i'm ready to settle down and see how the natives live. two months on the road has shown me in great detail how young backpackers live. (go,go, go, drink, drink, go.) i can't keep up with that lifestyle. i'd like to have a bit of a routine. routines give you the chance to meet people in a comfortable setting with a sense of normalcy that everything on the kiwi bus lacks. a regular income would also give me the chance to find a place of my own, or even just a room of my own.
the lack of personal space in hostels has made me realize how much of an only-child i really am. being alone becomes a necessity for me. going out every night and spending every second of every day with other people starts to get really draining around day four. time and space to myself is like a reset button i can press that makes me a more like-able person to be around and helps me appreciate the people i'm with.
for instance: right now, i'm sitting at the dining room table and a guy just came up to use the hostel's computer. he types so loudly, he sounds like he's trying to punish the keyboard. i want to rip his hands off. this is just another example of why i need my personal space; it reduces the violent thoughts in my head.
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Did u ever go see the glow worms?
I agree sometimes we all need that personal time and normality is key, meeting new people constintly is draining and actually becomes superficial after like you said the 4th day I like to get to know the people I drink and spend time with it, I want to know where I spend my money and weather or not it is being used to better the person or group of people. Plus steady income, for me anyways allows me to both plan future events, or save for that rainy day. In the end normality gets you that kinda save zone, a place, or group of people that will look out for you in your best interst and take care of you when your day or night or week is not going so well.
yes i did see the glowworms!
they were really neat!
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