I'm Cat, chick in my early 30s, in recovery from a bad alcohol and meth addiction (drugs in general) who has always had a travel bug.
Years on and off the streets I've met plenty of hobos and dirty kids riding through and have been offered how to ride the rails, only took the opportunity once but didn't make it far. I've hitchhiked or taken greyhounds here and there but for the most part have been stuck in between cities in the Midwest. I try to work normal jobs, done about whatever minimum wage job would hire me, but I get restless and bored easily. Times on the streets have taught me a lot of resourceful such as sleath camping, busking my art, dumpster diving and doing a lot of bartering and trading. If it wasn't for the desperation of being an addict, I probably would've never stopped living that way, I was strangely at peace with it all in those days. However I got some priorities I gotta pay off and a cat who I've had for many years who needs a roof over her head. I don't drive so I bike everywhere and bike touring is probably the mode of travel that has piqued my interest the most since I bike upwards 10-30 miles a day when I get the opportunity. Also love the idea of riding the rails, I've spent a lot of time down at the tracks looking at the trains and inspecting them to see how I could do it. Don't know if I could boat but the thought has always crossed my mind when I've lived by the Missouri river. I'm aware of the danger of it all, but I'll never forgive myself if I don't listen to the little voice in my heart that says to take a shot at it. Anyways, thanks for reading, hope sooner than later I can figure out the best way for me to go about it.
Years on and off the streets I've met plenty of hobos and dirty kids riding through and have been offered how to ride the rails, only took the opportunity once but didn't make it far. I've hitchhiked or taken greyhounds here and there but for the most part have been stuck in between cities in the Midwest. I try to work normal jobs, done about whatever minimum wage job would hire me, but I get restless and bored easily. Times on the streets have taught me a lot of resourceful such as sleath camping, busking my art, dumpster diving and doing a lot of bartering and trading. If it wasn't for the desperation of being an addict, I probably would've never stopped living that way, I was strangely at peace with it all in those days. However I got some priorities I gotta pay off and a cat who I've had for many years who needs a roof over her head. I don't drive so I bike everywhere and bike touring is probably the mode of travel that has piqued my interest the most since I bike upwards 10-30 miles a day when I get the opportunity. Also love the idea of riding the rails, I've spent a lot of time down at the tracks looking at the trains and inspecting them to see how I could do it. Don't know if I could boat but the thought has always crossed my mind when I've lived by the Missouri river. I'm aware of the danger of it all, but I'll never forgive myself if I don't listen to the little voice in my heart that says to take a shot at it. Anyways, thanks for reading, hope sooner than later I can figure out the best way for me to go about it.
