Switching off digitally and from routine life is incredibly hard. Even with the best of intentions to do so before a holiday, the days leading up to it can seem quite manic and even if you have managed to do so from work and routine life, a digital disconnection is just plain difficult. Being connected is so intertwined with how we map out our days and function that sometimes it seems impossible to do so without a phone.
For my birthday last week, my husband took me to one of the most beautiful places I have ever been to in my entire life, Zanzibar. I naturally wanted to remember all of it and take it all in, in all ways possible. In a digitalized world, sometimes you are pressured into thinking that the only way this is possible is with pictures. Sure, pictures are great but at times they can serve as a distraction when you are trying to be fully present.