Maybe I got's Malaria?

I haven’t really been feeling that great for the past couple days. Yesterday I had a really bad stomach ache and today I woke up with a super sore throat, a head ache and a stomach ache. I haven’t really been able to do a whole lot so I have been working on my lesson plans since I have stayed inside a bit.

It is absolutely POURING outside as I write this, but the power is staying on so far which is a good thing. Doesn’t usually do that. Last night it went out for a few hours.

I finally decided to tell Auntie Joe that I wasn’t feeling well so that she didn’t think I was just sitting inside for nothing. I don’t really like to worry her and she definitely gets worried over the slightest little thing. She said that I might have Malaria, which I know I don’t. They think everything is Malaria here. She thinks that I have a lot of mosquito bites because I have a lot of pimples on my face and so Malaria is definitely an option. She thinks I should take one of my Malaria pills as medicine just in case. She also wants me to gargle TCP. That’s the same antiseptic that I put on my scalp to help the itching from my braids to go down. I am NOT putting that in my mouth.

So, cross your fingers that I don’t have Malaria and that I’m just sick. I have taken my Malaria pill every single day and Petra has forgotten more than once and has SO many more mosquito bites than me so if I get Malaria and she doesn’t, I will NOT be impressed. Plus I hear it sucks so I just don’t want to go down that road.

Auntie Mary (that is what we have started to call our lovely prof automatically now, since everyone here refers to her as that), your mom visited us today!!! She came as a surprise since she was in Asamank anyway to go and check out the school! She brought us PIZZA FROM THE ACCRA MALL! TWO OF THEM!!! That was such a nice surprise.

Mrs. Apea sounds exactly like our professor, laughs like her, is beautiful like her. Oh my, it was such a nice visit! The minute she walked into the house, I thought Mary had surprised us and came to visit early!

Since I haven’t been feeling that great, I don’t really have a whole lot to talk about. Little Isaac from across the street came and chatted with me for a little while when I was sitting with Yaa outside the store. He is adorable and still calls us Melissa sometimes. (Melissa, he really misses you!)

Ernestina, one of the ladies in my class told me I was getting fat again on Wednesday. What else is new? I finally decided to ask her what made her think I was getting fat, and instead of pointing to my stomach  like I thought she would, she told me my face and my arms were getting fat and that it looked sooo nice. Great, a few more body parts that are growing that I hadn’t noticed yet. SELF confidence booster right there. Haha. At least she thinks I’m beautiful.

My skin got worse while we were on our week vacation since I didn’t lug my huge bottle of face cleaner along and Auntie Joe was quick to point it out. She asked me if lots of bugs had “eaten my face in the night time” and I politely smiled and said, “no, Auntie Joe, I just have lots of pimples. Don’t worry, they will hopefully go away soon.” She said, “hopefully.” This sounds mean, but if you knew her, you would know she is the sweetest lady so this didn’t offend me. It just simply pointed out to ME that my face looks awful haha. I don’t think my acne has been this bad since highschool. New interns, get ready!

Speaking of new interns, they come in exactly ONE MONTH! I am so excited to meet them and to see Auntie Mary again! So excited. We get to pick them up in Accra from the airport on Monday, April 30^th, so think of them and pray for safe travels as they are set to leave Canada in a month!