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Would you, could you ....
So my trip to Argentina really made me think about my lifestyle. There were a couple people in the village who had given up much more comfy lifestyles to live and And work with the people in the village. Most of us here are pretty much living the "American dream". We go to work, have comfortable places to live, and stay there a vast majority of the time. Would you ever consider any sort of "alternative" lifestyle ? Sky's the limit...Would you move somewhere for missionary work ? Would you travel throughout the world leading hiking trips ? Live in a commune ? What would you do if you weren't living the typical day to day life you have ?
Re: Would you, could you ....
DH and I have talked about someday being pretty much off the grid. We want to live somewhere secluded, and pretty much just be self sufficient. We don't have the means to start that kind of lifestyle right now, so it won't happen for quite a while. But we both have the same dream.
If I didn't have kids or DH, I could easily see myself living abroad and doing something different. I traveled to El Salvador and Mexico doing community service work in high school, and I would love to do that again in other countries.
Definitely yes for a while, definitely no forever.
If I hadn't gotten married right after college, I'm 99% certain I would have ended up in the Peace Corps. My mom lived in the Congo for 4 years, then in Guatemala for 4 years, 2 of my uncles were in the PC, one of my cousins actually lives in Argentina now, my sister lived and worked at an impoverished orphanage in Oaxaca for a year... it's kind of what my family "does" and I sometimes feel like the odd one out for NOT having done something along those lines. But even if I had, I know it would have been temporary (no more than a few years) before I'd revert back to the comforts and familiarity of the American lifestyle.
I could realistically see doing a volunteer type of thing for 6 months- a year, but I don't think I'd be able to maintain a truly "alternative" type of lifestyle forever. Well I guess anyone COULD, but I don't think I'd ever chose it. Sad or wrong as it might be (or not? I don't know.), I'm too deeply entrenched in "our" lifestyle to ever permanently choose something different.
Good question!
Not to be totally cheesy, but the concept of Eat, Pray, Love pretty much made me swoon with delirious jealousy.
I would LOVE the opportunity to immerse myself in different cultures for a set period of time.
I know someone (my aunt's niece, on her other side of the family) who spent time in Fiji , her husband was there for Peace Corps providing computer service to the Fijiian villages. I can't remember how long she was there for but I'm sure it opened her eyes and it took her a while to adjust to life here when she came back to the states. They had internet service, which was spotty but they didn't have the other luxury electronics.
I don't know if I could handle living somewhere remote or in a third world country although I have thought of possibly doing a work vacation. I commend those who do this kind of work.
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Absolutely. Nick and I have already decided to apply for the Peace Corps when we graduate. The application process is tough though, so we're both crossing our fingers every day that we're accepted.
I have toyed with this question over the years, have come close to doing peace corps etc. I have a pretty sensitive system and I know I would probably get sick and die. Sounds crazy but I have come close a couple of times here, even being in the ICU, so it's not just a joke. I wish I had a stronger constitution.
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Yes yes yes yes yes please!
In the future, I would love to do missionary work around the world. I've always wanted to go on mission trips through my church, but I could never afford it. Someday I would love to build schools and wells and travel around helping communities.
With all the craziness with Huz's job, I've tentatively brought up maybe packing up and doing a missionary work program for a while. It's something I want with all my heart, and I hope I get to do it someday.
YES!
I think about this EVERY. SINGLE. DAY.
I'm plotting right now different ways to escape. I'd love to do international volunteer work and have looked into a ton of different programs I would. I'm comfortable with the idea of doing it "forever" because I know I can always come home to visit. However, once we have kids I won't want them to have a life they have to uproot all the time just for my dreams. I feel like kids need stability.
If it was just me, though... I'd be gone in a heartbeat. I've actually been considering how I can work out a few months of travel right now.