Everything Comes Down To Poo

Almost every day, I have a conversation about poo.

In a country where getting sick is a regular occurance, just asking someone 'how are you?' will often lead onto a conversation about poo.

For most people, soon after arriving here, whether it's from eating different food, not washing their hands thoroughly, drinking contaminated water or just simply breathing, they will encounter a sick stomach.

It's amazing how well I've gotten to know my stomach and it's different ways of churning to tell what type of stomach bug I've got.

The other week, I was talking to a friend about my upset stomach and said to her 'it's not diarrhea sick, more a crampy sick'. She immediately knew what I was talking about. Seems that no matter how your stomach feels, someone else has felt the same way before (kinda comforting actually!).

A couple of times a week, I do some in-class assistance where I help a teacher with classroom management. There has been more than one occassion where that teacher has leaned over to me in the middle of class and given me an update on the state of his poo.

Or even better, a few weeks ago when one of my students said 'Miss Oh, I can't do this work - I'm not feeling well. I was even late for assembly this morning', his friend promptly turned around and said 'that's cos he was taking a dump!'

I guess what they say on Scrubs is true...Everything comes down to poo...

Looking forward to more (poo) adventures ahead!

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