Sticks and Stones

"may break my bones" 

A week ago was a normal wednesday night and on wednesday nights we practice Judo at Hapkido. I was fighting or wrestling one of my fellow black belt trainees. Normally I'm quite a challenge to them and it was no different this time. 

As I tried to hook my leg around his, he defended and in some way my toe ended up kicking his shin. I felt proud at first because in the 5 min of fighting him he didn't get me on the floor once and I mean this guy is really good. Anyway, as this kicking motion happened I fell to the floor and said "time out", held my toe and didn't continue with the fighting. I found this extremely lame.

A week after this whole thing happened I decided to go to the doctor after one of the kids stood on my foot by accident, bringing back the pain. For the past week I took some medication, no pain killers, iced my toe and put the Korean version of deep heat on my foot thinking that my toe is just sprained.I mean it really wasn't that hard and I have never broken/ fractured anything before so why would this time be any different? And in the past my foot looked a hell lot worse and that time it wasn't broken...

Anyway long story short, I am currently wearing the most fashionable boot in the whole world. I have my first fracture and it's on my little toe. And you know what, from all the ways you can get a fractured bone I really think my situation is the most awesome. I mean who would've thought that I, Ania, the semi- careful person would come to Korea and end up wearing a cast in my last 3 months here.

The only really sucky thing about this is that I probably won't end up with my black belt as I cannot train at the moment and probably will go insane from not exercising and having to stay at home. Nevermind the fact that it is -12˚C outside and I cannot wear a sock over this highly oversized stent. And showering in the mornings are going to get a mission.