So yesterday I woke up with my right eye sealed by crusty eye gunk - kinda like an ill kept puppy. Anyway, after chiseling out the crust and prying my eye open I accepted the bitter truth - I managed to already procure a minor case of Conjunctivitis.
Awesome.
So I jumped on the web to see what can be done.
Bacterial infection? Viral? Allergy?
Animal, Vegetable, Mineral?
Hoping it was an allergy/pollution issue, I doused my eyeball with saline a few times and then loaded up on some allergy medication - hoping the antihistamines would wreck havoc on the itchy, oozy, puffy sensations.
I went to sleep for a few hours, and later awoke much improved. Not much else to speak of regarding yesterday. I tossed my old contacts and am taking an eye break for a couple days. It seems to be healed already, but if it does come back, I can always get some antibiotic eye drops from a pharmacy (prescriptions are often unnecessary in this country).
For today, I met with the National Director from CARE, who was very nice and supportive of my work. If I have any problems he provided me with his personal phone number. It's good to have friends in high places.
I have one last person to speak with, a Portuguese architect hired by Norway who oversees the specific issues I am dealing with. Once I speak with her, I can finally start hitting the pavement.
It looks like the soonest I will leave Nairobi will be Sunday, the latest is Thursday. Might as well assume Thursday.
Otherwise, I'm a bit stir crazy here in Nairobi. I still like where I am at, but given the sacrifices made to be here, I strongly dislike the fact that I am not working on my project.
---- oh, and the American tourists are starting to really get on my nerves.
Aside from that, all is well! ;)
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