Openeyes, I enjoyed reading about your experience very much. If you like this, you might think about a hike on the Appalachian Trail. The fact that you have to carry everything you have on your back for 2200 miles will make you a minimalist very quickly.
Along the trail, there are many trail towns which are hiker friendly and you will find a lot of support. You can drop off your hike and work for a couple weeks. Lots of churches and private groups operate hostels where you can stay cheaply and get a hot meal and a hot shower for chopping wood. I have only done sections of the trail, but I love it.
What struck me the most is, with no TV and no newspaper, no connection with the outside world, one really gets a chance to connect with oneself, which few of us do these days.
Again, thanks for sharing with us.
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