Well, yesterday was quite eventful. I called Christina in the morning and found out that Eileen, one of the component leads on the project, got a nasty email from her landlord regarding the apartment above her that the project was going to use for short term consultants. He alleges that he thought Christina was going to be living there even though he was told it was going to be used for short term consultants. Although I never saw the email, it was apparently very nasty and she was told to get out! Needless to say, this was very upsetting.
I went for my first walk to Mark's office (must be about a mile as it took about 20 min with a few stops-and it was all uphill). It was a rainy, overcast, cool day and I arrived at the office all wet - not due to the rain, but sweat....doesn't that sound sexy? I went there to see if Eileen needed anything.
We ended up going to her apartment and moving her out lock stock and barrel. We used my empty suitcases, shopping bags and boxes to get her out of there. Mark has 2 wonderful drivers who were so helpful making 2 trips to drop off her belongings. Eileen is staying at Christina's place until she can find a new apartment. Apparently, apartment hunting is a daunting experience here and she has to work, making it all the more difficult.
I feel so bad for her. She was upset and scared. The people on this project are so cohesive and wonderful. When you live overseas and your family is so far away, it's important to establish a sense of community; a pseudo family. I think we have that here! We must be able to depend on each other.
Just got my water cooler - there aren't enough outlets in this house!
Going to City Mall to get a card for my satelite box so we can get English TV and movies!! Whoo hoo!!
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