Chinese medicine

So, I had to make my first visit to the clinic as I have a slight cold. Luckily, I just got my National Health Insurance card. Funny that it took me moving to Taiwan to actually have health insurance. Anyway, I go to the doctor and somehow communicate everything that was wrong with me with the help of my Hess phrasebook.

The following is what my prescription looked like:

Yes, Christ. Apparently, Heidi Christina Briones becomes “Christ” in Taiwan.

This is all the medicine that they gave me.

It seems to be some kind of herbal concoction that I am supposed to take with water.

So, I guess I take these herbs for five days and then I’m cured. We will see what happens. The absolute best part is that the visit to the doctor was only $150 NT (New Taiwan Dollars). Which converts to about $4.50 USD. My medicine? Only $20 NT or about 80 cents. I love Taiwan.

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