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plans overseas. Not all cell phones work should pay attention to the trends of cell phone overseas but some carriers will loan travelers a use of your group and help them to use phone for their trip. Some people bring an technology in the best way possible. unlocked phone and purchase a local SIM card once they arrive; these are available in Panamá. Time Change From October to early April, Panamá is on Pilgrims may consider using digital services like Eastern Standard Time. In January 2019, during Skype (if Wi-Fi capabilities are available at the WYD, then, 6:00 P.M. in Panama City is 6:00 housing site in Panamá), as this cuts down on P.M. in New York, 5:00 P.M. in Chicago, 4:00 the costs of communication overseas. P.M. in Denver, 3:00 P.M. in Los Angeles, 2:00 P.M. in Alaska, and 1:00 P.M. in Hawaii. Pilgrims should remain aware that this trip is a pilgrimage, not a vacation, and should try not to It is helpful for pilgrims to get enough rest to use their mobile devices as if they had not left stay healthy throughout the pilgrimage. This home. Mobile devices should be used only for can be challenging since pilgrims are excited to the purposes of the pilgrimage (for instance, be far from home, exploring a new country, using a WYD mobile application, reading bonding with their friends, and meeting new Scripture or devotional prayers online, etc.) or people. Leaders must get rest (and are typically for emergency contacts. more conscious of this need) and pilgrims should do the same. Everyone will enjoy the When walking around Panama City, at major experience more if they are not sleep-deprived. events and catechetical sessions, and on the journey to Panamá, please encourage the group Passports and International Travel to use discretion when using cell phones. There Traveling internationally involves additional are appropriate times for using them (i.e. the challenges for WYD pilgrims. The U.S. WYD mobile app, using maps, taking notes Department of State has a website during catechesis, etc.) and there are times (http://travel.state.gov/content/visas/english/ when it is not appropriate to use mobile devices general/americans-traveling-abroad.html) to (i.e. taking pictures during the elevation of the assist U.S. citizens traveling abroad and offers Eucharist, texting constantly, ignoring those specific information for traveling to Panamá, around them while on the phone, etc.). You 45