Thinking hard about dropping out

Yep - I think about that too- I even had a crazy escape plan that I was quite serious about ... I wanted to train as a hiking guide ... but then injury ruined all of it... and I haven’t hiked since. Hiking for me is an escape. Ideally somewhere without much service. I do like meeting people on hikes- I’ve connected extremely well with people in mountain huts- for me hiking is freedom. I used to go on backpacking trips each year before injury-  My favourite was the GR20 in Corsica- stunning landscapes, extremely isolated (huts mostly get food via mule or helicopter), barely any service, lovely people- I had the time of my life 

but escape plans can actually happen! My aunt did it! She moved to Portugal to the sea, now gives massages to earn a living and has completely changed her life- many of her friends and familyback home were so negative about it ... I don’t understand why- I think it is amazing she went with what made her happy - though she was lucky as she is able to put her job on hold for 3 years so she knows if it doesn’t work out she could come back to her old job at least for first 3 years...

i hope more escape/disappearing plans happen for all of us

Yep - I think about that too- I even had a crazy escape plan that I was quite serious about ... I wanted to train as a hiking guide ... but then injury ruined all of it... and I haven’t hiked since. Hiking for me is an escape. Ideally somewhere without much service. I do like meeting people on hikes- I’ve connected extremely well with people in mountain huts- for me hiking is freedom. I used to go on backpacking trips each year before injury-  My favourite was the GR20 in Corsica- stunning landscapes, extremely isolated (huts mostly get food via mule or helicopter), barely any service, lovely people- I had the time of my life 

but escape plans can actually happen! My aunt did it! She moved to Portugal to the sea, now gives massages to earn a living and has completely changed her life- many of her friends and familyback home were so negative about it ... I don’t understand why- I think it is amazing she went with what made her happy - though she was lucky as she is able to put her job on hold for 3 years so she knows if it doesn’t work out she could come back to her old job at least for first 3 years...

i hope more escape/disappearing plans happen for all of us

My other dream escape plan (again if not limited by injury) would be to simply pack my tent and hiking pack and head off- take on a temporary job when i run out of money, then just keep going- I met someone that walked from Paris to the Sahara desert in this manner- apparently it’s doable