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OftenBen  ·  3462 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Let's do a check-in to "Hubski, what're you gonna be when you grow up?"

Well damn.

    If everything goes according to plan (Which it won't, and that's ok) within 5 years I'll be,

    Graduated from school,

Check.

    Gainfully employed somewhere that I don't hate,

BIG check.

    Looking for a plot of land somewhere to invest in and,

I mean, I'm looking. Very very passively.

    Building a self-sufficient homestead somewhere cool.

Kinda dependent on the previous condition. But I have a few rosemary and cilantro plants in my apartment.

    Probably throw a girlfriend in there somewhere too, but that's really just up to chance. I date a lot, but very few girls stick around. I'm trying to figure out if that's because I'm picky, or because my personality is just incompatible with most women between the ages of 19 and 23.

Well that certainly happened.

...I think Im doing okay.

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Damn. :)





user-inactivated  ·  3462 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Tell me more about the 'looking for a plot of land' situation.

OftenBen  ·  3462 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I've fantasized about having my own cottage/lodge in northern michigan for a long time. Now I'm looking at lots trying to find a good mix of seclusion and accessibility. On that regard I'm really conflicted. I love the thought of a deep woods retreat, but at the same time, being able to walk into town would be sweet, especially in a place like traverse city.

But I only know a teeny bit about real estate and next to nothing about construction.

user-inactivated  ·  3462 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Copper Harbor! I was just there a few weekends ago, absolutely enchanting. Also Stoughton, though it's bigger.

It's a wonderful place, low on light pollution too.

OftenBen  ·  3462 days ago  ·  link  ·  

My entire extended family is from the Keewenaw! It's certainly attractive, and Copper Harbor is like a 10 minute drive from where my Grandpa was born.

The U.P. would be ideal if I wanted to live a more monkish existence. But there's something about the area around Traverse City. It feels like an optimal mix between wilderness and civilization.

user-inactivated  ·  3461 days ago  ·  link  ·  

It looks great. I can't wait to visit all these places.