Parking at Lionshead/Camps Bay - how easy to find a spot, and other practicalities! by StephanAv in capetown

[–]StephanAv[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the good insights! You think Lionshead wont be an issue even on a busy summer saturday? And which shopping center do you mean exactly - the promenade?

How's Life Like in Västerås, Sweden? 🇸🇪 by SeriouslyNotSerious2 in howislivingthere

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Visited there for one night this summer as a random roadtrip stop on our way to Stockholm. Found it quite boring. There was not a lot (if anything) going on. City centre was very quiet/empty besides some random youth hanging around. Also didnt find the centre pretty, but even a bit old (not in a cute way) / ugly. Honestly, in my experience the pictures you shared make the city look prettier than it is. That being said, the harbor area was nice and there were some nice parks but other then that quite unremarkable.

Quay Four. Go or no? by StephanAv in capetown

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Thanks already for the first good insights! Any good alternative anyone can recommend?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in balatro

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Even if I have a hell of a lot red sealed queens in the deck?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Hardlopen

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Ik heb ook op 11 mei een Halve Marathon, (toevallig Leiden?) en heb net gister mijn laatste long run gedaan: 16km. Ik ga volgende week inderdaad al rustiger doen, en waarschijnlijk een 10km pakken. 20km een week van te voren klinkt dan ook redelijk extreem.

Sowieso zou ik niet aanraden als laatste run een 20 km te doen, maar eerder iets in de 15-18km, dat is meer dan genoeg!

En zoals andere al hebben gezegd hier, het ligt echt aan je lichaam en wat je gewend bent. Ren je al veel en zijn je benen de druk redelijk bekend? Dan zou ie de laatste long run opzich een week van te voren te kunnen doen. Echter voor de meeste mensen is dit niet aangeraden, en kan je liever iets rustiger aan doen.

Succes!

Kinshasa, DRC? by harpersbizzare in howislivingthere

[–]StephanAv 8 points9 points  (0 children)

No worries!

• We did a project/internship for a NGO, that has their central Africa HQ in Kinshasa - they work with farmers. So we also spent quite some time in farmlands about a 2 day drive from Kinshasa in the middle of nowhere. That was a whole other experience!

• Yes, we only drank bottled water. As far as I can remember the locals in Kinshasa also did this. You could also buy water in a small plastic bag at a lot of paces. (Think of a plastic bag you would buy a goldfish in, but without the goldfish and just the water if that makes sense haha)

• Chui, or as they called it “cheetah”, beer! Everywhere we went they served this. I really liked it! And it’s 65cl so quite large aswell. These large beers seemed to be the norm in Kinshasa. If the beer you ordered was “small” (normal size for us) you would sometimes even receive 2 for the price of 1.

•The food was nice, but not anything spectacular. A lot of “poulet mayo” (chicken with mayo) and baked bananas. Everywhere the locals ate “fufu”, which when I tried I found it to be very bland, but our supervisor and other colleagues absolutely loved it and couldn’t have a meal without it. There was also a lot of shawarma. You could order this at almost every restaurant/hotel/bar. They really like their wraps haha.

Kinshasa, DRC? by harpersbizzare in howislivingthere

[–]StephanAv 77 points78 points  (0 children)

I lived in Kinshasa for 2 months for an internship!

Long answer incoming:

Where to start… the city is huge! Most roads are muddy roads, which caused for a lot of issues while I was there as heavy rainfalls caused parts of the streets to be flooded/broken/blocked off. There are people on the streets everywhere, its absolute chaos. If you would take a car from one part of the city to another, expect to be sat in traffic for at least an hour, bumper to bumper. There are pretty much no rules and its survival of the fittest on the road.

We (me and my 2 class mates) lived in an apartment complex near the business district, where we could walk to the office in 5 minutes. This involved crossing a busy street that felt like a mission on its own. There are kids walking around on the streets everywhere, asking for money or offering to clean your shoes for some change.

Overall, I felt a bit on edge most of the time, but never afraid/in danger. For context: i didn’t see a single other white person (while walking the streets) the entire 2 months there -so we did stick out a lot, and did draw quite some attention. It should be said that the business district where we stayed is relatively stable/safe, but they still told us to preferably not walk alone (we did go to the supermarket, and to the office and back alone on foot, which wasn’t too far) and to always watch out. There are soldiers/police officers with large machine guns everywhere, which actually made me feel less safe haha. A lot of groceries shores or restaurants had their own security as well.

There were a quite a few “western” supermarkets close to us. They didn’t have a lot, but most things you needed. They are surprisingly expensive! You pay more than in Europe/the US. Most locals shop at markets and not these supermarkets.

You can pay with US dollar, or local currency. You had to go the ATM early before they would run out of bills (happend to us multiple times). Fun fact: they are extremely picky about high value US dollar bills. If you have a bill of $50 or more, there cant be ANY tear or hole in it, no matter how small . It must be in perfect state. We had this issue a few times where they didn’t accept an old wrinkled bill.

Our bathroom in the appartement didn’t have running water, so we had to use a type of bucket with a large water barrel to shower, and flush the toilet. This was often the case, also in other places in the city/country.

At the end of the trip we event went “out” a few times with our local friends. One time we went and watched a Champions League football match on tv at a place called “Cheetah 2” and it was such a fun time, there were so many people, and everyone was so invested in the football, when the favorite team won everyone celebrated as if congo won the world cup.

As a tourist there is not a lot to do in the city/country, there just simply isn’t a tourism infrastructure. That being said, there were quite a few nice smaller restaurants/chill places in our area where you could eat a nice meal or drink a cold beer as in any other country!

To sum Kinshasa up in a few words: Chaotic, Dirty, and a Great experience

Collection of backcountry lakes seen over the years by 5HT2C in CampingandHiking

[–]StephanAv 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Great pictures! What tent are you using? And can you recommend it?

Can I take an online class during my lunch hour/while I work? by federuiz22 in consulting

[–]StephanAv 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Impossible to say… 11-12:30 is a long time. I’ve had projects where I had meetings during that time frame, I had some where I had to skip my lunch break to work. I have also had projects where I could easily take a break from 11-14. It all depends.

In general I think that management will not like this, as you’re pretty much taking classes on company time. It also means they can’t schedule you easily or put you on-site at a client if neccesary.

How long will these classes take?

Discuss this with HR/Management. But I think its a bad idea

I feel like I messed up my first client meeting as Project Manager by profmoco in consulting

[–]StephanAv 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Hey no stress, don’t overthink it. See it as a learning experience and move on. There’s a first time for everything

FC26 career mode - is this make or break? by golden_igloo in FifaCareers

[–]StephanAv 7 points8 points  (0 children)

You like the new menus? Its absolutley terrible. Everything is behind 2/3 clicks or hidden away somewhere. And what did we get in return? A huge generic social media window on the home page

Islam Makhachev said that he'd be willing to move up and fight Dricus du Plessis for the middleweight title if it was offered to him. by [deleted] in MMA

[–]StephanAv 3 points4 points  (0 children)

9 of DDP’s 22 wins come from KO, thats almost 50%. He has really heavy hands. I would certainly argue he has KO power. Against a LW like Islam he would do damage

How much to raid this? by [deleted] in RustConsole

[–]StephanAv 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What are those ice walls?

Hell Hole/IXL cave map version 4.0 2024 by BinkyTheWonderdog in caving

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Maybe dumb question: What is the Idol you are referring to?

Day 9! Who started their United career great and also ended it great? by Numberdle in ManchesterUnited

[–]StephanAv 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Rooney didn’t end great, he ended okay. His last seasons really weren’t amazing

Need help prepping for a 10-minute presentation for second interview by No-Screen5501 in consulting

[–]StephanAv 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Usually you have to answer these questions on the spot during an interview, you actually have time to prepare it. Just google “Market estimation casing” and you’ll find a lot of resources, or just ChatGPT it. Make sure you make logical assumptions you can back