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I'm a Software Engineer who decided there must be more to life than sitting at a desk. I saved as hard as I could for 12 months, and set-off for 2 years and dr
by grecy 9y ago
I'm a Software Engineer who decided there must be more to life than sitting at a desk.
I saved as hard as I could for 12 months, and set-off for 2 years and drove 40,000 miles from Alaska to Argentina. That trip changed my life. (http://theroadchoseme.com/expedition-overview http://theroadchoseme.com/expedition-overview)
I returned to a desk and saved and saved and saved for over four years, built my dream Jeep, and am right now driving all the way around Africa, probably for about 2 years and 80,000 miles through ~30 countries. (http://theroadchoseme.com/africa-expedition-overview http://theroadchoseme.com/africa-expedition-overview)
I am in Cameroon, and meeting all kinds of interesting people and learning so much more than I have up until now in my life (I'm 35).
I am living almost entirely on savings, though I am attempting to move into photography/writing as a "career" and currently earn a little from that.
If anyone is interested, AMA.
- Paul_S 9y agoDo you have a family? (if not: would you like to start one?)
- grecy 9y agoI don't right now, and I am thinking about it more and more these days. I continually bump into people on the road with kids. It absolutely can be done. (Yes, even in Central America and West Africa!)
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- Paul_S 9y agoThat jeep looks super comfy. Do you have anything for protection (I don't see anything on the list)?
- grecy 9y ago>protection Crossing borders with a firearm is a serious no-no and would result in instant jail time. I also strongly believe if someone has a gun, the worst thing I can do is have a gun myself. West Africa is not what you think. I have met the friendliest, kindest, warmest people of my whole life here, every day.
- wll 9y agoWhat does make a human being interesting?
- grecy 9y agoLots of life experiences, widely varied experiences
- aphextron 9y ago>I saved as hard as I could for 12 months, and set-off for 2 years and drove 40,000 miles from Alaska to Argentina. That trip changed my life. (http://theroadchoseme.com/expedition-overview http://theroadchoseme.com/expedition-overview) How'd you cross the Darien gap?
- grecy 9y ago> How'd you cross the Darien gap? I put it in a shipping container in Panama and flew to Colombia to meet it and continue the trip. Details & price here: http://theroadchoseme.com/shipping-across-the-darien-gap-pt-1 http://theroadchoseme.com/shipping-across-the-darien-gap-pt-...