Day 16 – Travel to Budapest – Friday June 8th

We got up at 7:15, ate breakfast, and headed to the train station. The train was noticeably nicer this time than any of the others. We had our own boxes with 6 seats each. I had signed up late, so I was not sitting with my close friends, but I was with Dr. Turkett. All 6 people in the compartment played games, but when I got tired of that I tried to go to bed. I could never fall asleep though, and I kept feeling worse and worse. We changed trains two times, and by the last one, I was struggling. At the end of the 12 hour travel day, we had to take a metro one stop and then walk several blocks to the hotel.

By the time I made it to the hotel, Kessler was carrying my book bag because I couldn't anymore. I started feeling very hot, and then I went to go sit down. I felt horrible. I had told Dr. Bob and Dr. Turkett that I needed to go to a doctor, so once everyone was checked in, I got to see one.

He did not speak English very well, though he did speak some. He understood it fine. He knew what was wrong almost immediately. He prescribed me amoxycillinum and a fever reducer and 500mg of vitamin c. He told me I was dehydrated, so I needed to drink lots of water, orange juice, and lemonade. He never got through to me what was wrong with me otherwise. I assume that the penicillin was for a throat infection though. Ironically, his name was Dr. Alibrahim Jihad. He was just the nicest man, and he really tried to help me. Dr. Bob and I took a taxi back to the hotel. He got me some water and lemonade to drink and went to go get my medicine. I took my medicine when he got back, and went to bed.