Thankful

On Monday, the sandwich stand I normally frequent at school was closed, so I ventured off to a new restaurant with some friends. We ate a pretty good meal and very cheap meal of rice and fish. Flash forward to 10:00 pm : I'm lying in bed with a fever and my digestive system is rebelling against me. By the next morning, I had woken up four times with "intestinal difficulties," but my fever broke around 2 am. Too sick to attend class, I sletp in and felt much better for awhile. Then, confident in my body's self-healing abilities, I went to school to meet with my language partner. I almost passed out, but Jen was there for me, going so far as to refill my water bottle. I went home and fainted onto the bed. Not having learned my lesson, I dragged myself to Senegalese Society and Culture, where I experienced horrible back spasms and had to lie down after class. Isaac and Alicia accompanied me to Elton, and their witty reparte (along with some salty crackers) helped immensely. A special shout-out to my host family who didn't force food on me and my fabulous program assistant Elizabeth for taking care of school-related stuff. Beyond these individuals, there were a number of others who expressed genuine concern. Thank you to everyone who helped me get through my no good, very bad day.