After this we went home, had a fabulous homemade dinner: salmon with a delicious HOMEMADE parsley pesto, mashed potatoes, and roasted vegetables. Alia loves cooking, and I love her for loving it!
The following day I just took it easy, slept in... the best 12 hour sleep I have had in a while, and I perused the neighbourhood a bit, went for a nice little walk around the park, took pictures of the English houses, and bought Alia a pretty little ranunculus flower for the kitchen- despite the fact that her boyfriend says she has a black thumb... we are convinced that kissing it will help keep this one alive.
Towards the end of the day I started feeling a little tickle in my tummy... it wasn't feeling too good. By the middle of the night I was running to and from the bathroom... I could go into greater detail, but just in case you're having a meal or a snack, I don't want to ruin your appetite. Lets just say that it has been going around, I was lucky enough to contract it. I am so incredibly thankful that I am staying at my cousins house and not some random hostel... My lovely cousin ended up waking up and took care of me. Having been born and raised in Zimbabwe, she made me an African concoction of flat coke, water, sugar, and salt. I drank that the following day and ate bread and was up and running in no time. I am forever grateful to her for looking after me.
I ended up having to cancel lunch and dinner plans and subsequently rescheduled for the following day. Like I said... there are ups and there are downs.
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