The Internet

Of course, when I make the commitment to post everyday, the internet connection in my room decides to take a crap. So last night my roommate and I both suffered without internet, relying on archaic things like books and music to keep us entertained. Thankfully though there was a latina fiesta hosted by one of the school's student organizations, so we were able to leave our woes at home and go to a bar to enjoy latin food and music.

The thing I'd like to remember yesterday's post with is: the internet. It's so ubiquitous nowadays that we all take it for granted. In fact, I used to think free wi-fi in McDonald's and Subway was the most capitalistic idea out there. But now I realize: these things are really awesome because you can sit in the restaurant without buying anything, and just mooch off the connection in order to answer emails and hang out on facebook. To be honest, internet was not on my list of priorities when I got to France. But once I was all setup in my room, I realized things would be a lot harder without it. In fact, all the plugs in my room are on only one wall, so all my electronics plus my internet cable have to be long enough to stretch from behind my roommate's bed to my desk. Great engineering, builders of Gallia. And, they are just barely long enough. But the fact that there isn't even a wi-fi connection in the entire building really sucks. And I'm not whining, just saying that it really makes me reflect on free (wi-fi) internet in the dorms at NAU, as I'm pretty sure I'll have to pay 10 Euro a month for internet.

It's all very frustrating sometimes. But it's not too bad. I've at least got internet here. And, thankfully, there are internet cafes which are very reasonable, so the modern world does exist in Europe ;)