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Hey all,
I've lurked on this community for awhile, and I am officially fed up with my dormancy and isolation.  I sold my house in 2021, quit my stressful full time job in 2022, and took some time off.  I've been sitting around waiting for an opportunity to go travel.  I waited around for friends to be ready to do the same, and it's a dream for them, not an actionable outcome.  I want to contribute to a self-sustaining community.  I want to help tinker and grow.  I have a Permaculture certificate, an MBA, a BA.  I have been a beekeeper, enjoy husbandry, worked in a greenhouse and on a farm.  I can help with candles, salves, canning, etc.  I was a cook in the military- so I can batch food.   I bought a camper and am renovating it.  In 3 weeks, it should be me and perhaps a golden doodle on the road. I'm trying to decide whether or not to leave him behind, but he's really sweet and we've bonded. I want to be a part of a community and help with projects that will help me reconnect with Earth again.  The only thing I'm not down for is butchering stuff- sorry but that's not my wheelhouse, no judgement.  I'm trying to get past the fear of the unknown, travelling alone, while also having a little bit of a plan.
Please let me know if you have a spot for a thirty something female with a camper, I'd really like to be somewhere warm where I can feel helpful.
Thanks for your time,
Kristen
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Hi there, welcome to Permies!

Have you thought about the Permaculture Bootcamp at Wheaton Labs?

Here's the thread about it at Permies, where you can ask questions: https://permies.com/wiki/bootcamp
 
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Welcome to the forum!

I suggest bringing your golden doodle if he can stay by himself in the RV.  He will give you a lot of companionship.

Wheaton Labs has several different programs that you might find interesting.

Also you might want to check out the Wwoof forum and the volunteer offerings:

https://permies.com/f/272/wwoof-hosts

https://permies.com/f/271/volunteer-offerings

This event is in May and again in September:

https://permies.com/w/146480/wwoof-v-bootcamp

Happy trails to you.
 
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Well, we ain't warm in Jan. But we're planting a lot of trees on days above 30*. And transplanting many elderberries (if anyone out there wants free elderberries, come and get them, between Akron & Cleve., N. Ohio). We have lots of wwoof'ers come thru here, and we get great reviews. We're safe, secure, friendly, and happy. Lots of animals to care for (we do some rescues). And fires to keep burning, for the next little while now. We eat meals together in the main house. ~So you have no expenses.

Jim and Laura and 6 children and others.
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Also check the experiences forum here on permies, oppertunities to come and help shortterm all over.
 
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Thanks for all the links, Riona!  A bunch of different possibilities!  It'd be neat to nomad for awhile.
Jim & Laura, I'm really excited about visiting before the camper is done after this patch of weather breaks.  Your setup is exactly what I had hoped to experience and it's so close.  I'd like to call you soon, because you're only 20 minutes away.  I don't need to camper for that.  I really look forward to meeting your peoples.
For others that want to vagabond, my cousins showed me an app called iOverlander that shows a bunch of helpful sites all over the US.
Thanks for responding!  Thanks for being open and existing!  
-Kristen
 
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