A visit to the hospital...

So I've decided that in order to truly know a country, you must become acquainted with it's health care system...haha, okay well maybe this isn't the ideal way to familiarize yourself with a culture, but it seems to be a trend in my travels! Last Sunday I got really sick- I was up until 4am clearing out my stomach. I will leave out the nasty details, but know that it was not pretty and certainly not enjoyable. On Monday I felt okay, but had bad aches, a fever, and chills. I didn't eat anything, and even liquids felt uneasy in my stomach. I felt better today (Tuesday) but decided to go to the hospital just to be safe. The hospital that we went to was very clean and actually quite efficient. They took blood samples and tested for malaria and yellow fever- both of which thankfully came back negative. I got half a liter of much needed fluids via IV. Then I gave some other samples which turned up signs of a stomach infection. It most likely is a result of eating some contaminated food or water. I'm now on a course of anti-biotics and I'm feeling much better. I will continue to monitor everything and keep you updated, but as for now I feel like I'm on the road to recovery!