good news

I have not seen my stalker in like 4 days!

Also, I never ended up going to my supervisors about him, but I DID tell our student helper (the Univ of Botswana student who is basically our babysitter). She had actually seen him talking to me once, and she was like "Ohh that guy you were talking to? Kgosi? I was wondering why he was talking to you! I had a class with him last year... Oh Kgosi, everyone would just stare at him. He is a catch-- you should give him a chance." Not. Helpful. She told me that he's probably just not used to having girls say no to him, and she assured me that he is (probably) harmless. So that's good.

The interns here are planning lots and lots of trips. I wish I had money to go on all of them... There is a trip to Victoria Falls (world wonder!), but it's $700 (!) which is way more than I was expecting, especially since it's IN Botswana. I feel pressured to travel because it's a great opportunity to do so, but I also feel bad spending all this money, especially since this summer I'll be draining the funds with med school apps.

Also, today is my birthday! I'm not a big birthday person, so I refuse to really celebrate it here. Also, after my disastrous night last weekend (what the other interns have dubbed "Linda's big night out"), I don't think I can handle the taste of alcohol for at least another month. Knight, the guy I met a few days ago, did ask me if my friends and I wanted to check out an Indian restaurant with him tonight, though. So we might do that. Who knows. I'm going to say that I'm not 21 until I use my new, horizontal drivers license at the 40th & market store and buy a shit ton of alcohol for all of us to consume.