I’m siding with your physiotherapist, after I started running with thin soles I’ve never gone back. The running feedback is so much more clear with thin soles.

The only reason I don’t run barefoot is because of broken bottles.

Christopher McDougall was prescribed all sorts of orthotics before starting his running journey but his injuries all cleared up after he switched to minimalist footwear and started running slow and comfortable.

I luckily didn’t have any injuries except for normal muscle rolls and strains on my ankle if the ground wasn’t even, but now all the muscles down near my ankle are so much stronger since I switched to thin soles and no ankle support.

I ran slow, built up those muscles and now they are pretty robust, even if I step wrong and my foot turns I don’t pull any muscles anymore.

I hope you enjoy the book! even without all the interesting running stuff, it’s a pretty great account of cultural exchange and exploration.

Seeing the big ol’ world, and helping other people travel.

Born to Run by Christopher McDougall was pretty influential for me as a runner.

Men’s health journalist who had a bunch of injuries and couldn’t figure out running even though he had tried to run his whole life, and then ends up traveling to a tribe in Mexico whose whole culture is centered around running.

There are some practical descriptions of their running methods, and I think the most important part was changing how I thought about running and placing the emphasis on running slow and safe and comfortable, especially in minimalist footwear since it’s a lot more obvious in thin or no soles if I’m running weird than it is in thick soles, and once I’m running slow and safe and comfortable, speed naturally comes after.

I didn’t start running marathons until after i reset my technique to a basis of running comfort and smoothness first.

Regarding affordability, I’ve been traveling for 15 years and I spend about $650 per month these days traveling full time, including rent, food, travel and entertainment. My budget used to be half that much.

You can speak English, so you can make $1600 to ~$10,000 a month teaching English, then work toward what you want to do with the extra time/money.

Capitalism may be global, but that doesn’t mean you have to resign yourself to living in terrible circumstances. Many parts of the world are great, and most are much more comfortable and kind than the US.

I’ve been helping people live abroad for a long time, even a couple lemstituents recently. It’s totally okay if you’d rather not travel, I just like to make it known that the door to the world is wide open and I’m happy to answer questions.

You from the US? Every time i stop by the states, the data rates are the slowest, most limited and expensive I’ve used all year.

Then I fly out and the internet starts working again. I’m in Indonesia now and have real-world 8MB/s downloads and flawless streaming again while using a VPN.

I had faster internet in rural India than I did in New York City.

The world is pretty nice out here and I’m happy to answer any questions if you ever get curious about travel.

I travel full-time and I definitely feel more free and protected abroad then i ever did in the US. It’s healthy for you to want a better life or to distance yourself from an abusive government.

Let me know if you have any questions,I’ve been traveling for 15 years and can explain exactly how to live abroad easily and comfortably.

Nothing, do you mind explaining it?

I have a podcast and now I’m always interested in hearing about audio techniques of all kinds.

I knew a couple families who tried homeschooling their kids, but neither stuck with it because of the overall difficulty managing time, discipline and different roles.

In the beginning, they were gung-ho about a curated, focused, accelerated learning track, but the bottom line for both was they got tired very fast.

I had a similar problem a few years ago, blank screen after fresh install, no response to anything, figured it was nvidia and it was.

From grub i selected uefi firmware settings, which opened lenovo setup utility.

Configuration tab, switched graphic device from discrete to switchable. Upon reboot, mint opened and displayed everything correctly using the integrated intel graphics instead of nvidia.

Hey there, feel free to post in Travel or message me, I’ve been traveling for 15 years in 30 countries.

When someone is finding a new country, they should follow their interests and where is the most suitable for their needs. Do they love sushi and anime? Go live in Japan. Severe health condition? Thailand.

Most countries have whatever you need: supermarkets, hospitals, transportation, universities. Go to the one that is the most interesting to you and all of your experiences there will be that much more rewarding.

Moving to countries with housing crises like the Netherlands is more expensive than most countries, but still doable if you know that’s where you want to be as a rabid cyclist or island hippie.

That’s great. I hear from a lot of travelers that Mexican hospitals provide high quality, affordable healthcare.

Thanks, i live abroad full time so it’s all been a vacation for the past 15 years!

Cambodia was great: angkor wat is fascinating, the towns are all chill and i got to hang out with those old guys at a great sushi bar/microbrewery while they told all their stories.

I’ve backpacked and lived all over Thailand more than a few times, i recommend it fairly constantly. Great food, people, nature, waterfalls, you’ll appreciate giving it a go.

Thanks, fixed.

I am right there with you. In Cambodia, I was friends with a group of old guys from the US and all four of them were able to treat serious medical conditions by avoiding US “healthcare”. One of them had won a years-long battle against cancer right before i met them which he never could have afforded in the US.

Would have died years ago in the US, instead he was sitting around a table eating sushi and drinking beer with friends.

My health problems have largely been dental, and Thailand dentists unequivocally superseded the quality of care in the US for less than 1/3 of the cost at the relatively expensive bangkok clinic, BIDC.

If you ever want info about health care abroad, reach out to me at Travel.

There’s some good healthcare info in this post, too.

Hey US Americans, quick reminder that quality, affordable healthcare is available abroad; I use it and you can ask about healthcare here or in travel.

Relaunched Travel to fix the name and reached 100 subs in a week(took half a year the first time).

You’ll get answers at Travel.

I’ve been traveling 15 years and created the com as an active resource for lemstituents curious about any kind of travel

I’m pretty proud of how Travel developed this year; i just relaunched it last week to fix the name.

It’s all accurate travel information and fun travel shares.

This is the old com with more content to see if you’re interested in the OC to come.

I still travel because learning about the world is fun(and cheap) and every time I’m in a new country it’s no small measure of reassurance that most people are kind.

I graduated as a kid with 2 retirees in my psych classes who told me getting their degree was one of the most important, rewarding things they had ever done.

Also, nowadays you can travel abroad in dozens of countries, take English-language courses and get accredited degrees in every field for very affordable tuition fees, as in 90% cheaper than the US.

While you’re attending those schools, your cost of living will be dramatically lowered as well.

If anyone wants details, talk to me here or in Travel.