I began fighting a cold the first week I arrived here. During week two the cold began to win. During week three (this week) I could feel a sinus infection creeping in...
We went on an outing today with the girls from the Girls Home-- to the Victoria Memorial, lunch at a mall, and the planetarium. Despite eating lunch in an air-conditioned food court, my body began to conch out as heat radiated from every pore. Kolkata sunlight + sinus infection-induced fever = a new definition of warmth. I felt like a fire-breathing dragon.
The fever settled after good rest in my air-conditioned room. I'm continually reminded that air-conditioning and fans are a luxury in Kolkata. I've been told India is the most sleep-deprived nation partly because the people simply cannot get cool enough to sleep well. So, I thank God for the coolness of air-conditioning. And, I'm inspired by the people of India who live, work, bathe, and sleep in the heat without relief.
Also-- I got some antibiotics. 200 Rupees = ~$4.75 dollars. No prescription necessary. Wonderful.
We went on an outing today with the girls from the Girls Home-- to the Victoria Memorial, lunch at a mall, and the planetarium. Despite eating lunch in an air-conditioned food court, my body began to conch out as heat radiated from every pore. Kolkata sunlight + sinus infection-induced fever = a new definition of warmth. I felt like a fire-breathing dragon.
The fever settled after good rest in my air-conditioned room. I'm continually reminded that air-conditioning and fans are a luxury in Kolkata. I've been told India is the most sleep-deprived nation partly because the people simply cannot get cool enough to sleep well. So, I thank God for the coolness of air-conditioning. And, I'm inspired by the people of India who live, work, bathe, and sleep in the heat without relief.
Also-- I got some antibiotics. 200 Rupees = ~$4.75 dollars. No prescription necessary. Wonderful.
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