Techno-Techno-Technology

hello my friends. ou bonjour mes amies pour mon ami Kevin. please remember that I going to Germany and that I know more French then German...interesting right...anyways I am just going to be doing a post on technology but first I am going to give a quick update on life....I have made a friend who is going to Germany as well her name is ELLIE!!!!! and she is awesome. i'm not sure she wants me giving away her exact state because you could stalk her BUT she is from a more rural place where they show cows and feed chickens whereas I am from the suburbs of Connecticut so it's so much fun to talk to her especially when she tells me she has to leave to go pick strawberries because I just find it so much fun...I guess it's hard to describe. We have just honestly become fast friends and we are going to be forces to reckon with at orientation I really hope we share a room *fingers crossed* and then there's Kevin who is just awesome and here's the one thing I have to dedicate to him, he sent me this after our discussion about German food, this isn't even what schnitzel is apparently but it gave us a good laugh:

So technology here's the low down on this: I will not be bringing anything over with me...except an ipod and charger. No phone, no iPad (don't have one just stating), no GPS. What I am still debating over is my laptop. I will have one at some point whether I bring it over or I have it sent by my parents, this is because I need a Mac for just things that I do, its hard to explain and for the fact that it would be easy not having to figure out a new way to upload and skype and stuff. I know that AFS suggests you use your family's computer BUT I have a friend in Spain who is in Spain who got a laptop shipped over to her just because her family computer wasn't working I could be wrong though. One thing though if you are going to do what I do make sure you establish rules with your host parents of when you can use it because abusing your power would just be stupid. CELLPHONE: I am not bringing my cellphone I am just buying a cheap one over there because honestly unless you have a ballin worldwide plan there is no point and it saves you the hassles of finding their sister company in your country. QUICK TIP: Most people don't know this but for those that use hair straighteners DO NOT BRING THEM no matter where you are going. It doesn't matter how much you love yours the converters and all that don't work and even if you buy one that says it works...it just basically blows up so once again your chances are better by buying one that's over there and actually the one that you buy over there might even end up being the one that bought in America. Everything else is fine though it's just hair straighteners....weird right? And for cameras I vote bringing a smaller one that you can pop from bag to bag because you don't want to be lugging a huge one around Europe/Asia/S.America/Africa where ever your travels might take you. So I think that is it...I have been writing this for like 3 hours....because I am chatting with Kevin and Ellie. Until Tomorrow..?

xoxo

Kendra Rose :)