My diary - March 13-15, 1972

The Fisch Family

March 13, 1972 Mon.

Dear Diary:

We had assembly today. We have inspectors in our school to see if our school qualifies. Ha!!

Typing was fun today. Were doing a 6 page manuscript. Were starting to pack! I have most of my things packed. We went to Dr. at 3 & he didn’t come to 5:00!!! We got our typhoid shot. Pray I beg you I don’t get a cold. Anja & Noni have one!!! Uh! I watched T.V. have to wash my hair.

BYE!!!

Note:  Our school was being evaluated for accreditation. I believe we got it.

We had to get a typhoid vaccination to help prevent us from getting typhoid, which is a high fever caused by salmonella bacteria. Food and water contaminated with the bacteria or even close exposure to someone carrying the disease can cause the illness. Symptoms in a person start slowly and can take one to three weeks to manifest according to the Mayo Clinic.  It is treated with antibiotics. The typhoid vaccine we got was for salmonella Typhi which is deadly. Fortunately, we never got this or malaria for which we continued to take the nasty-tasting malaria pills every Sunday.

Dad taught us to pack all of our belongings in one carry-on. We always traveled stand-by and this way we didn’t have the fear of losing our luggage. It has served me well as an adult when I travel now.

March 14, 1972  Tues.

Dear Diary:

School as usual. Typhoid’s arm is all swollen. As usually I goofed up soccer game. I had tennis lesson. We sing for Teresiano tomorrow. I read newspaper & tried to take nap. I watched T.V.  I lost my Spanish book hope I find it. Listen please make Penny & Gretel be happy. I know we should loved them more etc. but I've always been afraid of dogs. I am justing getting over it. Oh well have to go to sleep.

BYE!!!!!!

Note: Penny was a boxer and Gretel was a dachshund and I was terrified of them. They stayed outside. As a young child, I was knocked over by an aunt’s great dane and became frightened of dogs. I was getting over the fear when I visited my grandmother and her black chihuahua bit my large toe and I lost my toenail. In his defense, I was in a rocker and rocked over his tail. This set me back quite a few years. As a young adult, some friends gave me Lady, a one-year-old mixed collie, and she became my constant companion until she died at age 14.

Colegio Teresiano (colegioteresianosamerica.com)

March 15, 1972 Wed.

Dear Diary:

I lost my Spanish book!! I sure hope I find it but with my luck I won’t. I had to take my contacts off in school cause I had something in one eye. We sang for Teresiano. We missed 30 min. of science! We stood from 12-1:30 My poor feet!! I came home. Becky went with Missy to dentist. I read on “Four to Grow” I watched T.V. I got my new dress it’s real pretty. Mom got me some new bras. Mom measure our figures. I studied for Spanish, Math and outlined Science. Pray I find my Spanish book 

BYE!!!

Note: The glee club sang at the Colegio Teresiano. It was very special to leave the American Nicaraguan School during school hours, ride a bus, and miss classes! The Colegio Teresiano was a Catholic all-girl school run by the Maryknoll Sisters. Two of them were among the four missionaries assassinated by the El Salvador National Guard in 1980. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1980_murders_of_U.S._missionaries_in_El_Salvador

“And Four to Grow” was a novel by Charlotte Paul written in 1961 based on the emotional growing pains of her family.

And Four to Grow