Let me start off by saying I love the 4th of July. Always has been one of my favorite holidays. Tons of good BBQ, huge fireworks ceremonies, and the political nerd in me knowing an inordinate amount about the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. I was a little bummed about not being back home to celebrate it since(surprisingly) there's not a whole lot going on here for it.
Anyways I woke up around 9 to get ready for the day. Went to the bathroom when all of a sudden I got that feeling. Yup I'll spare you the gruesome details but needless to say I was hugging the porcelain for a couple of minutes and couldn't even keep water down. In spite of my oftentimes subpar diet, I've managed to stay remarkably healthy. In fact I've probably had the most complete diet(at least according to the food pyramid) here than I've had in just about any other time in my life. So the few times I was actually sick and not pulling a Ferris Bueller's Day Off, were usually way back in elementary school. In college I've never had an illness keep me away from a class and recovered in a few hours.
Because all of this I was pretty bummed. It was a pretty clear cut case of food poisioning, so I quickly counted on having a 4th of July meal of rice, gatorade, pepto bismol, and jello(which Hannah had to suffer through for a better part of a week when she got sick). After kind of sulking and just feeling really weak in general for an hour or 2, I got a knock on my door. It was Will, Hannah, and Rachel(the last of 3 girls who's staying here to visit our host family and her friends at the University). They came bearing gifts! A 6 pack of gatorade, a pepto bismol bottle, and 2 sheet of temporary tattoos(Rachel has quite a few of the untemporary variety), all wrapped up in a plastic bag with a bow on top.
Really I can't thank them enough for it. That alone really shot my mood up and turned the day around for me. After some reading and 2 gatorades, I decided it was time for a nap. Our host mom, Margarita came in and gave me a blanket and a big hug right before I went off to dreamland. You can commence the Awwwwing now. Haha I woke up a little while ago, feeling rejuvenated and just wanted to use this to say thanks to all the great friends and family I have here and back in the States. I also wanted to ask for those of you who pray, if you could keep our troops in your prayers, particularly my cousin Jeff whose currently fighting in the Helman province offensive in Afghanistan, and my friend Michael Smith whose currently stationed in Iraq.
Thats all for now. Happy 4th and God Bless America.
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