I like to think I am a rather healthy and “in shape” guy. I am approximately 6′ 1.5″ tall and weigh 185lbs. I run, lift and workout in general as often as possible.
I am trying to stay healthy and in good shape before my trip because I am thinking I might not get all the vitamins and nutrients I am use to getting when I am in other countries. UPDATE…I think I will be fine while in Korea. Will continue to workout and remain healthy. I don’t want to be the stereotypical overweight American while there, right?!?!
While at the travel clinic, getting my vaccinations (and a lecture basically) for traveling abroad, the nurse told me what rules I need to follow. Here is a list of DO NOTs I remember:
- drink any water but bottled
- wash fruit with tap water
- eat food from small, local restaurants
- eat from food stand vendors
- swim in fresh water
This was just the few rules which stuck in my head. There is also a pack list (of just medical and mosquito stuff) which would be more than I am planning on packing for the entire trip.
I told the attractive nurse that a big reason I was going on this trip was to be a part of the culture of where ever I was visiting, which also includes eating ALL of their food. Also, I do not buy bottled water now because I am so cheap, why the HELL would I buy bottled water when I am traveling and trying to stretch my dollar as far as I can? I am sure I will get some stomach sickness, but I will be gone long enough that I will be able to get sick and then get over it….I’m not worried.
VACCINES
- Hep A&B (2nd round of 3) 3 shots good for life
- Typhoid 4 pills which will cover me for 5 years
- Tetanus/Diptheria/Pertussis 1 shot good for life
- Polio 1 shot
- Meningitis 1 shot
- Flu Shot 1 shot just for the hell of it
These are the vaccines I got so far.
TRAVEL INSURANCE
I will get some basic travel insurance so if I were to become deathly ill or badly injured, then I can be transported back to the US…and also if I die then my body will be brought back to the US…haha that wouldn’t be very good.
**My school in Korea will pay for half of my travel insurance while I am working in Korea.
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