Personal Narrative-First Day In High School

Short shorts. Short shorts as far as the eye can see. This is what I saw all over ETSU’s beautiful campus as I went one day without my cell phone. Initially, I thought nothing much would come out of the seemingly uninteresting assignment, but I was mistaken. It proved to be an eye-opening day, mostly because I saw how much students were on their phones, I learned that I am terrible at telling time, and I can now cope with my social anxiety instead of jumping to my phone. The very first thing I noticed was everyone walking around like zombies on their phones. Students were slowly shuffling around, probing the line they were walking in with their feet so they did not have to look up from their phones. Trying to get through the hordes of people …show more content…
It was during these hours that I panicked. I detest crowds and being around people I do not know. Without my phone to get on YouTube and Pinterest to keep me distracted those few hours, I was painfully aware of my surroundings. I felt so awkward and out of place. I desperately wanted to go home. I considered finding Austin to get his keys to go sit in the car, just to get away from people. But since he was in class, I had to find another alternative. I started to draw to take my mind off where I was and soon became lost in the drawing. Before I knew it, it was time to go home. I was very relieved, but I was also very proud of the artwork I had created. Maybe school is not so dreadful without my phone. Honestly, I was so sure my day without my cell phone would not be any different, but it was. Seeing how much we rely on technology is shocking. We use technology for the little things, like telling time and using it as a distraction. We are too dependent on technology and should all take a day without it, just to see that a day without it is not all that bad. How do you think you would fair for one day without