Well, it happened. I thought I could avoid it, but it was not so. 48 hours ago I started my first of many battles with Montezuma and his vengeful hand. While running to the bathroom every 15 minutes wasn´t fun, the nurse at the training center asked me to give her a stool sample in a cup smaller than my hand. Honestly, I never realized how flexible I actually am. When I brought my ¨sample¨ back to the nurse I told her: ¨le traje un regalito!¨, which meansI brought you a little gift. We both laughed while clearly trying to hide a dry heave. Later that afternoon they gave me a 3 days worth of cipro, an antibiotic strong enough to kill anything in or around my body. I´m already feeling better!
The past few days have been very different from my fun in Valle de Angeles. The security specialist has started using scare tactics with his lectures, which is apprentally completely justified. Tegucigalpa is apparentally one of te most dangerous cities in the world, and approximaetly 2/3 of the volunteers here are expected to get assaulted in there first year. Keep in mind, assault includes getting pickpocketed. I won´t lie, I´m pretty scared. It´s pretty clear that there is no way I can just sit around at home while im here, so ill just have to be alert and watch my back. I addition to these lectures, our program directors have broke down what training will include over the next 10 weeks. I couldn´t beleive how many health projects there are, which does not include the several projects for language training. I´ve been feeling pretty overwhelmed and stressed over the last few days, and cant believe only 11 days have passed...it feels like months. Being sick hasn´t helped anything either.
Anyway, I hope everything back home is going well for everyone. I miss everyone so much.
J
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Feel better dude, montezuma is no friend of yours.
Keep up the posts. It's great to read of your adventures. Just remember, things will only get easier.
shit bro... i hope your never assaulted but do me a favor and send me your email addy so i can send you that contact list.
i know this sounds terrible but this shit's (pardon the pun) hilarious... but i'm pretty sure i wouldn't be your friend if i didn't giggle a little... lol
but feel better bro and i miss you
No fun! Hope you're feeling better. Andy & I are enjoying keeping up with your adventures. Stay safe! Boston misses you!
-Erin
I'm glad you're already feeling better sweets! Just try not to over-do your self and keep it up with the fluids. I miss you SO much!
Love,
Leah
hi joel
bad news about being sooo sick but sounds like you are on the mend. please be careful and watch the people around you.i know from experience that pickpockets work in groups. feel better and enjoy the time you are there.
johanna
hi joeli!
it is better to prevent than cure! they say that teachers have eyes in the front and in the back so since you are my son i hope you inherited that trait!
walk with someone else if you have to go somewhere at night.
you will be fine and i know that things will be better than they sound.
take care and miss you
love you
mom
do you want me to call yeya's friends so i can get their info?
Why do they call it Montezuma's Revenge? Shouldn't it be something like Montezuma's Preemptive Strike? What did you do to Montezuma?
Sorry about all the "crap" that you've been dealing with...kinda like when you were in Atlantic City??? ;)
We miss you a lot...good advice, keep your whits about you and don't travel alone ANYWHERE at night. Remember you can't feel too confortable...
ok, bye.
love u
me
Awww I'm sending you happy thoughts and good vibrations. Do they have baby wipes where you are? Can we send you gift packages containing them, and clean water?
luv,
jess
Joel, mi cariña, I'm glad to hear that you're doing well...with the exception of having the trots. Of course, your immune system will hopefully start to adapt and you won't have to rely on antibiotics for the rest of your time there.
Best of luck to you, man, and keep up with the posts.
-Jeremy
Sorry about the crap, bro. But hey, as you said, it was going to happen at some point, right? Maybe your body has already adjusted! Glad that they had the anti-biotics ready for you!
Stay strong and good luck!
Dan
Oh man, ibs is nothing compared to the major shits. I hope you feel better soon. Bostonia is much the same as you left it. Snowy. Very very snowy. I had lunch with Kami and Jenny and we were talking about how we missed you and Leah tons!
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