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Given how far it is from a big city or freeway, I hear no traffic noise at all—only the chirpy tweeting of birds, the occasional caw of ravens and crows, the gentle sounds of a flowing creek. 

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The idea of quitting everything to go run away and travel is the low-key idolized form of self-expression. But the problem with this is that it isn’t always true self-expression.

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In March 2020, I wanted a hard adventure. I still do. But that’s not possible all the time, and I’m not always up for it.

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Both Lindsay and Jason were from the midwest and met at Appalachian Bible College in West Virginia.

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To give you a picture of its shape, sections of the cave are named “The Birth Canal” and “The Aorta Crawl”.

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The other night, lying there awake watching the moon rise, it came to me—death is the next big thing. And I’m ready. Not in an intentional way, but as a natural process of entropy.

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How can I start my forever if I’ve only just learned how to be alone?

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Most 20-year-olds go through the motions: school, college, internships, a job offer straight after graduation. You’re not allowed to stop even for a moment and breathe, as if the world is going to collapse if you do.