In two weeks, I will be embarking on a journey of another kind. I will be going to the Philippines for Habitat for Humanity's Global Volunteer program.
I have high hopes of this being a really rewarding experience because many people I know have been ridiculing me for going on a program where I have to pay to volunteer to do hard labor.
In preparation for the trip, I went to get a consultation about the shots and immunizations needed. I usually ignore some of the warnings about going to third world countries because my experience in the past have always been staying around the city areas.
This time around, we are going to be in the island of Palawan and Lonely Planet has done it's job into scaring me into getting the necessary preventative medication/shots.
Today, I got my first HepA shot, a tetanus booster and 6 malaria pills, costing me a whopping 250 dollars!!! Man, this trip is working out to be one of the most expensive ones I've taken. Yikes!
After that, I also went to the eye doctor to get an exam and new contacts. For the last couple of days, I've noticed this black dot in my vision. So, I got my pupils dilated. The optometrist told me my eyes are fine and that it's just a sign of aging. Crap.
I walked out that eye clinic feeling like crap about my age, couldn't see a THING that was close to me, it was too bright and I started feeling queasy...maybe from the Hep A and tetanus booster.
Man, what a day.
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