I’m a Nomad – Day #1

Well, I guess we could say that today is my first official day of nomadondom (new word, I just invented it). I no longer have a place I can call my own, I have to get rides any where I go, and I’m bringing a backpack around with me everywhere I go. As my first day, I gotta say that it sure is a lot of fun. I’m sure it will be even more fun when I actually am in a place where I don’t know anybody.

As far as getting rides from hitchhiking, I successfully got around Provo by getting 6 different rides today. My first two rides were just down the road and I waved the cars down to get the rides. I’ve decided that I don’t like getting rides from people for such short distances. You don’t get to talk to them at all and I just feel like I’m using them. But, I did have fun when I got a ride into Orem and back for my two different jobs. It was super fun to meet new people like that.

I also don’t feel like I can really ask people to let me stay at their house while I’m in Provo either. I think it would be fun to stay with random people, but really, I have plenty of friends I can stay with, so, it feels weird to ask others to help me out, when I really don’t need it.

It looks like I’m going to be able to get both a backpack and sleeping bag for a really good price. I’m going to get the sleeping bag through an account that Runner’s Corner has with Mountain Hardwear, and Kory from OutNBack is hooking me up with a good deal on my backpack. I love how people are so helpful.