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[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 minutes ago* (last edited 6 minutes ago)

his post is factually incorrect, of course.

https://adcare.com/addiction-demographics/homeless-population/

"homeless" is a term used to describe someone who does not live inside a domicile, 40-60% of all homeless people have and hold down jobs.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 hours ago

if you want to go back, then going back to college is a good move and a good investment.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 hours ago

Lemmy is a much nicer environment overall, so i moved here

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

wow that is crazy, your dad's actions were crazy I mean, I'm glad to hear you came out to him and severed that tie.

"Parents have no hold over you, not really. If they don't deserve your presence, don't allow it."

can't agree more with you here.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 hours ago

sorry to hear that.

you certainly don't have to travel if you dont want to, I just like people being aware of the option, but I'm not following one thing:

How does disagreeing with and being alienated from your family make traveling less of an option for you?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

people usually ship their belongings by sea or air(ocean freight is cheaper and slower, but I'm not sure by how much with Costa Rica being so near) with a company like DHL, I've used them and found them to be a reliable international shipping company, FedEx and UPS are also options.

I wouldn't worry about customs taking your stuff, especially if you have insurance or tracking or anything like that on the ticket, and especially with a wealthier country like Costa Rica where paper trails are more important.

I've actually never heard of customs taking anything legal in real life from anyone who's shipped belongings overseas(my friend's yak jerky got confiscated because it's illegal to import a lot of international meat products into the US) so I personally don't believe customs pocketing things is very common.

Legos aren't apparently valuable on their face and with the paper trail of receipts/documents I wouldn't think you have to worry about anything getting lifted by customs. plus, if you add some fragile notices and insurance on there the agents responsible for transporting the packages will be a lot more careful, for sure.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 hours ago

"...that molten glass was involved..."

yeaj, the process you actually go through is even more impressive than the already incredibly difficult fantasia-sequence molten glass process I imagined, haha!

creating a 40 piece picture frame or 60 piece or whatever it is, jeez, that is very cool, and to get it so smooth.

the podcast is called "bit of a rambler", it's everywhere podcasts are, main page here: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/bit-of-a-rambler--6571124

the first two episodes are out and new eps will be coming out every Wednesday for a long time to come, travel stories and information.

those paints came out great, very vibrant colors, and the car polish you added is such a smart idea, they'll probably look that way forever.

the nail polish in UV lamp are another good idea, what's on hand is the way to go, I ended up using strips of old pool noodles lying around as sound insulation for the office I record the podcast in just the other day.

I'll be on the lookout for whatever you post here next. or I'll remember you from Lemmy when your YT shorts blow up!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 hours ago

"...she is a true inspiration."

wow, what a stellar gift, and something that you can throw your appreciation for her into.

do you have a finished picture of the "we can do it" piece you can share?

haha, i remember soldering headphone wires for the first time and ending up with a crazy lumpy Boulder of solder and burnt wires by the end.

to which, of course, I shrugged and rolled electrical tape around and accepted.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 13 hours ago

it's very common in China for a couple people to be playing xiangqi at a stone table in the park and 20 or 30 observers standing around them in a hushed circle, letting out considered grunts or even surprised exclamations at a particularly stunning move.

[–] [email protected] 28 points 13 hours ago (9 children)

living outside the country good buddy

[–] [email protected] 6 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

yup, it's called the Schengen area:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schengen_Area

you do not have to be rich to live in Europe, Europe is much cheaper than the states, especially in the situation you're describing as a long-term traveler.

 

The joke was always right there.

looks like this guy beat me to it:

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/925271.The_Legend_of_Bigfart

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While A Tribe Called Quest may not have been talking directly to you, or about traveling, they still got it right.

If you are wondering if you can travel, the answer is overwhelmingly yes.  Hundreds of people who have never traveled before have asked me from all walks of life, at all ages, in any number of circumstances and my answer after hearing about their lives, has always been yes, they can travel.

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We are all of us plague!

while this post is popular, i want to mention i dropped a new ep of my travel podcast today: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/yes-you-can--65239344

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submitted 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
 

solved, thank you! I hid read posts.

Checked that option again, and there it was.

I made a new account, community and post today at [email protected] and when I'm logged in I cannot see my post in the community, but when I am not logged in I can see my post.

why is this happening?

thank you.

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My favorite foods living in China.  I tried to think of one favorite food and came up with 15 immediately, so there'll be a few episodes of favorites.

啤酒烤鸭(Beer-fried duck), 西红柿鸡蛋面(tomato egg noodle soup), 红烧牛肉(soy-braised beef), 麻辣蒜薹腊肉(numbspicy garlic scapes with Chinese bacon) and my favorite Chinese sandwich, or, one of only two anyway(teaser) - 驴肉火烧(donkey jalapeno panini).

Have you been to China or enjoy Chinese food? What Chinese foods do you like?

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