Being sick in a foreign country....

Let´s talk about being sick in a foreign country....!Que Malo!
Being in a foreign country presents enough challenges on its own without throwing a head cold and cough into the mixture. For any of you that have thoroughly experienced Mexico you understand some of the challenges, some of which I have shared most of which I have not. Challenge Number One: My Spanish is hard enough to understand as it is. I am a foreigner with an accent and poor grammar...throw a nasally sinus condition into the mix and you have one hard time communicating with people. ¿Como? ¿Tienes un gripa/rezfriado? Si, Claro! I am repeating myself with the hopes that if I speak slower people will be able to understand me! Challenge Number Two (which is related to the bathroom challenges): There is never any toilet paper to blow your nose with. Most of the bathrooms here do not have toilet paper as you cannot flush it. Most people either carry it with them or don´t keep it in the bathroom. This presents a problem when you need to blow your nose! I´ve "stollen" some tissue from the bathroom at the school to keep in my bag! Challenge Number 3: People are constantly asking you what do you have? I have a cold. What are you taking? Nothing it is a cold and there is nothing you can take. Oh well you should take some medicine! Enter the pharmacy....clueless what anything is and what actually is in these bottles labeled for a "gripa" or "rezfriado". I think I will chose sleep as my cure rather than risking buying constipation medication or something along those lines. Challenge Number 4: I am on "vacation". No one wants to be sick while they are on vacation. I have not felt up to doing much the last couple of days so that is a bummer. I am just going to sleep and drink lots of water and hopefully this will pass quickly and without incident. Hopefully I don´t have the Mexican version of the ebola virus or something equally as horrible :) The last couple of days certainly have been a challenge to my stamina however, I am pressing on and not going to let anything ruin my trip. In spite of being sick I am still really enjoyig myself...one plus of being incredibly stuffed up is I don´t have to smell the constant sewer stench that permeates nearly every city in Mexico! Adios...Besos...Hasta Pronto!