I miss the complete freedom! we lived in a rural area in Michigan, My ( single)mother worked nights and went to school in the afternoon, during the summer she'd come home at 7am, shoo us out of the house and tell us not to come back until we heard the captains bell ( it was the only way she could get any peace with 4 kids.).. those were the best days! the whole world lay waiting for us, miles of country back roads & woods, some days we'd ride our horses into town and go to the Library. Depending on how late it was in the season, we'd have fresh strawberries, raspberries, Asparagus, carrots, and blueberries on the side of the road; we never worried about what we'd eat for lunch. I still eat things off the side of the trail when we hike, it makes my husband VERY nervous, so far, so good.