I inadvertently fasted from Skool for a week!

24d • Wins!

I had the privilege of being a parent chaperone on my son’s school field trip to Catalina Island, off the coast of California.

And for some reason, I couldn’t connect to Skool at all during my time there.

I missed my community on Skool.

And yet, REAL LIFE experiences are often under-rated and under-explored in our super techy world.

If you have a chance to fast from any kind of screens and social media for a week or more, I would highly recommend it!

We hiked daily, walked on the beach, kayaked for hours, some of us got sun burned, we snorkelled in super cold water day and night, saw lots of bright orange garibaldi fish, touched sea anemones and urchins, learned about marine life, ate a lot of healthy food, kissed a sea cucumber, saw a Buffalo wander into camp and drink our dirty boot water, played games, rock climbed, and more.

I was grateful to get to know some of my son’s classmates and spend time with him in this special environment.

Didn’t get much privacy, as I was often accompanied by teenagers everywhere I went.

But, I wouldn’t trade the experience for anything.

It was truly awesome to get off screens completely, step out of my comfort zone, embrace cold water (which I typically avoid!), and support a bunch of sixth graders as they tried new things and explored a whole different world.

Some of the kids we were with had never flown in an airplane or been to an airport. Others had never seen the ocean. It was truly epic.

Hope you had a great week too last week, would love to hear about it in the comments!

Have you stayed off of screens and/or social media for multiple days recently? Would you consider it? Why or why not?

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