diff --git a/.config/i3/config##class.arch_laptop b/.config/i3/config##class.arch_laptop
index 479a24b..e86a210 100644
--- a/.config/i3/config##class.arch_laptop
+++ b/.config/i3/config##class.arch_laptop
@@ -79,6 +79,9 @@ bindsym $mod+Ctrl+KP_Page_Up exec $myTerm -e wopr report.xml
 
 ################################################################################################
 
+# set keyboard layout to us intl
+exec_always --no-startup-id setxkbmap -layout us -variant intl
+
 # auto switch to best screen config 
 bindsym $mod+Home exec "autorandr -c"
 
diff --git a/.config/user-dirs.dirs b/.config/user-dirs.dirs
index 5b91ff2..d0664f0 100644
--- a/.config/user-dirs.dirs
+++ b/.config/user-dirs.dirs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ XDG_DOWNLOAD_DIR="$HOME/downloads"
 
 XDG_PUBLICSHARE_DIR="$HOME"
 XDG_TEMPLATES_DIR="$HOME"
-XDG_DOCUMENTS_DIR="$HOME"
+XDG_DOCUMENTS_DIR="$HOME/cloud/documents"
 XDG_MUSIC_DIR="$HOME"
-XDG_PICTURES_DIR="$HOME"
+XDG_PICTURES_DIR="$HOME/cloud/photos"
 XDG_VIDEOS_DIR="$HOME"