Bouncing Back.

Hello!
I apologize for the month-long hiatus.  It has been a very long month, after being in the hospital and then getting a nasty cold a short time later.  I am currently feeling much better and hoping to get out of my "I keep getting sick" laziness.

I found some OTC American meds.  

My first ever IV before the whole "you have pneumonia" bit.

  

 
I was in room 501, F/27.  They spelled my name wrong, it should be 제나 브레디.  The way it is written on the board is like Jayina  Breaduh.  I couldn't figure out why the doctor kept calling me Bread.  In Korea, the last name comes first, example: Kim, Hee Jung.  Kim is the last name.  So not only did they spell my name wrong, they put it in the wrong order.  I asked the doctor why he kept saying bread, because we were talking about food, and I was vehemently telling him that no, I do not want only bread.  Then I realized, that he thought that was my name.  So I at least told him that it's not Bread, it's Brady (pronounced like the Brady Bunch!).
The other picture is my swollen hand when the IV was not placed correctly.  I had to tell the nurse 3 times that there was something wrong with the IV, using various hand gestures, phone dictionary, and then finally demanding that she see the difference between my two hands.  My hand was not "okay".

They actually had pretty decent spaghetti.  But there was no meat with the spaghetti, which is strange.  Typically at home we have it with some hamburger, or as my UK friends call it, mince.  There was actually no protein on the plate.  You may point to the hard boiled egg that is obviously on the salad.  Nope, I had prepared hard boiled eggs to have at the hospital and added it to my salad.  (They let me out one afternoon for 2 hours to get "good lunch".  I went home, showered, did laundry and boiled eggs.)

I came out of the hospital with an extremely negative view of Korea.  I couldn't bear to eat the food, whether at school or in restaurants.  The only thing that seemed to help with my negative views was hanging out with my foreigner friends.  I have been trying desperately to ease the negativity, yet find balance between seeing my friends and having time to myself at home.  It has worked, for the most part I feel most of my positive feelings of Korea returning.  There are some things however, that once noticed, it is nearly impossible to turn a blind eye to.

I will do my best to catch up to the present over the course of the week!  This includes a BBQ on the beach, an Outdoor Theatre, a Sand Sculpture Festival, and perhaps a Terror in a Toga Murder Mystery Party.  

I hope that all is well, and I miss all of you!  It is my goal to start catching up with people again, so I'm sorry if you've been feeling a bit neglected.  :)  Loves.