As many of you already know, I sleep shrouded in a light green (some might call it pistachio) reppelant impregnated, mosquito net. My host family thinks this is a silly practice especially during the summer months when there aren´t nearly as many mosquitos around. For this reason and also out of sheer laziness, I have not been as dilligent about checking to make sure that all parts of the net are touching the ground. This would prove to be a mistake.
1:15 AM
I was asleep. I rolled over and was immediately jarred awake by an intense stabbing pain in my back (think of your worst bee sting times ten). I reached around to try and remove the offending creature but was again bitten on my left forearm. Bewildered and belligerent, I jumped out of bed and switched on the light. I examined my arm and to my relief found only a small red bump. I then proceeded to scour my bed and the surrounding area for a good half hour. After finding only moldy sheets of loose leaf and various dead bugs, I reluctantly decided to lay back down. Because I had not seen it, I assumed that the creature must have been a very large ant (most of which bite) or a spider of some sort.
The Aftermath
The bumps on my arm and back began to swell until they reached the size of about half a tennis ball. I then began losing feeling in my lips and a horrible sour taste flooded my mouth. About 15 minutes later I began to lose feeling in my hands and feet. At this point I became very tired and fell back to sleep.
In the morning, I told me Host-Mom about the mysterious bite and my symptoms through my still tingling lips. She told me that it was probably a scorpion because only they have the magical power of numbing your extremities. She also explained that I should have woken her up because Claudio, our next door neighbor, was stung a few months ago, and it was serious enough that he had to be taken to the emergency room.
¿What have we learned today?
-If in need of a good tranquilizer, a scorpion will do in a pinch.
-Scorpions are not nearly as hilarious as snakes or spiders.
-Always be on the look out for something trying to kill you.
I would like to dedicate this blog to my Father who bought me the yellow wind-up flashlight I´ve used to hunt for many a spider, cockroach, and now scorpion.
Post Script: February 15, 2008
I discovered my assailant in the corner of my room being feasted on by hundreds of tiny ants. I can only hope that if there is a God, he´s already set aside a nice, warm, little corner of scorpion-hell.
6 comments:
DUUUUUUUUUUUDE,
That's an amazing story. See you in a week buddy. Hopefully scorpion free!
JUST KEEP A PIECE OF RAWHIDE BY THE BED. YOU CAN BITE DOWN ON THAT IF THE PAIN GETS TOO BAD.
You don't know me, but my daughter is leaving for CR with the Peace Corps next week, so I was looking around at blogs and found yours. You are hilarious, and I was laughing out loud while I read your posts. Thanks. I'll be back to follow up on your adventures.
Arlene
Hi!
My name is Skylar and I work for a non-profit, AIDE, that sends volunteers down to Costa Rica. Check it out at www.aideabroad.org
I am looking for new projects for us to send volunteers to and was wondering if there was a need for short-term volunteers (2 - 4weeks) in your host community. Where is your project located? How much longer will you be down in Costa Rica?
I am going to be in Costa Rica for a month in July/August to scout out new projects, so I would love to stop by yours if you are free.
I look forward to hearing from you!
Skylar
skylar@aideabroad.org
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