So the internet here is touch and go. As volunteers, we can sign up for a USB modem from the cell phone company, which I have. In my house, the signal seems to have a mind of its own. One minute, I've got full signal and can Skype, the next minute I have nothing. In order to get reliable good signal, I have to go out back to the banana forest.
But if its raining, like today, I'm stuck taking my chances inside. Mostly I've got nothing, but if I sit on my bed with my computer JUST right, I get awesome signal that tends to stay for about 10 minutes at a time.
Surprisingly, this totally random internet doesn't really bother me. I think I have started to get the hang of this tranquilo attitude here in Paraguay. If I have enough internet to put up an occasional blog entry and check email, I'm stoked. Getting to watch the Daily Show is purely a bonus.
In the US I feel like we are completely the opposite. I can remember being on the phone with my internet company whining that the speed was slow and I wasn't getting what I paid for. Not here, you just go with the flow. If you had a meeting planned and it rains, vamos a dejar por otra dia no mas (we'll do it another day). Why would you want to go out in the rain when you can just wait for a dry day and do it then? It makes sense really. Call me a convert. Next time you set up a date with me in the US, I might be late.
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