I finally got a charger!!!
About two weeks ago the charger for my computer died and I was forced to borrow my friend's charger when I could, and use the REALLY slow computers on campus. It wasn't terrible seeing as how I got a lot of homework done, but it is nice to have my old friend back.
As soon as my charger died I went to the computer guy on campus and begged for help. Unfortunately, his English is not very good, and neither are his directional skills. Il Signore sent me to Roma Computer Center but I couldn't find it! It was cold and I was tired, so I decided to go back to school empty-handed.
My next attempt to find a computer store was even less fruitful. I spent my Monday morning (since I don't have class on Mondays) walking around Il Fiume Tevere in the hippest neighborhood in Rome looking for a computer store suggested to me by my mom's coworker. Besides the fact that I was completely lost and it was an epic fail, Trestevere is a really cool place.
Completely frustrated with technology but having no other choice, I resorted to buying the charger online. Of course, having something sent to Italy from the US is not practical in the least bit, so I was looking at Italian websites...in Italian! Even having the pages translated didn't help, so I had one of the SLAs (like an RA but paid) find me a place to go - the first place I was supposed to go!
So, it's Thursday and I had some time to kill between classes and I figured I'd give this first place another try. Of course, with some new directions and a deep-seeded hatred for the school computer I made my way to Roma Computer Center, said "Bisogno un nuovo caricabaterie per il mio computer," and presto, I have a new computer charger! YAY!!!
Unfortunately, I've wasted so much time writing this oh-so-thrilling blog entry that I don't have enough time to add pictures from the past few weeks. I'm REALLY sorry, but I have to go to bed early because I'm off to DUBLIN in the morning! Thank you so much for putting up with my terribly boring blogs lately, you'll be in for a real trip come Sunday night!
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