a synopsis in list form of my trip from buenos aires to chicago:

24 hours
4 airports
3 flights
1 dreadful cold
1 nyquil tablet (dusty, found under dresser while moving)
1 sudafed tablet
1 cafaspirina tablet (caffeine plus aspirin)
1 tarifol tablet (i'm not sure what that is but the guy at the kiosko in the airport gave it to me after a frustrating game of "what medicine do I need?" charades which ended with me shouting "tengo demasiado moco en mi cabeza!!!" (I HAVE TOO MUCH SNOT IN MY HEAD!") and the poor guy wincing and handing me a packet of Tarifol)