Rivals Refugee Check in Thread

[UCFhonors]

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#UCFacts

 

[pooods]

Just had a 4 hour dinner in Playa del Carmen Mexico. A UCFriend of a UCFriend. Now we hang out.

I recently wrote a super long blog post about how Traveling changed me. Here is one section.

I Stopped Trying to Keep Up

When I decided to become a digital nomad, I wasn’t just looking for a change of scenery.

I was looking for something fundamentally different.

I sold my house. I questioned how I was spending my time. I knew I didn’t want to keep repeating the same patterns.

Then COVID hit — and like a lot of people, it forced a reset.

For me, that reset started physically.

I got into cycling, then mountain biking, and quickly realized how far my health had slipped. My cardio was terrible. My energy was low.

So after getting laid off, I went on a road trip across the U.S. — built around movement.

My first real hike was only a mile.

But it was a start.

Then I moved to Mexico.

And that’s when something shifted.

For the first time in my adult life, I didn’t feel like I was trying to keep up.

Not with timelines. Not with expectations. Not with some invisible standard of progress.

That pressure — the one I didn’t even fully realize I was carrying — disappeared.

And just as importantly, my behavior changed without me forcing it.

I allowed myself to be pulled into things I never would have chosen before.

Scuba diving was one of them.

I didn’t want to do it. But being around people who treated it as normal lowered that barrier just enough.

Within minutes of that first dive, an entirely new world opened up.

Years later, it’s one of my favorite things to do — something that’s taken me to remote places across five continents.

That pattern repeated itself.

Hostels. Coliving spaces. Hiking in jungles. Archaeological sites. Museums. Mountain biking. Exploring after work instead of shutting down.

None of it felt forced.

The environment was doing the work.

It was pulling me into new experiences, new people, new ways of living — without me needing to push for it.

Travel didn’t just expose me to new things.

It changed what felt normal.

#UCFacts

Let's see if I post some pictures

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Bullshark Dive in Playa del Carmen Mexico
Guatemala volcano hike
Bansko Bulgaria paragliding off a mountain on skis

In the last 9 months

#UCFacts

if you didn't get UCFellatio, who gives a shit

 

[Deathroll]

But we can all agree that UCF had a better claim to a more recent title than florida has had in a decade or so, right?

Uhh no. ucf's claim is laughable. UF's titles OTOH are real.

Obviously, Bama was the real champs in 2018 but I give that little school some credit for doing their thing...

Sure but they're certainly not national champs. They played a pretty easy schedule and never made the playoff - rightly so.

 

[Deathroll]

Nearly 2 decades, but who's counting?

I recall y'all going 4 decades between titles......

 

[Sparty57]

Just had a 4 hour dinner in Playa del Carmen Mexico. A UCFriend of a UCFriend. Now we hang out.

I recently wrote a super long blog post about how Traveling changed me. Here is one section.

I Stopped Trying to Keep Up

When I decided to become a digital nomad, I wasn’t just looking for a change of scenery.

I was looking for something fundamentally different.

I sold my house. I questioned how I was spending my time. I knew I didn’t want to keep repeating the same patterns.

Then COVID hit — and like a lot of people, it forced a reset.

For me, that reset started physically.

I got into cycling, then mountain biking, and quickly realized how far my health had slipped. My cardio was terrible. My energy was low.

So after getting laid off, I went on a road trip across the U.S. — built around movement.

My first real hike was only a mile.

But it was a start.

Then I moved to Mexico.

And that’s when something shifted.

For the first time in my adult life, I didn’t feel like I was trying to keep up.

Not with timelines. Not with expectations. Not with some invisible standard of progress.

That pressure — the one I didn’t even fully realize I was carrying — disappeared.

And just as importantly, my behavior changed without me forcing it.

I allowed myself to be pulled into things I never would have chosen before.

Scuba diving was one of them.

I didn’t want to do it. But being around people who treated it as normal lowered that barrier just enough.

Within minutes of that first dive, an entirely new world opened up.

Years later, it’s one of my favorite things to do — something that’s taken me to remote places across five continents.

That pattern repeated itself.

Hostels. Coliving spaces. Hiking in jungles. Archaeological sites. Museums. Mountain biking. Exploring after work instead of shutting down.

None of it felt forced.

The environment was doing the work.

It was pulling me into new experiences, new people, new ways of living — without me needing to push for it.

Travel didn’t just expose me to new things.

It changed what felt normal.

#UCFacts

That's very inspiring! How is your Spanish?

 

[UCFhonors]

That's very inspiring! How is your Spanish?

No hablo espanol.
I rather learn another computer language than a human language is my joke.

But its kinda of sai. I have lived in Spanish speaking countries for well over 12 months. Maybe 2 years. I only have survival Spanish. I'm trying to get to A2 now.

I was just thinking, when I talk to a UCFellow travelers more often then not, I have been to everywhere they have been. A UCFew notable exceptions. That is weird UCFeeling. Not an accomplishment. Just strange
But we never list or say the number of countries we have been to. It just comes up in conversation - as backdrop to bigger conversations. The most common deep conversation is living intentionally - ie breaking up with that girlfriends, quitting the job you hate etc and doing something deliberately. We were talking last knight how there is a UCFeeling of UCFeeling sorry for those who are stuck in those situations. Things have to get bad enough before you are willing to change it.

#UCFacts

 

[Halfmilluratrojan]

Let's see if I post some pictures

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Bullshark Dive in Playa del Carmen Mexico
Guatemala volcano hike
Bansko Bulgaria paragliding off a mountain on skis

In the last 9 months

#UCFacts

The ski photo is absolute money shot, great photo.

 

[Sparty57]

No hablo espanol.
I rather learn another computer language than a human language is my joke.

But its kinda of sai. I have lived in Spanish speaking countries for well over 12 months. Maybe 2 years. I only have survival Spanish. I'm trying to get to A2 now.

I was just thinking, when I talk to a UCFellow travelers more often then not, I have been to everywhere they have been. A UCFew notable exceptions. That is weird UCFeeling. Not an accomplishment. Just strange
But we never list or say the number of countries we have been to. It just comes up in conversation - as backdrop to bigger conversations. The most common deep conversation is living intentionally - ie breaking up with that girlfriends, quitting the job you hate etc and doing something deliberately. We were talking last knight how there is a UCFeeling of UCFeeling sorry for those who are stuck in those situations. Things have to get bad enough before you are willing to change it.

#UCFacts

Is the seaweed (Sargassum) problem at the beaches in Playa as severe as reported? It was one of the reasons I recently chose to stay for a month on the Pacific side in Puerto Vallarta.

 

[OldDevilDawg]

Just had a 4 hour dinner in Playa del Carmen Mexico. A UCFriend of a UCFriend. Now we hang out.

I recently wrote a super long blog post about how Traveling changed me. Here is one section.

I Stopped Trying to Keep Up

When I decided to become a digital nomad, I wasn’t just looking for a change of scenery.

I was looking for something fundamentally different.

I sold my house. I questioned how I was spending my time. I knew I didn’t want to keep repeating the same patterns.

Then COVID hit — and like a lot of people, it forced a reset.

For me, that reset started physically.

I got into cycling, then mountain biking, and quickly realized how far my health had slipped. My cardio was terrible. My energy was low.

So after getting laid off, I went on a road trip across the U.S. — built around movement.

My first real hike was only a mile.

But it was a start.

Then I moved to Mexico.

And that’s when something shifted.

For the first time in my adult life, I didn’t feel like I was trying to keep up.

Not with timelines. Not with expectations. Not with some invisible standard of progress.

That pressure — the one I didn’t even fully realize I was carrying — disappeared.

And just as importantly, my behavior changed without me forcing it.

I allowed myself to be pulled into things I never would have chosen before.

Scuba diving was one of them.

I didn’t want to do it. But being around people who treated it as normal lowered that barrier just enough.

Within minutes of that first dive, an entirely new world opened up.

Years later, it’s one of my favorite things to do — something that’s taken me to remote places across five continents.

That pattern repeated itself.

Hostels. Coliving spaces. Hiking in jungles. Archaeological sites. Museums. Mountain biking. Exploring after work instead of shutting down.

None of it felt forced.

The environment was doing the work.

It was pulling me into new experiences, new people, new ways of living — without me needing to push for it.

Travel didn’t just expose me to new things.

It changed what felt normal.

#UCFacts

Welcome home, bro. I'm glad you made it to our new home.

I have thoroughly enjoyed watching your travels and living vicariously through you. You are absolutely not the man you used to be.

My Mama (You met her at my wedding), God rest her soul, used to tell me as I was growing up, "The world doesn't end at the county line, son. That's where it begins."

You have experienced that world beyond the county line. I'm proud of you.

 

[Wunder.Noid]

Welcome home, bro. I'm glad you made it to our new home.

I have thoroughly enjoyed watching your travels and living vicariously through you. You are absolutely not the man you used to be.

My Mama (You met her at my wedding), God rest her soul, used to tell me as I was growing up, "The world doesn't end at the county line, son. That's where it begins."

You have experienced that world beyond the county line. I'm proud of you.

That's all I needed to read to know that @UCFhonors is a decent dude irl.

Though I wasn't invited to the wedding (life would have probably been in the way anyhow), I saw the pics and read some of the stories.

To be able to look a man in the eye and spends a weekend with someone, you can get a glimpse into the character that defines said man imo.


@UCFhonors Welcome to the board! Donate if you can so we can keep this board humming!

 

[AlaskaGuy]

That's all I needed to read to know that @UCFhonors is a decent dude irl.

Though I wasn't invited to the wedding (life would have probably been in the way anyhow), I saw the pics and read some of the stories.

To be able to look a man in the eye and spends a weekend with someone, you can get a glimpse into the character that defines said man imo.


@UCFhonors Welcome to the board! Donate if you can so we can keep this board humming!

Did Coop appoint you as the official 5Q money collector?

 

[Wunder.Noid]

Did Coop appoint you as the official 5Q money collector? Honors has seen the donation threads. How about you stfu and mind your fvcking business when it comes to how and where posters choose to spend their money.

Look at this jewtard.

You hate it when people spend money on things other than your cause...

 

[Wunder.Noid]

Did Coop appoint you as the official 5Q money collector? Honors has seen the donation threads. How about you stfu and mind your fvcking business when it comes to how and where posters choose to spend their money.

Truth be told, I'm gunning for a mod position.

Things will be a lot cleaner around here once that happens...

 

[AlaskaGuy]

Look at this jewtard.

You hate it when people spend money on things other than your cause...

Jewtard eh. Iv'e yet to see you make a sports related post on this board or the Rivals board that just went tits up. Same goes for the Pit. The only posting you've done in that forum are post crying like a b1tch about too many tweets. That's because you're a low IQ poster who has nothing of value to add.

 

[gpcocks]

Same posters, same shit, different board. Carry on though, it's free entertainment.

 

[AlaskaGuy]

Same posters, same shit, different board. Carry on though, it's free entertainment.

 

[Wunder.Noid]

Jewtard eh. Iv'e yet to see you make a sports related post on this board or the Rivals board that just went tits up. Same goes for the Pit. The only posting you've done in that forum are post crying like a b1tch about too many tweets. That's because you're a low IQ poster who has nothing of value to add.

 

[gpcocks]

Dabo lite (minus the winning)