Today started out what I thought would be okay. I woke up and did not have an ounce of hunger in me. I knew that wasn't right because normally I'm starving when I get up. I told my host mom I didn't want to eat breakfast but she insisted I eat something. I had this little wraps about the size of a half-dollar coin filled with rice. I only ate about three before I told her I could not eat anymore.
Once again, I waited about 30 minutes at my bus stop before the bus finally came. Of course the new route I have to take only has 1 bus so it takes forever to come. Once I got to school, I could definitely tell I wasn't feeling well anymore. 10 minutes into the first class and I was throwing up what little food I ate for breakfast. Dry-heaving the rest of the day, I toughed it out. I tried to put a smile on my face for afternoon class. I'm not sure how that went over.
The instant I got home, I told my host family I was going to lay down. I chugged down my nausea medicine and passed out from 4:30pm until 8pm. At 8 my host mom woke me up to see how I was feeling. She gave me this plum juice that was supposed to help calm my stomach. She also proceeded to give me a 15 minute stomach and hand massage. I think there is a nerve or something that has to do with calming your body down in between your thumb and pointer finger. When Travis was sick, that is where his host dad focused majority of his acupuncture. Tonight, that is where my host mom massaged the most.
Now I am laying in bed, ready to go back to sleep. Tomorrow is my last day with our morning students before we get all new ones next week. I am definitely going to miss them. There are certain students that just brighten my day when I see them.
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