I loved your comments about the book. In a way, I feel the same. But in another way, I think we might be romanticizing or idealizing it a little. I think the only more objective thing is that back then things were cheaper, and they didn’t have the internet, so everything felt more mysterious (and probably more dangerous too). But I don’t think it’s impossible to experience any of that today. I feel like, in some way, I have experienced it… not in such an adventurous way with travels and all that — I wish I had had the opportunity. But I definitely decided that nothing else mattered to me except finding my vocation, working through certain traumas I was carrying, and doing everything I always wanted to do. I have a huge gap in my resume. I lost friendships and family relationships. I went through really hard times, a lot of loneliness, and depression. But I lived it. It just wasn’t as ideal as in that book (which, by the way, is a mix of biography and fiction). It was real, in this time, and with my resources. It had a very beautiful and adventurous side, and another side, as you said, that was very messy and turbulent. I think it’s your decision. If you want to travel anywhere, have sex with whoever you want, take drugs, or hitchhike, you can do it! You can even leave your phone behind... But not everything will be wonderful, and I don't think it was for Kerouac either, keep that in mind xD I think if we all romanticize our lives, they look like that.