Rough Day

Woke up this morning planning to go to drumming class and then to get my hair braided at a nearby shop. However, just after drumming, my arms, legs, and stomach began to itch like there were tiny bugs everywhere biting me. The pain spread onto my back and neck and I started buying bags of pure water and dousing myself with them. I began to panic and rushed back to the dorm where I took a cold shower and used some disinfectant from the cleaners to wash off (probably not my best idea but i was desparate). After a bit, I was able to relax and forget about it and even fell asleep until Audrey cleaned the windows and got dust all over my skin and bed. Finally I decided to just go to the hospital with Alix and have them look at my predicament. We waited for like 5 hours before being evaluated and I was told that it was an allergic reaction of some sort. They gave me medication for an injection and some pills to take. The injection was not my favorite thing ever. I think that I am way pampered at home. Here they just told me to drop trow (I had a really nice lacy thong in this old Ghanaian woman's face...nice...) and stuck me while standing up. I started to pass out and felt really shaky so they let me lie down for maybe 2 seconds and told me to go. If I still felt dizzy, I could find a chair somewhere...Haha I need to get over my babyishness and fear of needles. So much poorer, sorer and more tired, we returned home for pizza, which is about all I could deal with... Alix and I are getting to be such pros at dealing with sickness and laughing it off for the most part. But anyone who wants to fly here and give me a hug will be greatly appreciated...