Fun Times, Sick Times

On Monday Emily and I took the girls swimming at an indoor pool. It was only 3 soles a girl, and we spent several hours there. I taught a bunch of the younger girls how to swim, how to float on their back, and even some synchronized swimming moves! They loved it.

The next day, I had my first Spanish lesson at a coffee shop in town. Oh how I miss going to coffee shops. They're actually a little more expensive than at home (go figure) so it's probably a good thing there aren't any close to where I'm living. As soon as I got back to the home, I got a phone call from a friend who just had her civil wedding in court! It was truly a blessing that everything went through with the paperwork, since she is from the US and married a Peruvian. I met up with them in town for a celebratory lunch, and I'll be playing at their 'US' ceremony on Saturday.

Tuesday evening, we took the older boys and some of the girls to the 'mechanical rides'. These are basically your standard fair-ground rides, however everything is a little more sketchy. As in...Emily told me that on one of the rides she was on, the bar came unlocked for a few seconds until they pulled it back in place. Yikes! Everyone is alive, I'm happy to report.

When I got home I started feeling feverish and had an upset stomach. That continued all day yesterday, and my fever finally broke in the afternoon. I slept all day yesterday. I've had a terrible headache this entire time however, and no amount of medicine seems to be helping. It really stinks because I've basically been incapacitated, and unable to spend time with the kids. I told them this morning at breakfast that I've been "mal", so I hope they understand that's why I haven't been around.

If I'm not feeling better by noon I'm going to the hospital. Don't freak out though...hospital here is basically like going to the actual doctor's. Last time I was sick I went to the neighborhood health clinic, which is fine when you know what's wrong with you.

The main thing that worries me is the food here. I'm not sick because of the food, but it's hard for me to get energy from it. They don't eat beans here (I still can't figure out why) so getting protein has been tough. I've thought about eating meat (stop smiling Steve) but the quality of meat they eat here is awful, and it would probably make me feel worse. I don't know what I'm going to do...I do know it's time I start buying some of my own food.