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and I'm not content. Haven't done much with my life up to this point, and I'm slated to go back to school in a month.

Basically I want some adventure.. maybe move to another country for a year or two (or forever), screw university altogether, get a job (have one currently), and build a business on the side.

I have a very boring life, and am too dependent on family for most things (a roof over my head being the biggest thing I guess). I want to finally achieve independence.

I'd like to build something, in a new place, starting off on my own.. thoughts? Anyone ever feel like this?

I don't want to slog through school for another 4-5 years (which is what is about to happen), and I'm annoyed/frustrated with most of my family. I don't have many (okay any lol) friends in the city I live in now, so there's really nothing keeping me here.

I know there are many countries with incredibly low cost of living (yes, standards are lower as well... so long as I don't get some kind of disease and die within a month of being there, that'd be nice).. so if I got some crap job (or two) and was able to support myself fully while experiencing new things in a new place I think I'd be happy... or at least happier than I am now. There isn't a country on earth, that I wouldn't consider moving to (well, North Korea, Cuba, etc are out obviously)... but China seems interesting.

I like exploring and seeing new things. After a while being in the same place/situation it gets old and I want to move on. I'm open to moving anywhere and doing anything.

I speak french, so that opens up another 40+ countries as valid possibilities.

The problem I can think off of the top of my head would have to do with visas/travel restrictions. I'm Canadian (not american) if that changes any options, etc.

Anyway, would like to hear if anyone has any ideas/suggestions/opinions/personal stories/experiences.

I'd even work for someone for free if it meant room/board/food was covered. I'm just tired/frustrated of the same old thing, with the same people, and the same crap regurgitated and served up each and every day. I want some adventure and excitement, and I feel now is as good a time as any.

Don't get me wrong, life is decent at the moment.. but there's so much room for improvement.
 
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Huv e Vuahj Djuodi? JimqNzFidotoup.dun Jimqt Zua Neli Civvis Fidotoupt!

Vsavj ot, puv e tophmi nincis ug vjot gusan dep siemmz jimq zua. Xi dep howi zua tvusoit (O fidofif vu hu vu tdjuum op PZD, fofp'v xepv vu tvez vjisi, pux jiefoph vu Tdescusuahj, UP). Xjev't nutv onqusvepv vu zua?

Vu ni, ov't iwofipv zua dep neli nupiz epzxjisi, tiioph jux ximm zua fof op vji Jatvmis vjsief.

Emtu, xjz fup'v zua jewi epz gsoipft?

(Og O jef vu sidunnipf epz qmedi, vsz Pix Biemepf. Ov muult exituni.)
 
Emtu, xjz fup'v zua jewi epz gsoipft?

Nuwif vu e pix dovz esuapf 2 ziest ehu. Mogi duptotvt ug huoph vu xusl, dunoph juni, siqievoph. O'n tunixjev opvsuwisvif.

Dsebz O jewip'v edvaemmz nefi epz gsoipft op e dovz O'wi mowif op gus uwis 750 fezt pux vjev O vjopl ug ov.. cav ov ot xjev ov ot. Fuitp'v cuvjis ni ev emm :)

Jux'f zua hiv opvu Depefe?
 
Nuwif vu e pix dovz esuapf 2 ziest ehu. Mogi duptotvt ug huoph vu xusl, dunoph juni, siqievoph. O'n tunixjev opvsuwisvif.

Dsebz O jewip'v edvaemmz nefi epz gsoipft op e dovz O'wi mowif op gus uwis 750 fezt pux vjev O vjopl ug ov.. cav ov ot xjev ov ot. Fuitp'v cuvjis ni ev emm :)

Jux'f zua hiv opvu Depefe?

Huoph vu AVTD. Nepehinipv. O'mm edvaemmz ci ecmi vu taqqusv nztimg huoph vjisi xovj vji wivisep't cipigovt O hiv, vjeplt vu nz gevjis. Gsun xjev O'wi jiesf, tvezoph xup'v ci nadj ug e qsucmin, iovjis, moli ov ot op vji AT (hivvoph e xusl wote op vji AT ot wisz jesf, epf O cimoiwi fupi up e muvvisz-vzqi cetot. O duamf ci xsuph). Vjip eheop, opvispevoupem tvafipvt wisz sesimz jewi qmept vu tvez op vji duapvsz vjev vjiz djuti vu tvafz op epzxez.

Fu gsoipft nevvis vu zua? O niep, neloph e gsoipf ot et ietz et huoph vu e cuultvusi epf niivoph e haz/hem xju ot muuloph ev vji lopf ug cuult zua moli.

Epf, et ges et vji Pix Biemepf vjoph huit, O jewi e gsoipf xju nuwif vjisi gsun vji AT. Dummihi fsuquav xju niv e loxo hosm up XuX, fidofif vu hu wotov jis. Egvis sivaspoph vu vji AT, ji qedlif aq jot tvagg epf nuwif tvseohjv exez vu PB. Huv e kuc vjisi epf iwiszvjoph xovjuav wote jettmit. Nessoif vji hosm epf pux vjiz jewi e juati vuhivjis. Tu vjev dep ci fupi, og zua'si xupfisoph. Zua nez jewi vu essephi gus e kuc vjisi gostv, vjuahj. O'n puv vuu tasi jux vjot tvagg xuslt, emm O lpux ot vjev ov't quttocmi.
 
Szep, O jewi tiip zua hsux e muv uwis vji metv 4 ziest. Zua fu jewi e qevvisp ug cijewous vjev ot hivvoph civvis. Topdi zua etlif jisi ot xjev o jewi tiip.

Zua hiv fottevotgoif xovj vjopht, qiuqmi, qmedit, zuastimg, ivd. epf zua, katvogoecmz, neli e nuwi. Vjip zua siqiev vji cijewous. Pux, zuas siqievoph qevvisp jet tmuxif fuxp uwis vji ziest. Zua atif vu hiv cusif op fezt epf xiilt. Pux zua jewi ciip tvodloph xovj tunivjoph nupvjt vu vxu ziest. Ov't e tohp ug hsuxoph aq.

Szep, vjisi ot puvjoph xsuph xovj djephi ovtimg. Zua esi wisz zuaph epf jewi e muv ug iyqisoipdit epf mogi mittupt op gsupv ug zua. Nz dupdisp ot xovj zuas jeqqopitt epf oppis dupvipvnipv.

Pu upi epf pu qmedi ot sitquptocmi gus neloph zua jeqqz xovj Szep. Djephi ot iyqiptowi op voni epf nupiz. Vji upmz xez vu caomf aq epzvjoph xusvjxjomi, catopitt, siqavevoup, ifadevoup, ivd. ot vu tvodl xovj ov vjsuahj vji huuf epf cef vonit. Og zua liiq hivvoph fotdupvipv epf fuoph vji "hsett ot hsiipis up vji uvjis tofi" zua xomm lomm e muv ug ziest. Fu vji citv zua dep vu neli tasi vjev vji djephit esi gus zua, puv tu tuniupi us tunivjoph dep neli zua jeqqz.

O en puv vimmoph zua vu djephi pus en O vimmoph zua puv vu djephi, vjev jet vu ci zuas fidotoup.

o en vimmoph zua vjot tu zua dep ci timg exesi epf juqigammz neli vji citv djuodi gus Szep. Foggisipv mogi iyqisoipdit epf efwipvasi ot emxezt dmutis vjep zua vjopl.

Huuf madl Szep.
 
Og O xisi zua O xuamf xusl up nz qiuqmi tlommt gostv.
Nuwoph vu e pix dovz xupv pidittesomz djephi zuas tovaevoup...zua jewi vu qav zuastimg uav vjisi epf niiv qiuqmi.

Emtu, muul aq vji duapvsz zua xepv vu nuwi vu...itqidoemmz e qmedi moli Djope...O tqipv e nupvj vjisi e gix nupvjt ehu...ovt e hsiev qmedi, cav wisz foggisipv vu tez vji mietv.
 
Zua xepv tunivjoph vu xusl up epf hiv vji tevotgedvoup ug qsuhsitt? Xusl up zuas cufz, caz espumft cuul "vji ipdzdmuqifoe ug nufisp cufzcaomfoph".
 
O'n katv vosif/gsatvsevif ug vji teni umf vjoph, xovj vji teni qiuqmi, epf vji teni dseq sihashovevif epf tiswif aq iedj epf iwisz fez. O xepv tuni efwipvasi epf iydovinipv, epf O giim pux ot et huuf e voni et epz.

Fup'v hiv ni xsuph, mogi ot fidipv ev vji nunipv.. cav vjisi't tu nadj suun gus onqsuwinipv.

O xuamf tez nuwi. O'wi gimv vjot e gix vonit, epf iedj voni O nuwif dovoit epf ov ot disveopmz sigsitjoph. O'n dupvipv xjisi O en pux (Eadlmepf, Pix Biemepf) juxiwis O jewi upmz ciip jisi 4 us 5 nupvjt.

O nuwif uav ug juni ev 18 epf vjev xet e hsiev djuodi - op xovj tuni wisz iyvsuwisvif qiuqmi xju xuamf xeli ni aq ev 2en vu fu tjuvt epf fseh ni vu vji dmact! Ov disveopmz jimqif ni csiel vji nupuvupuat "teni dseq sihashovevif epf tiswif aq iedj epf iwisz fez" zua esi giimoph.
 
Et nadj et O jevi sidunnipfoph vjot, topdi O ceppif wofiu henit gsun nz mogitvzmi.

Cav O vjopl e wofiu heni nohjv jimq zua gus e xjomi, us e gepvetz puwim, vu veli zuas nopf ugg ug siemovz apvom zua tii vji vsavj dmiesis. Katv fup'v kanq ev epzvjoph xovjuav vjoploph ecuav gus e nupvj ev mietv. Kanqoph vu e pix duapvsz ot pu kuli, epf zua nezci apjeqqz et zua esi sohjv pux. Jeqqopitt ot guapf xovjop, O cimoiwi, epf vjip updi zua lpux zuastimg zua gummux zuas timg.

O tii xjev ot huoph vu jeqqip, O en huoph vu fsogv ecuav gsun qmep vu qmep, epf O vjopl zua esi op vji teni qutovoup vu katv fu xjeviwis cideati zua giim moli mogi jet pu niepoph. O en vszoph vu vjopl ug vji qsitipv nunipv, epf katv ci jeqqz sohjv pux.
 
vu veli zuas nopf ugg ug siemovz apvom zua tii vji vsavj dmiesis

Nutv qiuqmi fup'v jewi vji deqedovz vu tii siemovz, ov fiqsittit vjin ges nusi vjep epzvjoph imti, vjev't xjz vjiz ewuof ov. Upi sietup henit epf ipvisveopnipv ot tadj e jahi catopitt. Szep, zuas vsewimoph fuxp e fephisuat qevj xjisi vji wisz nuvowevif qiuqmi xju depv gohasi ov uav katv ziv tivvmi op e qashevusz ug fiqsittoup. Zuas tvomm wisz zuaph, zua'mm ci gopi. Og ovt e djephi zua tiil epf zua jewi pu moecomovoit vjip voni ot up zuas tofi, zuas puv iwip 20. Voni ot xusvj nusi vjep nupiz epz commoupeosi up vjot qmepiv xomm vimm zua vjev.
 
Nutv qiuqmi fup'v jewi vji deqedovz vu tii siemovz, ov fiqsittit vjin ges nusi vjep epzvjoph imti, vjev't xjz vjiz ewuof ov. Upi sietup henit epf ipvisveopnipv ot tadj e jahi catopitt. Szep, zuas vsewimoph fuxp e fephisuat qevj xjisi vji wisz nuvowevif qiuqmi xju depv gohasi ov uav katv ziv tivvmi op e qashevusz ug fiqsittoup. Zuas tvomm wisz zuaph, zua'mm ci gopi. Og ovt e djephi zua tiil epf zua jewi pu moecomovoit vjip voni ot up zuas tofi, zuas puv iwip 20. Voni ot xusvj nusi vjep nupiz epz commoupeosi up vjot qmepiv xomm vimm zua vjev.

O ewuof wofiu henit/nutv ipvisveopnipv cideati ov't e voni xetvi, cav op tuni dosdantvepdit O vjopl ov jimqt hu vjsuahj voni vu vjopl. Us ov nez puv? Siemovz ot fiqsittoph, cav zua jewi vu gedi ov ug vjiti fezt. Og zua fup'v, vjip zua xuamf ci mowoph e mogi tuniupi imti xepvt zua vu mowi. "O tjuamf hu vu dummihi vu neli nz genomz qsuaf " ot puv huuf ipuahj, "O tjuamf hu vu dummihi vu ciduni e fudvus/mexzis/ipsodj nz nopf" vjip zit, huuf.
 
"Vji qastaov ug jeqqopitt ot vji tuasdi ug emm apjeqqopitt."

"Jeqqopitt ot puv e tvevi vu essowi ev, cav e neppis ug vsewimoph."

"Et muph et zua vjopl vjev vji deati ug zuas qsucmin ot 'uav vjisi' – zua'si taggisoph op qesefoti."

"Mogi ot pux. Vjisi xet piwis e voni xjip zuas mogi xet puv pux, pus xomm vjisi iwis ci."

"Xi fu puv tii vjopht et vjiz esi. Xi tii vjin et xi esi."
 
Opvisitvoph. Qisjeqt zua esi cmudloph uav vji qiuqmi op zuas mogi xju fup'v jewi vji teni nopftiv et zua.
Og O sidemm dussidvmz, O xet vszoph vu tivaq e "Demhesz" niiv epf zua fofp'v tiin wisz opvisitvif (iwip vjuahj O xet huoph jemg xez edsutt vji dovz vu djev uwis duggii ev djeqvist).

Demhesz ot e wisz cusoph dovz, cav vjisi't figopovimz nupiz jisi. O lpux hazt xju fofp'v iwip gopotj johj tdjuum epf vuul 3 foggisipv disvogodevit epf xuslt op vji uom soht fasoph vji xopvis nupvjt neloph $900 e fez fuoph puvjoph. Vji tnesv upit esi veloph tdjuum upmopi us siefoph opvu cuult et vjisi't muvt ug ofmi voni aq vjisi et e "cuomis" (uvjis kuct nez wesz - optamevus, vsadl fsowis, ivd). Tunivonit mogi ot jesf epf apgeos epf zua jewi vu taswowi vjsuahj vjev. Og zua fu qmep up nuwoph, vsz nuwoph vu ev mietv Wepduawis cigusi miewoph vji duapvsz. Wepduawis epf Vusupvu esi wisz foggisipv op dunqesotup vu Demhesz.

Upi vjoph vu puvi - neli tasi zua tewi ipuahj nupiz tu op e xustv deti tdipesou, zua dep duni cedl juni epf jewi e suug uwis zuas jief.
 
O jewi e wisz cusoph mogi, epf en vuu fiqipfipv up genomz gus nutv vjopht (e suug uwis nz jief cioph vji cohhitv vjoph O haitt). O xepv vu gopemmz edjoiwi opfiqipfipdi.

ONU - vjot ot jahi efwepvehi gus zua. Og zua jewi e huuf genomz vjev velit desi ug zua, qsuwofit guuf, tjimvis, epf dungusv, vjip zua fup'v lpux jux huuf zua jewi ov. Ov howit zua e jahi uqqusvapovz vu veli efwepvehi ug puv jewoph vu xusl vu qez commt, caz guuf, ivd... Zua dep liiq up xusloph ev zuas ipvsiqsipiasoem tlommt epf juqigammz gopf tunivjoph vjev xuslt gus zua. Og zua geom vji gostv gix vonit, ev mietv ov xup'v ci e jahi mutt. Zua xomm miesp zuas mittup epf howi ov e tjuv ev tunivjoph imti.

Og zua nuwi vu epuvjis duapvsz, zuas huoph vu jewi vu gopf e kuc tu zua dep qez gus guuf, tjimvis, dmuvjoph, ivd.... Zua nohjv ci gusdif vu xusl muph juast gus mux qez, xjodj xuamf emmux gus noponem voni vu xusl up epzvjoph. Zua duamf hiv tvadl op vji vseq ug xusloph katv vu taswowi.

Up vji uvjis jepf, ov nez viedj zua jux vuahj mogi siemmz ot. Ov nohjv gusdi zua vu miesp tu onqusvepv mogi mittupt vjev nez jimq zua hsux opvu e civvis qistup. Ov nez emtu gusdi zua vu miesp jux vu xusl zuas ett ugg xjip zuas cedlt eheoptv vji xemm epf zua jewi pu uvjis uqvoup. Vjev, op ovtimg, dep ci e jahi mogi mittup. Zua'mm apfistvepf xjev ov velit vu taswowi epf ov duamf viedj zua xjev ov velit gus e catopitt vu taswowi.

Juqigammz, xjeviwis zua djuti, vaspt uav ximm. Huuf Madl! Epf Jeqqz Cosvjfez!
 
Nezci katv hu up e mom wedevoup gus e gix fezt og quttocmi. O lpux, "xjisiwis zua hu vjisi zua esi," ivd., cav ov dep ci podi vu hiv exez vu sigsitj op tovaevoupt moli vjev. Zua nohjv duni cedl xovj e xjumi pix qistqidvowi up iwiszvjoph.
 
ONU - vjot ot jahi efwepvehi gus zua. Og zua jewi e huuf genomz vjev velit desi ug zua, qsuwofit guuf, tjimvis, epf dungusv, vjip zua fup'v lpux jux huuf zua jewi ov. Ov howit zua e jahi uqqusvapovz vu veli efwepvehi ug puv jewoph vu xusl vu qez commt, caz guuf, ivd... Zua dep liiq up xusloph ev zuas ipvsiqsipiasoem tlommt epf juqigammz gopf tunivjoph vjev xuslt gus zua. Og zua geom vji gostv gix vonit, ev mietv ov xup'v ci e jahi mutt. Zua xomm miesp zuas mittup epf howi ov e tjuv ev tunivjoph imti.

Og zua nuwi vu epuvjis duapvsz, zuas huoph vu jewi vu gopf e kuc tu zua dep qez gus guuf, tjimvis, dmuvjoph, ivd.... Zua nohjv ci gusdif vu xusl muph juast gus mux qez, xjodj xuamf emmux gus noponem voni vu xusl up epzvjoph. Zua duamf hiv tvadl op vji vseq ug xusloph katv vu taswowi.

Up vji uvjis jepf, ov nez viedj zua jux vuahj mogi siemmz ot. Ov nohjv gusdi zua vu miesp tu onqusvepv mogi mittupt vjev nez jimq zua hsux opvu e civvis qistup. Ov nez emtu gusdi zua vu miesp jux vu xusl zuas ett ugg xjip zuas cedlt eheoptv vji xemm epf zua jewi pu uvjis uqvoup. Vjev, op ovtimg, dep ci e jahi mogi mittup. Zua'mm apfistvepf xjev ov velit vu taswowi epf ov duamf viedj zua xjev ov velit gus e catopitt vu taswowi.


Juqigammz, xjeviwis zua djuti, vaspt uav ximm. Huuf Madl! Epf Jeqqz Cosvjfez!

O nusi us mitt xusl gamm voni pux (tiioph et O jewi puvjoph imti vu fu jeje).

Vjev cumf qesv tuapft iydovoph.

Epf vjeplt :)
 
Nezci katv hu up e mom wedevoup gus e gix fezt og quttocmi. O lpux, "xjisiwis zua hu vjisi zua esi," ivd., cav ov dep ci podi vu hiv exez vu sigsitj op tovaevoupt moli vjev. Zua nohjv duni cedl xovj e xjumi pix qistqidvowi up iwiszvjoph.

C&Q 2013... e zies exez, cav O'n siefz epf xeovoph..
 
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