Sick Day

The guys and professors took a daytrip to Chamula where they learned and participated in about some indigenous churches and religions. Unfortunately, my hearing still hasn’t improved, so I stayed back to visit a doctor this morning. I ended up paying $75 for an ear, nose, and throat specialist to fill my prescriptions for Claritin-D and Aleve. Kind of a bummer to have missed out just for that, but it is comforting to know that it’s just that my eardrum is swollen up like an earplug, rather than permanently damaged. I’m still a little nervous about all the air pressure changes during our four flights tomorrow. I hope it will all work out.

After I got some medicine in my system, I decided to spend the rest of the morning shopping around town and in the markets. I picked up a really neat dress and some amber jewelry. Apparently, this is a region that is well-renowned for its amber. It was still pretty expensive jewelry, so I hope no one gets their hopes up about getting some amber souvenirs!

Over lunch, there was a guy who came and talked about the religious tensions in Mexico. Unfortunately, he was pretty monotonous and started his lecture right after a big meal. I think most us were just fighting to stay awake and didn’t really get much out of the talk. Oops!