The Operation Eyes Closed assignment was a major realization as to how reliant we are, especially as students, on telecommunications. What I found interesting was seeing how often through out the day we are communicating and attached to technology. For 12 hours straight I found it difficult to detach myself from things I use on a daily basis; facebook, email, text messaging, etc. Not being able to text or check my facebook cutoff most of my communication through out the day. (which was an unfortunate realization to see how little time face to face we spend) At first it was a nice “break” but became increasingly annoying. Not reading for school was probably the easiest part, however when I did leave my house for dinner it was very clear how much we rely on written words.
I went to the Berkeley Thai House for the next part of my day. Luckily I knew where the restaurant was so locating it was not a problem. I did find myself avoiding any street signs as it would be automatic for me to read them. The menu at the restaurant was in Thai and English. By only allowing myself to view the Thai side, I mainly relied on my familiarity with the outline of a common menu. I could make out the location of the main entrees and ordered the first one. The waitress did not speak english well so it was hard to communicate what I was doing. I simply pointed to one of the safe looking entrees to let her know my order.
This assignment really proved how difficult it would be to function in an environment where you are not able to read or communicate through written words. We so heavily rely on telecommunication; to the point where it is hard to function through out the day without it. What is very shocking to me is how new age our phones, facebooks, emails, blogs are. This generation is so reliant in these things and it was not long ago at all that this technology did not even exist. Overall, this assignment held a lot of value and I found it very interesting.
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