Cost of living(rent, utilities, data/wifi, groceries) is $500 USD per month for most countries, up to $1000 for most others.
Health care and insurance abroad are both pennies on the US dollar for the highest quality of medical care
You usually don't need them; when necessary, visas are almost all entirely online: a fifteen minute e-form and nominal fee offset in your first day by the drastically lower cost of living abroad.
Any job that nets you $500+ a month works. There are almost 2 billion English students globally right now, so native English speakers have lucked into a guaranteed job on or offline.
Some countries and schools require a TEFL certificate or prefer candidates with an associate's degree depending on the position, but if you want to teach English, all you need is to be a fluent English speaker.
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There was this loudening warbly flappy whistling behind me and when I looked back, I realized the sound was now coming from above and then a flock of geese or ducks flew over me and kept going.
Nice, enormous night skies make my head spin.
If I get stuck n the US again at some point, an extended national park tour is my top priority. I visited more than a few, but I was traveling with friends and the schedule was more hurried than I prefer.
Strawberry, Arizona was a pretty good starscape, though.