German h/w, teaching vids & lemonade! We're plugged in, that's for sure!
For a variety of reasons (not the least of which being the sheer incompetence of Ma Bell), we made the decision a few years ago to no longer have wifi at the house in PEI. This means that instead of screen sucking for many hours of the day during our precious time off each summer, we're instead forced to read, spend time at the beach, play board games and just hang out in the great outdoors.
It's fabulous, mostly, but I will confess that we get a bit antsy after several days offline. To feed our addictions, we spend a few hours every now and again at Beanz, a most excellent fair-trade cafe in downtown Charlottetown, which also offers free wifi.
For a variety of reasons (not the least of which being the sheer incompetence of Ma Bell), we made the decision a few years ago to no longer have wifi at the house in PEI. This means that instead of screen sucking for many hours of the day during our precious time off each summer, we're instead forced to read, spend time at the beach, play board games and just hang out in the great outdoors.
It's fabulous, mostly, but I will confess that we get a bit antsy after several days offline. To feed our addictions, we spend a few hours every now and again at Beanz, a most excellent fair-trade cafe in downtown Charlottetown, which also offers free wifi.
the boys Skype their dad In addition to enjoying the most scrumptious home-made squares and reasonably healthy lunch choices while there, we spend time updating our apps, watching professional videos for school, surfing the net, blogging, and skyping with Alex and Simon's Dad. This week while the boys were at an Arts camp in town, I even got to spend several days in succession online, attending a week-long math series for teachers.
Overall, I'd say I'm pretty satisfied with my internet-free summer home situation. But only because of the free internet that is available -- along with the Island's tastiest peanut butter and chocolate squares -- nearby!
Overall, I'd say I'm pretty satisfied with my internet-free summer home situation. But only because of the free internet that is available -- along with the Island's tastiest peanut butter and chocolate squares -- nearby!
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