Comment by ProllyInfamous
6 days ago
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