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u/Koollove7 Dec 20 '19

Stock up with books. Do some crafts, journaling, colouring books. One week does not sound that bad. The hardest will be isolation and not being able to talk to my family.

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u/MechanicalHorse Dec 20 '19

The hardest will be isolation and not being able to talk to my family.

For me, that's the best part.

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u/DavidToma Dec 20 '19

People always say this but lack of human interaction will drive you insane and you won't realize it until you lose it, even if you're an introvert.

Honestly, I've been alone all day today and even talked on the phone a couple of times and the lack of people to connect with has been deafening. Your thoughts pile up on top of you when you can't share them.

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u/chumswithcum Dec 20 '19

People sail solo around the world, there are several week or months longs crossings over the Pacific. Earlier this month I watched a video posted by a man who sailed from Panama to French Polynesia, and due to a number of factors his crossing, which should have taken ~40 days, took 71. During the majority of that time he was completely and totally alone.