As some of you may know, I recently got sick. Until now, I had somehow entirely avoided catching the flu while living in Japan. It’s not that I have never gotten sick while living here, but I did somehow manage to avoid the flu every time it was spreading around me. This time I was not so lucky. Little did I know that this experience would be the worst I ever felt in my life.

I was unwell for six days. For the first two days I had a constant fever of 39+ degrees.  I was dizzy throughout the entirety of both days and at night I experienced severe aches in both my arms and legs. These were the toughest days. On the third day, my condition improved a little and I managed to eat a little (though I did not eat much for the first four days and lacked energy). Sadly, I started feeling worse again on the fourth day. It was not until the fifth and sixth days that I finally started seeing a bigger improvement in my condition.

During this time, I mostly shut myself in my bedroom to protect others. This ended up being one of the hardest parts. I was not very comfortable being stuck there non-stop. And it was mentally draining for me. I feel like I am still recovering even now. Hopefully by next week I will be feeling back to normal. For now, I am just going to take it easy.