My Lifeline

Is it shameful that my social life is mostly dependent on the internet? I'm not talking about Face Book or anything like that. I mean Skype and Gmail. I love getting home in the evening to see who is online and have a quick chat with them. And to be able to call the States for FREE from Thailand on Skype is amazing! I couldn't live here without the internet. I didn't have a computer for the first 2 years I lived here. When I finally bought a laptop and had internet connected in my apartment, it changed my life...for the better. I couldn't go back, as last week proved.

That being the case, trust is a huge issue when it comes to my computer. When I first came here I lived with 2 other teachers from the school I was working at. They had come together from Canada and only one of them had a laptop. The borrower was carrying it down the steps one day and she fell down, slamming the laptop down at the bottom...broken! She was ok but the new laptop was trashed. I would be devastated if that ever happened.

So when problems come up, I'm learning to deal with it on my own. I don't trust my computer to just any IT guy. I feel better about learning what I need to learn in order to fix the problem. I do have someone I consult with back in the states. The value of that is since I can't take my computer over to him, he talks me through fixing the problem and I learn a few things in the process. I'm very grateful to him for that!

It's very liberating to be tackling these issues. It contributes to an overall "I think I can" attitude that I can use in other aspects of my life.

By the way, I do have a few friends here. Had pizza and beer with B & J Saturday night and last night J & M came over. Fun weekend!