it's hard to listen to a lecture on protozoans when the lecturer just happens to be your mother. you can't look at her because your eyes might meet. you slump in your chair, praying that she won't call you to answer her mind-boggling question. you cringe when she introduces herself to your entire class as your mother. thank goodness her next lecture will be a year from now.

more on parasitology: we have an exam next week that is very similar to an egg hunt. we look for eggs, tell the consultants what kind of eggs we find, and get points if we get it right. the catch? we look for eggs in human feces. yuck. if you have no idea what "feces" means, i suggest you look it up. it is the most and only appropriate word i can think of. needless to say, i am NOT looking forward to this exam.

honestly, how one can love parasitology is beyond me.


verse for the day:
Jesus replied, "what is impossible with human beings is possible with God." [luke 18:27]

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