i went to bed with about 10 bites on my body...and woke up to find my arms, ankles, feet, and midriff covered with over 50 bites. all night i tossed and turned having nightmares of malaria and dengue fever. i'm one of few tr
avelers i've run into who isn't taking laramine or malarone anti-malarial meds. at the time, i figured the side effects isn't worth the hassle but now i'm starting to think some night sweats and psychosis isn't bad compared to laying in an indian hospital with malaria.i'm in a town called munnar, where they grow the most green tea india. the tea plantations are a spectacular sight--bright green tea plants stretch into the horizon and the air is scented with dusty tea that's a refreshing change from the exhaust of bangalore. the town is high up in the hills of kerala and the temperature at night dips into the 60s. now, i'm no entomologist, but i thought mosquitoes only lived in warm weather at lower elevations. i brought up this point to the guesthouse owner, then showed him my battle scars.
"ah madam, no mosquitoes. maybe small roach. or bites from leeches maybe. you stay away from woods. you keep bathroom door closed when you sleep."
I was just wondering how your experience in the Peace Corps is going? How does it all work? How long have you been doing it?
ReplyDeleteHi there pretty! So telling KC about how you went the au Natural and now really natural things are happening! ;) He said to go to a pharamacy and get Doxycoclen Sp? The only side effect is sun sensitivity. used for acne but it worked for him in the Amazon. He said this is another alterenative. (something to ask about) well, can't wait to hear more! he also mentioned malarone is better than laramine, as far as side effects.
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