I am writing a 'how to story'. Here is a little tid-bit of my story. I haven't finished it but just started writing a little bit of it so far...
How to travel across the United States by car, alone; even at the age of 22.
Some of us might wonder what it would be like to just jump in your car and head for that open road, not knowing or caring where you might end up, with no initial planning involved. Just live your life, try something new, experience what its like to live in a strange land. Well, about two years, I literally did just that.
I always told myself during my high school years that I was going to move to Houston, Texas after graduation and live with my favorite aunt and start a new life there. It never happened. I have since then always thought about moving away. It's always been on the back of my mind but I never considered actually doing it until one day.
I was super stressed about my life. Family issues, relationship issues, all of which I am not going to bore anyone with, its pretty much irrelevant. Well something inside me snapped, and I decided to pack up all of my belongings and cram as much as I could into my 1991 Chevy Blazer including my 112-pound Labrador Retriever. I hit the road on my way to Texas, which was where I had originally planned on ending up. I guess technically I wasn't "alone" but the only help my pooch could really offer me, beside keeping me company, was straying away potential perpetrators due to his massive size and intimidation. Even if he wasn't there, I don't believe I would have run into any stick situations with strangers but just in case you don't have a dog the same size as you, pepper spray works just fine!
Well that's pretty much what I have so far.. its a work in progress.
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