Here the update you 've all been waiting for. On Monday night, I got really sick again and spent most of the night in the bathroom. At one point I was so tired that when I went in the bathroom and saw a mouse I didn't even scream or anything I just waited for it to see me and scurry away under the door. Tuesday morning I felt better. Everyone was so concerned that I finally agreed to go to see a doctor. Karen knows an American Doctor who is in Haiti right now and staying at the hotel near our house. She said I should go and see him. We went and waited for 2 1/2 hours for him to come. I felt bad because I knew he had already worked all day and was probably exhausted and didn't feel like helping one more person. However, he was really nice and told me not to worry just yet and wait and see what happens. Today is Friday and I've felt fine since then.
I'm in good spirits these days and much more positive about surviving in Haiti. I think feeling healthy is a huge help.
I finally got ahold of my tutor on Wednesday and he showed up on Thursday!!! I had my first lesson on Thursday after school and he said he was very impressed with my Creole! I felt pretty good after that. The funny thing is that he asked if he could be paid right away. He dissappears for 2 weeks with no phone call or anything and he thinks we'll pay him up front!!! How do I know he'll show up the next day? Overall, he's a nice guy though and knows a lot about Creole. Many Haitians can't explain any of the grammar rules to me. I guess most English speakers are the same. We're just so used to English we just know what to say without giving much thought to why we say what we do.
This weekend I am going hiking in the mountains with Ysmaille. We're going to his sister's house for lunch and then going for a hike. I'm looking forward to it. Ysmialle makes it sound so beautiful and apparently it's cool there. Wow, that will be a nice change after all the hot weather we've been having.
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