This morning (Wednesday) shined brightly on Jubilee Guesthouse and while the head cold had not been vanquished, it was no more than a disgruntled murmur. I was treated to a nice British breakfast in the dining room, had a chat with a lady from New Jersey who gave me the contact info for her driver and then talked with my hostess Elsa. There are so many accents and languages here. She explained that she is “Afrikans speaking” and her husband (who I met the night before) is “British speaking”. She went on to say that two of her maids are Zulu and her gardener was something else (I’ve forgotten). I’ll be back at this guesthouse for two more nights later and look forward to it.
Next stop was our country “office”. It is an 8x8 room connected to our country director’s house. He and his Pfizer Fellow share it and I squeezed in for the morning. But it does have all the office amenities like wi-fi. I will spend my last two nights as the guest of Stefan and his wife and two small children ages four years and 16 months. The four year old is extremely entertaining and recently broke his leg. He has figured out how to scoot around on the floor with his full cast and doesn’t seem to mind. He showed me his trucks and we talked movies. Apparently I am thoroughly missing out because I have not seen any of the Ice Age films. After all, the third one has DINOSAURS!
Then it was off to check into the hotel for the diabetes forum to be held over the next couple of days. This afternoon, in the lobby, I finally had my much anticipated meeting with a potential donor. It actually went well and since he is Danish we spent quite a while talking about Denmark including the EuroCup victory of 1992 (which we both remember vividly).
Apparently discussing sports is a requisite of any business meeting.
I have just come back to my room from dinner to find a small bottle of cold milk and a cookie and my bed turned down.
Next stop was our country “office”. It is an 8x8 room connected to our country director’s house. He and his Pfizer Fellow share it and I squeezed in for the morning. But it does have all the office amenities like wi-fi. I will spend my last two nights as the guest of Stefan and his wife and two small children ages four years and 16 months. The four year old is extremely entertaining and recently broke his leg. He has figured out how to scoot around on the floor with his full cast and doesn’t seem to mind. He showed me his trucks and we talked movies. Apparently I am thoroughly missing out because I have not seen any of the Ice Age films. After all, the third one has DINOSAURS!
Then it was off to check into the hotel for the diabetes forum to be held over the next couple of days. This afternoon, in the lobby, I finally had my much anticipated meeting with a potential donor. It actually went well and since he is Danish we spent quite a while talking about Denmark including the EuroCup victory of 1992 (which we both remember vividly).
Apparently discussing sports is a requisite of any business meeting.I have just come back to my room from dinner to find a small bottle of cold milk and a cookie and my bed turned down.
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