Things I've Learned About Being Sick in China

1. Don't get sick in China.

2. See 1.

That about covers it. All I have left is a slightly annoying pressure on my left temple that I think is a remnant of sinus pressure, as well as a more reasonably runny nose. I've been very lucky to made so many friends here who seem to have come equipped with their own pharmacies.

Hillary gave me some sinus stuff, which was awesome, except for the first night when I took two right before getting into bed and then saw that it was "daytime!" Which led to a very fun night which mostly consisted of my brain saying "I want to sleep, but I can't stop thinking about it and I'll never get to sleep if I'm thinking about sleep. I should stop thinking. Like now. Now would be good. It would be a good time to go to sleep. An excellent time not to be awake, but I should really stop thinking about it...." etc...

Today Maria (who is Guatemalan) offered me "good Guatemalan drugs" if I relapse, which would certainly raise my medical multiculturalism. I think I should be OK though.

I forgot to mention this, but in class on Friday we were talking about getting extra credit from playing a game, except everyone tied, so all of the students quickly had their hands up in the air saying "we should all get extra credit" at which point the teacher said "no" and I said, "This isn't a democracy!" And then everyone stared at me and I remembered where I was. Context is important.