Network Conection problems

The first big headache in a new place, more than anything else is the Communications. It can take place at two stages. One can be with Interpersonal communication, if you do not know the language the local people speak. The other is one of Technology, and this is something which will really pose a headache to new arrivals.

When I arrived in the UK, i was primarily concerned about the Internet connectivity and the mobile phone connection. The Internet has been sorted out with reat difficulty (I got access only two days ago). The only other connection problem that i am tackling now is one of the mobile. The UK, according to me, has a very complex communications network. I guess that is the situation everywhere outside India, where we have gotten used to a certain type of communication functioning.

Although the servies are cheap on the surface, they may be expensive in totality. Only time will tell, because unless and until you do nnot have a part-time job here, life could be very very difficult indeed. I am still awaiting a reply for that job opportunity but have not recieved it, so the anxious wait continues.

It is quiet a challenge on the personal communications front also. I am interacting with Chinese, Japanese, English, Malaysians, Spanish and Germans, and so gain a valuable communication experience from them. If i manage to get through them, i guess i communicate very well with them. But, the real communication will begin once the course starts and also when i enrol on the Job market. Till then, Communication hurdles, both interpersonal and technological will arise unexpectedly at each and every turn.