Ugh

I'm sick. I have some stomach issues going on and I'm not sure what they are. Some people in our course in Phnom Penh had kind of the same thing, and they got some drugs to knock it out of them, so I figured I would try and do the same. Went to the pharmacy for the first time, and they sold me colofac, which is for people with IBS. The 2nd time they tried to sell me an antacid, and the third store I went into they gave me some Norfloxacin, which, from what I can tell is an antibiotic (they sell them over the counter here) that is recommended not to be perscribed in the US and is illegal in Ireland. Also might make some of my tendons rupture. Took one on the way home last night before I looked into it, didn't take any more today after looking this up. Was going to try and track down some Zithromax or Keflex today but I spent the day in bed, so we will see how I feel tomorrow.

Spent all day yesterday walking around town, poking my head into guesthouses, inquiring as to how much they cost, if they did monthly rates, if they had WiFi, etc. Of course, I pretty much walked at random so when I got back home, I couldn't remember which ones went with which prices went with which ones that I liked, or even where most of them were. Got a little more systematic today, found a really good website with a lot of info about different houses, so I pulled out the ones that looked in my price range and sent out the same email to about 40 house with what I was looking for. Have it narrowed down to a few that I'm going to go look over tomorrow morning before I have to check out at noon.

Julia and I went to go find some dinner, actually ate a toasted ham and cheese sandwich that was delicious, and really not too expensive for being a touristy place (though it might also have been because it was the first thing I ate in two days.) Then went to find a cell phone, but the electronic store was closed, I'll have to check it out tomorrow. Also walked through the night bazaar, which looked insane...just like thousands of tents selling everything you can imagine. Not going to allow myself to buy anything thats not necessary, though I might capitulate for a bootleg season 4 of Dexter. Heading to bed, tomorrow I should finally be in a place where I'll be staying for more than two weeks, so here's hoping I find something good! Merry Christmas everyone!

TPWWLT - White Christmas - Bing Crosby