I've been homeless!

[Kapalika]

This is the actual story so far: What I’m really doing in California

But the short of it, West Virginia was unsafe for me so I left pretty much as soon as I could. On my way there the apartment fell through, and well at least I met some interesting people along the way.

It's been kind of an adventure, albeit an expensive one (things add up that you wouldn't think of). Thankfully though it seems I'll be moving in somewhere within less than a week.

Which is good, as sleeping outside kinda sucks. I've been woken up by all kinds of things. Last night it was some guy all drugged out talking to himself at a fence then later moon walking across a blacktop. Strange times.

Anyways I really love it here already in California, and I don't regret coming out here. Six years ago my spirit guide (if we can call it that) told me to move, to get out, to just run away even travel for a bit. I wish I had listened to it. Now that I've left, I've seen way too many things perfectly align for this to all be coincidence. I'm sure I made the right decision, despite the challenges I've had so far and will probably have in the near future.

 

[Aupmanyav]

Hope things get better for you (I read the whole of what you had written).

 

[Stanyon]

Stay safe

 

[Revoltingest]

I hope you & @Shadow Wolf find Californiastan to your liking.
I recommend some walking in the mountains north of Santa Monica.

 

[LilyPhoenix]

av been homeless in the uk i slept on the streets didnt eat i was on london didnt know anyone and i had a breakdown and going from scotland to london didnt know any services almost sexually assaulted got help manged to make it back home family pissed at me no longer have anything to do with my family met my husband and we married

 

[Aupmanyav]

My family (which included my father, mother, and that of my brother, combined families of India) experienced some dire financial problems, but with support of the extended family it can never come to homelessness (things are OK now). I am talking of middle-income group, but homeless abound in India - they manage.

Home

Happiness

 

[Shadow Wolf]

I hope you & @Shadow Wolf find Californiastan to your liking.
I recommend some walking in the mountains north of Santa Monica.

Financially, after all things considered, it's not too much different here than Indiana. Except here I keep my ear rings in at work, even though they're supposed to be out, and nobody cares or says anything about it. And that overall attitude here I'm enjoying very much. I can't say I like the smog in the San Joaquin Valley and Central Valley, but I'll take it as here I'm starting to feel able to let down some of my emotional/mental defenses.
And with work, since I travel around, I've begun to notice that once one leaves the Valley it's clear, sunny skies and often a pleasant breeze, and once you get back into the Valley the smog really sticks out pretty bad.
I'm also glad to get my place in Bako before this Tule Fog thingy sets in, because 65 you can just tell is not a very safe road.

 

[Wirey]

This is the actual story so far: What I’m really doing in California

But the short of it, West Virginia was unsafe for me so I left pretty much as soon as I could. On my way there the apartment fell through, and well at least I met some interesting people along the way.

It's been kind of an adventure, albeit an expensive one (things add up that you wouldn't think of). Thankfully though it seems I'll be moving in somewhere within less than a week.

Which is good, as sleeping outside kinda sucks. I've been woken up by all kinds of things. Last night it was some guy all drugged out talking to himself at a fence then later moon walking across a blacktop. Strange times.

Anyways I really love it here already in California, and I don't regret coming out here. Six years ago my spirit guide (if we can call it that) told me to move, to get out, to just run away even travel for a bit. I wish I had listened to it. Now that I've left, I've seen way too many things perfectly align for this to all be coincidence. I'm sure I made the right decision, despite the challenges I've had so far and will probably have in the near future.[/QUOTEAfter my divorce I lived in my car for three weeks in February in Ontario.

 

[oldbadger]

This is the actual story so far: What I’m really doing in California

But the short of it, West Virginia was unsafe for me so I left pretty much as soon as I could. On my way there the apartment fell through, and well at least I met some interesting people along the way.

It's been kind of an adventure, albeit an expensive one (things add up that you wouldn't think of). Thankfully though it seems I'll be moving in somewhere within less than a week.

Which is good, as sleeping outside kinda sucks. I've been woken up by all kinds of things. Last night it was some guy all drugged out talking to himself at a fence then later moon walking across a blacktop. Strange times.

Anyways I really love it here already in California, and I don't regret coming out here. Six years ago my spirit guide (if we can call it that) told me to move, to get out, to just run away even travel for a bit. I wish I had listened to it. Now that I've left, I've seen way too many things perfectly align for this to all be coincidence. I'm sure I made the right decision, despite the challenges I've had so far and will probably have in the near future.

I think you're very brave.
One thing that homelessness can do .......... most ex-homeless folks never ever moan about any home again. Any home is a home.

Good luck to you.