I came across Y3 and met Earth as hopped to the showers. Earth was on crutches and his ankles were completely swollen and in all colors.
The story goes, on his day off on the weekend, he went alone hiking on “Ice Runs Through It” or in Chinese “Bing Chuan”. He got lost and his shoes fell apart, the soles fell away. He was soleless and he ended up walking barefoot on ice. Because he was lost in the fog, he spent the night on the ice barefoot. He had not planned to be out that long so he only had light clothing on him and he did not bring any food or drinks. The next day when the weather cleared he was able to find his way back. By then both his feet were injured from the cold.
Earth insisted on not going to the doctors, he refused to do the 17 kilometers trek out and then taking the bus into the town of Xi Dan in search of a doctor. He had a terrible fever and he looked terrible. I gave Y3 medicine I had for inflammation, aches and pains. Y3 was somehow able to locate some antibiotics from one of the guests staying at the Guest House to give to her beloved Earth and hoped for the best. I guess the boots Y3 got for Earth as a surprise gift will be well applied now that he is shoeless.
