No, I didn’t miss my cell phone. Not having my phone with me at every second of the day was one of the main things that made all the trips so incredibly impactful and life changing.
It felt weird at first of course, but eventually if I had been offered it back I wouldn’t have taken it. I liked how present I felt without it constantly in my hand, distracting me.
All of our technological connections with our everyday lives were replaced with direct, authentic human interaction connected to our beautiful surroundings and the people around us, and it just made every trip that much more meaningful.
I would leave the trips or camps closer to my peers than I had ever been before and I truly believe that had a lot to do with the fact that we didn’t have direct communication with the outside world or social media to distract us.
I highly recommend Created for Adventure trips. You will have the best week of your entire life. The people on the trip will become some of your best friends in the whole world. You will bond with new friends and share the feeling of God’s overwhelming presence throughout your trip.
-Mia