I also went to the Orange store to find out why my modem wasn't working. Their lovely customer service department said that sometimes this happens, they have no warrantee, they can't fix it, but I can buy a whole new modem for a mere 150,000 UGX ($75, and more than it cost the first time). I wasn't in much of a position to argue, as my wireless router on my laptop is also broken, so I just bought it. Yuck, so many technology problems! My Blackberry also enjoys randomly shutting off (usually in the middle of BBM conversations), my virus protection software won't install, and I still can't get any wireless connection to register. Oh, the joys of being in Africa! I am just glad to have some of the problems fixed, and I will work on the Blackberry and wireless problems as much as I can while we prepare for training.
On a side note, I bought all four seasons of Prison Break yesterday downtown for 33,000 shillings ($16.50). Not bad, right? I keep hearing what an amazing show it is, and I'm looking forward to watching it!
Yesterday evening (and this morning), I took our dog Molly for a jog/walk. She's on the chubby side for a dog, so jogging doesn't always work out but I really love taking her out. It's really nice to have her trotting by my side and it is quite amusing to see the pickles she gets herself into when I let her go off-leash. The roads here are absolutely awful--potholes everywhere, huge speedbumps, and massive dips off of the side. Molly likes to go on the other side of the dip, but then she will realize that we are suddenly too far apart for her to easily jump to my side. She'll whimper, paw at the ground nervously, and then take a running jump to scamper over to my side. It's very cute! She also enjoys scaring the numerous goats that chill in our neighborhood by chasing them at full speed, haha.
After taking Molly out, I met up with my friend Nadine at a supermarket near her house, where I discovered a great meat selection! I have been avoiding most of the meat here, but this place is legit! They have really nice, fresh, deli meat and I picked up 400g of pastrami. Nadine had never had pastrami before, and she tried it and loved it! Apparently pastrami exists but isn't very common/popular in Germany. If only they had rye bread here!! We picked up some chicken skewers and fruit and made dinner at her house; then, I came home and read on the porch with my roommate Jorrit. It's very nice to sit and relax with a book outside, no jacket necessary! That is one huge benefit of winter on the equator :)
Bain had their first round interviews yesterday, so I awoke to a set of emails filled with good and bad news. I am incredibly excited for the people who have final round interviews (and really hoping that NU gets more interns than Michigan!) and disappointed for those who received bad news. It's a really rough process, and I remember all too well how much rejection hurts. The only thing I can say is that I do think it all works out in the end--most seniors I know that are going into consulting/finance are very happy with their full-time job. It's a bit like sorority recruitment: a super intense process filled with rejection, but for the most part people end up loving their house! So all of you juniors, keep your heads up high and finish up the interviews on a strong note!
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