Alienated by technology?

So ironically, after posting about how I syndicated my blog so that you could 'subscribe' and truly get it delivered daily... I stopped posting. Although much has happened over the last week... and which I will return to in upcoming posts: trips to Lenga - a different kind of bazaar, curious meetings at the fake Sheraton and Hawler Plaza, Kurdish food at my home, Kurdish dance lessons/a birthday party in a local women's university dorm (in full Kurdish dress), an incident in S's bathroom which now make her afraid to take a shower, suspicious dissappearance of musician after wild party, Z's promotion to King of the World... and more (badminton and art included), I just couldn't post anything. I have been sitting sad and lonely in the midst of all this due to an innability to get online and stay there for more than a minute or two.

So people think that technology alienates. This could be true for some, but for many of us 'expats', we know better. Friends or family who only live a few blocks away meet up once a week or so... friends and family (when all concerned are living abroad) may spend a few minutes or hours every night on msn, skype etc... Anyway, I now have a more dependable connection at the office, so please post and let me know which of the stories mentioned you'd like to hear first.