What would it take for you to give up your iPod? Many teenagers would never leave home without their iPod or MP3 player, or at very least a games console such as a Nintendo DS. However, 16-year-old Bobby Desrochers had to leave his iPod behind when he went on a trip to Australia with pilgrims.

He had to leave his iPod behind because they weren’t allowed to take any technology such as MP3 players or mobile phones on the trip.

We had to make a lot of sacrifices to come here.

The big one for us is we weren’t allowed to bring cell phones or iPods or anything like that. It’s to keep our focus off the new technology and really get our minds set why we are all here.

Despite his fears, being without his iPod and his mobile hasn’t been too bad:

I thought it was going to be really hard but we’ve been pretty busy so I haven’t necessarily needed those.

Bobby has spent the last week in Cairns, Australia, where he’s gone diving off the Great Barrier Reef and has even tried kangaroo and crocodile meat.

The real reason for the trip though was to allow Bobby to get closer to his faith, which will soon happen, as he will get to meet the Pope:

Meeting people is awesome but World Youth Day is more than that. You really grow stronger faith, especially because we get to meet the Pope … I think he will be really close and you will really feel the power.