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Here I am, already 3 weeks in Nairobi… This is the last part of my research placement to learn about molecular tools. This is my last big chance to learn everything I wanted to learn about biotechnology. Although 3 months sounded like a very long time, in fact time goes very fast and may not be enough to learn all the details I need to learn. I will have to prioritize. I have been working more than 12 hours a day, but since there is not much else to do, it is not a bad thing to do…
This time I am staying out of the campus which is not so convenient in terms of transport. It is a challenge to work late hours and stay off campus. It means a huge bill in taxis and a bit of planning…
The weather is pleasant, raining mostly at night and temperate during the day. I am learning how to “cook” my dinner in 10 minutes and learning about quantities for 1 person. I am amazed that half a dozen eggs and 250g of butter can last for 2 weeks. I have been cooking from the same package of spaghetti about 4 times and there is still a lot left… I am experimenting all the nice looking meals ready to eat from the supermarket. Some are terrible but others are quite good!
I am becoming too addicted to skype to communicate daily with family and friends. It was a major crisis yesterday when the sound system in my computer went wrong and stopped working… Luckily, I borrowed another computer from IT just to be able to communicate with my world! But pity that I have no music now and cannot watch any movies on the weekend, until I get the computer fixed…
I am enjoying the overdose of learning new things, but missing home a lot. Trying to over work so do not think much about it…
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