Honestly, I have been forgetting my age for some time now and I am only 23. I still feel like time had just stopped at 21. Then when I realize I am turning 24 in October I feel like I simply just lost a couple of years because of reality. Even I think about, oh boy, I will be 30 in a bit and then I have to act like an adult and be responsible. However now reading your article I guess we can keep postponing our adult age every 10 years :D
I figured the whole nomad lifestyle has been misunderstood and heard more than often as of when people are done with their adventure and finally decide to settle down. Answer is simply, "no". In the many eyes of nomad themselves, being a nomad is a lifestyle, not a 'phase'.
Of course, you can define that as you'd like yourself, no one is telling you what to do or think, decide what your next step is or how you envision the future.
Well said, and for me wow, you're young, and I can only wish that I'm still 23. For me, the years approaching 30 were quite bothersome, to be honest, but then when I started traveling and really living my life, it didn't bother me anymore. Years just passed just like that, while I was having fun. And here I am, still not acting like an adult ha! Even though, I don't think I can, it does not mean I am irresponsible. I am also trying to secure my future, thinking about financially becoming independent while having fun/traveling along the way. Adulthood is just one of those limiting beliefs that pressure us to live up to other people's expectations when really, this is my life to live. And it is their problem, not mine if they don't agree with my chosen lifestyle.
Don't worry, just enjoy and dance to the music along the way. We still have a whole lot of fun ahead of us.
I think everything is explained in this quote right there. When I become older, I feel like I should act like an adult - like the person you've always seen your parents as. However, when I look at my parents now, they still can be childish and kids too. It's just something that has been in people's brains somehow that we NEED to grow up. What if humans are not made to me adults but just kids in the first place.
Maybe that's also the whole Peter Pan story - never grow up.
True. I think grow up is the worst advice of all.