at the geneva gare.
Howie and I went on an adventure to Geneva. Unfortunately (but somewhat fortunately) Howie's laptop died about 2 days before we left the US. The Apple store in Roseville would have fixed it for free, but we didn't have enough time before we left. The "Genius" in Roseville told us that we could take the computer to any Apple store worldwide to have it fixed, and should be free.
So, sick and all, we bought our ridiculously expensive train tickets and headed out with fingers crossed. I imagined all horrible things- it could take a month to fix or maybe couldn't be fixed and we would have to buy a new computer. Luckily, just as our Roseville Genius said, the new motherboard is totally free to replace and should be done in 1 week max. Whew! Lucky us- especially as we've been learning the crazy prices of everything in this country. We didn't last long on the chilly streets of Geneva, but it was a worthwhile trip for the peace of mind that Howie won't be using my computer for school :)
French moment of the day: (Buying train tickets) "Bonjour!" "Bonjour!" (me) "Je veux acheter... um... the half-fare card?" ...and the conversation immediately changes to English. I am motivated to be good enough so that I can have at least one or two exchanges with somebody without English. Going to be tough!
A demain.
p.s. what is the deal with Blogger and not letting me change fonts?!
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