I live in a bigger city but I’m currently residing in a cabin in the woods, away from civilization. It has got a fire place going, some basic stuff and lots of board games etc. It also has a nice garden thing where you can just chill out for a bit. There’s beautiful woods surrounding it where you can walk.
I like living in the city, with all its chaos. But whenever I’m out in nature I feel this immense rest coming over me. I don’t know if I can actually live here, but for now it’s good. My gf’s family is talking about buying property in rural Sweden and they want to build a house there, one where the kids can always visit. I like the idea of living a rural simple life. Can’t leave the city now though, with all the activism going on. Bit harder to radicalize the deers in the woods.
I feel like I love the Soviet model of people having an apartment in the city, and also a small countryside Dacha at the same time. It allows people to center around economic, industrial, governmental, medical, and educational centers, driving the economy of the country, maximize the effectiveness of policies like public transport, and made making human connections very easy.
But come the beginning of June, everyone retreats to their countryside dacha in rural communities, thus giving people a chance to escape the chaos of life and the city, be in nature, recharge, relax, and the chance to focus on their physical and mental health. Before packing up and heading back to the city come mid-August.
Best of both worlds!