Digital detox is like swimming
So, with this post I conclude the first week of our sustainable challenge. I can’t swim, but in all the thousands of times I’ve tried to learn, my lungs haven’t had enough of the air that comes in between throws. I feel the same way now. One hour online is not enough for everything I need to do like talking to family and friends, searching for information for my studies and at least use Google maps for orientation in Milan. However, it’s not all just pain, this experience definitely has some advantages. For example, I started thinking and reading more (5 books simultaneously!), finally memorized the way home (after I left for Pavia and Saronno twice and was stopped by carabinieri on Rogoredo station) and now I feel a bit more clear-minded.
At the very beginning of our challenge, we were asked to paint our home so that we could compare how it looked before and after the challenge. It could be a real house or the room we live in or our body and thoughts.
I drew my room. And that was a lie, because I was thinking about the idea of a house from the very moment I landed in Milan and definitely in my head home wasn’t in a shape of a room. Often thinking about whether it would be easier for me if someone from friends or family was near, I realized that it won’t make me feel a lot better, because home is not a country, not a city, not a favourite place or people. Home is all at once, and especially home is a feeling and those experiences, impressions, emotions and a warmth somewhere deep in heart.
For now the most painful thing in this challenge is separation from loved ones, but my busy schedule doesn’t let me fall too deep into sad thoughts.
