Comments on: How to Surf Life: Attorney Turned Surf Guru

By: Dan

Dan — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 00:13:22 +0000

I’ve been living in Thailand by my own means for 10 years now. This is after spending many years in places like Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela, Cuba, and the Dominican Republic. I love my life. I’ll be 40 this year. No regrets.

While this story and others are great and achievable, you must have a plan and work that plan if you want any of it to happen. It cost money to get to these places and live an existence that isn’t that of a street beggar. It also costs money to deal with the visa situations in these countries if you want to stay long term. You can’t just legally show up and stay in many of these countries until you feel like moving on.

It’s not as cheap to live abroad as people make it out to be unless you truly “throw it all away” and live like a local, which isn’t a bad thing, but it can be difficult if you are accustomed to any sort of western style of life. And by that I don’t mean BWMs or nice dining, I mean living in secure areas where you are not robbed, having clean water (having water), or living in a positive environment. Believe it or not but looking at extreme poverty every day can wear your down mentally.

But YES, you can do it! You just have to plan your work and work your plan. Have passion and a goal, and make it happen. Just don’t think it is cheap or always convenient. It’s all about planning and following your heart. Just please don’t fall for the fairy tail, as I’ve seen many do and they usually end up back where they started, but worse off.

One more thing… the grass is not always greener. It’s just usually different grass.

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 16:59:59 +0000

I think it takes courage to be able to pursue our adventures. That is something that we need to do rather than trying to be showing off the possessions that we have.

By: Amanda Graham

Amanda Graham — Sat, 25 Jun 2011 11:58:56 +0000

You need to find your muse first to automate your income, then you can rest assured the child support is taken care of, THEN you can surf for a living or whatever it is that excites you.

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By: John

John — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 20:10:07 +0000

I know too many people that made a choice to become a lawyer or doctor or (fill in the blank), but tell me that they wish they would have chosen something else. Some go on to say that they would never encourage their children to follow the same path or profession.

When I ask them why they just don’t quit and do something else, the common answer is “I have too much invested in equipment or education.” Another common response is “where else could I make this much money and who wants to go back to school?”

Could this be the “grass is greener on the other side” syndrome or might it just be middle or late life regret of a choice made when they were 17 or 18? Either way, they seem so unhappy, and that’s no way to go through life.