Technology & Travel

Hey all! This weekend our softball team went to Tennessee for a tournament. I realized while we were there just how much we depend on technology. Many of our team members have a blackberry or some other type of phone that has the internet so we can check our e-mail while we are in an airport or look up our next flight and see if we are going to make it. Not only that but just about everyone has an Ipod or Zune and a computer. It's much harder than you think to do homework while you are traveling. Although it's nice to have your computer with you on a trip so you can do homework on the plane or in your hotel room it's a hassel to get through security with a computer. You have to take out all of your electronics when you go through security and then when you are done you have to put it all back in your backpack/carry-on. Then when you are on the plane you have to shove it in an over head compartment or under your seat. I guess it just didn't really occur to me until this weekend how dependant we are on these things. It's nice when you are traveling with a big team because someone always has something that you need if you happen to forget, like a charger for your computer or Ipod or cellphone.