I've had quite a day today.
So at 2 am-ish this morning, Katty woke me up and told me she had to go to the hospital. Being the dumbass that I am, I said "uh... okay.. as soon as you find my glasses." I was telling a very very ill person to find my glasses for me. Yes. I was awful. But all the ruckus woke SiNae up and we all get dressed (sort of) to take Katty to the hospital. The Aga Khan hospital was a lot like Sibley, only a bit more depressing. So we waited on Katty and watched CitizenTV for hours and hours (unfortunately, our TV at home also only shows this particular channel). They were showing Al Jazeera for a while just to wait until they show the weather for East Africa (which they never did). The TV then suddenly turn into this random weird fitness show called Body and Soul.
OK, the main fitness guru is called Jeannie Weaver and her assistants are this 90 year old lady named Frances (she said she is 90) and this teenage girl. What a weird way to try to appeal to a wider demographic. The entire time, Frances looked like she might keel over from all the work out. Good god she was shaking hard when she had to strecth a towel! At the end of the program,
Jeannie: "[with creepy smile] Did you have fun Frances?"
Frances: [in a very meek voice] "I.. had fun"
Jeannie: "Of course you did!"
That's like.. robbing me on gun point and ask "you're giving me your money willingly, right?!"
But anywayyyyy, we left at 6.30 with Francis (the taxi guy, not the old lady from the show). Katty was looking a little better but she wasn't feeling well enough to go to school. As soon as we walk in, G was also sick. Great, so I am the only one who hadn't got sick yet in this apartment. So we walk up to the office, this time we kow our way so we actually got there faster. Swahili was great and I had my meeting with Lynsey. Went to the mall with SiNae to get the internet. Got a matatu to town for 20 bob. You know, pretty chill and lackluster day.. or so I thought.
So we got to USIU, wait around for Kellan (our academic advisor) for a little bit and she said I'm all set with that big "Welcome to our campus!" smile. We went to the library to get our textbooks (everybody got free textbooks here! outdated but free!). We stand in the line for 80 minutes and missed our first class by about 5 minute. So I figured, that's okay, it's only the first day of school and at least I got my textbooks. But no... after all that waiting in line and heaing people talk shit about Texas, I got to the textbook desk and they said, "I am sorry but we can't give you textbooks. You are not cleared." What the duck?! So apparently I am financially cleared but my student account is not cleared yet (?!) That upsets me a lot so I called Kellen and apparently she was driving but she said she will meet me at her office in 10 minutes. What we called CPT in USA, they call it African time and good god 10 minute stretched into hours. I was cranky; I missed my class, I was tired, very hungry, and just need people to give me my space. So I snapped at someone in our group (sorry about that!). Kellan never shoed up and apparently my professor for the first class didn't show up either. Went to my second class and we just took syllabus and went home. I don't think I will ever get used to USIU. I think their system sucks and I think they need more librarian. I think that some of the people there are quite stuck up and I don't think I can ever get used to listening to people's conversation about how rich they are.
Anywho, that's all for today. I am super tired and cranky. Gotta go.
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