music to listen to while on the road. 1: Roy Blair, 2: declan mckenna
never enough - rex orange county butterfly - umi I’m not coming back - husky keep the car running - arcade fire runaway life - lu & sowlmate run - lany maybe we’re home - lewis watson back of the car - rac until we get there - lucius leaving - milkk backseat - prelow flourescent adolescent - arctic monkeys d’you have a car? - swmrs kansas - roy blair the kids don’t wanna come home - declan mckenna gypsy - russ sleep on the floor - the lumineers parents house - kid bloom
BOOKS
books to read while on the road
diary of an oxygen theif - anonymous chameleon on a kaleidoscope - anonymous milk and honey - rupi kaur the sun and her flowers - rupi kaur vagabonding - rolf potts notes on nationalism - george orwell guidebooks to countries you want to visit
PACK
you need to pack minimalistic, but still have everything that means something to you in a safe place when you go. maybe have a box at your friends or in a storage unit. if your things aren’t safe at home, take the things that are closest to your heart.
headphones favorite clothes good shoes for all possible weathers warm jacket for rain and wind would be best small meaningful gadgets best books notebook & pen (not necessary, you can write everything on your phone) passport money
SAFETY
make sure, whatever you do, that you are as safe as possible
run away late night or early morning when everyone is asleep, so no one in the house sees you. pack quickly right before you leave so no one sees a bag laying around, for this to happen you can write a list, or have one done in your mind so you know what to pack. but make sure if you write a list to hide it in a place where no one can find it. plan how you are going to get away, by bus, car, hitch hike? if you hitch hike, if possible tell a friend that you are going to do it, in order to keep yourself as safe as possible. if not possible be sure to have a plan if something were to happen. save up some money in secret, if possible. lie as much as you need to in order to make it happen know where to sleep, hostel, couch surf, friends house. If you haven’t got a plan when you run away, ask on social media for a place, different apps and a simple google search goes far, you can also go into a travel agency and ask (safe distance from home is important, make sure they don’t know who you are, don’t let them book anything if you don’t want to, you can book it yourself, libraries often have a few computers where hopefully you can book whatever you need, if you can’t use your phone because of tracking). if you want to, talk to strangers, a few contacts can go a long way when in a crisis.
