Today was an interesting day of my immersion. My land line at my house was put to a lot of use for the first time. Tomorrow I have some plans to go to UC to visit with Jackie along with Hannah and Maria and since I don't have my phone, they both called my house looking for me. I just so happened to be at my grandma's house at the time so my dad called my sister and she just handed her phone over to me to make the call to them.
After only the first phone call, I looked at my mom and said, "thank you...I never realized how much of a luxury my phone was." Although I've realized that social networking and texting make up a huge chunk of my life, I'm not sure at this point in the immersion that I can expect things to change when I get my luxuries back, but I have noticed a huge difference in my life. Now I listen pretty intently to what people have to say and rarely have to ask people to repeat things. Also, since I'm a speech pathology major, I've really started listening how other people talk and speak. It's funny how much time I've gained from this immersion and although many I've talked to have said, "I WOULD NEVER GIVE UP MY PHONE," I think that this was a good choice for me.
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