Unfortunately, I was struck with food poisoning (or una infección de los intestinos) this past Sunday and was up the entire night, feeling worse by the minute. Fortunately, I have formed relationships here with people that I can count on no matter the time or circumstance. At 5:30 a.m., a time when I couldn’t bear it any more and still saw no end to the pain, I called the head of the English Department, Gisela, to come take me to the hospital. After I said the word hospital, I tried to tell her that if she wasn’t able to or if it was too early she didn’t have to, however, she had hung up and was on her way by that point. Once we got to the ER, I was thankfully hooked up to some IV fluids and managed to rest for a couple of hours while they ran some blood tests. The doctor told me that I had una infección de los intestinos and that he would prescribe several medicines for me to take in the next 5 days. I am feeling better and able to function now, but still waiting for the terrible pain to go away in the stomach area. By the way, for treatment in the ER and 4 prescribed drugs, the total came out to $80....unbelievable. I was so close to making it out of here without getting sick...but, I guess every trip needs a hospital experience to really be considered a success, right?
Anyways, before I was confined to house and hospital arrest, I attended a couple of parades and festivals in a month filled with holidays here. The first festival was in the parking lot at the mall and was filled with cars that had gigantic (and colorful) speakers blasting out of their trunks. You would get to the end of one aisle and wonder if your eardrums would ever be the same again. There was then a band competition on the stage later in the night in which 3 bands (consisting mostly of drums and horns) performed some fun, lively songs for the packed crowd to enjoy.
It was also parade time in David (check last entry for more information on the different holidays from this month):
No turkey with the fam this year, but we have a special Thanksgiving event/feast at UNACHI on Thursday which should be great. Hopefully, I'll be feeling well enough by then as I've been looking forward to it for a long time.
10 days left until I return home to the U.S. for good! This month has honestly flown by, I can't believe there is so little time left. CRAZY. Alright, take care everyone, hope all is well!
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