to be quite honest, i have been lazy on the blogfront. i don't have internet in my house anymore, but i'll admit that i have been visiting the internet. obviously i have been visiting the internet. it's like that song, ain't no mountain high enough. just because there are about 6 cafes with internet within a 5 minute walk of my house, doesn't mean i'm going to spend $1.50 on some coffee product when i can sit on the ground in some creepy industrial breezeway and steal an unsecured wireless signal. the point is, i'm sorry i've been lazy. i promise renewed blog enthusiasm. and more pictures from my lovely new camera!
we have two possible dengue fever cases in las delicias. a 10 year old boy and an 8 year old girl who live a few houses away from each other have each presented very high fever, headache behind the eyes, joint pain, and general looking like death. this is very bad news. there is no treatment for dengue - just supportive care, cold compresses, acetaminophen to reduce the fever. this type of dengue is called classic dengue and generally doesn't kill people. if you get dengue a second time, it can be hemorraghic dengue, and that is when people die. malaria mosquitos bite at nighttime, but dengue mosquitos bite during the day. maybe i will start wearing mosquito repellent. probably not though.
in my house, i have had great difficulty with mosquitos at night. my room is the only room that doesn't have a window screen, but i am trying to remedy that. usually i get ready for bed, get all calm and tranquil, turn off the light, lie down, and then i hear the buzzing. mf. first far away. then all up in my ear. i turn on the light and crouch on my bed in leaping position with great bloodlust. these mosquitos are not like american mosquitos. they are very fast and very good at hiding. it usually takes about 10 minutes to catch one. i turn in frantic circles and clap my hands together but they are so damn fast. if i close the window and the door, i suffocate from heat. i think they can bite through sheets and clothes. last night i tried to go out and sleep on the hammock wrapped in a blanket cocoon, but there were mosquitos there too. finally i remembered/imagined some tip that you can rub dryer sheets on your skin to repel mosquitos. i did this and put the dryer sheet next to my pillow and fell asleep. i have about 30 bites from the last week, but i'm not sure if they are mosquito bites or flea bites from the dogs at the clinic. today i smell like dryer.
yesterday i went to a town called suchitoto. outside of town there is a waterfall called los tercios, which is made of hexagonal rocks. no one knows why. probably some volcanic action. there was no water because it's dry season, but the rocks were really cool. look at them.
we have two possible dengue fever cases in las delicias. a 10 year old boy and an 8 year old girl who live a few houses away from each other have each presented very high fever, headache behind the eyes, joint pain, and general looking like death. this is very bad news. there is no treatment for dengue - just supportive care, cold compresses, acetaminophen to reduce the fever. this type of dengue is called classic dengue and generally doesn't kill people. if you get dengue a second time, it can be hemorraghic dengue, and that is when people die. malaria mosquitos bite at nighttime, but dengue mosquitos bite during the day. maybe i will start wearing mosquito repellent. probably not though.
in my house, i have had great difficulty with mosquitos at night. my room is the only room that doesn't have a window screen, but i am trying to remedy that. usually i get ready for bed, get all calm and tranquil, turn off the light, lie down, and then i hear the buzzing. mf. first far away. then all up in my ear. i turn on the light and crouch on my bed in leaping position with great bloodlust. these mosquitos are not like american mosquitos. they are very fast and very good at hiding. it usually takes about 10 minutes to catch one. i turn in frantic circles and clap my hands together but they are so damn fast. if i close the window and the door, i suffocate from heat. i think they can bite through sheets and clothes. last night i tried to go out and sleep on the hammock wrapped in a blanket cocoon, but there were mosquitos there too. finally i remembered/imagined some tip that you can rub dryer sheets on your skin to repel mosquitos. i did this and put the dryer sheet next to my pillow and fell asleep. i have about 30 bites from the last week, but i'm not sure if they are mosquito bites or flea bites from the dogs at the clinic. today i smell like dryer.
yesterday i went to a town called suchitoto. outside of town there is a waterfall called los tercios, which is made of hexagonal rocks. no one knows why. probably some volcanic action. there was no water because it's dry season, but the rocks were really cool. look at them.
these are the rocks that didn't make it into the waterfall
italo is on top of the "water"fall
ferris wheel seats
this stencil was on almost every house in suchitoto
you need a mosquito net over your bed! also helpful to keep cockroaches from crawling over you while you sleep. because unlike the mosquitos that warn you with their annoying buzzing, the cockroaches wait until you're asleep and then descend in sneaky silence.
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