i'm home...again

this past week was so much more than i ever expected it to be. but i have so much to say about it that it will come in a series of future posts. besides, i haven't had a chance yet to sift through the 400-some photos that i took.

it's almost unbelievable that i had such a great time, considering i was sick the entire time. after one day in mexico city i had a cough, which quickly progressed into a major cold. i toughed it out until friday, but then relinquished to the fact that i needed to see a doctor. this was a huge step for me, because i usually don't go see the doctor even when i'm at home, let alone in another country.

the doctor came and checked out my ears and throat and such and declared that i had an infection. he prescribed three medications, and i was excited about the prospect of getting better soon. well, it's four days later, and i think i may feel worse than i did on friday.

my ears are plugged and hurt. (which created an almost indescribable pain on the plane this afternoon.) i have a three pack-a-day cough. and a substance resembling rubber cement in both color and consistency is coming out of my nose in prodigious amounts. oh, and i think i've come down with a case of eczema. when it rains it pours, right?

tomorrow i am going to the doctor. and for the first time i'm looking forward to it.