When most people watch something on the news or a movie about a sailboat sinking offshore, they look at that and think, 'that must be dangerous'. But when I see these movies, I think it must happen so rarely that when it does it's noteworthy enough to be on the news or make a movie about it. But thousands of people die driving down the streets every year. It happens so often that you almost hear nothing about it even though people die in car accidents about every minute in America.
It must be safer out in the ocean then living in anyplace on land.
The other thing I hear is ' what about financial securely, aren't you afraid you'll go hungry?' This stems from their false sense of job securely they have about their jobs. You can easily be fired, companies go out of business, funding runs out, economic melt downs (a big one is coming very soon) etc....etc. on the other hand we have many skills that we know will always be in demand and we know we will never be without work when we need it. Which is another thing, " when we need it". Living in the states there is a never ending parade of bills. Rent, cable, health insurance, car insurance, car payments, gas for the car, electric bills, property taxes, income taxes, life insurance, cell phone, Internet, tolls, etc..etc.. It never ends. We, on the other hand have no monthly bills, produce our own electricity, can catch a lot of our own food, have no rent, live in countries where health care is cheap or free and don't pay taxes. We don't need much money and only work about half the time and 'vacation' half the time. While in the states most people are lucky to get two weeks vacation a year.
All this is without even mentioning the best part, we get to travel and see the world.
So the real question is why would anyone want to live in the states when life is so much safer, more secure, mind opening, and just plain better, cruising on a sail boat.
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