It was pretty cool! The prep room smelled very Vick's Vapo Rub-y. And apparently formaldehyde could be carcinogenic. I stood right next to a pre-embalmed body! My hip could've bumped the table and caused a scene, I was that close. And I didn't feel nervous at all. I was feeling a bit iffy about my mortuary science major earlier when they were all talking about meeting with family and making arrangements and stuff, but if I could just embalm, I'd be a happy freaking camper.
There was also a man in the viewing room. He looked so amazing. They really do good work. I kinda wished I could have met him. His casket was so white, pristine, and classy, and then there was this cute stuffed monkey in with him. I wonder what he was like.
I saw some cool eco-urns. They had one made out of cornstarch and one made out of earth salts. Dang, caskets are pricey!!! And who would buy a metal casket?!
Anyway, the weirdest part for me was the crematory. I didn't love being in there because it was loud and hot, but it smelled so good. Like sweet, but not rotting flesh sweet, it was just plain sweet. Like a fancy waiting room. I also got to see someone who had just been cremated. It was just their bone fragments, but it was really amazing to know that that used to be a living person and now all you see of them is rather large bone fragments.
I liked it! It was at least very interesting.
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