feelin' the burn from the needles

I went to Appletree Medical Clinic yesterday for some of my shots yesterday. Because the trip isn't super finalized yet, it's hard to tell exactly what to get, but I am pretty sure I got Hepatitis A, Typhoid Fever and Yellow Fever. The good thing about yellow fever is that it's good for ten years. One of the shots was injected in my shoulder (intermuscular) and the other was in the fat in my arm above the elbow. I must be a wuss, because it still hurts a bit (especially the one in the shoulder). I just need to get the Hep A booster and the malaria pills, and we'll be good to go. I am also looking forward to taking Dukoral, which will hopefully reduce the likelihood that I will have to carry three months' worth of Imodium...*shudder* I started reading Lonely Planet's South America on a shoestring book today on the bus ride in to work. I only started reading about Argentina and I already got all goosebumpy thinking of the amazing things I'll see. (By the way, I much prefer reading Lonely Planet over Frommer's) Plus, I am really looking forward to being in a continent where A) I kinda speak the language (well, I can get by with Spanish. I can read Portugese OK) and B) I get to practice speaking Spanish. of course, the sights will be phenomenal as well. Thinking of all of these exciting places to research and plan makes it really hard to focus on other things!