Leek also says that the Internet gives him access to U.S. publications, from The New York Times to The Onion, which he didn't have during his first stay. This week, UW-Madison students currently abroad talk about the impact of digital communication on their experiences. And the house I'm living in has one phone for 20 people and it can only accept international calls. It seems like I never left. My mom loves it because it's the only way of reaching me that is 100 percent reliable.
Every neighborhood has at least one Internet cafe.
When I was in Madison, I never checked my e-mail this much. It's the fastest, most colorful way to communicate, so I check my e-mail at least once a day. I've had to wait an hour and a half once, just because there aren't enough computers and often there are half a dozen that are broken. They usually have to go to Internet cafes, because the school doesn't have Internet computers. . . . That makes it very handy, especially when the school computers tend to be very busy.