Day 1: The Qwerty Challenge

It is the morning of my first day, I am in the office and working hard to get a handle on things and overcome the various language based challenges that are part of everyday life when working in an office with a language foreign.

The first, and most important, is that I learned to use a computer on a QWERTY keyboard.  For those of you who are unfamiliar with what this means, take a look at the top line of letters on your keyboard, starting with the "Q" key, and you will find the letters ordered to spell "QWERTY". 

Most people in North America are entirely unaware that there are any other types of keyboard, with other layouts.  It is only the more tech-literate people that understand that the world is filled with a wide range of curious keyboards, varying based on language and geographical location.

Now I'd given this some thought beforehand and made sure to pack a North American keyboard.  Sadly, I had only given in a little thought and packed said keyboard in with all our other belongings, which as I write this still sit in a storage locker in the heart of Vancouver.  Lack of planning for the fail.  :(

So, for those of your nestled under your favorite QWERTY keyboard I have this to say to you:  Treasure your keyboard!  Love it like a small child, protect it as you would your life savings and cherish it as you do the very language you speak!

Enjoy each time you type a number and do not have to hold the Shift key to do so.  Revel in your ability to enter passwords with complete confidence that what you thing your typing is what is actually hidden under each security asterisk.  Love your ability to cheat and look at the keyboard ANY TIME YOU FEEL LIKE IT!