Yesterday I had my travel medicine appointment which was both very informative but also very nerve-racking as we discussed the numerous ways I could get ill and potentially die in Ecuador. It was good. (Plus then I had to get two shots, all on top of the fact that I am still sick since Sunday.)
Basically, I know that Ecuador is a developing country, and I know that it's really different than here and I know I should expect to get sick since almost everyone does (altitude, food, etc.).... but still, it makes a girl nervous. I mean, I've got to watch out for malaria and yellow fever and rabies and kissing bugs that can apparently give you all sorts of fun diseases. I've already been sick for the past 3 days and to think that I'm going to get sick again in Ecuador where I'll be alone and without necessarily good medical help is kind of unsettling.
I just feel like I don't know what to expect, because on one hand I know it's a developing country so it has significantly less than we do here, but also at the same time we won't be living in slumdog-type shanty houses or something like that. Quito, the university, and our host families are not poor, forsaken souls. I just don't really have any idea what's coming in terms of what to expect, but in all honesty it'll probably be combinations of both. Latin America has severe class division and the gaps between those classes are great. While I know it'll be difficult to handle, I'm actually very interested and yes, excited to live a developing country and see what life is like on the other side.
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