Sickness

Sorry I havent written lately, im probably losing all my viewers but...... ive just been sick, so sick for more than a week. It started last weekend as you can seee in my last post but things kinda went downhill from there. I went to school on tuesday and i was feeling fine until I started getting these severe stomach pains, no idea why.... and I had trouble concentrating in colegio. but it was nice because all my compañeros were sad I hadnt been in school monday and friday and kept asking me if i was okay, it was really sweet.

After colegio I went home and was feeling fine until the night time when I just felt feverish and dizzy. I dont have any idea why again.... So i went to bed at about nine and the next morning my family didnt get me up for school. Fani and Simon didnt go either. Its quite different here with school. If you are sick at all, you stay home and it´s normal. im used to in the U.S. just sucking it up if I´m feeling bad because it´s just so hard to misss school and stay caught up. But, here I can just tell my host parents im not going, and its fine...... But, I actually was sick so i stayed out of school wednesday and was actually feeling a little better but I had a fever most of the day. Thursday I stayed home from school also and in the night time we decided to go to the doctor. he told me I have bronchitis and gave me three prescriptions for that along with 3 other prescriptions for my stomach. Since then, I havent gone to school so I only went to school one day last week. Its such a weird kind of sickness because i will be feeling fine and wanting to leave the house, WOW ive been bored, but then suddenly my stomach will hurt really bad. but, it´s happening less and less. Dont worry everyone.....

My house family has been amazing about it. Coni LOVES it because im home everyday and when im feeling well (most of the time) I can play with her. She doest quite understand why im sick or that im sick for that matter so when I´m lying on some pillows on the floor she will climb onto my back and sing "poquito caballito, soy un caballero" (little horsey (sp?), im a cowboy). Its really cute but painful at the same time. We have quite the bond Coni and I. Because in the morning we are usually up before the parents (because i go to bed at about 10 and everyone else at about 1. it´s crazy how late everyone is up here. Sometimes I will be called downstair for like a meal at about 11:30, its actually quite fun. )When we get up, I make her breakfast and awww she´s just so cute! Now she cries whenever I leave which is sad but of course it makes me feel good :). Ive always wanted a little sister and so Coni is kinda spoiled with my attention but I think that fine right?

My host mom always makes me these AMAZING herbal medicine teas that actualy really help my stomach, it´s amzing. I dont know how they do it but Chilena women know so much about herbs and natural remedies, it´s great. but, they also are worried about me since apparently, none of their kids have ever been that sick. Coni was sick with a bad cold when i arrived but it went away after a week and my host parents said she had never been sick ever before... wow. Whenever I cough my host parents look at each other and shake their heads, dont know quite why. Also, the whole neighborhood knows that im sick. With the store as a part of the house, my host mom always asks the elderly women who come in advice for how to help me with my erm... stomach problems and It´s so awkward. The idea of personal information is just very different here. So, whenever Im in the store, people ask about my illness and I can understand most things I hear now but they are convinced i cant understand anything so they just gab on and on about my physical state. Speaking of the store, I can sell things now! It´s so fun but sometimes people ask for things and I have no idea what they said so i stare blankly and say¨"momentito por favor" and run and get my host mom. Its quite halarious but im learning.

Coni is also so jealous of the attention I get from the parents. Whenever I have to take my medicine Coni says " NO YO! estoy enferma!" and coughs fakely, it´s so funny. Its like me when Jacob took my chicken pox (that one was for mom).

On thursday during the day I was very bored so I took a walk. It was the first time I had done that because i always thought it was dangerous (kinda close minded) but apparently it´s really safe in my neighborhood. A girl can walk around alone during the day with no problems. Of course there are bad areas of Curicó but i know where those are. It was so nice to be able to walk around and I took some pictures but my camera is being really crabby (brand new) and so im going to have to get that fixed first. i going to take more walks now that I know i can.

Today, I woke up with Coni at about 10 and everyone else was still asleep so we ate desayuno and got her dressed. Its 12:30 and Fani and Simon are still sleeping.... yep.... what can I say, teenagers will be teenager wherever they are living. but now I feel that Im wasting my saturday and I was hoping to go back to the fería so im going to go. Oh and now Coni wants to show me something. Chau!

If you´re reading this, feel free to comment because it makes me happy :)

Love you all!