Comment by lifestyleguru

6 days ago

Dude I'm you but in Central Europe, even including the health insurance part.

I'll bet when you read On the Road [0] you were also left wondering "that's it?! that's the entire journey?! how is this boring text so popular?!"

Us crazies ("I'm on the fun side of crazy," I like to profess) rarely stumble across one-another. Write me a postcard: I'll let you squat in the flat next door for a week; if you get chased out, I also have a shed (air conditioned, but 100sqft).

I've been dying to visit Slovenia (or other poorer EU countries). I'll write back – used to couchsurf before endless eternal septembers.

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  • Check out https://couchers.org/, they are a non profit for couchsurfing. No affiliation besides as a donor for their annual costs (i aggressively defend and support public goods).

    Would love to read a blog post about your EU travels after you make it there. Come back with stories and experience to share.

    • I'll be sure to dedicate All the Times We Never Got Caught to /u/toomuchtodo =D

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      It starts in Oakland, decades ago, after dropping out of medical school to grow marijuana in abandoned warehouses and taken-over houses – with occassional farmed drug muling, to pay bills – eventually discovering the rewards and consequences of blue collar livelihood.

      Years later, I'd meet a longlost supplier (after serving time) and eventually work at the local charity he helped found after his imprisonment.

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      Still writing chapters, hopefully. The world is certainly weirder than anybody can voluntarily choose to make it.

      [Chapter 9: impulsive EU vacationing with internet strangers]

  • Actually I rescheduled my last winter's sabbatical, cancelling US plans in favor of Antipodes because of the TSA, ICE, and general political climate. Will save the comment, who knows. Thanks!

    • Cannot blame you for avoiding USA: I really don't want to be here after the midterm riots (current "year goal": move to much smaller MSA, live even more simply, perhaps build desire for health benefits); never imagined we'd become unwelcome travelers with these "leadership" (sycophants, of all colors/sides) marching us along so blindly.

      Thanks for the midday distraction; hope your sun sets well (looking forward to your eventual postcard). I have nothing else to offer but time, words, and (possibly) a squat =P