October 24, 2008

Today was the last day of our second course here in India.  I can’t believe that 2 courses are already done and we will be starting on the third when we return from mid semester break.  I’m happy to be moving on from Globalization and the Ethics of development because all of the things we talked about in class and on field visits were really depressing.  I feel like there’s so much that the western world is doing to the eastern world that is of no benefit to the people living in the east.  It’s hard to think about the negative ways that western lifestyle impacts eastern lifestyle. 

I woke up at about 3:00am today sicker than a dog.  I had an incredibly high fever, chills, cold sweats and a stomach ache so painful that I thought that I was going to pass out.  This is the first time that I have been this sick in India.  My fever lasted for hours and I spent the entire day in bed.  It really sucks being sick (especially away from home).  I hope that this is my one sickness for the trip because I don’t want to miss out on anything else.