Tuesday

okay, here's the rest of today. we got up really early this morning (6:30) that's like our 4a.m. here. and talked a bit and decided what we were going to do. i felt well enough that i decided to go to breakfast with Tina and her friends. we went to the market first just to look for purses. it was to early yet, so we went to her friends practice. Dr. Elizabeth is a doctor. Tina told her what had happened yesterday so she said i needed a shot. she also looked in my mouth and told me i was dehydrated and needed to drink bunches of fluids. i went in the back and got a shot, then we were off to breakfast.

it was a beautiful place. it was in a garden, it had a sweet almond tree growing in it with a poinsetta bush (it was huge) and a lime tree. we ate with the lady that will be hosting us for the confrence (the hotel owner) and her best friend who is a nurse. i heard some very touching stories about a trip to a village for a medical mission and how they thought they had lost everything, but it turns out that everything was fine. the truck had turned over into the river and all of their stuff, medical stuff and clothes were in there, they were sure that it was all ruined. but God worked it out for everything to be recovered. the nurse wanted me to pack her in my purse and bring her back to Heartland. she said that she wanted to come to the States so badly. at the resturant i had carrot cake (without cream cheese frosting, who would have ever thought) and fresh squeezed orange juice. both were really good.

after breakfast we went back to the market, i would do okay as long as we weren't by the food. which was raw meat laid out and one place even had raw seafood (you know how i feel about that). i didn't last very long and left without a purse. went back to the dr. office and got another shot for being so nausiated. and then i went to sleep. i bet we were there for 2 hours. the Dr. just wanted to make sure that i was okay to get into a taxi to come home. i got sick there. i was forced to drink more. we went to lunch and had some brothy soup. but nothing sounded as good as Campbells soup. (ummm, ummm, good). i kept it down until we got home. i really don't think i've ever been this sick. i've been in bed all afternoon. tina and i were talking and i said there has to be a spiritual application somewhere in this. there just has to be. i'll let you know when i figure it out. what i did figure out today was that i am now experincing culture shock. it's horrible. there is no way to describe it and i don't know that i would want to describe it.

tomorrow we are going to try to go to the ruins b/c it's something that you just have to see when you come to Oaxaca. i hope i am better to do it. the owner of the hotel and her friend that is a nurse wants to come with us, so that should be fun. people really do try to kill you with kindness here.

well, that's it for the night.