This is exactly what I've been looking for[Introduction]
justinthetech
I recently ended a 2 year relationship I had been in. We shared
everything, and the car was in her name, so when I left, I left it
all. I am the Apple Systems Administrator at a small University in
Elgin, IL and live in the city(Chi). That work was a long commute, and
my only way to make money at the time, so I suddenly found myself
renting a car so I could get to work in order to save up money to buy
a car. It was around this point, couch-surfing, and paying money in
order to sell my soul to buy more that this idea began to come to me,
but I had no idea there were pother people out there with the same
mindset.
Needless to say, I now find myself 28 years old, laid off, with
essentially no possessions and pretty much no ties to anything. I am
staying at my parent's house, but don't want to be, I have dreamed of
a life without responsibility for ages, but have always been tied down
in some way shape or form and now I'm free(but broke...).
So, my #1 priority is getting a new laptop, my old G4 crapped out on
me while I was here and the University is taking back the MBP on my
last day(tomorrow). #2 is figuring out what to do, not with the rest
of my life, let's just start with the rest of the month. I have always
wanted to travel but never been able to. I really hope that I can make
this work and thank all of you in advance for your advice and the
benefit of being able to learn from your experiences.
I just wanted to take a second to introduce myself to the group and
express how marvelous and wonderful a concept this is. I was pretty
depressed, but finding this I'm now pretty excited. I love it when
many people all over the world all come up with the same idea at the
same time.
Synchronicity. Beautiful.
Dino Corvino
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Cherie @Technomadia
with others living these lifestyles.
Markus @loimp
Andrew Mayer
Nick Taylor
Yup - me too... 46... but I've been a web address more than a physical
one for years now.
Currently back at the family seat... but moving into the camper-van for
the summer which is (here in NZ) nowish. I just waiting to get paid so I
can punt some money at a system like this:
http://www.envirodynamics.co.nz/acatalog/Mobi-Solar.html so I can be
online all the time :)
Nick
> Just so you know you're not the only one:
>
> I'm a game designer & novelist in his 40s who ended an 8 year
> marriage/relationship in July.
>
> When the full-time job ended a few months later, I decided to take the
> car out on the road, reconnect with friends, and rebuild my priorites..
> I've been rolling around for the last six weeks, and am heading over to
> New Zealand for a six week trip starting in mid-December, and am
> relaunching my consulting business.
>
> Depending on how that trip goes, I'm planning on embracing the
> tech-nomad lifestyle even more fully over the coming year--starting with
> a six week stay in the bay-area, and a then a book tour over the summer.
>
> The crisis became an opportunity for me to start exploring, and rebuild
> my life.
>
> - Andrew Mayer
> www.andrewpmayer.com <http://www.andrewpmayer.com>
> twitter: @andrewmayer
