Personal Narrative: My Road Trip To California

21st century millennial’s a generation constantly distracted by technology will not come to appreciate the true wonders of the world. In fact most of our generation is set in an artificial way of living instead of experiencing the true beauty of nature and the change in landscapes that I observed on my road trip to California during the summer of 2015. Once I arrived at Santa Monica beach in California my perspective and experience of my surroundings only became more fascinating to me. All of my activities that involved my surroundings were performed without texting or using social media, only the admiring of the environment around me and simple picture taking for memories and future reminiscing. My mind was overwhelmed by the drastic change in surroundings I was experiencing. My delicate lips were being run-down by the dry and overwhelming heat of California. The sun was also constantly beating against my skin which gave it an amazing tan. Even though I was used to heat, I was not accustomed to such dry conditions that California had set for me. Yet the view that my eyes glazed upon was something I have never witnessed before. The clashing of the midnight blue waves against the grainy sand and the velvet sun …show more content…
There was nothing I can do to stop other tourists from using social media since they do have their rights. It just made me upset that they could not experience their surroundings the same way I did, and the only way to see things the way I was is to completely observe what occurs around them. It was as if the millennials refuse to associate with whatever location they were in. Trapped within a different world, the parents were no better because they did nothing to help their children engage more with their surroundings. This should worry the parents since they are the biggest influence in a child's life and the millennials are the future role models of our