Just joined the forum & this topic caught my eye right away! My dream is to live out in the middle of nowhere, grow my own food & be self sufficient. Currently far from the dream. We had to move from the mountains of East Tennessee to Southern Maryland to care for my in laws, who both have dementia. We lived here up until 16 years ago, it has changed SO much, we might as well be living in the middle of Washington DC. So many businesses, homes, cars, traffic & PEOPLE! The older I get (I'm 60), the less I want to be around other people. Even family, actually, especially some family, too much drama! I'm really hoping I can stay healthy enough to live my dream some day.