One day I had received a letter in the mail. It said, the “World Wide Web” would be coming to the base soon and explained what it was because they did not have it in Japan yet; heck it was still new in America. This was a very big deal because the base was located at the farthest, northern tip of the mainland. It was wedged right between hundreds of rice patty farms and the bottoms of mountains; secluded to say the least. Anything new was big news and this was some of the biggest news in a long time. The next day at work all the talk was about “the web”. Some people I knew had been back to the states recently, heard about it and used it while they were there; they gave me examples of what I could look forward to. Imagine being alive when electricity was invented and you lived in a part of the country that hadn’t had it yet; I imagine it was the same feeling of excitement and not knowing exactly what to expect. This was going to allow me to see news from home as it happened, not days after, write letters to loved ones and get a response in minutes not weeks, and for at least a short period of time; I would be able to escape the tiny little part of the world I was stuck in even if it was only in my mind through the things I read. Days went by and I had to buy a computer. I started remembering all the drama I had with them when I was younger but I was determined to put that behind me. A lot of time had
One day I had received a letter in the mail. It said, the “World Wide Web” would be coming to the base soon and explained what it was because they did not have it in Japan yet; heck it was still new in America. This was a very big deal because the base was located at the farthest, northern tip of the mainland. It was wedged right between hundreds of rice patty farms and the bottoms of mountains; secluded to say the least. Anything new was big news and this was some of the biggest news in a long time. The next day at work all the talk was about “the web”. Some people I knew had been back to the states recently, heard about it and used it while they were there; they gave me examples of what I could look forward to. Imagine being alive when electricity was invented and you lived in a part of the country that hadn’t had it yet; I imagine it was the same feeling of excitement and not knowing exactly what to expect. This was going to allow me to see news from home as it happened, not days after, write letters to loved ones and get a response in minutes not weeks, and for at least a short period of time; I would be able to escape the tiny little part of the world I was stuck in even if it was only in my mind through the things I read. Days went by and I had to buy a computer. I started remembering all the drama I had with them when I was younger but I was determined to put that behind me. A lot of time had