I was forced to return to the hospital on Sunday do to a sudden fever. Thanks to my math teacher friends, I now know what that is in Celcius. With a 37.7 fever and low white cells, it was necessary to stay overnight. This was the worst news to me. A hospital stay means having … Continue reading White Cell Problems Part 2
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A Year I Will Never Forget – 2018
January: Started off the year with dear new friends watching fireworks explode all around me from a rooftop. Started off the year with four months under my belt living in a brand new country. Finished up a two week intensive Spanish immersion course. Made my way to my dream destination, Rio de Janeiro where I … Continue reading A Year I Will Never Forget – 2018
Burning to Return to Normal
The first week of April, I returned to school. Our students had just come off of a week-long fall break, but I was coming off of my own personal three-week hiatus. I can affirm that I was one of the only people actually excited to be back in school. Back to normal. I was elated … Continue reading Burning to Return to Normal
The Burn: Week Four AND Paysandú
The Week of Awesome! My week of awesome started with simply getting out of the house. I burned myself on a Friday, so it was only fitting that my week of awesome started on a Friday. I was looking forward to Beer Week in Paysandú and I was able to get out of the house … Continue reading The Burn: Week Four AND Paysandú
The Burn: Week Three
By this point, I was going crazy. Imagine being cooped up in an apartment all day long while everyone else was out living life. Now imagine ME doing it. I love people and I love outdoors. This was pure torture for me. There is only so many books to read, Netflix to watch, and mind … Continue reading The Burn: Week Three
The Burn: Week Two
**Warning: A few more graphic photos. But they are getting better! I cannot believe that it has only been two weeks. It feels like I have been in my apartment for a whole month. There are two main take-aways I have learned from this experienced: the human body is an amazing thing and the mental … Continue reading The Burn: Week Two
The Burn: Week One
**WARNING - Images are a bit graphic. They show areas of burned skin. It has officially been one week since the incident of pouring hot water all over my legs. I would be lying if I said the time has flown by. I feel like I have been injured for weeks now. I have committed … Continue reading The Burn: Week One