February 5, 2024

I’m sick, and I miss my mom

I start writing this blog post in a veg restaurant feeling dizzy and coughing. A waiter just dropped off a grilled cheese, filled with vegetables like bell peppers, onions, and cilantro. I am having deep feelings of anger and confusion as cilantro made its way into a grilled cheese, and I have yet to see the cheese. I’m already having a hard time eating, but Kaylea mentioned a grilled cheese so I thought it would be comforting; however I’m left spending time taking out every bit of green out of my food, and it’s discouraging me to eat. While I am grateful of the way Kaylea just figures out food orders for us, and it magically appears, my deep rooted hatred for cilantro is something I have to express everyday.

I take a look around at my classmates, everyone scattered in seats they can fit in and most of us coughing into our shirt ready to return to UTC and sleep in our beds. Personally I would prefer my mother’s bed, wedged between my parents, but UTC will have to do.

This week feels like an inconvenient week to get sick. It feels that way every week but I somehow make it through, but this week is really picking up with team Biome getting started on the GCIL project and needing to make site visits to finish up a Biome project. Two weeks ago, Quinn and I were feeling pretty awful, and I had to take some time off. Last week, Ridgely and Elena fell a little ill, with Quinn falling again later in the week. Now I’m the one that’s going down again and if the pattern continues, my guess is Ridgely’s going down next. I hope Ridgely stays healthy but maybe there’s a Biome curse *knock on wood*. I’ll be writing a blog post in two weeks again, and I’ll have to update on our status.

By Kiara