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Thursday, May 15, 2003

Hobovan Journal, dated 8/17/02
by Skald Hareksson

"You are not your car, you are not the contents of your wallet, you are not the clothes you wear... you are the all seeing, all knowing crap of the world"-- (paraphrased from Fight Club).

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4. Self-Reliance
5. Creativity

Archive Contents

Van Living In The SE USA
April 2003 -- August 2004

Bangkok, Thailand
September 2004 -- February 2005

Hiroshima, Japan
February 2005 -- May 2005

Thailand
June 2005 -- November 2005

San Francisco
November 2005 -- 2011

International Nomad
2011 --

"Poets are those who have made a profession and a lifestyle of being in touch with their bliss... Follow your bliss and don't be afraid, and doors will open where you didn't know they'd be. Always go where you want to go -- where your body and soul want to go. When you have the feeling then stay with it, don't let anyone throw you off." --Joseph Campbell

"When you're on a journey, and the end keeps getting further and further away, then you realize that the real end is the journey." --Karlfried Graf Durckheim

Links

Hobopoets & Freedom Fighters (Blogs & Websites)

Hakim Bey
Fantastic- The anarchist-sufi prophet of Hobopoets! Visit this site!!

Anthropik
Dedicated to ecology, anarchism, and primitivism. Fantastic blog.. great compliment to Hakim Bey's ideas.

Bruce Eisner's Vision Thing
Philosophy, Psychedelics, Politics, & Society. Great thought provoking stuff.

Mouse Musings
Notes from a progressive hellraiser and freedom fighter.

Tom Campbell
Anarchist-philosopher, questioner. Tom's blog is excellent and thought provoking

Andy the Hobo Traveler
Great blog from an international hobo... follow his travels.

Matt Salleh's Gypsy Journals
Matt Salleh's adventures in Malaysia

Shiori Iwagaki
Shiori is a talented writer and painter.

Ian Trimble
A fantastic blog from a fellow Georgian Hobopoet!

Plark
A traveler and hater of work.... nice thoughts on living a meaningful life.

Pupil in Denial
The writings of a woman who is staunchly resistent in ever parting with her lovelylife of an undergrad slash part-time barista which is everfaithful in churning quickmoney to satisfy her wickedwanderlust!

Callan Bentley
Writing, Photos, and Art by the talented hobopoet

The Taoist Poet
Cym Urban's thoughts and reflections on the meaning, purpose and nature of life.

Jessica Hanna
Jessica's Memorial Website

Rolf Pott's Vagabonding
Rolf is an excellent travel writer. This is a great site for international wanderers.

Gerry Spence
A lawyer for the poor, the injured, the forgotten and the damned against "the new slave masters," mammoth corporation and mammoth government.

Andy's NLP Site
THE resource page for "alternative" mental health, anti-psychiatry, NLP and neurology

The Homeless Guy
Twenty years on the street

The Homeless Girl
A younger, female perspective on living homeless.

Thomas
A fascinating hobopoet. Read about his pilgrimages.

Rambling Ron
For those of you who think the Hobopoet life is only for the young... check out Rambling Ron's website!!

Ran Prieur
Tips on buying cheap land, great essays, etc.

Unconventional Ideas
John O. Andersen's Blog. Good stuff.

Terry Wehunt
Terry's personal philosophy: Kept it simple, clear, direct, and fun!

Kris' Social Justice Coalition
The liberal answer to the christian coalition.

The Grumpy Old Man
A freedom fighter and social worker, Jonathan is an advocate for homeless people and those dealing with schizophrenia.

Steve's 2 Cents
A good assortment of thoughts on passion and innovation

Free Speech
A blog that takes on those in power and fights the good fight.

Road Living
This is a great hobopoet site about life on the road.

Intrepid Flame
Great haiku, prose, and photography from Jabiz Raisdana. Submit your own haiku!

Cloud Bird Trail
A waystation for wanderers, travellers, nomads, vagabonds, adventurers, outsiders and hobos (ie. perfect for Hobopoet readers)!

River of Fireflies
Fighting the good fight for freedom and autonomy...check out this excellent blog.

Green to Groove
One tramps journey......

"Because of the dogma of workerism, unemployment is a problem rather than the boon to humanity that it should be." --Len Bracken

"Our houses are such unwieldy property that we are often imprisoned rather than housed in them.... Most men appear never to have considered what a house is, and are actually, though needlessly poor all their lives because they think that they must have such a one as their neighbors have." -- Henry David Thoreau

Simplicity & Car Living

The Simple Living Network
Tools, Examples & Contacts For Conscious, Simple, Healthy & Restorative Living

Car Living
Basic car living info

Phred's
Lots and lots of info on RV living... much of it applicable to car living as well

Mr. Sharkey's Bus Page
The Net's largest compendium of information relating to House Buses and House Trucks

Don't Come Knockin
For van addicts everywhere. Has a short essay on living in your van.

Green Trust
Dedicated to the promotion of renewable, sustainable technologies that are used to provide Food, Water, Shelter, and other survival needs.

Campmor
Great source for camping (and car living) gear. Scan their "hot deals" for cheap stuff

Rolling Times
TONS of information on RVs and RVing... much of it applicable to van/car living.

"Most of the luxuries, and many of the so-called comforts of life, are not only not indispensable, but positive hindrances to the elevation of mankind. With respect to luxuries and comforts, the wisest have ever lived a more simple and meagre life than the poor" -- Henry David Thoreau

"A kind of second childhood falls on so many men. They trade their violence for the promise of a small increase in life span. In effect, the head of the house becomes the youngest child.... I did not want to surrender fierceness for a small gain in yardage. My wife married a man; I saw no reason why she should inherit a baby... And in my own life I am not willing to trade quality for quantity." --John Steinbeck, Travels With Charly

Hobo & Tramp Life

Santa Fe Jack's Hobotramp
Great site with tons of info on the modern hobo life

Fran's Hobo Page
Great hobo site with lots of links to hobo related information

CyberHobo
Website for the modern Hobo.... work and transportation have changed, but the spirit of freedom and nomadism lives on.

Boxcar Whitey
Boxcar Whitey's Boxcarfull of Lore, Tall Tales, Witticism, Traveling Anecdotes. Hobo stories, river lore, etc. Very interesting.

North Bank Fred
Extensive resource for photographs, stories, and articles about freighthopping, hoboes, and boxcar art.

"The difference between a priest and a shaman is that a priest is a functionary and the shaman is someone who has had an experience." --Joseph Campbell

Homelessness

Mad Housers
Build housing for homeless people. These guys rock!! Their huts cost $300 or less to make and are great for Hobopoets too!!

Dignity Village
The homeless choose their own fate. DV is a tent city in Portland, Oregon.

Squat.net
International site on squatting, voluntary homelessness, etc...

Homeless People's Network
A discussion list for people who are or were formerly homeless

Streetviews
A publication by and for Homeless Folks.

"Trust yourself to react appropriately when catastrophe happens. Failure of nerve is really failure to trust yourself." -- Alan Watts

"The negative refusal of Home is "homelessness", which most consider a form of victimization, not wishing to be forced into nomadology. But "homelessness" can in a sense be a virtue, an adventure- so it appears, at least, to the huge international movement of the squatters, our modern hobos." -Hakim Bey

Spiritual

Vipassana Meditation
Fantastic meditation courses all over the world (free)!! I HIGHLY recommend them.

Thicht Nhat Hahn
Links to books, tapes, and retreats by the re-knowned Zen monk

Zen Guide
Basic info and resources concerning zen buddhism

Erowid (Psychoactives)
Extensive information about Drugs/Entheogens

The Entheogen Project
Their purpose is to gather knowledge about the effects of entheogen use.

Carlos Castaneda
Writings of the shaman-sorcerer. An excellent compilation.

The Herbal Shaman
Legal entheogen catalog for the modern shaman/skald

World Mind Society
Articles dedicated primarily to the expansion of consciousness. Also great info on van living.

True Tao Home Page
Good information on Taoism

Vegan Outreach
Good information about compassionate eating: vegetarianism and veganism.

"WORK, for example, is a far more actual source of misery for most of us than legislative politics."-- Hakim Bey

"The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance." --Alan Watts

Anti-Work, Philosophy, Play

Evasion
A guide to militant unemployment!

Disc Golf
Hobo golf (usually free)

Contra Dance Links
A fun, social, and CHEAP form of recreation held all over N. America

Working for the Man
Great anti-work, anti-corporate site.

Adbusters
Anti-corporate, anti-consumer site... good stuff.

Anxiety Culture
Examines how fear-inducing belief systems perpetuate a wage-slave society.

Why Work
Creative Alternatives to Wage Slavery

"Act as if you were already free... take the risk, dance before you calcify."-- Hakim Bey

We must constantly remind ourselves (since our culture won`t do it for us) that this monster called WORK remains the precise & exact target of our rebellious wrath, the one single most oppressive reality we face. - Hakim Bey

Poetry, Writing, & Art

Cafe Press
A fantastic self-publishing site. No upfront costs. The wave of the future for DIY publishers.

Written Road
Jen Leo's travel writing site. Very good and very informative.

Published!
Great site with information about being a freelance writer.

Homeless Poets Cafe
A Poetry playhouse for itinerant poetics.

Basho
A brief biography of the celebrated wanderer and poet

The Beat Page
The original Dharma Bums. Great stuff.

Arthur Rimbaud
A glorious site with poems and a biography of the restless mad genius.

Aldous Huxley
A collection of links and info on the great writer-philospher.

"In proportion as he simplifies his life, the laws of the universe will appear less complex, and solitude will not be solitude, nor poverty poverty, nor weakness weakness" -- Henry David Thoreau

"Altough we all realize that monotony is boring, almost every form of industrial work- banking, accounting, mass-producing, service- is monotonous, and most people are paid for simply putting up with monotony..." --Alan Watts

Indy Media & Politics

Infowars
There is a war on for your mind.

Flagpole Magazine
Athens, Georgia's standard-bearer of indy journalism, art, and music.

Truthout
Another incredible site for independent news!

Indy Media
Another great source for independent news

FAIR
The name says it all: Fairness and Accuracy In Reporting. A media watchdog (but the name may be an oxymoron :)

This Modern World
A brilliant cartoon, more informative than most mainstream media and alot funnier

Ted Rall
Biting political satire and great cartoons!

"And what is the nature of a wasteland? It is a land where everybody is living an inauthentic life, doing as other people do-- doing as you're told, with no courage for your own life. To live an authentic life, Take your wisdom from your own experience. Because in thinking, the majority is always wrong." --Joseph Campbell

"All societies tremble when the scornful aristocracy of the tramps, the inaccessibles, the uniques, the rulers over the ideal, and the conquerors of the nothing resolutely advances." --Hakim Bey

Nomadism & Travel

BootsnAll
Independent travel stories from around the world. Contribute your own.

World Hum
Travel dispatches from a shrinking planet. Good travel writing site.

Slacker Travel
Independent travel tales. Submit your own.

World 66
Sort of an interactive, online guide to traveling the world. Do without the heavy guidebook.

Lonely Planet
The budget backpacker's standard. Where to stay, how to get there, etc... Good nuts and bolts guides for the budget traveler.

Rough Guides
Another excellent series of budget guidebooks.

Rolf Pott's Vagabonding
Rolf is an excellent travel writer. This is a great site for international wanderers.

Perpetual Travelers
Neo-Nomadic life for those with some money

Sleeping In Airports
Tips for the international Hobopoet!

Teach English Abroad

Effortless English
My English teaching website.

Total Physical Response
This is a fantastic method for teaching English! Great materials for teachers.

TPR Storytelling
Take TPR to the next level. Great for intermediate and advanced students.

Focal Skills Approach
An innovative approach to teaching English. Complements TPRS nicely!

SD Krashen
Incredible site by the expert on natural teaching approaches. More oriented towards academic research than classroom techniques.

ALG World
Automatic Language Growth. Fantastic ideas about language teaching!

Dave's ESL Cafe
The mother of all job sites for teaching English internationally.

TEFL Site
This is a good TESOL career site.

TESALL.com
A great one stop job search portal for TESOL (teaching English).

Transitions Abroad
A great online magazine with tons of information about working, living, and traveling abroad.

Jobs In Japan
Lots of Job listings for Japan, as the name implies!

Ohayo Sensei
Another great source for jobs and information about teaching in Japan.

University Jobs In Japan
A Japanese site with university job listings.

Ajarn
This is the largest and most comprehensive website for English teaching in Thailand. Has an extensive job board, plus general information about living in Thailand

Stickman's Bangkok
An in-depth site with practical information about living and working in Bangkok. Cocky, cynical and negative- but the basic info is good.

Tealit
Site for teaching English and living in Taiwan, including a job board.

Another year is gone -
A travel hat on my head,
Straw sandals on my feet
--Basho

"If there's one thing I hate, it's the word "safety". We live in a civilization of safety, in which we are eventually cocooned from all danger, that is to say, from all experience. What we are left with is a vegetable plugged into a computer, who never leaves the room, like a hideous vision of a William Gibson novel. We would be well advised to rediscover risk." --Hakim Bey

Hobostudent (Distance Learning)

Shenandoah University
An excellent distance learning Masters program in TESOL

Worldwide Learn
Directory of online programs and courses. A good place to start a search for a distance learning program.

Peterson's Guide to Distance Learning
Huge searchable database of American distance learning programs. Includes both undergraduate and graduate programs in many fields.

International Centre for Distance Learning
Links and information about UK based distance learning programs.

"Remember above all things that to write is not difficult, not painful, that it comes out of you with ease, that you can whip up a little tale in no time, that when you are sincere about it, that when you want to impress a truth, it is not difficult, not painful, but easy, graceful, full of smooth power, as if you were a writing machine with a store of literature that is boundless, enormous, endless, rich. For it is true; this is so. Do not forget it in your gloomier moments. Make your stuff warm, drive it home American-wise, don't mind critics, don't mind the stuffy academic theses of scholars, they don't know what they are talking about, they're way off the track, they're cold; you're warm, you're red hot, you can write all day, you know what you know...." -- Jack Kerouac

Hobopoet Book Recommendations

The Dharma Bums; On the Road; Desolation Angels;etc.... (Jack Kerouac)

Walden; Journals,.... (Henry David Thoreau)

Narrow Road to the Far North;... (Basho)

The Adding Machine (William S. Burroughs)

Into the Wild (John Krakauer)

Danziger's Travels (Nick Danziger)

Travels With Charly (John Steinbeck)

The Way of the Traveler (Joseph Dispenza)

The Art of Pilgrimage (Philip Cousineau)

Ten Years of Living In Cars (Craig Roberts)

Design for Dying; Politics of Ecstacy;.... (Timothy Leary)

The Perennial Philosophy; Doors of Perception;... (Aldous Huxley)

Beyond Backpacking: Guide to Lightweight Hiking (Ray Jardine)

The Celestine Prophecy (James Redfield)

Your Money or Your Life (Joe Dominguez)

The Alchemist (Paulo Coelho)

The Teachings of Don Juan: A Yaqui Way of Knowledge (Carlos Casteneda)

Beat Spirit; Shaving the Inside of Your Skull (Mel Ash)

Tropic of Cancer;..... (Henry Miller)

Leaves of Grass (Walt Whitman)

Howl; etc..... (Allen Ginsberg)

No Logo (Naomi Klein)

Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind (Shunryu Suzuki)

The Art of Living (S.N. Goenka)

Millenium; TAZ; Immediatism;... (Hakim Bey)

Being Peace;.... (Thich Nhat Hanh)

The Tao Te Ching (Lao Tzu)

The Tao of Pooh (Benjamin Hoff)

The Bhagavad Gita

The Essential Rumi;... (Jelaluddin Rumi, translated by Coleman Barks)

Zen Seeing, Zen Drawing (Frederick Franck)

The Snow Leopard (Peter Matthiessen)

Jaguars Ripped My Flesh (Tim Cahill)

In Patagonia (Bruce Chatwin)

Desert Solitaire (Edward Abbey)

A Walk Across America (Peter Jenkins)

Rolling Nowhere (Ted Conover)

The Razor's Edge (Somerset Maugham)

"Take your wisdom from your own experience"--Joseph Campbell

"No fear or shame in the dignity of yr experience, language & knowledge"--Jack Kerouac

"You're a genius all the time"--Jack Kerouac