# Ok Dopers, help me run away from home. **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 21, 2006, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-dopers-help-me-run-away-from-home/369611 "2006-08-21T17:02:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![alice\_in\_wonderland](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alice_in_wonderland/32/176_2.png) [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2006, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-dopers-help-me-run-away-from-home/369611/81 "2006-08-27T02:17:31Z")
[QUOTE=CBEscapee] None at all. In fact once you’re here you may deside to stay. [/QUOTE] Well, I’m not ruling it out. Mexico was certainly on the short list of potential places to run away to. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2006, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-dopers-help-me-run-away-from-home/369611/82 "2006-08-27T03:26:10Z")
[Montserrat, West Indies](http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vwdocs/current_volcs/montserrat/montserrat.html) ---
**Author:** ![alice\_in\_wonderland](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alice_in_wonderland/32/176_2.png) [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2006, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-dopers-help-me-run-away-from-home/369611/83 "2006-08-27T03:29:09Z")
[QUOTE=NoClueBoy] [Montserrat, West Indies](http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vwdocs/current_volcs/montserrat/montserrat.html) [/QUOTE] Um, I’m not sure that in the direct line of flowing lava was exactly what I had in mind… ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2006, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-dopers-help-me-run-away-from-home/369611/84 "2006-08-27T03:39:05Z")
[QUOTE=alice\_in\_wonderland] Um, I’m not sure that in the direct line of flowing lava was exactly what I had in mind… [/QUOTE] The pyroclastic flows are lovely this time of year. Check out Key West. ---
**Author:** ![Waverly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/57b2e6/32.png) [@Waverly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Waverly)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2006, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-dopers-help-me-run-away-from-home/369611/85 "2006-08-27T03:46:35Z")
[QUOTE=alice\_in\_wonderland] So here’s a US specific question - how difficult is it for a person in my particular circumstances to get a green card in the US? [/QUOTE] Forget the US if having your money go far is of interest. In fact, forget N. America or Europe. I’d suggest Malaysia, Thailand, or Mauritius. I can’t comment on whether you have enough money to drop out permanently, but your chances are higher in these places than most of those mentioned, including Mexico. ---
**Author:** ![alice\_in\_wonderland](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alice_in_wonderland/32/176_2.png) [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2006, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-dopers-help-me-run-away-from-home/369611/86 "2006-08-27T03:50:24Z")
[QUOTE=Waverly] Forget the US if having your money go far is of interest. In fact, forget N. America or Europe. [/QUOTE] Right - but in theory I could work in the US if I could get a visa, no? I’m wondering how hard it is to get a visa in the US. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-dopers-help-me-run-away-from-home/369611.md?page=4)