Instagram Connections

I recently got an Instagram account, involuntarily I might add, and it has begun to grow on me. I originally got an account because my class required that I did. I always saw Instagram as a platform for girls and artsy hipsters to post pictures that no one really cares about. In my class I was told to post pictures and tag it with a hash-tag related to the class. This was the first instance where I realized a practical use for Instagram. with the class hash-tag, we were able to communicate pictures and ideas in a common area. I was able to see live feed of my classmates projects and this fueled the creativity of the group as a whole. 

So now that you know why I got an Instagram. I want to talk about how it helped me find my friends in europe. While I was in europe I only had cell phone data. I couldn't text or call people so I relied on social media to communicate. one afternoon I was walking through Prague's old town and I decided to check Instagram. I scrolled down and saw a picture of the clock tower that I was standing next to. I was initially confused because it said the picture was posted only 3 minutes prior. I saw that the post was made by my friend Kate Fuller. I started to put 2 and 2 together and realized that she had to still be in Prague. I made sure to keep my eyes pealed as I kept walking around the city with my brother. About 10 minutes later I see Kate and her group of fellow classmates walking across the street toward the John Lennon wall. I was able to get her attention and say hello. It was so cool finding such a close friend in such a random place on earth. It is seriously such a small world, but social media like Instagram makes it even smaller.

-R