What a cute thread idea, CK.
Okay here we go...
Dear Cameron,
HELP! I just got out of the military a little over a year ago and am recently living in a town close to my family. I really enjoy being a dancer and all of the perks, money, freedom, etc. However...I am torn.
I love my family dearly and want to be close to them because they are always there for me when I need them, but yet...I want to move somewhere else where the money is better, the weather is "friendlier", and I can find people just like me who have a diverse background and are open-minded and jolly like myself. I don't really care for this town. I don't feel like I "belong." I was forced to leave my "true home", Hawaii, a couple of years ago, and I miss it terribly...yet I don't know if I would want to go back and take up permanent residence there because the clubs there are not that great. However, I loved my University there and wouldn't mind going back to school. I if I chose to live and dance in Hawaii, though, there's about a 90% chance that kids at my school would find me, and there would go my fabulous double-life.
Should I try to find a "homebase city" that I can always return to (I do not wish to live in hotels and rummage through storage for the rest of my life...that's why I got out of the military) and just travel to Hawaii and work when I want to? I'm so confused! I really want to live in a town where the market is great for the business...but yet I have the freedom to travel to other places (including Hawaii) to work. Rent expenses are not really an issue for me....but I would like to save as much money as I can to work on my ultimate goal. RETIREMENT.
I ultimately plan on retiring and buying a house in Hawaii...but it will not happen overnight. This may take several years.
Thanks for your help and I look forward to your much needed advice.
Sincerely,
Homesick
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