While I was traveling Europe I did not buy a new sim card for my phone. The reason for this was two-fold — one, I couldn’t justify the cost. Who would I call? The hostel? My new hostel friends who didn’t have phones? Second of all, before leaving, I was thinking about getting rid of my iPhone altogether and wanted to see if I could live without a cell phone. Consensus? It was SO freeing to not have a cell phone at all times. I read books, I got lost, I noticed things around me and generally, as cliché as it sounds, I stopped to smell the roses. Life was great and the only times I missed having a constant internet connection was when I was in countries which didn’t offer free wifi in restaurants (I’m looking at you Italy!) Ultimately though, I decided to keep my phone. Getting lost in Canada is not nearly as pleasant as getting lost in Istanbul and having maps and the ability to call people willy-nilly has saved me numerous times on Canadian soil. The problem was that I couldn’t get used to the constant BUZZZZZ, BUZZZZZ, BUZZZZZ of my cell phone at all […]
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