I've been living at an intentional community in Missouri since September, minus a 4 week adventure to Columbus and Delaware (home state). Needless to say, I'm getting antsy. Life is grand living at a 'hippie commune' but the human drama that naturally occurs can take its toll. Also, the fact that I'm a wanderer by nature doesn't help in letting me settle down. I'm starting to feel the need to move on and see what, or who, is in the next town.
My tentative (tentative being a keyword) plan is to stay here at the IC until April 18th (ish). I'm probably going to Langerado Music Festival in Ft. Lauderdale, FL in March and then to a Schwag Fest on April 20th (yeah, fun fest). After the Schwag event I'm going to hitch up to St Louis and catch the Greyhound (or a ride) to Delaware. I'm probably going to stay there until the end of August. My grandfather is still recovering from cancer and my grandma passing away in July; so I'm probably going to live with him. He already told me I could live there rent free and I'd help him with his medication and house chores so my dad and aunt don't have to take off work to help. Probably do a clinical trial or donate some eggie-weggies to get a few grand. Hit up a few of the big festivals by working them or sneaking in. A have a friend whose mom lives in London and he's trying to get a group of our friends to go over in late April, so I may try to swing that for two weeks or so. After all that, back OVERSEAS! Now, the reason why this is posted in this thread, I need some advice. Well, more like an opinion. Where should I go?
Keep in mind the way I travel. I'd get a WWOOF membership and probably travel where ever I go for about two weeks and then settle at a farm or hostel to work for keep for a few months only to move on when the urge hits. Travel for a few weeks and settle again. Money isn't too big of an issue because of traveling this way. WWOOF farms are work exchanges, with some requiring you to buy your own food. So my budget is really only providing for travel between stops and any luxury things I want to do (Scuba cert, skydive, etc). I just want to save up some cash so I don't have to worry about being broke. This is long term travel. Ideally, I wouldn't like to see myself come home for at least a year. I have no obligations to anyone, other than my mom still wanting me to finish college. So here's my top choices (tell me what cha think):
- Hawaii: The big island has several WWOOF farms and ICs where I could happily reside for the better part of a year. Also, good place to hitch yachts & barges to Asia/Australia.
- Back to Central America: I left so many sites and places unseen and really want to go back. This time I'd start in Cancun and take a month of Spanish lessons first in Guatemala. Work my way to Costa Rica and look up a few of my contacts there.
- Australia and NZ: Who doesn't want to travel there? Birthplace of WWOOF, with too many farms to imagine. Downfall, I can only get 6 month visas for each
I'm not sure if that's only once in a lifetime so I kinda want to save them up if they are.
- Asia: I'm leaning more towards doing this trip after Oz and NZ, so that way I can hitch a boat to where ever I want to go.
What to do?