I'm introducing a new series to
BritinBeirut: The Digital Hobo.
Let's start with a definition ...
actually, to be more accurate, let's wait for Chrome to load the relevant page
on Merriam Webster.
To pass the time, here's a joke I
recently heard. "An Irishman, an Englishman and a Scotsman walk into the
bar, the Irishman's holding an enormous ... "
Oh, it's loaded.
Hobo: ho.bo
noun \ 'ho-(,)bo \
: a person who has no place to live
and no money and who travels to many different places
1
:
a migratory worker
2
:
a homeless and usually penniless vagabond
plural hoboes also hobos
Adding
"Digital" to the beginning of that describes my situation in Beirut
perfectly. OK, I'm not penniless, nor a vagabond, but I do move around a lot
for work and life, and I'm certainly a migrant worker.
As a
freelance communications guy I spend a lot of time hopping from place to place,
updating various online platforms and generally being the scourge of Beirut's
bars and cafes as I relentlessly hunt for a decent Internet connection.
Having
left the country for a year, I'm out of touch as to the best connections in
town. I have a rule though, it's got to be free, none of this paying for 30
mins here, or an hour there.
So,
Digital Hobo aims to give a relatively
humorous look at Beirut's free Wi-Fi spots, I might even comment on the usual
concerns, like the coffee, maybe. It depends how long I have to wait for Chrome
to upload my latest ramblings on this or that...
This post
was inspired by the fact I'm currently sitting somewhere waiting for 13MB PDF
to download. It's been 10 minutes so far.
Oh, and here's a little tune for
you to enjoy. I'll link to it, uploading it would just drain my will to live.
