Submitted by Stephen Harris on the 2015 spring semester study abroad program in Rome, Italy…
Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to do much of anything this week as I got ravaged by a throat infection I’m still shaking off.
However, I will say that medical care seems to be handled better over here, at least for tourists. The ER on Isola Tiberina (a little hospital island up the street from my apartment) is completely free, and along with that is a place where tourists can get check-ups. As a JCU student my diagnosis was completely free, which meant I only had to pay ten euros for my prescription.
Other than that, let me just comment that being sick while abroad is one of the worst feelings out there. You’re confined to your bed for days a time, unable to travel or move, all while you hear a bustling world out there you’ve only begun to uncover. It’s miserable.
