Today we had our midterm. It was divided into three sections: 1) listening, 2) written, including a short essay (only 100 characters), and 3) speaking. Listening was harder than I expected, the essay wasn't as bad as I expected, and speaking went fine. The thing that really screwed me over was the part where we had to mark the tones though. I know I messed up on that part because I really wasn't expecting it to be a big part of the test and therefore did not study much for it.
But anyway, it's over now, at least. I didn't sleep very well the night before so I was pretty tired throughout most of it. The reason I didn't sleep well is because over this past week, I had what I thought was a relatively benign cold. I was coughing a little bit and I didn't feel well. Then one day I woke up with a really bad sore throat and it eventually grew to the point where I couldn't swallow anything without it hurting. So today I went to the hospital near the school (I bought health insurance when I registered for classes).
Taiwanese hospitals are interesting. Like every other official building here, you take a number and wait for your turn. Well, I got number 9 and they were going through at least 2 numbers every few minutes, it seemed like. It wasn't 10 minutes before it was my turn. I walked in and luckily the doctor spoke pretty good English. She asked me about my symptoms and then this nurse walked by, stuck something in my ear, and said something to the doctor in Chinese. She said I apparently had a high fever, which surprised me because I felt unwell, but not burning hot or anything. Then she said my throat was inflamed and she wasn't sure if it was an infection or a symptom of a cold. So I got some medicine to take and if my fever doesn't break in 3 days I have to go back. I was in and out in less than 20 minutes.
I'm kind of bummed because even though my midterm is over I can't really have fun because I'm not feeling well. But I suppose the smart thing to do would be to stay in this weekend and not do anything strenuous. I was going to go run tonight but I don't feel like it anymore. Just feeling really lethargic....
When I moved to Taipei, I thought I was being smart by not bringing a lot of clothes with me. But I really underestimated how often it rains here. Plus it can be really hot outside and then you walk into a building or walk onto a train and you're blasted with cold air. And lately at night I feel like I need another blanket, more than the thin one I currently have. (But maybe that's because I'm sick?) Basically I don't dress appropriately for the weather because I didn't bring enough clothes. And also the weather here really sucks. If it's not humid, then it's raining. And it rains off and on so you really can't predict when it will rain so you have to carry your umbrella with you at all times. And you can't plan a lot of day trips in case it suddenly starts raining. I knew the weather was going to make me sick.
I currently have no appetite.
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