Maybe it is the flu and germs flying around my home at present which are the inspiration for this particular entry. Maybe it is the memory of our trip a year ago for our China adoption. We were on the eve of leaving for our trip, FINALLY meeting our daughter. It is probably all the reading I have done this week with the desperate pleas of parents who are sequestered to their hotel room. I had one goal during our stay in China: health throughout the trip. I attribute a great portion of a healthy trip to careful eating.
First and foremost, we never drank anything which was not bottled or sealed. Obviously, this includes any type of bottled water or soda. This does not include drinking anything with ice that has been prepared with tap water. We avoided fruit juice on the breakfast buffet, knowing it probably contained tap water. We tested seals on water bottles before drinking. Paranoia, maybe. I know of people who have purchased bottled water overseas, only to find out someone was around the corner filling up the bottles in a faucet will understand.
Speaking of around the corner, I also laugh at those people who go off the grid to eat. Yes, I too love street vender food. The aroma of food lofting down the sidewalk, the look of something unique and tasty wrapped neaty in paper, in the palm of a friendly vender. Chose a time to experiment when you are not out of country for your child. A majority of adoptive parents have a lifetime to travel and discover cuisine. Take the boring route, and spare your intestines. Yes, I too was almost shamed eating at a Pizza Hut. When we travel to China again, we will eat off the grid, a bit more often. The places we ate in Beijing were good and outside of the hotel.
Yes, follow the tried and true rules. Eat nothing which is not cooked or peeled. If your travel arrangements like most China adoption trips include the breakfast buffet, eat a lot at breakfast. We found a variety of offerings which were a great blend of Western and Chinese fare. I had hoped this might be a means of losing weight. Not so lucky. When else can a person eat friend noodles and dim sum with their morning coffee?
If the worst does happen, come with an arsenal of Amodium AD. I feel so lucky that we never used it. We now have a lifetime supply. I have traveled elsewhere out of the country and needed it. At the very least, it keeps a person comfortable. Cipro is also a drug which many families are prescribed from their family doctor. Speak with your doctor to verify my information, but we were told that it will also work for curing stomach ailments.
If you follow these few simple rules, you will probably travel without issue. A majority of families travel and eat quite liberally with little to no stomach upset.
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