So, last night I sustained my first real injury in Ghana. I was going out with some friends to a birthday party and we got lost so we were all standing out in the street trying to figure out where we needed to go. A quick explanation about the gutters here: they are essentially giant concrete open-air drainpipes that collect all sorts of water, trash, mud, etc that run the length of most roads. They generally smell bad, and vary in size and depth, and contents. We constantly have to step over them in order to cross the road, and I thought I had been getting more aware of my surroundings.
Continuing on with the story. My friend who was driving, ended up driving his car into a gutter, which I thought was funny. So, I turned around to laugh, and I started walking backwards. Well, I ended up walking backwards straight into a gutter. I caught myself before I completely fell in, but this was a very deep gutter. If I had fallen in all the way, it probably would have been chest deep. Also, this was not a clean gutter, it was full of sewage (hopefully not human waste). I ended up seriously cutting my little toe and foot, and bruising my knee. Also, I am pretty certain that my little toe is actually broken.
We finally got to the party and I washed out my toe, and luckily someone had a band-aid so that I could cover it. When I got back to my dorm I cleaned it out even more, because I have absolutely no idea what was in that gutter and what effect it might have on my body. I have been limping around all day, but there isn't really anything that I can do for a broken toe. So, I will just have to deal with it until it heals.
Other than that, I am dealing with some other health issues, I think I have bronchitis. I started antibiotics today, so I should be getting better in a few days, I hope. Besides that, everything else is swell!
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