A different kind of busy

We attended the church service at Khnar Tmei on Sunday. It was another fiery sermon, this time about worshipping false idols. After that, Deanna and I took time to speak a little about what we are doing this year, and work out class schedules. It turns out 7:30 to 8:30 works best, since i also need to teach at the primary school from 9 to 10 and 3 to 4.

On the drive back, I started to feel a little ill. Nothing really bad, just like I had forgotten to drink enough water. There has been an odd lack of rain since we arrived, so I figured that was it.

I was so very wrong.

My body tried to turn itself inside out for 5 consecutive hours. Oh, and I don't mean from just one side or the other. Often the urge was simultaneous, and more powerful than I thought possible for the human body. Is this what it's like when athletes get sick? I felt like you had to train up to this level of power within your GI tract, it doesn't just come naturally.

Between bouts of Olympic strength expulsions, I slept. A lot. I don't think I've had that much sleep in a 24 hour period since college.

Today, I'm in much better shape. I'm REALLY hungry, but I don't want to overdo it. Plus, I have class to teach and not much time!

In retrospect, I think that food poisoning is perhaps the easiest ailment to diagnose, and even pinpoint the cause. I got a little lazy with the food condiments. Perhaps next time I'll think again before I eat tartar sauce in a country with little refrigeration. But it tasted so good!!!