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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I had a child in my mid-twenties so I’d have some time to do what I wanted after she left home.[b] The care-free life of travel and fun is just around the bend for me[/b]. [/quote]

Yeah, but being care free and traveling isn't anywhere near as fun at 40 as it is at 20.  It's a mind-set that just can't come back.  [/quote]

This. It's very different when the whole world is built for single people in their 20's - early 30's to have fun. Everywhere you turn there are people your age having the same collective carefree experience. I hope I still have some wonderful times ahead of me, but I know it will never be like it was when we were all young.[/quote]

A lot of young people aren't "carefree." I'm not sure why you would assume that. You must come from money.

[b]Anyone who was broke in their early twenties were not gallivanting around the world "carefree."[/b]

I am much more carefree now at 38 than I was a decade ago. Know why? Cuz I have the security of several million dollars in the bank now. And the income to enjoy it.[/quote]

Not necessarily. I did most of my gallivanting around the world. I studied abroad (cheaper than my semesters in the US), traveled on a shoestring budget, and then got grants and fellowships and internships abroad between undergrad and grad school. Lots of gallivanting. I miss it. And I miss the adventure of the low-budget travel, that really is best handled in your 20s. You're forced to know the language, navigate the public transit system, stay in hostels and such... no four-star hotels and cab rides or hiring people to do things for you. 
My passport that I had from age 16-26 was full and I had to add pages to it! [/quote]

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