Surviving After "The Road"

Integration, or "re-integration" into "normal" society, can be a very frightening experience, especially if you happen to be over 40. There are many alternative lifestyles these days that don't necessarily force a person who is a part of these Lifestyles to integrate, or socialize with people outside of these lifestyles. This means, that unless you plan ahead of time, there may be a moment sometime in your future when you don't have the social skills, or the knowledge of how this society works well enough in order to survive. Renaissance Festivals, Comic Book and Multi-media Conventions, the Carnival Circuit, and some people who just felt the need to live "off the Grid" are all examples of the sort of people who are now coming to realize, that while they were out of touch with society, possibly even purposefully avoiding it, Society was quickly evolving and changing. These people now are looking for answers to questions like: "What sort of Government Assistance is available to me?" or "I've been doing leatherwork for four years, and have some arthritis, am I still employable, and if so, doing what?".

My name is Cristi, and I'm actually making this journey myself. I hope that in blogging about what I'm going through (and even how I get through it), I can possibly pass on something that will help you along on your own way.

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