Williamsburg is a city full of eventful history and glorious adventures. The once capital of the 13 colonies is a time travel machine back into the 1700s where people didn’t have smartphones or gaming consoles! How boring life would’ve been! Sometimes, things don’t go as well for modern-day tech gurus visiting this city for a week and a half with family.
Mark had an exciting life in his two story brick house just outside of New York City. Electronics are the basis of his entire day using them at times he doesn’t even think he’s using them. Any form of internet connection devices are filling up homes and are persuading us to buy more. This is what exactly is happening to Mark’s life and home. He’s inviting friends over for a gaming session, using Alexa to be lazy, and using his IPhone to watch social media apps for hours on end.
One day, he finds his family packing very happily and intensely in the master bedroom. He learns that he is going back in time to the 18th century by going to Williamsburg. His mom concludes with a statement saying that Mark will not be allowed any electronics for a week and a half. He almost collapses into his father’s arms as if the world was gonna end right there in his eyes. After packing and getting in the car for his doom, Mark and his family head out for their vacation.
At first, he knew he wasn’t gonna make it for the first two days. But something hit him once he got there that really made him change his mind. He has never seen people dressed as colonial apprentices before along with the unusual scene throughout the city. Everyone was actually communicating with each other in person with “real life emotions” rather than the texting through a smartphone. There weren’t any cars, only horse carriages. He went into the many apprentice shops in Williamsburg including the Peyton Randolph House and the Governer’s Palace. He didn’t feel alone nor bored. Mark even got to go into the toy and candy store.
Throughout his trip, he learned a lot about colonial life along with the perks of living in the 18th Century. He learned how most people outside or in Williamsburg couldn’t afford a wooden or tile floor without a carpenter. He also learned how many tycoons at the time owned hundreds of slaves who were desperate to become free. Mark felt proud with living without any electronics for a week and a half as he didn’t fall into his doom. Mark didn’t want to leave Williamsburg ever again.
