Paul

목이 아프다가 결국은 목소리를 잃어 병원에 갔더니, 의사가 인두염으로 진단을 내렸다고.
그래서 날마다 한웅큼의 알약과 물약을 하루 세번씩 복용중이라고.

< 2006년 5월 10일 (수요일) >
Hi Seongja,

I am sorry I have been so quiet lately.
My throat has been niggling away at me for the best part of two weeks now.
I had been hoping so much that it would clear up on its own. It wasn't to be that way though.
Even after a long weekend away from class and saving my voice didn't help.
In the end I almost lost my voice in class yesterday. So I went to the doctor after work.

The doctor has diagnosed pharyngitis, which is really something that teachers are prone to,
using their voice so much at school. I am now taking a fistful of pills and some potion three times each day.
Hopefully, that will sort things out once and for all. I am counting myself lucky that this is the first time that
I have been really sick enough to go to the doctor since I have been in Korea.
In New Zealand it is not uncommon for teachers to have a sore throat at least once each term
- that is about four times a year.
Working with children it is so easy to pick up any infections and germs that are going around the school.

How was your weekend Seongja? Did you manage to do much?
I know that the rain would have curtailed some of the possibilities for you,
but Friday and Sunday were pleasant enough.

Looking forward to hearing from you soon.
I will let you know how my throat is in a couple of days.

P