If it plays CDs you may be able to get software to play VCDs. Screen's small, and the sound's not great, but it works. Works for my son every time. We fix a lot of sloppy joes. Maybe you can make some western friends and set up an informal book exchange.
Some missionaries have a library service.
I guess I'd just hoped to tough it out. That's a boon to many here. For fright and loneliness, it's often good to see folks who look more like you. For a first job, it's often good to seek out an environment where trails have already been blazed and there are a few other foreign teachers. It's very hard.