Thesedaystherearelotofpossibilitiestobealwaysconnectedlofamilyandfriends．NowthatIhavejustmovedloFrance，thiscanbeveryconvenient.1canringmysisterwholivesinLosAngelesonViber，orIcanSkypemyparentsorfriends
These days there are lot of possibilities to be always connected lo family and friends．Now that I have just moved lo France，this can be very convenient.1can ring my sister who lives in Los Angeles on Viber，or I can Skype my parents or friends back in England for a chat．However，sometimes the convenient and dependability of technology can be intrusive．
Even the most out-going people need some"down time"to calm down on their own and get relaxed．This is something that 1consider necessary and healthy．After all，you have to live with yourself for the rest of your life，so you'd better know how to enjoy your own company．It can be a good thing to have time to yourself to collect your thoughts and free your feelings．Today 1went for a walk by myself around the lake and just dav-dreamed．It was so relaxing and enjoyable and helped me let go of my bad emotions．
However，somehow it seems rude or perhaps makes people feel that you're
upset to say to people："I'm going to go and spend some time by myself．"And often when we are spending time‘alone'，we are actually connected with a piece of electrical equipment．We try to make something into a Facebook or a Tweet to attract our friends，or we scroll （滚屏>through Facebook nosing into other people's lives or seeing what friends are up to．We judge ourselves and other people by the photos they put online，so we can tell how much fun they are having compared to us．This is an age when we can get so much surface information about other people's lives，but being wrapped（包裹） up in what other people are doing or always thinking about other people's recognition （认可） of us can be quite unhealthy．Perhaps these days forget about the simple pleasure of spending time just for us．
Having said all that，I also think that spending too much time by yourself
can separate you from others．I suppose it is important to find a good balance between spending valuable time by yourself and wit