Raquel

So I haven't mentioned it here up until now, but one of my roommates, Rachel, (Racquel in español, on the left) has been sick. Last week she suddenly felt really really cold.. and had bad pains in her stomach. She went to the doctor, but couldn't hold any food down and was still in a lot of pain. On Thursday she went to the hospital, and was there for 4 nights. She had to get nutrients and antibiotics through IV's. The directors/teachers from our school have been very supportive- visiting her, and one of them have even spent a night at the hospital with her! I was very impressed by that because I never really expected a professor to do that for a student since the relationship is usually more "formal." It's nice because it's hard enough being sick at home, let alone in a foreign country without your immediate family where they speak a foreign language.
Concha spent 2 nights with her, and the rest of us were able to visit. I only visited once, but was very impressed by Rachel's positive attitude and strength. I know that if I were in her position, I would not be as strong. I hate hospitals, needles, and blood, and it's just scary in general. She was very inspiring and I felt grateful to call her my friend.

So I just wanted to write a little about that and give Racquel a shout-out in my blog because now she is HOME! :) She won't be able to go on the long trip we're taking this week for our travel course, but that will give her more time to recover without worrying about missing more classes. I ask that if you read this you say a little prayer for her.