I’m in Thailand and I have Dengue Fever So this sucks. How’d I get so unlucky, you ask? Well, simply put, I didn’t wear enough bug spray and then I deluded myself about the possibility of actually having dengue fever. But it’s more fun to tell the story, especially looking back now knowing I have it. I started feeling shitty on Monday evening, about six days ago. But hey, I’d done three dives on Monday, more than I’d ever done in one day… so OF COURSE I was tired, exhausted, and sore, right? During our night dive, the last one of the day, I got really cold, shivering even underwater and then shaking on the way home on the boat while I disassembled all my gear. All I wanted to do was shower, eat, and fall into bed. I should’ve known something was up when I couldn’t finish my delicious, perfectly spicy massaman curry that I got for dinner… I just figured I was too tired. First clue: When have you EVER been too tired to eat, Rachel?! When? The answer is never. When I finally got into bed that night, my head hurt like a bitch. But I just thought, “With all the […]