Sick

So I'm sick. Big shock. What began as a sore throat and head cold about three hours after completing Thanksgiving dinner became an upper-respiratory infection. I've spent the day reading, working on Christmas plans and trying to get better. I go to Germany on Thursday. The sweet smell of freedom is close at hand. I just can't get worse. On the bright side, I can always go see a doctor in Germany. I suspect that they may be more trustworthy than most of the doctors I would see in Russia. There might be a silver lining to bronchitis after all.