Arianna Plascencia Amen amen amen to everythinggggg you just said.

I myself have found, that in my life, I've met many more people when travelling than in one place.

i totally agree with mimi- i meet new people all the time, and in my preferred way. chat awhile, then maybe again, and again if it is nice, then- amazingly, frequently- see them again down the road somewhere, and pick right up where we left off. or, on occassion, chat, it's a no-go, and you're done forever- you're not stuck with them as neighbors for years and years lol. also, the folks out here almost always have enough in common to have a good chat, just talking life on the road. i've gotten my very best tips from folks i meet along the way, and have met the most interesting people... maybe because people that do this are usually pretty interesting! when i was in a house, i rarely met anyone and then spontaneously sat down for pleasant, idle chat, but it happens all the time now- life is way healthier and less isolated, even for a loner like me. the unsaid truth is, in 'normal' life, the people i got to know often ended up trying to take more than they gave, and it was exhausting trying to sort them out and having to constantly draw lines. people on the road are so self-sufficient, so eager to help ~each other~, and so darned chillaxed, that i am actually enjoying what i once often dreaded. i alternate between more 'civilized', more populated camps for the social interaction, and isolated boondocking for my own space and tranquility, as i feel it in the moment. and if you are very social and want friends around, or just don't want to be out here alone, there are so many options for groups/tribes to travel with. i have met people that i became good friends with, and now we meet up and camp with sometime during the year. it can be whatever you want it to be, and that is part of the freedom and joy of this life i have now.

@@nonyabizness.original Yes, one thing I really don't like about living in houses is that you really don't know what your neighbours are like until you live there. As I have moved many many many times, I know that it really is the luck of the draw who you end up next to!!! This is why I'm now selling my house to buy my own van as moving house has become such a hastle that I would rather be like a Tortoise and have my home where ever I decide to be, where ever I'm enjoying and I totally agree the most interesting people I've met are usually the ones who are traveling too!!!

Nonya Bizness u

her pals hold her camera she aint alone pal......lol - she's in it for the YT likes

Great idea! I too would like to know how you deal with loneliness! And to see where you've been and some of your favorite places to stay longer than a day!

i've always enjoyed my own company, but even more so after life on the road for a year and a half so far... helps to have a good imagination, since i am always thinking up new things to learn about and learn how to do. helps to be in total awe of nature too, because this is one breath-taking country! i truely think it is so healthy to spend extended time alone in nature- i think that, in regular life, we have so little time to be quiet and think and contemplate ourselves. i know i was wound waayy too tight before coming out here, and doing this has given me a new lease. i have since met people brand new to the road, who were wound as tight as i used to be, and when i see them down the road 6-12 months later, they are in ultra-chill mode, with a self-confidence that i think can only be had by relying on yourself for all your day-to-day needs and wants. so extraordinarily freeing... i'm sitting here now listening to the coyotes howl, so content in what i have chosen to do with my life.

I used to live in my van, I would sleep at the half moon bay rest stop in CA, where there are public restrooms. I got a 24 hour fitness membership to shower at. Also diva cup is awesome and I dont have to clean mine for 12 hours

easy- cell phone a friend! 😃

Those activities sound fun!!

they are! :) salsa dancing was life when I lived in Maui, it made me so happy after my break up.