uuyyysh.

Everything is broken, missing, or just not working. The only way to turn off the water in the shower is to turn off the water to the whole apartment. And the water is only hot in the shower for a few minutes, and of course I woke up last. I basically haven't showered for 3 days. My new, expensive phone from home doesn't work with the SIM cards over here, and the one from verizon is too expensive I think. It also only stays charged for a few hours. Oh and the alarm doesn't work for some reason.

The heat only works in a few rooms.

I tried running my head under the faucet this morning and it was so cold that my scalp was burning for the next 5 minutes.

I tried taking a bus home the other day and almost ended up in France. For those of you who know me well, this is no surprise. That was a 2 hour adventure home that should have taken 20 minutes.

My computer doesn't work with the internet in the Wifi cafe close to our apartment, and it seems to be the only Wifi within a mile or so. Ugh. I'd really like to skype with everyone but with the time change and scarcity of internet it's difficult to even check my email.

I can't freaking wait till it starts warming up a bit here. They say it's only sunny like 3 days every month.

I think I'm just entering the difficult phase of immersion, the frustration with making myself understood, the rain and cold, the lack of privacy (this is the first time I've been by myself for even one second for a week), and not communicating with everyone back home. Not to mention that I probably smell like fish and cigarette smoke. It could be much worse though, so we'll see how I fare in a week or so.