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16 Jan 2020, 8:44 am
Many Aspies fantasize about living life as a hermit, cutting oneself from the outside world. As Simon & Garfunkel sang:
A winter's day In a deep and dark December I am alone Gazing from my window to the streets below On a freshly fallen silent shroud of snow I am a rock I am an island
I've built walls A fortress deep and mighty That none may penetrate I have no need of friendship, friendship causes pain It's laughter and it's loving I disdain I am a rock I am an island
Don't talk of love But I've heard the words before It's sleeping in my memory I won't disturb the slumber of feelings that have died If I never loved I never would have cried I am a rock I am an island
I have my books And my poetry to protect me I am shielded in my armor Hiding in my room, safe within my womb I touch no one and no one touches me I am a rock I am an island
And a rock feels no pain And an island never cries
Well there may be a job for that. I read an interesting article this morning.
Have you ever wanted to live off the grid on a picturesque island full of Irish heritage? Would you like to be one of the only people living on the island? Are you okay with foregoing electricity and hot showers and wifi?
Great Blasket Island's ad is for two people to manage the island's three tourist cottages and one coffee shop from April through October. It received hundreds of responses from all over the world, The Independent reported.
The four-mile-long island off Ireland's southwest coast is accessible only by boat and was mostly abandoned in 1953 due to the dwindling population and harsh winters. It is now largely state-owned, according to The Independent and The Guardian.
"It's back to basics - fires, candles, stoves, wildlife and nature."
Hayes said there is "a little wind turbine that generates enough electricity to charge one device, so you are not completely cut off.” That's right, one device for an entire island.
Sounds like a dream come true. I've been wanting to go to Ireland since forever too! Also reminds me of Loreena Mc Kennitt's song Skellig about the life of a monk who lived in an Irish island.
16 Jan 2020, 8:44 am
