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I doodled 17 things to be grateful for when I was sick and alone in a foreign country. And learned 3 things from doing so.

Tonight, I have a sore throat — to the point where even the simplest act of breathing hurts.

And fever.

And clogged nose.

And a terrible headache.

In fact, my whole body is in pain. So much so that dragging myself to the bathroom seems just impossible.

I’m in a foreign country, far far away from my home.

I miss my mom’s herbal teas with ginger and honey. And her tight hugs she gives me when I get sick. Too bad I can’t see her until June.

And I’m crying.

This is all I could write last night before deciding it’s enough.

I was not going to let myself drown in my ‘sorrows’.

So I sat down and started thinking about the ways to improve my own mood when no one else was around to cheer me up.

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