If you could live a nomadic life, would you?
Where would you go? How would you decide? What would life be like without a
“home base”?
I might
experiment with being nomadic for a short period of time, but I cannot imagine
choosing it for a lifestyle. I would
most likely travel here in the US and/or in Europe where there’s so much to see
that can be reached by public transportation or even by riding bikes and
without having to fly or take a boat long distances. I would decide upon this short nomadic
adventure by making sure all my other affairs were in order first (kids raised
and taken care of, retirement savings in place, and ensuring I had enough funds
to take this time to explore in this manner). And as far as life without a
“home base,” I don’t know that I could do that.
I have never been without a home base, so even if home base was my
parents or in-laws homes, I would probably maintain one with a few things there
that I couldn’t take along on the journey, but would want or need for settling
down again later.
All that
said, I am obviously not prepared for a nomadic life because the whole concept
of that would be not having the need to keep a home base and feeling comfortable
traveling around, stopping to work when needed, etc…in order to keep that
lifestyle going, and that’s just not me.
I admire those who can do it (in fact, I have a brother and
sister-in-law who are currently nomadic by choice), but I need more consistency,
thrive best on a schedule, and like to travel for the sake of traveling
(meaning not having to stop and work in order to keep traveling). I also like to travel by living in a place
for longer than a few weeks or months. I don’t feel I can really experience a
new country or state fully until I have been a resident for several years
because I like to immerse myself in the culture so completely. Given that scenario, if I end up in Europe,
it will be as a permanent employee for a longer period of time, and I will
enjoy that country’s bounty and beauty during my off times and within the
security and stability of my 40 hour a week job. I know, sounds boring, huh? To each his own,
right?! Are you nomadic by nature?
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