>>1638485>Eastern Orthodox is good, but kinda inaccessiblewhat is the orthodox monastery situation like in america? in europe most are generally as /out/ (and /k/) as can be: isolated from society, striving for self-sufficiency (sometimes even selling their goods) and each member has a job within the community, akin to the army, as well as a personal canon
foreigners (as pilgrims) are welcome freely up to 3 days, longer periods requires either payment or work contribution
some monks are former troubled teenagers that simply arrived at their doorstep with either no other place to go or no willingness to pursue a worldy life they no longer understood
maybe op could give such a 'working vacation' a try, it would probably be safer to at least be in the company of others should things go south, not to mention the higher chance of spiritual guidance and growth
