Hello all! It's been a bit of a crazy week around here. Monday was stellar, had a good morning with the kids and then a few of us went over to the new school to do all of the preliminary planning for the various murals we're going to paint on the walls. Numbers, letters, fruits, vegetables, etc. Right before the school opens we're going to take the kids over and decorate the entrance with their hand prints. I think it's going to look really cool once we're done and I'm excited to get started on Monday!
Tuesday was slightly less stellar seeing as I spent all day and night in the hospital. I wish I could say it was for something legitimate like falling off a mountain. Alas, it was nothing nearly as cool. Monday night I was all sorts of violently ill so Tuesday morning I went to the doctor. Apparently my blood pressure was really low because I was so dehydrated. So, the doctor figured it was in my best interest to be admitted to the hospital so they could hook me up to an IV and pump me full of antibiotics and liquids. Therefore, Tuesday was spent watching cheesy Hindi music videos and even cheesier American movies and basically being pissed about being stuck in the hospital. As far as hospital visits go it was fine. All the nurses were really nice and kept telling me to stop weeping (for the record, I was not weeping. there may have been, however, a tear or two), I had my own room, and everything was clean, so I really couldn't have asked for more. At the time it was just really stressful not totally understanding everything that was going on around me, and to me, and feeling like shit on top of that. No worries though! I'm back in action and feeling tons better. One thing's for sure, it takes being really sick really far away to truly appreciate how nice and easy it is to be sick at home.
Today we were supposed to see the Dalai Lama give teachings but apparently that was not meant to be. Due to some sort of huge miscommunication and a general lack of knowledge of Hindi or Tibetan amongst our group we were under the impression he was speaking today, at 1:00, at his temple. Turns out he is speaking tomorrow, at 8:30, at the Tibetan Children's Village. Oh well! Guess we'll shoot to make that in the morning.
This weekend a group of us is going to Amritsar, the holy city of Sikhism and home to the Golden Temple, which is apparently supposed to rival the Taj Mahal in terms of beauty. I guess I'll find out. More about that next week!
"In the exotic simplicities of travel I was able to find a modicum of peace." - Salman Rushdie
5 comments:
Hey! glad to hear you are feeling better! why did you get so sick? Your mom called me on my way to the beach to ask if I could translate the meaning of some medicine you had to take but by the time she reached me she had already figured it out. Everything you are doing sounds AMAZING! Enjoy youself and keep posting... I always read even though I don't comment or anything. I think grandpa was concerned I was't following up. Like my dad said try and post pictures if you can that would be really cool. I love you tons! "be careful" haha HAVE FUN!
Rachael Our Love;
We are sorry you have been ill, but glad you have gone back out play.
We love--take care!
MeMaw & PawPaw
dear mama,
do not get sick. you make me nervous.
have fun, though.
jackattack.
by accident i am on gab's name
gab says..
hey mama, i would just like to reiterate that you are crazy but i still love you anyway. only you !! lover you mucho
gabs
Rach,
We are glad you are out of the hospital and back home (relatively speaking) safe & sound after a great trip to the Golden Temple and the Pakistan border. What great experiences! I hope this trip is all you had hoped it would be but suspect that it is only beginning to sate your urge to travel the world. Be careful, keep calling, and continue the great blogging.
Love, Mom & Dad
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