My trip had already begun, I was equipped and looking forward in creating memories in a city completely unknown. Everything so precisely planned out, that nothing could have possibly gone wrong, but being so sure of this actually brought us a 'crisis'.
Entering this overwhelming 7 floor night club, I gazed into the lights and fogged environment, with an amazed sensation inside of me. In my surroundings I could detect a 'decent' group of people, with an age range of 16- 22 years olds. Who could of imagined something going wrong?
Well, this was my first night out, not even 8 hours into the trip and my phone was robbed in this "exclusive" night club. Knowing that my friend and I had no communication what so ever, gave me goose bumps. In that very instant a load of worried thoughts crossed through my mind; What if I had an emergency? Or one of us got lost? I couldn't have imagined more scenarios in where this could have become more of an issue, and as exaggerated as it may sound, loosing a phone was for sure a dilemma. From this we could all gather that my trip had begun on the wrong foot, but knew I couldn't let this incident consume my entire experience.
As the days would pass, my anxiety would slowly begin to diminish, I seemed to be less concerned of something bad happening and more focused on making the best out of this trip. What if maybe loosing my phone was a chance for me to enjoy my stay? Think about it, we are using our phone more than 10 hours a day, being so hung up on social media and having long chats with close friends, that we seem to put away the importance of our surroundings. So in my case, having no communication or source of social media, I would be able to live my trip the fullest, giving my absolute attention to every second there is to come.
Realizing this made me question if this was actually a crisis or a blessing.
Even though I was able to make these worries go away, and actually turn this dilemma the other way around, it didn’t seem to be working that way back home. Not having a way to inform my parents that I was okay, or actually talk to them about my experience was out of the picture. They could barely have the chance to check up on how I was doing, making it understandable for them to be concerned.
Now seeing the pros and cons to this situation, I was able to realize how bad the problem could have resulted, and as anxious as my parents may be, things were well managed, causing no damage into my experience.
A week from today my trip ended, and if someone were to ask me: "Do you think your trip would have resulted differently if this hadn't occurred?" My answer: a definite yes. As I mentioned before, getting rid of distractions such as the internet was a sign for me to enjoy my trip to the fullest, being able to remember every detail there is to the experience. If my phone would have been present, I'm sure my mind would have been set some place else, either concerned about updating my friends or checking on how many notifications I have on Instagram. So the reason decided to relate this behavior towards my trip, was because I experienced a situation involving technology and distractions during my stay.
Standing in front of such great tourist attractions such as the London eye, big ben and the Buckingham palace, without the need of taking out my phone, allowed me to enjoy every detail there was to this memorable sight. I now realize how our phones take a away such valuable moments in our lives, making us more concerned on the outside world instead of our own.
Now concluding, I must say that as strange as it may sound, I'm glad things turned out the way they did.
Entering this overwhelming 7 floor night club, I gazed into the lights and fogged environment, with an amazed sensation inside of me. In my surroundings I could detect a 'decent' group of people, with an age range of 16- 22 years olds. Who could of imagined something going wrong?
Well, this was my first night out, not even 8 hours into the trip and my phone was robbed in this "exclusive" night club. Knowing that my friend and I had no communication what so ever, gave me goose bumps. In that very instant a load of worried thoughts crossed through my mind; What if I had an emergency? Or one of us got lost? I couldn't have imagined more scenarios in where this could have become more of an issue, and as exaggerated as it may sound, loosing a phone was for sure a dilemma. From this we could all gather that my trip had begun on the wrong foot, but knew I couldn't let this incident consume my entire experience.
As the days would pass, my anxiety would slowly begin to diminish, I seemed to be less concerned of something bad happening and more focused on making the best out of this trip. What if maybe loosing my phone was a chance for me to enjoy my stay? Think about it, we are using our phone more than 10 hours a day, being so hung up on social media and having long chats with close friends, that we seem to put away the importance of our surroundings. So in my case, having no communication or source of social media, I would be able to live my trip the fullest, giving my absolute attention to every second there is to come.
Realizing this made me question if this was actually a crisis or a blessing.
Even though I was able to make these worries go away, and actually turn this dilemma the other way around, it didn’t seem to be working that way back home. Not having a way to inform my parents that I was okay, or actually talk to them about my experience was out of the picture. They could barely have the chance to check up on how I was doing, making it understandable for them to be concerned.
Now seeing the pros and cons to this situation, I was able to realize how bad the problem could have resulted, and as anxious as my parents may be, things were well managed, causing no damage into my experience.
A week from today my trip ended, and if someone were to ask me: "Do you think your trip would have resulted differently if this hadn't occurred?" My answer: a definite yes. As I mentioned before, getting rid of distractions such as the internet was a sign for me to enjoy my trip to the fullest, being able to remember every detail there is to the experience. If my phone would have been present, I'm sure my mind would have been set some place else, either concerned about updating my friends or checking on how many notifications I have on Instagram. So the reason decided to relate this behavior towards my trip, was because I experienced a situation involving technology and distractions during my stay.
Standing in front of such great tourist attractions such as the London eye, big ben and the Buckingham palace, without the need of taking out my phone, allowed me to enjoy every detail there was to this memorable sight. I now realize how our phones take a away such valuable moments in our lives, making us more concerned on the outside world instead of our own.
Now concluding, I must say that as strange as it may sound, I'm glad things turned out the way they did.