disclaimer: this is a rough copy.. no punctualization or grammar editing.. just typing.
so every night i have been listening to jason upton to help me fall asleep.. some nights are better than others. some nights i just lay in my bed for hours thinking of my first meal in america. i know that sounds ridiculous and menial but often times my mind just wanders. you can only do so much journaling and reading in a 24 hour period.. oh yeah, ive been getting back into some soduko. this blog is also meaningless… just a small update on how ive been. nothing profound or thought provoking.. im just tired of looking at facebook and myspace.. wordpress was next on the agenda! the last few days have been kinda rough.. i have been thinking a lot about home. i found out a few days ago that my little brother is in the hospital with walking phenomia and a small hint of hep a. its bothers me a bit not being there and also makes me a little more homesick. he is doing better though… i ask for your prayers for him. i have 14 days until i go home.. i count down the days several times an hour and sometimes wonder if i spend the majority of my time just thinking about home. its weird… in america, im not hugely patriotic… okay not at all.. and here it seems like all i can think about is blessed states and comfortable lifestyle that follows. i have still not acclimated to the extreme discomfort that arises each day although i am trying my best to go home a much simpler person. im not sure if this is good or bad.. i know for one thing though.. when i leave i will miss this place so much. thats always how it works. while your present you think about a place youre absent and vice versa. i have noticed that smaller things excite me. i am easily entertained here. the other night i saw Hancock at the indian theatre. for 2 dollars, i was given admission into the very crowded, stinky place with popcorn and a fanta (i have grown a strong liking to the orange drink). NOW THATS A DEAL!!! the movie was horrible but for some reason the 2 hours of air conditioning made it incredibly enjoyable. tonight, me and a friend are treking out to find the one and only subway in calcutta. it should be interesting because every trip holds a different set of obstacles (bus ride, communication barrier, etc.). im about to wrap this thing up.. cause honestly i have nothing else to say. the children i teach are still wonderful yet sometimes give me a headache and the other place i have started volunteering is quite the story (for another meaningless blog). thank you all for reading my thoughts and keeping up with my indian life. ill return soon to probably begin to wish i was back here. my mind has quite the confusion in it.
LOVE AND PEACE
kristie
MOM said,
July 17, 2008 at 4:37 am
Hi, baby, I also cannot wait for you to come home. Althought I know the children will miss you and you will miss them. Your brother was released today from a very trying sittuation that I have never had to face. His whole system was shutting down. He started off with fever and sore throte a week ago, only to find out Saturday that he was getting worse and not better after being on antibiontics for 7 days, his urine turned to dark dark orange and he could not sit up or walk with fever of 103 to 104. I bought him to womens and childrens emergency. thinking that they would change his medicine and send me home. The doctor was from over seas, when he checked him he told me this is not strepp his liver is inflamed and his splean, his organs were being attack, he asked me 3 times if scott had been out of the country recently or explosed to anyone that I know that has, he drew blood lots of it then started an ivey and admitted him, then our faith was put to the test, we were told it is a virus that has attacked his liver, splean, ect. and started doing extensive testing for hep. A,B, and C. They had us worried. His body could not break the fever. They discovered that he had walking phenomia, but that did not explain the liver, slean kidney ect. a virus has attacked his system, for three days we drew blood from him and tested and tested every virus, but hep.ABC takes 3 to five days to come back. Again they were almost positive he had hep.AB or C. Well the final verdict came in God’s timing and he does not have hep. what so ever. A virus has attack his little body and still today with all the research we have in this country they have still not told me what has caused his system to almost shut down. God is in control all the time. They released little Scott today with 99 to 100 fever but the billy rubin level in his liver is dropping and his splean is almost normal size he is on his way to recovery and like the doctor said he has been a pin cushion for 4 days and still no answer to what virus caused this, he is healed so it does not really matter what the name of the virus was only the name of the healer, JESUS CHRIST, his body has tested negative today for the phenomia so that is gone also, God is good all the time, no matter how the situation looks at the present moment. We Love and miss you Mom, Vic, and Scott
Anna said,
July 18, 2008 at 7:03 am
sha i love you my friend. we will have to meet up when you get back.
Selina said,
July 21, 2008 at 2:21 am
Hey girly,
So you really don’t have that much longer left. I can’t wait to talk to you in person and here all the crazy, cool indy stories!! Well I miss you and can’t wait to hang with you
Love you my friend,
Selina