The thought of being "out of touch" is definitely a scary one for me. Just leaving my cell phone at home during the school day or when I am out is incredibly annoying. I can't imagine not being able to speak to or video chat with my grandmother, aunt, brother, and my nieces in Italy. The distance from those I love would be unbearable without the media. I stay connected to the news where I live with it and the news abroad that effects them. One of my best friends, Kamille, attended Flagler with me my freshmen year and is now back at home in Denmark, attending school in Copenhagen. If I didn't have facebook messanger or phone cards the distance would surely effect our friendship.
Being able to access the internet, news, and weather reports on my iphone is extremely important. I don't read a daily paper or always have time to look it up on a computer so being able to keep in touch with the world in the palm of my hand is very helpful. I think that keeping in touch and knowing what is going on are you and around the world is very important. It helps you at school, starting a conversation, and in relating to people.
Altough I am fully ready to admit my dependency on the media, I have been able to find a pleasurable feeling in getting out of touch with the world every now and them. I spent 2 months this summer on the isle of Capri off the southern coast of Italy with no cell phone and only used the internet once a week at the local internet cafe. Once I got used to the media cut off I began to really appreciate my trip and spent my time relaxing and enjoying everything Capri had to offer.
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Was it hard to come back to media saturation after your vacation? What did your vacation teach you about the necessity (or perhaps lack of necessity) of being kept in touch with the media?
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