Internet Connect...No Guarantee

I guess a down side to living in a desert AND on a kibbutz is

the internet connection can SUCK!!!

I have given up all together trying to watch TV shows online. It can take an entire day to download one, then lovely Megavideo tells you, you've watched 72 mins and to come back in 54 mins, when really its been 17 mins.

On a GOOD day, skype only has a six second delay--Bad day...lets shout a whopping 15 seconds. The person I'm talking to can be on a whole new topic by the time they hear my response to the first topic. AND they get to watch me stare at them as they wait to hear what I said.

When there's not a delay, skype drop the calls all together.

I finally got to talk to my best friend Stacy via skype and

you know what I heard...?

"Hello?"

Yup. That's it.

Upside to this.

Hali and I have an excuse to raise our voices and

 shout non-sensical (yes, that's a word) phrases.

Instead of talking to loved ones at home,

we've perfected the art of serenading each other.

Constantly.

In loud, off key tunes.

I am keeping up on my international affairs thanks to

CNN and the wicked slow loading rate. 

By the time the next page has loaded,

I'm done reading the first article.

So one day I would love to have a skype conversation with no delay, dropped call, or freezes. This day might need to come after I leave Israel.