Connecting without the internet

For a person who grew up with the internet, disconnecting electronically for weeks is a big change. When her family traveled to a rural town in Mexico with no internet, Maria Garcia found the experience strange, but rewarding. Being forced to listen to the people around her, she discovered more about her own family. "Some days, my parents talked a lot, and I started to get curious because they don’t often speak of the days when they were younger; unless we ask... To many people it would be like an ordinary story time, but to me it felt more special than that." Read more on Coachella Unincorporated.