Sick at College

I've worn this fancy dress too many times

It all started on Tuesday morning during my Psychology final. I had this tickle in my nose and soreness in my throat. I did my best to get through the test to be able to go home. By home I mean Tropicana where I am on my own. The more the day went on the worse my "cold" got. I was in my friends room that night so I could have someone there for me incase I needed anything. I emailed my teacher my final essay telling her I couldn't come in the next day. I was on Katrina's floor trying to sleep for 3 hours. Anytime I moved stuff dripped out of my nose. My tonsils were closing my airway in my throat and my nostrils completely closed off. I couldn't breathe and no doctor was available at 11 PM. I called my parents back home but my step-mom was obviously asleep and my dad is on a cruise ship. I called family that I have here in California but even then it was too late at night for anyone to answer. My friend Katrina and I decided it was necessary that I need to go to the hospital.

I had her drive my car for the first time because I was not in the state to drive. We arrive in the emergency room of the Goleta hospital. As a college student I was so worried that it would be expensive so the first thing I asked is if they took my insurance. They did, and they took me right back to help me, or so I thought. They gave me no new information I didn't know. Since my sickness had just started that day, It was difficult for them to determine what was wrong. I sit in the hospital bed and listen to the guy closed off by the curtain next to me. He was a totally one of those people that used drugs inappropriately. He cussed in pain and called for help but no doctor would help him because they thought he wanted pain meds for the wrong reasons. He was just in a car accident. That hit a spot in me since I was in a few car accidents this year.

The doctor prescribed me medicine that I couldn't get till the next day. He asked if I wanted  a sleeping pill or coughing medicine in hopes that I'd be able to sleep this off when I got back home. Then this rude nurse gives me the sleeping pill I had to choose from the two. I take it and right after she says I can't drive now for six hours. Like really? What if I didn't have a ride home? Thankfully Katrina was there. I was discharged and we went back to Tropicana. I tried to sleep on her couch but then I got that feeling that I needed to puke. I rushed to the bathroom and puked three times in a row. Oh how I hate puking, it reminds me so much of chemo. I had the hardest time sleeping that night because of my sickness and that I puked up my sleeping pill.

My three meals of the day

The next morning I woke up and told Katrina what happened that night. Now that I had puked it seemed clear to her that I have the flu and not just a cold or a sinus problem. Honestly I'm still not sure what I have for a fact. All I knew was I have a flight I have to wake up for on Friday at 2 AM. I put on my sunglasses with my major headache and go with Katrina to Rite Aid. I looked like one of those celebrities with glasses and a hair in a bun that didn't want to be noticed. I arrived at the pharmacy and was told that one of my prescriptions didn't even exist and that the other I couldn't get till the next day in the afternoon. I was so upset, it's not easy taking care of yourself when you're sick as an adult. I bought some Mucinex and went back home. I ate nothing but goldfish, water, soup, and orange juice yesterday. Today I will also be having the same exact thing.


This morning I got my nasal spray prescription, the same food, and Halls. I brought it all to the register and the cashier asked how I was. I told her "sick". She said. "I can tell." Oh well thank you! Today is the last day I can try to get better before my bus ride to LAX tomorrow and flights to Virginia. It's supposed to storm all day tomorrow here in California. I hope my flight isn't delayed because I can't handle any more troubles! I'm doing everything I can, but nothing is seeming to work. I also have to pack today and finish this last blog of the Semester for you guys. I will be in Virginia the entire break. When I come back I was told I should blog again for second semester and I will love to :) I'll talk to you guys next year! HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!

With love, Angela Rose

SoCal SoRainy

Rain pouring down.."on a Tuesday". I woke up yesterday morning checking my email and refreshing it multiple times to make sure class wasn't cancelled. It wasn't, so I decided to take the bus for several reasons. 1. So I wouldn't get in an accident like everyone else seemed to do all day yesterday 2. To save my gas money and the bus is free 3. So I THOUGHT that I would spend less time in the rain because the parking lot is all the way down the hill at the beach front. I walk outside my front door to find what I did in the video below.


Never was I so wrong. I spent over a whole entire hour in the pouring rain with my laptop in my backpack. I never used to take the bus at this time, but since my Ocean Swimming class is over I do. The bus times and places were different than I was used to. I was proud of myself for even going to school that day and then I get soaked for it! Most SoCal schools are all separated buildings and I've heard they cancel class because of rain if it's this bad. I see why they didn't though, this is the last week of actual class and next week we have finals.

I came back home to Tropicana Gardens which seemed more like the Rain Forest Cafe that day. Palm trees were rustling and gutters were gushing out with water that was poured to the bottom floor. I took off my wet clothes and changed into dry ones. I constantly shivered for a few hours before I was able to stop. It's safe to say I'm a California girl. Some might ask, "Well Angela, what are you going to do when you go back to Virginia for Winter Break?" I will shiver, that's what I'll do.