Day 1

Hey everyone, Day 1 is good so far. Had a chat with my mom before switching off the phone. And so far I’ve had a good day. Missed the number 14 bus and decided to walk home instead of waiting for the next bus 30 minutes later. So I did a 45 minute, 3 mile walk home, and it was really nice.

Now I’m at home, and my friend Chris shows me this. I don’t really feel against cell phones, but I do want to try to not be so attached to the technology right now. And it’s funny, in Intercultural Communcation today we were talking about different cultures ‘uncertainty avoidance‘. Obviously phone communication isn’t going to determine success of a whole culture, but I think many people (my mom included, from our chat today) have a fear of being able to contact people they love. I realized I only have two friends, Max and Sahil, who do not use cell phones. I was talking with Sahil about it last night. He said something like “why should people have to be able to get a hold of me? When I leave here (work) and take off on my bike with no phone, it’s the most free feeling.” He’s never had a cell phone, and I feel like it really changes the shape of experiences he has, as opposed to being able to get in touch with anyone at anytime. Not that it is better or worse, there is no such thing, just different.

So I guess I’ll just say that so far so good.
If you want to, leave a comment telling me how much you’ve used your phone today.

Michael

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