If you’re using a laptop with Skype to keep in touch while abroad, you generally need some sort of mic/headset. To plug into the PC, these have separate microphone and headset connectors, or a USB jack, but they tend to be a bit bulky and unattractive compared to all the cellphone hands-free adapters out there. However, the cellphone headsets only have a single plug that doesn’t connect directly to the PC. I’d been half-heartedly looking for an adapter for several months and mentioned it to my dad who’s down here visiting in La Paz, MX. So he went down to the local Radio Shack (really!) and the English-speaking guy behind the counter knew exactly what he was looking for, and picked it off the display! Anyway, these things can be dang hard to find, so I’ll make it easy for you: it’s a 6" Multimedia Headset Y-Cable, part # 42-2428.