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jerkbox said:
a certain breed of chic would be way impressed, most would be disgusted. fuk, most males would be disgusted. but fuk them, it is them that you are ridding your life of.
has anyone ever just started a new life?
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a certain breed of chic would be way impressed, most would be disgusted. fuk, most males would be disgusted. but fuk them, it is them that you are ridding your life of.
jerkbox said:
Well .. I do have a bit of possessions, like TV, dvd, full apartment furnature, and bedroom etc, car, snowbaord, mountain bike. BUT .. I do not own a house either. When I go travelling this winter, I am going to store my car and some other things at my friends place, (might leave the car for my g-friend, still not convinced yet), and I am going to rent out my apartment to my roomates friend when I am gone. Its perfect. Her friend moves in (dosent need anything, fully furnished, has a computer and everything), and covers my share of rent. When I return i take back over the rent.
If i do decide to move to another country someday, well that is the shitty part about moving. It will be a matter of selling stuff her, and buying stuff there. I am not one for fancy possesions. I dont NEED a big screen TV or leather furnature, even though I like them. I just need the basics, Computer, BBQ, Bed, some simple furnature, and I like to have a car too. Its easy to round this stuff up, especially when you get to know a few people in your new habitat.
Its a much bigger move, to move for good, than to just go travelling. If you are getting the bug bad, I would suggest that you go on a long trip first, before deciding to completely pack up and move. It will give you a good taste and feel of things.
XBiker
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Yes, I did it a little over 4 year ago.
I have stayed in contact with my closest friend from where I am from, perhaps a group of 10 or 12.
It's not easy, but if you plan it out it can and will work.
I am much better off than I was four years ago and things are getting better everyday that I am here.
IMO, it's 90% mental and 10% $$.
I have stayed in contact with my closest friend from where I am from, perhaps a group of 10 or 12.
It's not easy, but if you plan it out it can and will work.
I am much better off than I was four years ago and things are getting better everyday that I am here.
IMO, it's 90% mental and 10% $$.
bignate73
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DIVISION said:I'd never do anything like that.
Running away from your problems is never the way to go about anything. It makes you a stronger, better person to face them and rise above them. Life is all about what you make of it, despite the hard knocks that life deals you, I think it's all about challenges and progressive evolution = becoming a better person through helping others.
DIV
i agree. ive lived through someone vanishing for a whole new life. its running.
Who said anything about running from problems? Are you running from problems jerkbox? If thats the case, then thats a complete different topic.
You will always find folks who "stay put" their whole life are the ones that will have negative things to say about others who get out and travel a bit. To each their own. Some people are happy staying where they are their whole life. Others want to get out and see whats out there. By this i mean experience other parts of the world, experience other cultures, meet new people. This should not be looked upon as a bad thing at all, or running from something. I will admitt though, its not for everyone.
Mavy
You will always find folks who "stay put" their whole life are the ones that will have negative things to say about others who get out and travel a bit. To each their own. Some people are happy staying where they are their whole life. Others want to get out and see whats out there. By this i mean experience other parts of the world, experience other cultures, meet new people. This should not be looked upon as a bad thing at all, or running from something. I will admitt though, its not for everyone.
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Mavy said:
i'm not running from anything......
fact is, the city i live in is a trash hole, it's boring, screwed up, the people are fat, unfriendly, and boring. I'm not the only one who thinks this either. It's one of the few big cities in the US that more young people are moving out of than moving in. getting my friends to go out and do stuff is like pulling teeth a lot of times. the job market here for what I do sucks.....i actually have to commute out of the city to work. basically, i'm unsatisfied here, it's not where i want to be.
as for my friends, etc - i don't have any friends from childhood that i can think of except maybe a few from HS that I see occasionally. I would probably still keep in touch with some people. but a lot of my friends are just nothing but disappointments, i hate it when people just can't be straight with you.
so, that's where i'm at.....i figure, what have I got to lose?
whatever problems i have now, are coming with me.
I have started thinking about moving. I realized the other day I have been in the city for 6 years and as much as I love it I am getting an itch for something new. I am probably going to take a job offer that I get her but continue to look for work else where.
Twice I guess.
I left home at 17 leaving behind physically and mentally abusive parents and their problems with each other which had always become my problems. I just left with some clothes, toiletries, walkman, my camera, a one way ticket to Cali, some cash and someone else's driver license. It's a long story but I was very lucky to have met good people when I got to the other side and the potential horrors that could have happened to a 17 year old didn't. In the same situation and age at that time, I would still do it again.
Many years later after returning to NYC, going to college and working I decided that I wanted a different, more simple life so I moved to The Hamptons (way eastern LI) so I could have that life and still have a career in my field with the same clientele. I left with all my belongings boxed and moved by a mover.
I don't regret any of my choices in life, I might do some thing differently but without having had the initial experience one would have never know and alternate way of doing something.
As for "running away from your problems" - all situations are different so one can't assume that leaving an area or moving to be just running away from your problems.
If you live in a town that you feel you're wasting away in and you dream of moving elsewhere to live, work and explore I'd say go for it. Do your research, visit the area you want to move to, make sure it's for you and try and see if you can survive financial there. If you have to constantly worry about friends and family you'll always live your live making choices based on the approval of others.
I left home at 17 leaving behind physically and mentally abusive parents and their problems with each other which had always become my problems. I just left with some clothes, toiletries, walkman, my camera, a one way ticket to Cali, some cash and someone else's driver license. It's a long story but I was very lucky to have met good people when I got to the other side and the potential horrors that could have happened to a 17 year old didn't. In the same situation and age at that time, I would still do it again.
Many years later after returning to NYC, going to college and working I decided that I wanted a different, more simple life so I moved to The Hamptons (way eastern LI) so I could have that life and still have a career in my field with the same clientele. I left with all my belongings boxed and moved by a mover.
I don't regret any of my choices in life, I might do some thing differently but without having had the initial experience one would have never know and alternate way of doing something.
As for "running away from your problems" - all situations are different so one can't assume that leaving an area or moving to be just running away from your problems.
If you live in a town that you feel you're wasting away in and you dream of moving elsewhere to live, work and explore I'd say go for it. Do your research, visit the area you want to move to, make sure it's for you and try and see if you can survive financial there. If you have to constantly worry about friends and family you'll always live your live making choices based on the approval of others.
Werd
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jerkbox said:
WERD
I did. I left my entire life behind with all my wordly possessions in just four suitcases. Had some REALLY tough times. It was THE BEST thing I ever did....
I had to move back for very important reasons. As soon as we can, we will all leave together again. If everything goes well, within one year's time.
I HATE IT HERE.... ABSOLUTELY HATE IT.
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