August 26

Woke up and my computer wasn't working. Apparently, it was blocked from the internet. I spent two hours in the morning trying to fix it. Finally gave up because I was freaking out so much that I decided to take it to a repair shop. Jillian, Lina and I went to brunch at Pando's in Paddington and I gave the computer guys my computer. They happened to be from Minnesota and Canada. I have no idea how I manage to run into every single hockey fan on this continent, but somehow I do! Anyway, brunch at Pando's, then I rushed off to class feeling like the day was already going badly. I made it just in time for class and the professor was discussing how our paper's have to be written by a membership organization. I had wanted to write about Dubai, but all tourist organizations there are government-owned, therefore I cannot write from the standpoint of a private org!! Ugh. So, went home and studied for the rest of the evening!

While waiting for the bus at dusk, I took this photo of the 4X brewery across the street. I could smell the hops or brewery or whatever.