Thursday, July 18, 2013

Lidojums ar Putniem

View from the top of St. Peter's Church
Yesterday, I got really sick.  Like, really really sick.  I am going to run out of one of my medications soon, and when I run out I get really sick and dizzy.  It is on its way in the mail, so it should get here soon, but it is still a little bit scary.  Yesterday I didn't take my full dosage because I am trying to save what I have.  I left the house early in the afternoon feeling a little bit dizzy, but I figured I would be okay.  I met up with Egija in old Riga and we went to the top of St. Peter's church where we saw an incredible view of the entire city.  It was so beautiful.  Seeing that view just confirmed even more for me that Riga is the best city in the world.  However, when I was up there, I started to feel more dizzy.  We then went to go and eat some sushi and while we were eating, I just felt so sick and I was in so much pain that I had to go home.  I had to cancel my plans for the rest of the evening because of how miserable I was feeling.  Not fun.  On top of that, my body has just been freaking out and doing really weird things because of the time difference and travel stuff.  That's probably the worst part about traveling - how much my body freaks out.

View from the sky
Today, I took my full dosage of my medicine and I feel 100% better, which was good because today, I got to fly with the birds.  Last month, Lauris gave Ruta a certificate to go hang gliding for her birthday, so today seemed like the perfect day to do that, and I went too!  It was a little bit different from traditional hang gliding, because it had a motor so that we could take off from the water, and instead of actually hanging there, there were two seats - one for the pilot and one for me.  I went first, and it was so cool.  There were some thunderstorms today, and I flew right before the rain.  When we were up in the air, I could see the rain far away - it looked like a huge cloud of mist covering absolutely everything.  Then, it came closer and closer until I started to feel a few drops where we were.  The pilot also did a couple of "tricks" where we would turn on the side and then just free-fall for a second.  (Omi, don't freak out - I'm writing this blog now so I did survive!)  Being up there was such a thrill.  I loved it!

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