Honestly considering it long term.

But I have a deep connection to the land, my father's mother's grandfather planted the orchard, I have responsibilities I can't just drop. People and animals that rely on me.

But maybe one day I'll move to Africa or somewhere in southeast Asia or South America. But it's always a compromise wherever you go.

I know so many people who have come to Australia in the past 20 years from USA trying to escape the totalitarian nightmare, only to experience a rapid decline in Australian living standards and the rise of the police state.

Like one couple, multimillions, husband used to work for Sony music in their media relations, used own a house in LA and an apartment in NYC, wife had way too much free time to watch Alex Jones videos and got right down the Doomsday prepper rabbit hole.

Came to my area because it's especially idea for nuclear war/tsunami earthquake/coronal mass ejection or any other emp type event, altitude distance from coast distance from equator, etc.

Temperate climate but close enough to equator to grow subtropical plants in a greenhouse etc.

Solid ground for making bomb shelters.

I don't know if the area was advertised at some point or what, but there's cheap land about 50-100km from the town and lots of preppers and hippies have come here to escape from USA England Canada, lots of others end up finding their way here, we're in proximity(couple hours drive up the mountains)to Nimbin; the illegal cannabis growing capital of Australia, they have the law reform protests gathering 10,000+ people each year (the protest is essentially a huge party that goes for 3 days once a year a few weeks after the main sativa harvest.

So i have a pretty good support network of hippies and preppers I've worked for over the years that I can rely on if need be.

The thought of starting new, most likely somewhere English isn't the first language spoken, seems daunting even if I didn't have the responsibilities.