Sick

So there's not going to be any pictures with this post, it's more just me documenting my life. I've been here a week. It's been fun so far, right up until yesterday (Monday) morning when I woke up sick. Nothing too awful. My throat is swollen so it hurts to swallow or yawn or pretty much do anything and I was exhausted and really sore everywhere. I stayed in bed all day, which sucked because it was beautiful out. Today my throat still hurts but I'm not as tired or sore so I'm taking that as a good sign. I'm going to go to the store and get soup and tea so I feel better :)

Overall it's been pretty great here. I had one day last week where the jet lag caught up to me and I realized I was on the other side of the world away from my family and everything that was familiar, but I just slept a lot that night and was all better the next day.

My mom has been pretty worried about me, which I feel the need to document because when I moved out after high school she was all "Don't let the door hit you on your way out." And now she's all "Can we ooVoo?", and "Are you okay? Can we talk?" The exciting thing is they're coming to visit me in 4 weeks, so it's all good.

I miss everyone. A lot. Something I know is only going to get worse over the next six months. But I know it'll also be easier as I get busier, especially once school starts.

Well that is all for this update. Hope everyone has a good week!

Cheers!

Comments

Mom said…
HAHA! Well when you went to college you were moving to Jess' town 3 hours away but now you are 1/2 way around the world all by yourself. Love you!
January 15, 2013 at 1:39 PM
Jessica said…
Haha I'm with Mom on this one. :)
January 16, 2013 at 1:44 AM
Unknown said…
It'll be interesting to see how much idiom you pick up while you're there! Cheers! Ta-ta.
January 17, 2013 at 5:45 PM
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