An Accident

Sunday afternoon was really great, an ideal Sunday afternoon. David and I went to a yardsale at his co-teacher, Katrina's house. It may have been the first yardsale in the history of Taiwan. Afterwards, we went to the library, and then to Chung-Yo department store to do some shopping and eating. I hung out at a nice outdoor cafe and read for a while. Later, we were walking to a CD store, and I tripped over these two metal poles sticking up out of the sidewalk about 4 inches. They were spaced perfectly so that I tripped over them both in succession. It was a lot like that old nintendo game, if you remember it, Adventure Island. Sometimes, if the little island hero would trip over one rock, he would then uncontrolably trip over other rocks in succession. I can only assume that's what i looked like.

I immediately blamed David for walking too close to me. It's always someone else's fault. I was okay for a few minutes, but my big toe started hurting more and more. I decided that I better head back home, so I told David I was leaving. About halfway back to my scooter, my foot started hurting so badly, that I wasn't sure if I was going to make it to the parking lot. I couldn't just lay down on the sidewalk and wait on someone to carry me, so I kept limping along. People here stare as it is. "Look, look, a foreigner, and he seems to be injured."

When I got home, I did the absolute worst thing one can do when he is injured, I googled my symptoms. A broken big toe...the forums say I'll not be able to walk normal for 6 months. David found a bilingual hospital, and led me there. An xray confirmed that there is a small fracture in my big toe. I got a splint and some pain medication. (Emergency room visit including medicine = $15)

For the next few days, I'll be here, getting as much couch time as I can out of this.