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Distance ourselves from the cities to live

June 21, 2021 move on

Since the beginning of the pandemic, growing one's own food, working the land and raising domestic animals has become a trend; living in the countryside has become a very valuable trend today, now that teleworking allows us to choose to move from highly populated urban areas to the countryside if the new destination guarantees us, among other services, internet coverage.

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Teleworking allows us to move from one place to another according to our desire, our possibilities and by considering what seems most convenient to us according to our own comfort or after evaluating the benefits that our decisions give us. The current trend of unanchored mobility has allowed us to choose a life Away from congestion, crowded places and the countryside has become an option to ensure we live a healthier life.

Another motivation for moving to more rural spaces is the economic opportunities and self-sufficiency and exchange of production that we can obtain. The specialized page says VidaCampesina.org, in the face of the changes caused by the global crisis, "it is time to move on to our urgent tasks in the midst of the quarantine and the existing state of calamity, it is now up to us promote family farming “peasant”.

But those of us who have grown up with the rhythm of cities and the habits of certain comforts, are not satisfied with arriving at a new place surrounded by nature if it does not guarantee some basic services such as education, health, sanitation, supply, connectivity, public services, among others. These requirements, in addition, set in motion to communities and local municipal governments to revitalize life, customs and the economy of rural areas. The website specializing in social and real estate change states, Footprints, than:

“Certain services can be one of the keys for towns to regain residents. This is because it is difficult for a teleworker to will decide to move to an area where the internet connection does not work properly. A feature that can be essential to attract new settlers.”

We move together with our planet, we experiment with new ways, We adopt new habits and what once seemed immovable, today is an option that allows us to explore a little more, driven by more natural, mobile and renewed lifestyles that we can accompany with information and advice from Insurance SURA on current trends in mobility, autonomy and habitat.