Personal Narrative Analysis

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A few days ago I got home from a 10 day camping trip to Glacier National Park. I ate way too many s’mores and froze my tooshie off up there. I had also never been so close to Canada in my life (I wanted so badly to just step one foot past the border so I could finally say I’ve been out of the country….yes, I’m that desperate). This trip came with minimal phone service, maybe a few arbitrary minutes while driving there and back, but that was it.
Having no service during this trip got me thinking a lot about being present; being in the moment with the people around you, completely and wholeheartedly. My feelings regarding smartphones and social media are something that I have struggled with a lot, but more so than ever recently. I don’t like
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No one ever asked what time it was while we were there because it simply didn’t matter. All of my anxiety vanished and I became more carefree during those 10 days than I have in my entire life. There was no worry about anything - especially where your phone was because there was no service and it was probably dead anyway. I left my phone in the tent the entire time and it felt so nice to unplug and be present. There were no chimes from text messages and no phone rings. Not a single person engrossed in social media or a TV show. Enjoying each other’s company with no distractions is such a nice thing to do, yet isn’t really practiced anymore. I can’t tell you the amount of times I have been sitting in a room and every single person was on their phone. I have been one of those people and I even used to laugh about it, but now I find myself frustrated with those situations. There are such beautiful places to see and so many wise people to talk to yet you’re letting it all pass right in front of you while you stare at a screen, not even noticing anything at all. For the love of all things good, don’t let this be your