yes, the scorpion won. the initial injection of poison into your system hurts enough to scream the famous four letter word multiple times while jumping around and looking like an idiot. local treatment... first cut the little thing into multiple pieces (revenge) and then immediately place the wound into kerosene. i'm not exactly sure what effect it is said to have, however the pain did seem to subside from throbbing to constant. drinking strong black coffee is the next step... the caffine is suppose to act as an antihistamine. while brewing i poured myself a glass of rum and stuck my finger in to sterilize it and hopefully pull out any kerosene residue (i should have taken a shot) i also added hot coffee to the mix to help pull the poison out of my finger (heat). so what exactly happens in the moments proceeding an attack? you know that tingling feeling you get when your legs asleep... that's exactly what happened to my hand.. and proceeding to climb up my arm. for some, the entire side of their body where bitten will experience loss of feeling. i'm glad it stayed below my shoulder.
winter preparation (rainy season)
currently we are getting things ready for the rainy season. this coming week we will be planting cafe, vetiver (grass used in prevention of soil erosion) planted on contour, making two bamboo beds, harvesting ripe and rotten mangos, cutting firewood (gondul branches that were not eaten by the pelibeuy), fixing roofs, making jam, pruning almond trees, and saving seed.
we are also arranging to be paired up with local children as language partners to exchange english and spanish.
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