Lately, I’ve been wanting to get away and live a simple life in a small house or cabin. The more I’ve read about and experienced different ways of living, the less satisfied I’ve grown with many aspects of present society. There are a lot of things worth changing and I want to be sure I know where I’d like to see us go. I figure a good way to do that is to take a break from the madness of modern life, see what it’s like to live differently, and record what I learn in the process. Several people I admire have done something like this and their examples have made me want to do the same.
At the very least, this sounds like it would be a nice retreat. I’m not looking at this as a way to relieve stress or help me relax, although I do think it would help with that. I’ve lived in the same place my whole life and I want to try something new. That’s what really excites me about this idea, and it’s probably why I also love traveling. I’ve been wanting to go on another trip for a while now, even just a day trip to visit with some friends I rarely get to see. I get the urge to do this every so often and I have the means to do it, so why not take advantage of it while I can?
I don’t think I’ll spend the rest of my life in one place. I enjoy nearly everything about living in Florida right now (the heat being a notable exception), but I’ve always wondered what it’d be like to live somewhere else. When I’m finished with my big road trip, I’ll have seen nearly every nook and cranny of the lower 48 and will probably have found at least a few other places I’d like to live. And I may find even more potential places to settle down if I do some international traveling. I can’t imagine how much I’ll learn by traveling all over and living elsewhere, but I’m excited to find out and share it with the world.