On technology, part 2

Now that I’ve discussed the technology I have come to appreciate, here’s the other side of the coin – the things I really don’t miss. The things I would like to change the way I approach when I am back in the ‘real world.’

Technology I need much less of:

1. El televisor – TV. Don’t miss it whatsoever. I have lived for periods of time before without TV and I never miss not having it but I find it totally impossible to avoid watching it if I do have one. So I’m not going to have one from now on. Maybe a TV to play movies but no cable. Not necessary.

On technology

I am finally getting back into the swing of writing regularly – for the first month or so here I was really enjoying disconnecting from that part of my brain and learning through physical means and experimental processes, only. Now that it’s been several weeks (and it has cooled down enough that it is comfortable to sit still during the day, not to mention that the bugs have been significantly reduced), I am beginning to process by writing again and am enjoying it. So hopefully that will mean I will be more present on the blog. But no promises. 🙂

There is so much to talk about – my first experiences gardening, the local foods, learning Spanish – ah! But before I get to that, I wanted to discuss one of the reasons I was avoiding doing any significant blogging – technology.

I have come to appreciate technology in a totally different way. Things I took for granted before I now appreciate so much, and things that used to seem so important now seem just the opposite.

Let’s start with the technology I am grateful for.

1. La luz – the light. Living in a place without electricity, the first thing you notice and become acutely aware of is the sun. When the sun is down, the options of what you can do are severely limited. All work must be done in the daylight hours, and it is extremely important that we have flashlights with us anywhere we go, just in case we end up coming back to the land after dark.