So the most of the team has been sick these past couple of months. It has sent a lot of teachers home early for stomach pains and or vomiting (sorry if too much). We are all confused as to why.

My friend's husband got really sick with an amoeba and then found out that he also had worms and a bacteria. He has been sick for two months. We are all praying we don't have what he had. Everyday we would compare symptoms. Are the pains like needles? Just uncomfortable? Someone squeezing your insides? Everyday it was a different kind of pain. None of us has the same pain at the same time.

We talked to a couple of friends that are nurses and they mentioned taking the deworming pills just to be safe. We all have symptoms of worms. Great! So we took one pill and nothing happened. Stomachs still hurt nothing new, just exhaustion. Then my roommate decided to go to the doctor.

The doctor did some tests. He found that she didn't have an amoeba or a parasite. So what could it possibly be? Then we talked to our other friend who's family had worms. She said you have to take the medicine 3 times (on days 1, 2, and 10). Oh! Ok! That is where we messed up. Supposedly if you only take one you are taking precautions again worms but it does nothing if you already have worms.

So we took the worm medicine on day 1 and 2. Wow! Such a difference. Still a little bit of discomfort every now and then but nothing like before. So I think we figured it out and of course our prayers are being answered. I am feeling better and I am continuing to pray that the whole team gets back to 100%.

Day 10 is April 5. So we will take another pill then, and pray that we will be worm free and my stomach problems will be gone! :).

What an experience! Life in Asia!