Africa Bites

Ghana Log 11

Well, it was going to happen eventually.

The hardest part about living in Africa, and one the things that has made life for Ghanaians so hard, is disease caused by a poor water supply. It is all too easy to get this bad water into food and, I assume, I ate something with contaminated water.

On Monday, I woke up feeling a little sick. I first took care of a student that had been throwing up all night and then went to class. The whole morning I felt like I might throw up myself, and then around noon it finally hit: I threw up more than I ever have in my whole life. At least 8 or 9 times.

Then, I went home and slept for four hours. When I woke up, it was the same thing all over again. Basically, my body was doing anything possible to get rid of something inside me. It was gross, painful, and exhausting.

Four other students ended up being sick too. We think it was from the same Chinese restaurant, but who knows. I'm happy to say, after a truly brutal 24 hours, I'm back to my old self.

I guess having stomach problems is part of the African experience.