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Hey fellow 'bonds. Didn't see this news article posted yet, so here it is:
https://www.yahoo.com/health/man-leaves-job-city-to-c1407795376675.html
Cheers!
Man Leaves Job and City Behind to Live Out of Van
Lauren Tuck
Three years ago Foster Huntington quit his job, discarded most of his belongings, gave up his home, and hit the road — for good. Huntington, who was born in Portland, Ore., moved to New York City after graduating college in 2010 to work as a concept designer at Ralph Lauren. Though he was just beginning his successful corporate career, a year in he began craving a life filled with more than a monotonous routine of waking up, working in an office, going to bed, and repeating it all over again the next day. Since then, the 26-year-old has traveled around the West Coast chasing surf and snow. Now, with over 100,000 miles logged on the road, he's managed to build a successful career living as a nomad (his photography book, "Home Is Where You Park It," was released in May and he's entered into partnerships with Patagonia and various other companies), and says he'll never go back living any other way.
When Huntington decided to move out of Manhattan, he sold most of his personal possessions, but kept what he calls his “burning house” items. (If your house was burning, what would you take with you?) His alarm clock, however, did not make the cut. “My sleep has been a lot better,” he told Yahoo Health.
As opposed to waking up at a set time for work, now Huntington rises with the sun and goes to sleep when it gets dark. “It’s not like crawling out of bed at 6 when my alarm would go off.”
Back when he lived and worked in New York, Huntington spent 60 hours a week in an office and said he only got excercise by forcing himself to go outside and run. That kind of life is common for most adults — nearly 80 percent of Americans don’t get the recommended amount of exercise each week, according to the CDC. Now, the nomad spends his time surfing, skating, and snowboarding.
“Being active is no longer this 45-minute period of my day that I allocate,” Huntington told Yahoo Health. “It’s all physical.”
When Huntington was living in New York City, he was conscientous about sticking to the Paleo diet. Now, he still follows the eating plan by regularly catching fish and hunting for his meals.
"Living in a big city, food is an inanimate object. Go to a bodega and everything is packaged," he said. "But when you’re taking stuff out of the ground, it’s a lot more personal and puts it into perspective."
Since conveniences such as microwaves and ovens aren't available, meals sometimes have to be "Macgyvered." "My life requires a lot of compromises that a lot of people aren’t willing to make." he admitted.
And, these days, a good-night's sleep doesn't necessarily happen in Huntington's camper. It can take place anywhere. Like here ...
... or here.
... or even here — in a tree house Huntington and some friends are in the process of building in Columbia River Gorge, Ore.
And he often discovers bathtubs that come with quite the view.
One of the trade-offs to Huntington's itinerant lifestyle is a lack of social options. "I can’t go to restaurants all the time, go to parties, or go to a bar and meet people," he explained. "It's the accessibility of these things that people have become attached to. I think a lot of people don’t really want to give those up."
As for whether giving up the hustle and bustle of the urban jungle for rural roads and wild adventures has been difficult: "Nothing has been that hard," he shared. "If it was hard I wouldn’t be doing it."
https://www.yahoo.com/health/man-leaves-job-city-to-c1407795376675.html
Cheers!
Man Leaves Job and City Behind to Live Out of Van
Lauren Tuck
Three years ago Foster Huntington quit his job, discarded most of his belongings, gave up his home, and hit the road — for good. Huntington, who was born in Portland, Ore., moved to New York City after graduating college in 2010 to work as a concept designer at Ralph Lauren. Though he was just beginning his successful corporate career, a year in he began craving a life filled with more than a monotonous routine of waking up, working in an office, going to bed, and repeating it all over again the next day. Since then, the 26-year-old has traveled around the West Coast chasing surf and snow. Now, with over 100,000 miles logged on the road, he's managed to build a successful career living as a nomad (his photography book, "Home Is Where You Park It," was released in May and he's entered into partnerships with Patagonia and various other companies), and says he'll never go back living any other way.
When Huntington decided to move out of Manhattan, he sold most of his personal possessions, but kept what he calls his “burning house” items. (If your house was burning, what would you take with you?) His alarm clock, however, did not make the cut. “My sleep has been a lot better,” he told Yahoo Health.
As opposed to waking up at a set time for work, now Huntington rises with the sun and goes to sleep when it gets dark. “It’s not like crawling out of bed at 6 when my alarm would go off.”
Back when he lived and worked in New York, Huntington spent 60 hours a week in an office and said he only got excercise by forcing himself to go outside and run. That kind of life is common for most adults — nearly 80 percent of Americans don’t get the recommended amount of exercise each week, according to the CDC. Now, the nomad spends his time surfing, skating, and snowboarding.
“Being active is no longer this 45-minute period of my day that I allocate,” Huntington told Yahoo Health. “It’s all physical.”
When Huntington was living in New York City, he was conscientous about sticking to the Paleo diet. Now, he still follows the eating plan by regularly catching fish and hunting for his meals.
"Living in a big city, food is an inanimate object. Go to a bodega and everything is packaged," he said. "But when you’re taking stuff out of the ground, it’s a lot more personal and puts it into perspective."
Since conveniences such as microwaves and ovens aren't available, meals sometimes have to be "Macgyvered." "My life requires a lot of compromises that a lot of people aren’t willing to make." he admitted.
And, these days, a good-night's sleep doesn't necessarily happen in Huntington's camper. It can take place anywhere. Like here ...
... or here.
... or even here — in a tree house Huntington and some friends are in the process of building in Columbia River Gorge, Ore.
And he often discovers bathtubs that come with quite the view.
One of the trade-offs to Huntington's itinerant lifestyle is a lack of social options. "I can’t go to restaurants all the time, go to parties, or go to a bar and meet people," he explained. "It's the accessibility of these things that people have become attached to. I think a lot of people don’t really want to give those up."
As for whether giving up the hustle and bustle of the urban jungle for rural roads and wild adventures has been difficult: "Nothing has been that hard," he shared. "If it was hard I wouldn’t be doing it."
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