Well, to answer that one...NO!!! Thank God! But as I was laying on my bed with a fever, headaches, stomachaches, and just overall feeling awful...I was convinced I had Malaria! Now, many of you may think, "Well, Jess, aren't you taking malaria medication while you are over there?" To which I would reply, "When you are living in Southern Namibia you are actually not in a Malaria zone and don't need to take preventative measures." Then the smart ones out there may come back with, "But Jess, weren't you up in the North last week, and didn't you take the preventative medication then?" And then I would reluctantly reply, "Yes, I was up in the North, and No, I was not thinking that much in advance, and No, I was not bright enough to take preventative
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