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has anyone here changed their lives radically and impulsively? like moving to another country out of nowhere, deciding to leave the place you live to become homeless, something like that. and if so, please share a quick story of what you went throught. could be interesting

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[โ€“] RagingHungryPanda@lemm.ee 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Sure thing! Hopefully that can help with ideas I got started by doing little short trips in the US. Maybe you can change things up with some weekend road trips or something

[โ€“] golden_zealot@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Thanks, yes, I love to drive out into the middle of nowhere myself actually.

In my job before last I invested in a a good amount of backwoods camping gear such as a good quality hatchet, ground mat, tarp, saw, hiking bag, maps, camp stove, and a few other things.

I was able to go out for an overnighter shortly after I had purchased these things to test them, but then I was laid off from my job.

I finally found work again and have not been able to go since, but some time in the near future when the weather is just a bit nicer, I intend to go where there are no other people and just spend about a week out there by myself. This is my type of escape.

As far as actual roadtrips go, at some point I kind of want to do what no one I know has wanted to do, and actually drive north until I hit the arctic ocean. I don't know why exactly, except that everyone always goes south or east or west. I think it would just be interesting because no one I have ever met has done it haha.