An Adventure a Day. . .

I finally went to the clinic today after 7 days of dry hacking cough, fever, nausea, and diminished appetite. I missed eating. The local clinic is quite nice and after explaining my symptoms to the security guard (in Spanish, y'all), I was ushered to a waiting area on the 3rd floor of the adjoining building. I waited about 40 minutes for Dr. Valdez Herrera, a short, sixtyish man with a comforting smile and even more comforting English abilities.

We briefly discussed my issues and then I sat on his examination table. He examined my arms and then inspected my armpits. He brought out the stethoscope to listen to my breathing, got behind me and unhooked my bra. A doctor has never been so "helpful" before. It's a little weird having your bra unhooked by someone who isn't your special man-friend. He listened and tapped, I inhaled and hacked. I have bronchitis so he prescribed a cough syrup and amoxycilin, but not the pink stuff :(

To get the rx filled, I went to one window to have my order entered. Then, I waited in another line at a nearby window to pay and get stamped. Then, I waited at a third window to get the order filled and get my stamp stapled. The old lady in the fedora behind me stood really close and rubbed her belly up against my butt the whole time. I didn't say stop.

Instead of a lolly afterwards, I went for an 18 sole ($6.50) pedicure. The Peruvians got nothing on the Asians. If a gaggle of Vietnamese ladies were to move here and set up shop, they'd be millionairesses. I tried a new spot in a better neighborhood. No injuries this time, but a pedicure here is basically just getting your toenails clipped and painted - which just sorta makes me feel lazy. She did do one thing differently. I got some sort of exfoliating treatment. She went into a backroom and got some powder in her hands, came back and mixed it with some lotion. I think it was cement.

We watched a gameshow - or maybe it was a talkshow, but it sort of looked like The Price is Right until lingerie models walked out, some showing full derriere and even nips - to silly soundtracks. It was like Benny Hill but with a whole lot more no no spots. There was a young mom with her 2-year-old son watching next to me. The only thing we didn't see was labia. I think.