Spring in Ljublana - the willows along the river are vibrant green, the chestnuts are budding, and apple trees blooming. I thought Ljubljana was pretty in the winter, but now she's really even more lovely.
I had an unexpected encounter with the medical facilities here, due to a spreading rash that I hoped was allergies. It wasn't. I escaped Chicken Pox as a child, only to get it as an adult. The first clinic I went to was a lesson in waiting...almost three hours to be seen by a doctor who told me I had Small Pox. "Don't worry," she told me, "it's very common here."
I must have looked very worried, so she went on to assure me. "Most children get this, but we can get you medicine."
Then I realized she must have meant "Chicken Pox." From this clinic I was sent to the Klinika Za Infekcijske Bolezni, where I was put in isolation for a few more hours, until another doctor confirmed my diagnosis. One week of anti-viral medication and two weeks of antihistamines later, I think it's gone. Because it's highly contagious, I had to stay away from my students and any enclosed spaces where I could spread it, but now back to class and life as usual.
Just in time to enjoy Spring and get back into the swing of classes and mid-semester.
One lesson (of many) of living abroad: Expect the Unexpected:)
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