fear

I have walked out of every job I have ever had. Sometimes it was bad culture. Sometimes bad pay. Sometimes I just felt trapped. I still remember the feeling of freedom walking out of the loading bay on my first job. $14.00 an hour union factory. My friend stayed there for several years and made...

I'm in Iowa looking for company. I am very effective panhandling and also hit the food pantries or dumpster dive. I don't really have any route planned or anything, but I do want to find mushrooms. I see people who are active on the board in Ohio and the ovoids are popping in the east from PA...

We were on another thread. And some people were being exceptional cruel to this person because they were paralyzed by fear. Some advocated giving up on this person because they wouldn't help them self. That they should just be allowed to die. But look how terrified I was until you all answered...

I spent most of last month in Pennsylvania visiting with old friends. When I went up there I had a plan where once I finished visiting friends, I would start travelling on my own, on foot or hitching. I actually was going to try and find a partner while I was up there and I never got to it so I...

I've been feeling this way for a while, but now I know how to say it. I can't be the only that feels this way. I'm a lone poor traveler. I usually couch surf and stay in shelters, but I know it's time for a change. I want to be by myself or in a small group, now, and I really want my privacy...

I finally just started traveling yesterday. I left Dundalk, MD, got off baltimore MTA in Hunt Valley, and have pedaled my way to Shrewsbury, PA. Last night The sheer mass of what I am doing collapsed on me, and I broke down and cried. And again this morning, as I crossed the line into PA. And...

An interesting comic about getting over a fear of traveling. It mostly focuses on female travelers but I think it could be a good read for anyone thinking about traveling. http://homeiswheretheinternetis.blogspot.ca/2014/04/dont-let-fear-stop-you-from-traveling.html