07.29.08
Day 22 & 23
OK, so this will also be known as the “foot post”.
On Sunday I went to the beach with some friends and went swimming. I cut my feet on the barnacles while I was in the water. Then I walked back to my towel (on the sand, obviously). And I got sand in my feet. When I got back to the school I found a first aid kit and got some sand but not all out of the cuts, and bandaged it up. On Monday (Yesterday) it hurt even worse and I could barely walk.
I found a prof who in turn found someone to drive me to the doctor. After waiting for a half an hour for her to show up, I was driven to Weymouth. The doctor cleaned my foot up, scraped the sand out with some Tweezers (or other sharp metal object) and bandaged me up. I have to take my antibiotics 4 times a day. 1 hour before or 3 hours after eating, for 7 days. I can’t get my foot wet for two days. I can’t walk barefoot on the sand for 10 days (but by the time that’s up I’ll be home).
So that’s the story. It was insanely difficult to shower with one leg today while the other (my right leg) was hanging out of the bathtub.
I’m glad this didn’t happen at the beginning of the week or I would have been freaking out and wanting to come home (or at least even more than I was then)
Today has been a little difficult. There’s a lot of stairs here and the elevators are broken most of the time. I need to wash clothes but don’t want to walk to the bank to get change (I’m gonna ask Jill to come with me, just in case). I feel like such a baby, but I’m glad mom made me go to the doctor or else it would’ve gotten way worse. I’m trying to be independent and not have people help me. There’s not much they can do besides carry me, and that’s a little much.
I’m glad me foot will be a little better by the time I’m back in P’tit Bois. Although, I might lie a little bit so I can go with Nicole again 
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10 days and I’m home.
14 days and I’m 18.
Holy crap
07.27.08
Day 21 (AKA WEEK 4)
And so we begin week 4. Two weeks ’til home time people!!
I had an AWESOME time at Casino Night. It was so much fun, and hilarious. I was losing hardcore and then some man dumped all his chips into my cup. Unfortunately it wasn’t real money (actually that’s probably a good thing) and you used the money you accumulated to buy stuff at an auction. I only had 600$ and wasn’t really into sticking around to auction (because my numbers suck in French. i can only count to 30. Which is good, considering I could only count to 13 three weeks ago). So I stuck my money in Neha’s cup and Michaela, Jill and I went to the Castelet for pizza and giant cookies, then to the computer lab. (Cookie side note: the thing was bigger than my face. Honest to God, it was huge. And I ate it ALL.)
Today I woke up at 11 and slowly got ready for my day. Then Michaela and Jill showed up and invited me to the beach. In order to fulfill my dream of swimming in every ocean (well maybe not the Arctic) I went along. It was tons of fun, splashing in the frigid water. And stepping on the barnacles and tearing my feet to shreds. Then salt water and sand got into my feet (which look like they were attacked by a cheese grater) and the 10 minute walk back to school really sucked. But I found a First Aid kit and cleaned myself up. It’s weird, using my First Aid skills on myself. Like most lifeguards you never think you’re gonna need that for you.
Then Jill & Michaela & I walked (so much walking today OMG) to the lil Ice Cream place across the street. Jill went to do laundry after and Michaela and I walked around the festival being held on the grounds. It made me excited for this fall – I now plan on coming down to Bently in September to meet Mom and Auntie Val for the annual Farmers Market. I LOVE Farmers Markets!!!
Tonight is the Night of Terror walk in P’tit Bois. I was going to go, but now with a bum foot I am going to have a movie night with M&J.
Tomorrow is the second last Monday here!
