Recently, I spent my spring break traveling through Europe without an international cell phone plan. At first it was absolutely amazing to be off the grid for a while, but I definitely started to savor those restaurants with free wi-fi. There were some moments of panic without Google maps, but I survived and I really think my break was way more enjoyable without service. Everyone who has done this, definitely went through a few thought processes like these.

1. "OK, airplane mode on; one last data usage before we take off."

2. "Wait, does the airport have wi-fi to figure out where we are going?"

3. "How do we get to our hotel without Google maps?"

4. "OK, we can figure out a bus system in German without a phone lets do it."

5. "Phew, we made it to the hotel -- what's the wi-fi password?"

6. "Let's do five more minutes of wi-fi and then we can leave."

7. "Wow, it's nice to not have a phone and not have to worry about anyone else."

8. (Sit down at a restaurant.) "Is there wi-fi?

9. "Yes there's wi-fi in here!"

10. "How do we figure out where this place is without maps?"

11. "Remind me to post this later today."

12. "Wow, I always feel so popular once we have wi-fi; this is beautiful."

13. "Back to Italy -- pasta, wine, pizza and cell phone service!"

In all honesty, it was a refreshing experience to be without data and an international plan. I found myself being more in the moment and thoroughly enjoying myself. Some moments of panic definitely occurred, but all in all I would do it again.