There were two things the other teachers warned us about when we got here. First, for the first month we would be so overwhelmed and taking in so much information we would be constantly tired, but each month it would get better. Second, be ready to be sick for the first two years we are here as our bodies build up antibodies to local germs. Uh, our contract is for two years. Blast!
How did their first prediction pan out? Eerily accurate. How about their second? Well, Kelli got a cold last weekend. When Kelli asked our sponsor whether it was worth going to the doctor or just buying over the counter medicine and trying to fight it that way, he told her it would be cheaper to go to the doctor and get a prescription. Sometimes, no matter how much you trust someone, there are things that just sound too good to be true. Kelli decided to take his word for it and she went to the doctor.
She went to the doctor and got five prescription medicines for five days. Oh yeah, in Japan they have nationalized health care. We pay about $50 a month in insurance. Kelli's visit to the doctor: about $12. Her medicine: about $15 more dollars. Not to shabby. Now that I'm getting her cold, maybe I'll voluntarily go to doctor for once in my life. I'll even get to see an actual doctor and not just a Physicians Assistant!
In this case, the nationalized health care worked to our benefit. Maybe I'll go to the doctor on Saturday after a special event, Sports Day....
GO TO THE STINKIN' DOCTOR NATHANIEL BRUSH, DON'T BE SUCH A DUMB BOY! GET SOME MEDICATION FOR THOSE YUCKY BOY COOTIES TOO, UR PROBABLY LEAVING EM ALL OVER THE HOUSE... GROSS.
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