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After graduating from the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign in May 2007, I packed my bags and moved to Munich two weeks later. With my Bachelors degree completed, I'm taking some time off working and living in Munich before moving on to...

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January 21, 2008
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Is there a Doctor in the House?

So, you're walking along Marienplatz, enjoying the general splendor of the city, or you're standing on some random bar bench swinging your beer back and forth--then suddenly!-- you get this terrible headache/stomach ache/heartburn/sneeze attack or something equally vacation-killing. Unlike some other countries, you can't walk into a local drugstore and pick up some pain killers or cold medicine, you have to get it from the local pharmacy, or, Apotheke. Luckily, there are so many in the city, it should not be hard to find one somewhere in the vicinity of where you are and the Apotheken around Marienplatz usually have an English speaker on hand to dole out some meds. Now, it's pretty cool that these pharmacists are on hand as they counsel you as to how to use your meds so you can feel better as soon as possible and hoist yourself back up on that beer bench.

Here's the catch. Apotheken are only open during the day, usually til 6pm or 8pm, depending on their location. After these hours, they close down. Completely. But, there will be an "Emergency" Apotheke open in the area, which the address will be given and posted in the window, or on the door of the closed Apotheke. So, if you get sick after opening hours, take your city map, trekk to the nearest Apotheke, get the address of the night Apotheke and you can either a)go on an adventure or b) ask reception at your hotel/hostel. Considering that you're ill enough to go to the night Apotheke and not wait til morning, I would suggest option b as Munich streets are winding and confusing.

Here are some vocab words that may come in handy:
Krank - Sick
Kopfschmerzen - Headache
Blasen Infektion - Bladder Infection
Bauchschmerzen - Stomach ache
Erkälten (pronnounced Erkelten) - Cold (illness)
Kalt - to feel cold
Warm - to feel warm
Temperatur - Temperature

For more words check out this link:
Health Vocabulary

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