Nkhata Bay

                We had a little break in Lilongwe to recover from our long travels to and from Zambia, and then we were right back to traveling. This week we went to Nkhata Bay. It’s in the northern part of Malawi close to Mzuzu. We stopped at SAFI on our way to pick up John and we stayed for lunch and talked to Nicolle. Camille was out doing surveys so we didn’t get to see her. While we were there, there were some kids playing on the toys that were yelling at us that we didn’t recognize so we thought they might be from the new families that are supposed to be coming this month but apparently nobody knows when they’re coming so we have no idea if those kids were from a different village or what.

                It was good to travel with Kevin again. I liked the mini bus much more than the charter buses. There’s a lot more space for us to spread out and I don’t have to worry about where my stuff ends up so I don’t forget it and lose it. On the way to Nkhata Bay, we stopped along the road because Adam wanted to get a picture but he couldn’t find a good place to take it. We also stopped in Mzuzu to meet Kevin’s family. His wife and daughter are adorable but his daughter was afraid of us which is normal. It was really great to meet them and finally get rid of that chicken he was bringing to them. It was a live chicken and we didn’t know it was in the van so it scared us when it started making noises while we were driving.

                We got to Njaya Lodge where we are staying in the dark and had some chicken curry for dinner and moved into our rooms and called it a day.

                The next morning we woke up to this really loud noise that sounded like we were in a hurricane. Emily thought it was the fan in our room but it wasn’t. It was raining outside and the tin roof on our chalet made it really loud and difficult to sleep through. It was about time to get up anyway so we sat outside and watched the rain. I didn’t think I was going to get to see it rain while I was here but it has rained every day we have been here at the bay. One morning we went to the beach just the check it out and the water was a little turbulent from the rain and wind. I had fun trying to go as deep into the water as I could and dodge the waves so my pants wouldn’t get wet but I wasn’t very good and came back with very wet pants. The next day we actually put on our swimsuits and went out into the water. There were lots of rocks in the water so we climbed up on one and hung out there for a while before coming back in and lying in the sun.

                The main reason we came here was to go on a four day kayaking trip but as it turns out, it wasn’t such a great idea because of the weather and the ferry that brings us back only runs twice a week so we just did an overnight trip. I was really nervous about tipping my kayak, being cold the whole time and sleeping in a tent so that morning we left I was a little out of sorts. We were in two people kayaks so it was harder to tip them, the weather warmed up and the tent was still not very fun but I was tired enough that I slept. Our guides were really great and fun to be with and they made us some delicious food. On the way to the beach where we spent the night there was some rocks to jump off of (I didn’t) and we snorkeled at a little island. On the first day, Emily and I were in a kayak and Whitney and Adam where in the other. They were so much faster than is it was ridiculous. Emily and I spent the whole day playing catch up to them. I think a lot of it was that I hadn’t kayaked before and Emily was in charge of steering with the pedals and she hasn’t done that before. By the end of the day we were doing really well though.

                We had dinner on a beach next to a fire. It was so good. I know I couldn’t have done any better in those conditions. We had some chicken and veggies and mashed potatoes. All of it was so good and it felt good to be in our dry clothes and all dressed up in our warm stuff.

                Sleeping in the tent was a little rough because all we had was a sleeping bag. We didn’t have pillows or a pad to sleep on. I thought the beach would be much nicer to sleep on but it was just as hard as any other time I’ve been camping. The hardest part I think was not having a pillow so I used my arms and tried to use part of my sleeping bag. On the positive side, I wasn’t cold at all. It was an alright night when you consider everything.

                The next morning it rained and it was cold. The rain wasn’t terrible so we didn’t really worry about it; it was over by the time we had everything packed up. We switched up the teams so they were a little more even. Whitney and Emily were a team and I was on Adam’s team. Adam was feeling a little sick before we left and it was worse on day two so we was anxious to get back to Njaya to rest and recover. I was in the back steering and I was really bad to begin with but I got better. We kayaked most of the way back before lunch and then just had a little bit left after. After lunch I was much better and steering and Adam really wanted to get back so we were booking it. It was a little difficult because we were going against the wind and the waves were bigger but I think we still went fast than Emily and I did the first day. We all made it back safely and we took showers and I feel much better now except for my sore muscles and few bumps and bruises I picked up on the way. When I took my shower I noticed that I have a really bad tan line. I didn’t think I was getting that tan but I’ve only been comparing myself to everybody else in the group so maybe I’m tanner than I think. I guess we’ll see when I get back.

                Today Kevin came back from Mzuzu where he was spending time with his family and he’s going to show us around the area. It should be nice relaxing day. Tomorrow we are going back to SAFI and spending the night there and then we have two days in Lilongwe before we start our trip home. It’s been determined that my trip is the longest because I have the long layover in New York, which will be exciting and then I have a three hour drive to Idaho from the Salt Lake airport. At least I can sleep on the way home. 

Back to Malawi

7.29.13

                The day after rafting, we were on our long journey back to Malawi. We got up early to catch the 6:00am bus to Lusaka so we could have some time to check out Lusaka before we went back to Lilongwe. I think I’m getting used to these long bus rides because they seemed a lot easier on the way back to Malawi than they did on the way to Livingstone. In Lusaka, we killed our extra time at the mall.

We had pizza at Debonaire’s because we’ve seen it around a few times and we thought it might be good. We got the full house which was four pizzas. Two of them had mayonnaise on them so that was weird. I’m not sure what I think about that place. Maybe the subs were better.

Then we saw Wolverine in 3D at the theater. It was good but the glasses were too big for my face and kept falling off my nose so I had to hold them on. I thought I was going to fall asleep but I didn’t. I guess I wasn’t as tired as I thought.

After the movie, we went to Steers for some chicken burgers and fries. The burgers were also covered in mayonnaise but the fries were good. Then we got a taxi and went back to the hostel and called it a night.

The next morning we had to get to the bus station at 4:30am to board. Emily had a taxi arranged but he was late or not coming at all so we had to get another one really fast. We made it on time but we didn’t get the best seats. It was ok though because I think we were all just used to sitting on buses forever. The last couple of days haven’t been very eventful. It’s good to be back in Malawi.

Since we’ve been packing in the dark early in the morning for the last few days, I have left a pair of pants and my filtered water bottle. We also left the tent we bought in Livingstone so we were not the best at remembering all of our stuff. There are worse things we could have done so it’s ok.

Zambezi Swimming Team

7.26.13

                We have been going non-stop since we left Korea Garden in Lilongwe. We had to get up super early to catch our bus at 5:30 to Lusaka. Kevin is the nicest driver ever and got up early so he could take us because he was worried about our safety.

                John wasn’t feeling good so we were a little worried about him on the bus for the whole day but he said he could take it so we all got on. We were there early so we sat for a while to wait for the bus to fill up. Not too  long after Kevin left, John decided he wasn’t feeling up to the ride so Emily called Kevin and he came back to get John. He went back to SAFI for the week to recuperate. The bus ride wasn’t too comfortable but at least we had seats. The bus was packed as full as they could get it but all things considered, it wasn’t too bad.

                We got to the Zambia, Malawi boarder faster than we expected but it was a long stop. We had to go to the Malawi office to fill out a form to exit and then the Zambian office to check in with our visas we got the day before so that went as fast as possible. The long part was customs looking through the baggage.

                We stopped a couple of other times to take bathroom breaks and food and such. I made it through without needing to stop but it was good to stretch my legs and walk around every once in a while. We decided that the bus ride was a lot like the flight from JFK to Johannesburg but it was much harder to get out of your seat to walk the isles because everything was packed in the bus so tight but we didn’t get as bored on this ride maybe because we’re used to having nothing to do for long periods, because we could look out the window and actually see stuff or because it was during the day and we weren’t so tired and tired of being tired. The bus ride wasn’t too bad but Emily was planning on catching the bus to Lusaka at 7pm to so we could stay at Jolly Boys that night. That definitely didn’t happen because the bus was so late and the drive was so long. It’s a pretty common thing to happen actually but we just go with the flow.

                We got into Lusaka late at night and I experienced a little bit of culture shock. Most of Zambia that we had seen was just dry bush land. Not many buildings or people. When we got into Lusaka there were traffic lights, a movie theater, billboards that lit up and even a Radisson that looked fancier than the one in Salt Lake. We definitely weren’t in Malawi anymore. It didn’t feel like home but it felt like a vacation.

                We stayed the night at a hostel in Lusaka. We didn’t really do anything there besides sleep and talk a little with the people staying in our dorm. There was a guy from Germany that had been in Africa for a while and he told us a little about the weird things he’s experienced like the time he killed a cockroach and then had a much bigger infestation later. There was also another guy that was studying baboons. I slept really well there and we left the next morning to go to the bus station to get tickets. We got our tickets for the bus at 11:30 so we had some time to kill. We walked through the station and then we played I Spy. When we got on the bus it was a little nicer because there was a TV but they didn’t play anything good. I was expecting the ride to be a couple of hours but it was actually supposed to be 6 and then the bus was late. We went to Jolly Boys to see if they had room for us but they didn’t but there was another Jolly Boys hostel that was further out of town so we stayed there for the night and checked into the one closer to town in the morning.

                Yesterday, after dropping our stuff off at the hostel, we went to spend the day at Victoria Falls. Adam went bungee jumping and did the big swing. We watched. Since the Zambezi River is the boarder of between Zambia and Zimbabwe, we had to do some stuff with the government. We were afraid we wouldn’t be able to go because a few of us forgot our passports but we were with a group and they people in the front of the group had theirs so they didn’t check for ours so we got through. I felt a little like an illegal immigrant. I even took my picture next to the Zimbabwe sign. So now I’ve been to four African countries but only seen two. The line for bungee jumping was long so we spent about half the day there waiting for Adam to go and then watching the video they took of him and looking at the pictures they took. We also took some pictures of him. It was fun to watch him and everybody else and see how they all react to fear. He bought the whole package that came with the bungee jump, swing and zip line but he didn’t want to do the zip line so I was going to but they said he couldn’t transfer any of the stuff to someone else. Oh well.

                The next half of the day we spent walking through trails and looking at the falls. We were with a girl we met on the way over who was also staying at our hostel names Faith and she hung out with us for the day. Part way through, Adam said we should have a photo contest and try to get really artsy pictures so we all started laying on the ground and going off the paths and taking all kinds of non-traditional pictures. It was really fun and I think we all got some good pictures. We even found a place that we could sit almost right on top of the falls and he hung out there a little bit. We also waded a little bit but not very far so we didn’t slip and get swept away. We just had fun being together in a beautiful place.

                Today, Emily got up early to get a booking for us to go white water rafting. We got it! Last night we talked to a girl from the east coast named Hannah who also wanted to go white water rafting and a couple from Europe who had a booking so we decided to go with them. There was a guy in our dorm from South Africa that did the rapids and he told us that the first rapid you have a choice and we should pick the hard one because it’s more fun and that we should all go together because we all kind of knew each other and knew nobody would chicken out on us. When we got over to Saf Par we got all dressed up in our wet suit tops and life jackets and helmets and stuff. Then we got our safety brief and we got in the truck to go. These people were also taking pictures and video of us. When the water is lower, you can start basically right underneath the falls but we started on rapid 7 of 25 so we still did most of them. There were also a handful of kayakers that came with us. They were really good and their job was to fetch our paddles and the people when we all fell out of the raft. Baby Face was our favorite kayaker for reasons, you’ll soon see and he was also Melvin’s (our guide) cousin. We had a lot of fun with all the guides and the other rafts.

                Rapid 7 was actually like a level 1 so we were fine but rapid 8 was the one where you chose. There was the chicken run where you avoid all the rapids, then one that was level three and the one on the far left was level 4 or 5 depending on the day I guess. We were prepared and said level 5 all the way. I didn’t really think about taking hard rapids my first time white water rafting and it’s a good thing I didn’t because if I had thought about it I would’ve chickened out.

                Rapid 8 was one of the most eventful rapids of the day because it was the highest level and we flipped the raft at the beginning. Apparently the rapids here are longer than they are at the other places which is one reason why it can be difficult. So after we flipped, I was so disoriented and it was crazy. One moment we’re paddling forward the next Melvin tells us to get down and hold on then the next I’m in the water in the middle of the rapids. We had to skip rapid 9 because it was too hard so I was worried that I wouldn’t get back in the raft it time and I was really worried but Melvin had everything in control and was yelling at us to stay calm and he got us all back in the raft. I was one of the first people to get back in and then there was another group that had got thrown a ways away and were hanging onto kayaks. It was stressful for a while but we made it through.

                We walked around rapid 9 and I’m glad we did. It was class 6 so we definitely wouldn’t have done well especially after rapid 8 had taken so much out of us. I was nervous for a while after that rapid and falling out.

                We all fell out again on another rapid. I don’t remember what number it was but there were two that were really close. The first had three parts called the three angry sisters and the second was the mother. Lots of these rapids had scary names and our guide would tell us before we went which didn’t help my nerves at all. We flipped again on one of the sisters but everybody managed to get in pretty fast except Emily, Hannah and me. I wasn’t too far from the raft when I fell out but I wasn’t able to swim back so I held onto Baby Face’s kayak and he helped me get onto another raft. Trying to swim in the rapids is exhausting so I couldn’t do anything to help the other people pull me in but they got me in and I got a free ride to the end of the rapids then we caught up to my raft and I jumped in and got a free ride through the mother because I didn’t have a paddle. Emily had to go through the rest of the sisters and the mother hanging onto a kayak which took her a while because she was tired and had to rest a little. Hannah had managed to get on another kayak and we got her last. The kayakers also managed to get enough paddles for all of us. They were really great actually. After that we lost a few people on a rapid but they just kinds of slid out and we pulled them back in without a problem. None of the other rafts flipped or lost any people as far as I know so they all called us the Zambezi swimming team. I think our team has the best learning curve and we had to most fun and got the best video and pictures but I’m sure the other rafts had fun too. There were a couple of rapids that they told us we could jump out and ride with just our life jackets because they were really calm but I was too tired to get try.

                When we finally finished we took the cable car up and had lunch while we watched the video and looked at our pictures. We all got a little beat up with some bumps and bruises but we all made out safely and we all had tons of fun. I wouldn’t have chosen to go white water rafting but I’m really glad I did.

                I have lots of new pictures but they won't upload because the internet is not good at all. I'll post them when I can.

Prepare for Adventure

7.22.13

                This weekend has been pretty chill. Usually the internet is free here at Korea Garden but something broke so they’re using Skyband in the meantime which means you have to buy a card to use the internet. That’s why my updates are not so frequent.

                We left Saturday morning in a truck for Lilongwe. Akim put a mattress in the back of the truck for us to sit on and it made the ride really nice. It was sunny outside and we were able to stretch out our legs and it was really comfortable except for the wind but if you just lay way down in the truck so only your head just barely pops out, it’s really comfortable and I almost fell asleep. I think I prefer riding in the back of the truck to the mini bus, at least during the day.

                When we got to Lilongwe, we checked into Korea Garden Lodge. We got our keys and started moving all our stuff in. We brought a lot because we aren’t going back to SAFI until the 4^th or 5^th of August so we had to bring everything we would need for about two weeks. It was kind of difficult because I brought a small backpack. I should’ve picked up my Kennedy Center backpack before I left like everybody else but I didn’t. It’s okay though because the purse I got here actually can hold quite a bit. We also tried to pack as light as possible and still be able to stay warm when we are camping when we’re at Nkhata Bay kayaking. We’re going to be sharing a lot, soap, shampoo, conditioner, bug spray, sunscreen and such. I even loaned Whitney one of my wraps I brought from home because we can use them as skirts and towels if we need to. The good news is that we won’t have to carry it all with us on our trips. We can leave the stuff we don’t need with BFI and they’ll keep it safe for us. I love having friends here.

                So Whitney and I are sharing a room like we always do. We felt like we knew our way around Korea Garden pretty well until we saw that our key was for room B22. We went into the area where the bronze rooms but we couldn’t find B22. It was a little confusing. Then we walked around the side to see if there were more doors. There was one but it didn’t have anything on the door so we looked around the corner and there was some people doing the laundry. Don’t think it’s back there so we were lost. We asked somebody where it was and they took us to the room with nothing on the door. It’s a really small room and when we first went in, there was only one bed. We were not going to share. Whitney is not a cuddler. So Emily talked to the front desk and we got another bed put in but there’s still only one mosquito net. It’s all good though. We just like the adventure. Our door is also short so tall people have to duck. I don’t.  Emily is also in a small room but she’s in there by herself. She’s actually in the room that Tim Heaton (a sociology professor) stayed in one time and he called it the hobbit room because the door and the room were so small. Her room is a little smaller than ours I think but not too much.

                After we all got settled in and we killed some time, we went into town for our last hoorah because Nicolle and Camille went back to SAFI after church on Sunday and we won’t see them again before they leave. They leave the morning of the 4^th so we’ll just miss them.  We had Indian food at our favorite restaurant. We got dessert, brownies and ice cream. I miss ice cream so I’ve been keeping my eye out for some ice cream bars but I haven’t found any yet. The brownie wasn’t the best but it wasn’t bad but the ice cream was my favorite part.

                Sunday was also our last Sunday with the Lilongwe branch. We’ll be traveling next Sunday and the Sunday after. Gift and Arnold are in the YSA class and they are best friends. Gift is back from his mission and teaches the class. Arnold is getting ready to go. They were both sad to hear that it was our last Sunday. Their class is really going to be small in a few months if they don’t start recruiting more YSAs. They let us take pictures with them. Arnold was having fun but he kept saying he was trying not to cry. Gift was really quiet and it was obvious he was really sad about it.

                After church it was time for Nicolle and Camille to go back to SAFI. We said our goodbyes and hugged and all that good stuff. We’ll see them again when we go back to school. Whitney is the only one that’s not going back to BYU but she’ll be in Salt Lake so I’m sure we’ll see her once in a while.

                Today our first priority was to get our visas to go to Zambia tomorrow morning bright and early. We went to the Zambian embassy and they gave us a list of stuff we needed to get before noon to get our visas. We had to get passport photos and a cover letter, fill out an application and all kinds of stuff. It felt like we were on a scavenger hunt but we got it all done in time so we should be able to get on the bus and get passed the boarder tomorrow. Besides that we haven’t been up to much. We got some food for our all day bus ride tomorrow. Kevin said he would give us a ride to the bus station at 4:00am which is so kind of him. He told us it just wasn’t safe for us to walk to the bus station that early. We all like Kevin.

                So tomorrow we start the real adventures. Victoria Falls should be fabulous. I’ll take some pictures and try not to let my camera get ruined. It’ll just be exciting to have another stamp in my passport.

Wrap it Up

                Yesterday we started our last run. It’s a little sad to start cleaning up our makeshift lab and see it turn back into its intended purpose, a classroom. I also started packing up all of my clothes. I’m really excited to go home but I’m going to miss my adventures here. We have all grown so close as a group during out time waiting for our driver, sometimes for hours and we have all had our hard times and have had to life each other up. This place and these people will always have a special place in my heart.

                Since we still don’t have much to do in between taking measurements, I decided that I would start analyzing data from the last run because I knew it would probably take me a while. The first thing I have to do is convert the time we took the water activity each day into how long the samples have been drying. Since we took water activity 120 times, that meant a ton of calculations and I have yet to find a calculator that will do it for me so that means we’re doing it by hand! Don’t worry; I split it up so we all got to have some fun. After I put everything into the spreadsheet, I realized that some of the numbers were wrong. It was by chance that I even noticed really but that got me to check all the others. Most of them were wrong but there was only one mistake that messed up the whole thing. I screwed up the most. I don’t know how or where I went wrong on mine; I just know they were really wrong. So I went through the ones the other interns did and fixed them. When I got to mine my brain was fried and I just couldn’t fix them. I went through one a second time and double checked it and it was still wrong! I gave the last two to Whitney to fix. She did a wonderful job despite her lack of confidence from her previous missteps. It was all really simple math too. We just had to figure out how long it was between two times like 8:23am and 12:11pm for example. Here’s the BYU Food Science Department’s finest and we can’t do arithmetic. At least we caught it.

                Today the power was out for most of the day which makes it really hard to do anything. We were really bored. I went into cleaning mode because I figured we would have to clean the lab up tomorrow anyway so I swept the floor. The broom we have doesn’t have a handle so you have to bend over to use it. I made sure to get underneath all the desks and in the corners and behind all the stuff in the room so make it really clean since we didn’t have anything to do anyway. It was some hard work and I had to take a break halfway through. I did get it all done eventually though. Then the power still wasn’t on so we still couldn’t really do anything except take water activity ever two hours. Just before our last set of samples before lunch, I wiped down all of the desks because they were really dusty and dirty. After lunch the power came back on so life is good again.

                Tomorrow morning we’re going to Lilongwe and early Tuesday morning we leave for Zambia to go to Victoria Falls in Livingston. It’ll be an adventure. We get back on Sunday and take a break on Monday. Then on Tuesday we go to Nkhata Bay and we’ll kayak there for a couple of days. We’ll get back on Monday (the 5^th) and pick up all our stuff from SAFI and spend the rest of our time here in Lilongwe. Then we fly into New York and spend the day there and then I’ll be home. I’m not sure I’ll have my computer in Zambia or Nkhata Bay but I will be able to fit in an update between the two trips and then after Nkhata Bay I’ll be good to go. If you don’t hear from me for a few days don’t freak out. Expect updates on Mondays. I’m doing my best to stay safe and healthy. Don’t worry about me.

As the End Draws Near

                For the last few weeks, things have been pretty slow aside from the occasional trip to the hospital. Okay there was just one.

                This week is our last week of research (Oh Happy Day!). The objective this week is to just take water activity all the time to get as many points as possible for the charts. That means a lot of work with really short break times.

                This week we have been getting up early to take water activity at 6am. At the beginning of the summer, that wouldn’t have fazed me much but lately I have started sleeping in later and later. I even slept in until 9 one morning! It feels good to sleep in, especially when there’s not much to do during the day. However, there is at least one benefit to waking up so early.

                That benefit is that when it’s 6am here, it’s 10pm at home. That means that everybody is still awake enough to want to talk to me. I’ve message my family during the day before but that only works if they can message me while they’re at work or they’re home. If I wanted to call them on Skype I would have to wait at least until 5pm their time which is 1am my time. I’m not willing to walk back to the hostel by myself that late so I’ll just deal with getting up early. The first attempt to Skype was yesterday. I was going to get on while we had the water activity meter going and it would be all nice and casual. The internet would be fast because nobody was up yet and I would have something to entertain myself while we took water activity for an hour. It was the perfect plan until I was up and ready to go at 6am and the internet wasn’t working. It didn’t end up working until 8. Fortunately, my family was still up so we could Skype a little before they all passed out for the night because they had to get to work the next morning.

                Day two was much more successful. The internet was working but we didn’t Skype. We messaged each other on Skype and Facebook. My sister has a friend visiting and there have been attempts from multiple parties to hook them up. I’m not sure how well any of it is working but I like meddle.  Messaging three people at a time makes taking water activity go by so much faster. I could get used to waking up early as long as I get a nap in the afternoon which may not happen if we crack down and start taking water activity every two hours instead of every three.

                As this week slowly rolls by, I get more and more excited for the final leg of our journey in Malawi, our final push at the end of the summer before I go home and collapse. This is our last week at SAFI. After this we will be back once to pick up all our luggage so we can fly to New York. We won’t even have time to do laundry so it all has to get done this week! Next week we brave the public bus system and travel to Zambia to see Victoria Falls. The week after, we kayak Nkhata Bay and rough it for a couple of days. Only after we are finished at Nkhata Bay do we come back to SAFI (On Sunday or Monday) just long enough to gather up our stuff and maybe do a little bit of last minute laundry so we have something to wear on the ride home and head back to Lilongwe to wait for our flight. Emily, Whitney and I are definitely excited for our layover in New York. There is just so much to do and see still.

We have been putting off our adventures for a couple of weeks but we are making sure to squeeze them in right at the end to make this trip memorable. This trip has been nothing if not memorable. Everything that has happened here from seeing real live elephants to the trips to the hospital has made this the most unique experience I have had up to this point. I have loved every minute. Okay maybe I haven’t loved it all but I will love talking about every minute. Every experience, especially the more unpleasant ones makes a story to tell your kids later. I’ll enjoy pulling out the story about the time I was sick in Africa when my kids complain.

                I have definitely made some great friends here that I will probably have for a lifetime. It has been a long, hard emotional journey but I wouldn’t trade it for anything.

Here's just a few pictures of my adventure this summer

All Better

                So that last post was… well you know. Sorry for making you worry. I just wanted everybody to know what was going on.

                I’m feeling much better now. That’s probably because of the high dose of antibiotics I was on but that also meant I didn’t have to take them very long. The rash that has been the tell-tale sign for the past three weeks was mostly gone after we got back to SAFI. It has popped up in a few patches but it hasn’t been too bad. I think the antibiotics made me a little nauseous though but it wasn’t bad if I didn’t let myself freak out about it. I was also dehydrated so I drank lots of water until I was sick of it then Adam gave me some crystal light to get me through the last few days. Things haven’t been easy but I’m doing just fine. I don’t want anybody to worry about me.