life on line

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When my family’s internet provider had some mechanical problems that interrupted our service for a week, my parents, my sister, and I thought we would never make it. Getting through long evenings without streaming movies, emails, twitter updates, and internet searches seemed impossible. We soon realized, that living off-line for a while was a stroke of good fortune. It became easy for us to enjoy some activities alone, to complete some postponed chores, and to spend rewarding time with each other and friends. First off all, now that we were disconnected, we found plenty of hours for personal interest. We all read more that week than we had reread during the six months before. I finally decided to stride in the dark section of my closet all the books my sister gave me last year. I chose the book that seem most interesting from the cover and summary, I removed off the grey, long standing dust and just started reading, and I couldn’t keep my eyes off! Who knew I had an interest in urban novels. We also enjoyed some hobbies we had ignored for ages. Board games was not a hobby to joke about .Playing an old fashion Caribbean game of dominoes. My family would speak like a Spanish sailors saying profanity after profanity. Secretly while they holler, I would cheat and slowly switch my useless dominoes with the one of their valuable ones. In addition, my sister and I both stopped procrastination with our homework. We finish homework for the rest of the two weeks and projects that was due a month from now. With no technical distraction, I notice how fast I did my assignments. I didn’t have and urge to give up, I felt knowledgeable with no stress on my shoulders. Second, we did chores that had been hanging over our heads too long. There ar... ... middle of paper ... ...mily friends over one evening and spent an enjoyable time with them. I hosted the first annual Guerrero vs. Rodriguez Olympics. We met up at the park on a luminous day and made multiple obstacles courses that was suitable for everybody in the family. It involved problematic puzzles, running, weight lifting, and swimming. After the long exhausting day we had an enjoyable dinner. Once the internet provider got the problem fixed , we were not prepared to go back to our previous ways. We had gained a sense of how our inline activities had not only take over our lives, bur had also interrupted our family’s life. We still spend time streaming movies, gaming, e mailing, and tweeting, but we make sure to spend at least two evenings a week focusing on each other. As a result, we have found that we can enjoy our virtual lives and still have time left over for our real lives!

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