day 7

Last night I took some Nyquil after skypeing with my friend Sarah. That was around 10 pm. The air conditioner as set at a cool 25 C which is 77F. I woke around 2 and could not find rest again. Finally around 3, I took 2 Tylenol PMs. This worked wonderfully. I slept through breakfast and morning tea. I only rose to use the bathroom sporadically through this time period. I am forcing myself to drink extra amounts of water because I know I am loosing quite a bit through sweat and saliva. Last night was the first nigh it sprayed deet on my neck. Ironically, I had about 5 mosquito bites this morning. None itched. Mary Ellen was again not enjoying my good fortune.

Fr. Paul, our main contact here, came to my room around 12:30 after I had missed the normal lunch time. He was concerned I was feeling ill and we discussed seeing a doctor. I took a quick shower, which was so refreshing, brushed my teeth and went to lunch. I did eat a protein bar around 1030 so I wasn’t running on just fumes. I had maybe a cup of cooked rice and a ladle fool of egg broth, both left my stomach a little uneasy. We talked with Fr. Paul about idioms like knocking on wood or two birds with one stone. He said they have those hear, but he would have to think of an example. We also talked about the boys in the neighborhood that climb the fence here and try to teal papaya from the trees, breaking them. So mischievous. This led to talking about gangs in India, but he assured us they stick to mostly metropolitan areas.

He gave me some medicine as we both agreed this was a common cold/with flu like symptoms. He had similar conditions a week before our arrival. He gave me a ZEDEX – COLD tablet that he claimed worked very well for him. So I too tried its healing powers.

This afternoon Mary Ellen and I worked on finishing up the drawing of our solar system. It’s actually quite impressive. I began reading a book I bought at the airport, called the burning wire. It’s about terrorist who use Arc flashes to kill people. Total engiNERD book. It is about 4pm here in India and the temperature is starting to go below 105 F. I’m going to read a bit more then rest until 8pm dinner. Oh yah had my first case of the runs today. Spicy food in, Spicer out. Lovely isn’t it. Depending how I feel. I will either be online or updating my blog.

One week down, just a few more to go…