:Title:    Sloooooooooooooooooooow Internet
:Author:   Linda Nowakowski
:Date:     Wed, 12 Mar 2008 23:57:29 PST
:URL:      http://www.ned.com/user/u523412994/news/21/

Before I left to come here to western Thailand I made arrangements to get a mobile modem that use the mobile phone network so that I would be ableto access the net for many reasons.

Guess what?  It doesn't work here. There are **NO** internet cafes. (at least within 2 hours)

I have bartered for use of the school internet connection and have to teach 3.5 hours for them next week.

I am living with 120 Karen girls from 5 to 15. These girls are diligent and work unbelievably.  They have no adult supervision and the only real service provided for them is a cook who was hired by a friend of mine to prepare 2 meals a day for them.  The cost is a lot and the food is not sufficient.  I feel like I have to figure out a way to get them a proper diet. There are about 80 boys who live at the Temple.

The situation requires more time than I have on a connection that is as slow and as reliable as the Ugandan connections. 

I think of all of you and wish I could talk to you and get your input.  Please don't forget me while I am gone.

Missing all of you.