Friday, 10 April 2015

Wednesday 18th March-20th March: What happens when there is no Wi-Fi?

What happens when there is no Wi-Fi?


Chaos?

Hell no!!!
Fun!! (notice the capital F?)


Such as:
A deck of cards factory assembly line.
Learning that a pair of scissors can be poked through a wine cork to get the wine out of the bottle.
Squirting wine on a person’s shirt isn’t always a bad thing, especially when they collect stains on that shirt.
Phones can be used for fun social games and not only Facebook and selfies!
Exploration of the communal library proved very educational. Mr Pout Pout taught us a very important lesson (I think).

The Wi-Fi at the Jungerhostel in Idar Obertsien had run out before we got there. I’m not one to be overly concerned with being on the Internet, or for that matter not being able to be on the Internet, but tensions were high and some people in the group felt somewhat lost without it. What emerged from this predicament was  something truly beautiful, and challenged our technologiesconnectnessaddiction.
We talked to each other and hung out in the common area reading books, playing games and generally getting to now each other. I'd give up Wi-Fi for the opportunity to be able to sit with a group of lovely people and laugh.
This time was a real highlight of the trip and a reminder that we can be resourceful and that we can have fun without the Internet

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