Lack of Internet Troubles Me

This entire summer, I've experienced a lack of internet.

During spring term (mid-April to the end of June), I worked just about full time. When I wasn't working, I was running errands or studying Welsh. True, I had internet, but I mainly used it to finish Legend of the Seeker with my brother before I left the country.

During summer term, I was in Wales. Our houses did not have wi-fi. I bought a dongle - a flashdrive that you put a SIMS card in, and it gives you internet. My dongle had a special plan from AT&T, giving me a free month of unlimited time on the internet. Although I had limited time, I was hardly on the internet, only updating my parrallel blog Writing Welsh or adding pictures to Facebook for family to view. We were usually up and out by 8AM and returned around midnight. By that time, I was to exhausted to check my email or log onto Facebook. Since my dongle was unlimited access, it did come with a downfall - I had super limited access during the hours of 6pm - midnight - the time I wanted to be on.

I come home from the UK, and move into a small house rented out to 6 girls, in the same ward that I was in last year. During the summer, there were only 3 girls and they felt they did not want to pay for internet. I moved in on Tuesday. Today is Saturday. I have been 5 days with no internet access. If I wanted to check email, I'd have to up to campus or over to the public library. I would go once in the morning and once in the evening. I am in the library right now.

What troubles me is how isolated I feel. How I feel like I don't know what's going on in the world. How dependent I am on the internet. True, I don't spend my entire day on the internet, ever. True, I read and write, and do other things to occupy my time. But still, I would like internet in my home. I can't wait till every one finishes moving in so we can decide what provider we want to use and pay for internet.

Darn this curse of technology on mankind.