Tuesday, March 11, 2008

Ditches were one thing, but parasites?! Thanks a lot, Africa.

So my 21st birthday was already going to be anticlimactic since I've spent the last two months in a country that has no drinking age, but now it looks as though I'll be spending the day in bed.

Not hungover from my first night of legal drunken revelry, but flat on my ass with malaria.

Yup. I've got malaria.

6 comments:

Liz said...

well, at least now you can say you've had malaria, I mean, that's one of those cool diseases to have, like consumption and the plague.
But I hope you feel better darlin' being sick on your birthday sucks a whole lot.

Unknown said...

BOOOOOOOOO

If you will be home sometime in August, I say we have an Emily's 21st birthday RE-DO.

Please get better.

JonnyG said...

do i just did a quick wiki search on malaria... and.. um... yea that sucks. like majorly sucks.
just feel better
and don't die
please.

also, if you need bug spray, lemme know i'll send you some. along with Civil Unrest Repellent and Anti-Riot Cream.

Love you!
Jon

Setanta said...

So, er, that fucking sucks. Malaria?

You really are doing the whole like "white explorer contracts disease" thing. I'm fairly confident you'll be able to pick up an American Studies degree for free after you come back.

Addy said...

My poor little Mama! On your birthday no less! I´m so sorry! And happy belated birthday!

Reading your list of things you are not going to miss about Cameroon I was shocked by the number of similarities with Ecuador! Haha. But seriously, I am so glad you guys don´t have to come home prematurely. I hope you come home eventually though...or I´ll miss you a whole lot.

P.S. If you can´t get excited about Barack Obama being president you should just give up on American politics forever.

Simone said...

This better fill in the empty box to make Bingo on the "study abroad tragedies" card, or I'm having a word with fate. (I envision said card to be maybe two by two squares. Please claim your prize.)

But really, that is horrible! Just looking at the symptoms makes me feel terrible. I hope you heal immediately.