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Sometimes you get sick when you travel. It sucks. I had a feeling I would end up with a cold the day our group was soaked from the rain on the second day of our Santa Cruz Trek in Peru. We were all huddled together in the cooking tent trying to dry off our jackets, pants, socks and shoes.
Usually when I have a cold, it lingers around for 6-7 days so I should be back to feeling normal health by the time I start the Salkantay Trek on Monday. It’s a trek I’ve been looking forward to doing for a long time. Hopefully I won’t get stuck in the cold rain and end up sick again. Fingers crossed.
I have only ended up having to see a doctor three times during my travel aboard. Once was in Ghana back in 2011, while I was interning at a sports tv station. I ate a small cookie that tastes funny and next thing you know I was having cold sweats, throwing up in the toilet and my host ran to the main road and waved down a taxi to take me to the nearest hospital. I remember laying down on the bench in the clinic waiting for the doctor to take a look at me. He gave me some antibiotics to take for a few days but whatever was in my stomach appears to be expunged as I was feeling fine a few hours later. I also didn’t end up with malaria during my summer in Ghana despite my host and other volunteer friends falling victim to it. I guess I had some really strong malaria pills.
The other time I had to see a doctor is in early 2018 when I got bit by a street dog while walking to my AirBnb in Mexico City. I ended up walking straight to a clinic right after the incident happened. The dogs didn’t have rabies (supposedly 99% of the Mexican street dogs are vaccinated) but as a precaution I still made trips to the clinic for the rest of the week so the doctor could insert shots into the butt (yes I was walking funny for a few days).
The final time was also in 2018 after I had a bad hiking fall after I climbed Guatemala’s Volcan Tajumulco (the tallest peak in Central America) although I didn’t actually go to the clinic until a few days after the incident because a certain muscle in my back was bothering me. A full body massage I had the next day seemed to remedy that issue.
Anyways enough about me, feel free to share in the comments any stories or memories you might have of having to go to a hospital or clinic in a foreign country. On that note, onto Flakes...
Frosted Flakes
Reviewing the 2019 Northwestern Wildcats | Football | Corn Nation
Northwestern’s offense ranks 126th out of 130 teams in total offense (292.8 yards/game) and 128th in scoring offense (15.5 points/game). The Wildcats best offensive stat? NW ranks 77th in the nation in rushing offense, averaging 151.3 yards per game.
Nebrasketball: B1G Media Day Recap | Basketball | Corn Nation
Does the name “Hilton Rosemont” get your blood flowing this morning? If not, then consider it in the context of it being the host for the B1G Basketball Media Day today. Coach Hoiberg and the team arrived on time without any storm trouble on their flight last night.
Nebraska’s Khalil Davis Suspended One Game By Big Ten Conference | Football | Corn Nation
The Big Ten Conference office announced today that Nebraska football player Khalil Davis has been suspended one game and issued a public reprimand for violating the Big Ten Sportsmanship Policy after he struck an opposing player near the 9:18 mark of the first quarter against Ohio State on Sept. 28.
Mailbag: Pay-to-Play, the I-Formation, the Next Four Games and More | Sports | Hail Varsity
Hail Varsity staff members Mike Babcock, Jacob Padilla, Greg Smith, Erin Sorensen and Brandon Vogel tackle your questions about the latest news in Husker Nation.
On Wednesday’s episode, Adam Carriker talks to NU running back Dedrick Mills about playing in Scott Frost’s offense, his fullback role in the “old-school” option and more.
Husker Offense Prepares for Wildcats | Football | Huskers.com
“We understand that we’re in this thing together. We understand the importance of practice, the detail of practice. Details of making the right decisions, details of receivers making sure we’re at the right place at the right time full speed.”
No Husker wide receiver or tight end caught a pass until late in the third quarter when sophomore quarterback Adrian Martinez finally hit junior JD Spielman for a 7-yard gain with the score 48-0 and the game, obviously, well in hand for the Buckeyes.
“One thing I hope is, our three guys — Cam (Mack), Jervay (Green) and Haanif (Cheatham) — they go back and let their teammates know how big these guys are. And how important it is to be able to compete from a physical standpoint,” Hoiberg said. “It’s a big, physical. conference, maybe the most physical in all of college basketball. So we’re going to have to find a way to compete physically, and it’s going to be a grind.”
Fred Hoiberg Speaks At Big Ten Media Days | Basketball | Hail Varsity
“Right now, the battle that we’re having with our players, and this is whether we were playing the exhibition games over in Italy or we have our inter-squad scrimmage, when things are going well we’re pretty damn good. We’re going out there, we’re playing with a swagger, we’re playing fast.”
Big Ten Commissioner, Coaches Share Thoughts on Fair Pay to Play Act | Sports | Hail Varsity
“As a former student-athlete, I would have loved to be compensated for my likeness, there’s no doubt about that, especially playing in my home town,” Hoiberg said. “I think that could have been a pretty good deal for a guy like me. It’s going to be interesting to see how it all plays out and I have no idea how it will play out, but I do think it’s progress, no doubt about that. It’s going to take people a lot smarter than me to figure out how to get this thing moving in the right direction, but I do think it’s progress.”
Efficient Huskers Sweep Rutgers | Volleyball | Huskers.com
Five different Huskers had at least six kills in the match, as Nebraska (11-1, 3-0 Big Ten) hit a season-best .468. Nicklin Hames had 34 assists and seven digs to lead the Huskers. Their hitting percentage was their best in a Big Ten match since hitting .480 against Rutgers on Nov. 12, 2017.
Klempa Eager to Continue NU Bowling Tradition | Bowling | Huskers.com
A New York native, Klempa bowled at a community college for two years. He accepted a $150 scholarship to bowl on a club team at Nebraska, a school he chose, sight unseen, based on a flier his community college coach provided him, and a phone conversation with its coach, Bill Straub.
What I Read This Week
2019 Fall Foliage Map & Nationwide Peak Leaf Forecast | Environment | SmokyMountains.com
The 2019 Fall Foliage Map is the ultimate visual planning guide to the annual progressive changing of the leaves. While no tool can be 100% accurate, this tool is meant to help travelers better time their trips to have the best opportunity of catching peak color each year.
Saudi Arabia Launches E-Visas for Tourists for the First Time | Travel | Lonely Planet
Previously, only Muslim pilgrims, workers with sponsored business visas and family members of Saudi nationals were eligible for visitor visas.
Switzerland to Let Public Transport Users Pay After Their Journey | Travel | Lonely Planet
Passengers can register their journey via a smartphone app, clocking on at the start of the trip and clocking off at the end. The system calculates the price of the trips and, at the end of the day, invoices the cost incurred.
Visiting the Galapagos is About to Get A Lot More Expensive | Travel | Conde Nast Traveler
The proposal suggests the one-time park fee double to $200 for Galápagos visitors who also spend three nights or more in mainland Ecuador before or after their visit to the national park. The fee would skyrocket to $400 for those spending only one or two nights on the mainland. Traveling mainland Ecuadorians currently pay $6, which would not increase.
In a security surveillance video, Thorpe is seen scanning and loading eight bags onto Delta Flight 1225 to Miami, according to NBC News. However, Thorpe is seen putting one of the bags into a vehicle and leaving with it.
The map also only works for bookings made through JAL’s website, as opposed to, say, a flight booked as part of a tour package; and the icons won’t display if there is a change in aircraft. But still, it’s a baby step in the right direction.
The 25th Installment of James Bond is Filming in the Faroe Islands | Travel | Lonely Planet
According to Guide to Faroe Islands, the “No Time to Die” crew is currently on Kalsoy Island in the northern part of the archipelago, which is famous for its untouched nature, sheer cliffs, winding roads and several tunnels through amazing mountains.
Roman Ruins Have Been Found At An English Bus Station | Travel | Lonely Planet
A Roman ditch was the first discovery made, and further excavations revealed two other large ditches running parallel to each other. Experts have revealed that these belong to a new, and completely unknown, Roman military site, either a fort occupied by a military unit, or a defended depot or compound.
European Millennials Are Not Like Their American Counterparts | News | The Atlantic
Under-30s in Europe are more disposed than their parents are to view poverty as a result of an individual’s choice.
She Survived a Stabbing, then Climbed Mount Katahdin | Inspiration | Outside Online
In May, Kirby Morrill was nearly murdered during a thru-hike of the Appalachian Trail. Four months later, she climbed Maine’s highest peak, the route’s terminus.
The Tiny Kingdom Fighting An Epidemic | Health | BBC
Successfully wiping out malaria in Bhutan requires balancing Buddhist sanctity of life with prevention and treatment.
The Cup Noodle Industrial Complex | Food | Taste Magazine
In place of the standard Chicken, Beef, and Shrimp flavors I know from American grocery stores, the cups I see in every supermarket and drugstore in Japan include Shoyu, Seafood, and Curry—and usually Cheese Curry, Chili Tomato, Salt, and Miso, too.
Does It Matter How Much Meat You Eat? | Food | Consumer Reports
A new review says Americans don’t need to cut back, but many nutritionists say the research is flawed.
A Girl Was Shot in 1997. She Just Met the Officer Who Saved Her. | Crime | New York Times
On a night in January 1997, a 5-year-old girl playing with her pet hamster was struck in the head by a bullet that had crashed through a nearby window.
Tibet Is Still Burning | History | Outside Online
Over the past ten years, more than 160 Tibetans have committed self-immolation — the act of setting yourself on fire — to protest Chinese occupation of their country. Has this has any lasting effect?
The Surprising Origins and Meaning of the Phrase “You Guys” | History | TIME Magazine
Over the course of around a thousand years, with plural “you” encroaching on the singular territory of “thou,” the latter finally gave up the struggle and yielded the singular second person to “you,” which was already the plural. Speakers and writers no longer could tell whether an instance of the second person was singular or plural.
Renia Spiegel’s Diary Survived The Holocaust. People Are Finally Reading It. | History | NPR
A young Jewish girl begins a diary just as World War II is about to break out in Europe. She records the details of her daily life, but more and more, the war takes over. Eventually, the diary comes to a heartbreaking end.In this case, it is not the story of Anne Frank. This is Renia’s Diary, a journal that spent decades stored away in a safe deposit box.