I have been sick for a while from I don’t know what. Because
of sickness, I went to see a doctor in Amsterdam who didn’t really give me what
I had or have. I had some white spots on my tonsils with horrible pain and
fever, so I thought I had strep throat. It looked bad. So, the Dutch doctor
looked at my throat and said, “You might have strep or it might be just mono.”
What! He didn’t even do the strep test. And he went on and said, “Yes, fever is
your friend – that’s your body fighting against the bacteria or virus. And
Dutch people don’t really take medicine, but I will give you three times a day
and five days worth of penicillin.” Moreover, there was no one in the office
except the doctor. It was the most interesting doctor’s appointment for me. I’m
hoping to this is the last time I’m getting sick in Amsterdam.
It has been a month since I came to Amsterdam. Time has been
gone by fast and slow. I feel like I have lost the excitement and appreciation
of studying abroad for a bit – I think that the weather has to do with that a
lot. So I’m writing my blog to remind myself how grateful to be in Amsterdam
such a beautiful city. I’m trying to get out of my apartment everyday more than
just going to my classes. I’m still in process of going to all the museums in
Amsterdam with the museum card, which let me in for free. Once again, going to
museums is one of my favorite things to do because I can learn about things in
different era and subjects and even people. Also, it is a relaxing to just
slowly walk around and read and look at arts. Sometimes, I get really excited,
too. I should bring back the first motivation and enthusiasm!
Picture - Zandvoort
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